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Carlota
This award-winning restaurant has an intimate ambience that sits just right with the delicate cuisine. The small but ever-changing menu features elements from traditional Portuguese cooking (like the cod recipes) as well as Eastern influences (salmon sashimi, shiitake dishes). Regardless, inventive chef Carla Pernambuco always creates some memorable meals.
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Koni Store
New in 2006, Koni is the current craze of Rio with a growing number of stands opening across town. The recipe is simple - temaki (a seaweed hand roll) stuffed with salmon, tuna, shrimp, roast beef or a combination - which can then be devoured at one of the tiny bistro tables. It's stylish, tasty and cheap - a few reasons why you'll have to wait in line among club kids for a roll at on a Friday night.
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Restaurante Kioto
Hidden on a street behind Largo do Machado this simple, well-concealed restaurant is worth seeking out when craving a sushi feast that won't break the bank. There's an enormous variety of rolls at the buffet, and you can take pride in dining in a restaurant known to only a handful of Cariocas.
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Ten Kai
In the top tier of the city's Japanese restaurants, Ten Kai serves mouth-watering sashimi and sushi, and maintains the strong culinary traditions of the East. The ambience is pure charm, with an artful interior lit by glowing paper lanterns.
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Zuka
This trendy spot continues to draw crowds with its ever-inventive dishes. Tuna foie gras in thyme or the smoked duck with caramelized pineapple are excellent, though you'll want dessert - skewers of fruit in sake or chocolate soufflé.
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