Facing the Botafogo cove and the Sugarloaf Mountain, Botafogo Praia Shopping — irreverently nicknamed by locals as “Botafogo Escada Shopping” due to the number of escalators that connect its eight floors — decided to give a boost to its ethylic and gastronomic attractions.
After gaining a highly competitive branch of the Brewteco bar on the terrace located on the rooftop, the shopping center gained an elegant Japanese restaurant under the command of Marcel Nagayama — ex-partner of naga river and the third generation of the founding family of the famous nagayama in Sao Paulo.
Write it down: a house opened in April deserves a place among the best Japanese restaurants in Rio and also attracts by the attractive prices.
One of the favorites among the starters, the tsukemono (R$ 15) are great canned foods supervised by the chef. chef Josias Souza , who lived more than seven years in Japan. “The method of preparation is similar to sunomono, but I use other vegetables, such as beets, chard and bamboo shoots”, he explains.
Still in the opening section, the gyoza (R$ 35; 5 units) made on the plate stuffed with shredded loin cup and nirá, garlic sprouts, goes down well.
Eight skilled sushimen run the counter. They prepare, for example, delicious usuzukuris — a technique in which raw fish is presented in thin and delicate slices — such as white fish with shiso powder (R$ 45).
Also worthy of attention is the hatch rock (R$45), a roll of salmon, cream cheese, tarê sauce and the so-called “explosive sugar”, which when in contact with saliva causes a “popping” sensation in the mouth.
Source: CNN Brasil
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