Mee
Brazil
Mee offers a different culinary direction within Copacabana Palace. The restaurant's pan-Asian identity is shaped by Japanese-Brazilian chef Alberto Morisawa, with a menu that allows guests to explore beyond a single national repertoire. Its location inside the landmark beachfront hotel gives dinner a sense of occasion before the first course arrives. The experience can take several forms. An omakase meal at the sushi counter brings diners closer to the preparation, while the broader menu and tasting options offer another route through the kitchen. Michelin's current account also records a vegan tasting possibility, useful evidence of a restaurant willing to adapt its central ideas for different diets. Sake provides an especially relevant starting point for drinks, though the choice should follow the meal selected. Mee holds one Michelin star in the 2026 Rio guide. It deserves inclusion for the quality and distinctiveness of the Asian perspective it brings to the city, as well as the setting. For visitors planning a special Copacabana evening, it offers a purposeful dining destination within a hotel that is itself part of Rio's cultural landscape.