Excellent Japanese/sushi restaurant in a nice neighborhood…read more The quality and service were both exceptional, with traditional and well-made sushi, hand rolls, gyoza and tempura, not to mention a nice wine/beer and sake menu. Quina is so far the best Japanese restaurant that I've eaten in here in Brazil. It is part of Associação dos Restaurantes da Boa Lembrança, which is a society of restaurants that emphasizes excellence in food and service; in addition, each of these restaurants features an entrée, that when purchased, you received a unique plate as a souvenir.

We came here for dinner and had a very nice time! The restaurant is sparsely decorated, like many…read moreJapanese restaurants, but still has a cozy feel. The upstairs dining room is larger, but I ate downstairs so I could watch the sushi chefs (which is part of the fun for me of eating sushi). The sushi we had was not only beautifully served (see the photos), but very fresh and delicious. I also had a cooked dish of swordfish ("meca" in Portuguese), and while it was attractive, the fish was so overcooked that it was dry and tough, despite the fact that I asked the server to make sure the fish was on the underdone side. If not for this plate, I would've given the restaurant a better score. This isn't the best Japanese restaurant in Recife, but it's still pretty good--just stick with the sushi.

Worst gioza we've ever had. Quality of the fish was not impressive either. Overly priced for…read moremediocre or straight up bad food.