Xian @ Rio
Av. Alm. Silvio de Noronha, 365 – Centro,
Rio de Janeiro – RJ, 20021-010, Brazil
… more pix on Google Maps, Yelp, TA
Will return.
Pretty surprised to find an Asian restaurant for the Chinese lunar new year eve in Rio. Lunar NYE is when families all gather together to have a huge hearty meal, like the Thanksgiving in the USA.
Xian is in the Bossa Nova mall that’s connected to Rio’s 2nd airport SDU. isn’t far from our hotel Ibis. But it doesn’t seem to be walkable. So we took Uber.
The view out to the Enseada da Gloria is beautiful, especially at sunset. The restaurant is huge, with many sections. We got there at 6:50, must be too early, the restaurant was empty. We sat near the bar, as the sun went down. The service is good. We’ve
- The ox rib
- spicy tuna
The big chunk of ox rib is tender but salty. The mushroom rice isn’t fully cooked, and they added some cream. Please pretty please, don’t mess with my rice, just fully cook it with water. (Guess this is hard …). The tuna isn’t fresh. The rice they used is better than the side – the mushroom rice.
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