Asian fusion with great service and interesting menu options. Interior and exterior are designed…read morewell and reflect the quality of food you will be getting. We dropped in and got the outdoor seating and people watched as we enjoyed our meal.

I stopped by Pabu Izakaya with two partners in crime for dinner. We were in the mood for some…read moreJapanese food and Pabu was recommended in my Brazil guidebook. We sat outside on the front patio. After ordering some sake and a Brazilian beer, I went with the chicken kaarage. This classic dish always delivers and it didn't disappoint at Pabu. It was served with a nice dipping sauce. While not a large portion, it was a yummy dish. Service was standard. If you're looking for some Japanese fare in Rio, check out Pabu!

This is my favorite sushi restaurant in Rio! The atmosphere is intimate, the food and drinks are…read moreamazing, and the service is top notch. I have been here 3 times in the past month. Every time I come here I order both of the namesake rolls. They are delicious and the fish is so fresh! The hot dishes are also excellent. As far as drinks go, I typically get a different cocktails every time and have never been disappointed. Sometimes it can take a small while to get your drinks if they are busy, but that's understandable. Make sure to make a reservation as they are almost always packed!

For Rio, this is probably one of the best places to get sushi. The quality is good and service is…read moreprompt. The menu has some interesting dishes including some specialties like fatty tuna and A5 wagyu. I ordered the 20 piece chef's selection which was enoungh for me for lunch. I'm a little disappointed that Rio doesn't get a lot of variety in fish so my plate was mostly variations of tuna and salmon. They were pretty good but don't expect to see more exotic fish. The price was expensive for Rio but not too bad if you're paying with a strong foreign currency.

Great little sushi bar in Leblon, bit pricey but it is in Leblon. Food was excellent and my saki…read morewas over filled both times. Sure we will be back again. Seats outside were a little uncomforatable so moved indoors.

You wouldn't know it just by its appearance (or name), but Bar do Lado offers a sushi menu outside…read moreof their standard fare and it's quite good! For those wandering along the beach, looking for a spot to grab a drink or bite to eat after sunset, this corner spot is a great option. And because they're connected to a hotel, they're often open when many other restaurants are closed. My favorite part is that you can sit outside on a cushioned bench (same side of the bench for the romantic ones) and still see the water and the mountains off in the distance (during the daylight). I've gone for dinner and lunch and while the menu never changes, it's a solid, convenient spot for those in Leblon. My friend and I went for dinner and enjoyed a caipivodka (I recommend the caipiruby if you like berries). The meal was sashimi, niguiri, and temaki but for those of you craving un-Japanese items, there's a full and totally opposite menu for you to enjoy (hamburgers are great, I hear). Go because it's convenient and beautifully located, but don't go expecting a busy scene or anything like that.

Only 3 stars purely on the time we went. Think if we went later It would be much better.. Kicks off…read morearound midnight they say.. Free wifi and a good crowd watching drinking hole. Snacks are pretty good too :)

Just around the corner from the place my family was staying, this place was a pleasant surprise…read more The decor is clean but not fancy. But the rolls were amazing. We decided to order one more, and the sushi chef asked if he could surprise us; it was the best of several wonderful rolls.

This neighborhood sushi spot is my favorite. It's a no-frills, cozy, and very Japanese feeling kind…read moreof restaurant, so anyone after quality rolls is sure to be satisfied. While I wouldn't recommend a long taxi ride to enjoy this place, it's great for anyone in the Leblon neighborhood and is casual and good enough to enjoy a few times a week. I typically order the tuna nigiri along with the tuna temaki. You won't find creative rolls here, but the basics are fully covered. They also have hot ones like the crunchy salmon Philadelphia roll; but that's about as creative as it gets. Go with a friend, order some sake (or a capisake) and sit outdoors or inside the (air-conditioned) petite restaurant.

The decor is fairly chic (though the center tables are pretty boring). The place looks really cool…read moreand appears to have an authentic dry aging fridge for the fish (which first made me think this place would offer high quality and authentic food). They were sold out of absolutely everything (that you'd want to order anyway) when we came. None of the good cuts of fatty tuna, no toro, no churro, no sea urchin, etc. All of our first choices from the menu were unavailable, which they only let us know while we were ordering. They didn't even have wasabi (which they charge you for anyway), how on Earth does a Sushi restaurant run out of wasabi???How can they properly make any sushi without a key ingredient? From what they did have: the salmon belly, tamago, and scallop were just OK. The Kobe dumplings were not good at all, tasted like cheap meat. No way they're actually made with Kobe beef. Cocktails were decent though, and a bit boozy. Prices were OK for the neighborhood. Might've been 2/5 but I'm guessing I caught them on a bad day, and I'm inclined towards generosity.

They were done with reservations so we had to walk in and from the time we did the host / manager…read morewas so nice . we had such a great experience. the entire staff was very nice and too can tell they work well together but special shout out to our walter Fernando - anytime he said i picked a great dish he was right! very trustworthy! food was fresh and high quality and it came out timely. small quaint place but felt very comfortable and enjoyed every minute of my time there. 10/10 recommend. Our faves were the Jim Bean Mango, Lychee with Basil, the Kobe Tataki, and the Uramaki Ebitem Special - if i'm ever back i would go again and would hope to see Fernando again!

Very good food, excellent service, cute location with great vibes. The price for all the food we…read moregot was amazing. We did the rodizio and allowed them to give us all the chefs specials.

I thought the ambiance, prices, sushi, location, service, everything, was delicious. We had the…read moresushi 40 and polished it off with zeal. Very trendy vibe with a cool street view of Leblon.

We were a party of 4 people who love sushi and sashimi, and this is our second japanese restsurant…read moredurant our 4 day stsy in Rio. We ordered a mixed combo and a tuna+salmon combo to try our different kind of fish. The fish was veru fresh, the sashimi was well cut and right size but other than that the was nothing extraordinary. Maybe the grill is better but what we ordered+a bottle of sake came out too expensive for the value offered (300 reals + tip).

Found this spot right across the street from Venga and couldn't find it on yelp. We had to go check…read moreit out. It was a Japanese restaurant that serves sushi and izakaya. The sushi was delicious, so if you can't get that reservation at sushi Leblon, there's two solid fallback restaurants (this and Togu) both just down the street. The presentation was excellent and the taste was great. We got the duplo of unagi (eel) and a specialty roll. We also ordered the salmon tartare which had a great presentation- a small column covered with roe and accompanied with crispy cassava chips. The yakisoba was a little disappointing and came with a over grilled dry and salty chicken fillet which was tough to eat. The worst part here unfortunately was the service. We had ordered a small 120mL bottle of sake for R$26 but the waitress brought it upon herself to open a bigger bottle since there were two of us. When we confronted her about it, she made it seem like the bottle was already opened. The bill came out to R$80 bottle, which was rather sneaky, since that wasn't what we ordered. I think the worst part of thee service was that it took her nearly 30 minutes for her to bring us the check after we asked. Too bad, I thought this place could have potential. Guess next time we'll just have it delivered.