Shiso

After a week in Fortaleza and Salvador, my wife (who is asian) was craving some good non-Brazilian asian food. This place delivered, with one minor exception (see below). I had the chirashi. She had the miso pork belly yakitori and a bowl of plain white rice. We both had the miso soup. The sashimi, pork, miso, and plain rice were excellent. The only thing that was off-putting was the sushi rice in the chirashi (and it looks like they use that sushi same rice in their nigiri and maki). Instead of traditional sushi rice, which is basically just white rice, with perhaps a tiny bit of vinegar sugar and sugar for brightness (it should not impact the overall flavor of the plain white rice). This sushi rice was brownish in color, had an oily texture, a nutty flavor. Not bad if it was in a Brazilian place, but not in any way asian, which was surprising given that this place seems to strive to be a traditional sushi restaurant. Maybe they adjusted it for the Brazilian palette, but it tasted more like rice I had in other parts of Brazil than any rice I have had in any asian restaurant worldwide. In my opinion it was a big miss where this whole dinner could have been a success, which is why I deducted one star. So my recommendation to the management is to please reconsider your sushi rice recipe. We will probably eat here again before leaving Brazil, but I will stick with the sashimi and a bowl of plain gohan.

One of the best sushi experiences I’ve had globally! The team is super meticulous in everything they do. The head chef is proud of his work and seems to be a servant leader to his crew. Amazing time here and I wish I was hungrier so I could keep eating. Even though we stayed at the hotel, it’s a good idea to get a reservation because these guys are in high demand!

The restaurant is beautifully designed to match with the modern cuisine it serves. The open-square wooden island in the middle is the place to sit if you want to catch all the action behind the scenes. For larger groups, nearby tables provide ample exposition to the open concept kitchen where we can see chef and his team in the heat of the action. The restaurant offers an extensive à la carte menu, but I recommend opting for the “Omakase” 6-course menu. This modern japanese gastronomic experience can be complemented with a wine or sake pairing. I went for the sake pairing, which was a great complement to the food. For those who are less acquainted with the taste of sake, the wine pairing will certainly accompany the menu appropriately. With your food prepared right before your eyes, it truly feels like you have a personal chef taking care of you! The quality of the courses does not disappoint. With locally-sourced ingredients, the cuisine is tasteful and simple. I definitely consider this one of the best japanese culinary experience I have had, especially when considering the local Brazilian twist! Thank you to the team for making this an evening to remember; I look forward to being back.

Amazing gastronomic experience! We did not do the omakase experience but went with the chef’s recommendations and they were just wonderful. Besides the food, the decor, the attentive staff were an experience to remember!

As I stayed at the Grand Hyatt hotel for a few days, I decided to eat in the japanese Shiso restaurant, which is located in the hotel. I read about it in the Guide Michelin. And I was not disappointed, although they didn’t have too many choices for vegetarians. Nevertheless, in my opinion the food I ordered was nicely presented, freshly prepared and great in taste! The restaurant staff seemed to be well trained and was very friendly and professional to me as a guest. I would return to this restaurant!

They market themselves as authentic traditional Japanese but they are not. Maybe in comparison to the Brazilian Japanese restaurants in Brazil as Japanese is the third largest ethnic group in Brazil and their food has no doubt been Brazilianised to suit the local taste. But it is not traditional nor authentic at all. They use too much sauce which is overpowering and the sashimi is really average. Service is good but a bit over the top and intrusive at times. It is disappointing. Food 6/10, service 8/10, ambience 7/10, value for money 6/10. Not a place I would return.

Typically I'm not the kind of guy who stays at the hotel for dinner... yes this was a good reason for doing an exception!! Perfectly prepared, with clean execution, choose the bar in front of the kitchen in order to enjoy the whole experience. If you are staying at Grand Hyatt or in the area of Barra da Tijuca, give yourself there opportunity discover the amazing flavors available and upscale service

Not sure what happened with our experience at Shiro, but even though the service was friendly (English was a challenge) it was incredibly slow. We had to ask a few times to get our drinks. Once we got the food, the fish was bland and very little high quality taste and feel that you expect from a sushi restaurant of this caliber.

Amazing Japanese cosine restaurant. Great experience. As for the chef's special of the day.

Nice quality sushi although a little limited on types of fish available. Very attentive service and while expensive for the area its not too bad considering its a hotel restaurant

I have eaten here three times and I love it, first it has wonderful omikase and sashimi. We have had Lyra the waiter every time who is a professional and wonderful throughout, we paid corkage and bought champagne with us, sadly prices in Rio are very high for quality champagne. Every things here did remind us of Tokyo except that as usual Brazilians eat a lot of salmon raw which isn't as common in Japan, the quality was superb and we enjoyed every meal. If you can get here for dinner as it only does dinner you will be glad you did. Wish they had more dessert options however

My wife says the food was 3 stars, the service 4 stars, averaging 3.5 stars. Good food, but limited selection of fish. Robata was good, not memorable. It's a minimalistic decor and menu. Elegant though.