South American fusion

Where the waters of three countries meet

The falls sit where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet. The kitchen works the same way.

Iguazu is named after the waterfalls on the border of three countries, and their waters feed the rivers of the whole South American interior. That is not just a nice story for a menu intro. It is an accurate description of how this kitchen cooks.

Brazilian, Argentine, Peruvian, Mexican and Japanese-Brazilian influences flow into one menu. Picanha and other cuts from the grill. Ceviche and tiradito from the Peruvian coast. Tacos. Bao buns. And Brazilian sushi, which has its own hundred-year history and its own section.

What this is, and what it is not

This is South American fusion. It is not an authentic Brazilian churrascaria and it is not an Argentine parrilla, and we have never claimed to be either. The point of the place is the confluence, the same thing the falls do with three rivers. That is more interesting than authenticity, and it is true.

On the menu

Grilled tuna with fried rice, mango, sweet corn and ponzu. Chicken skewers marinated in Peruvian spices with anticuchos sauce. Sea bream with celery root and saffron. Crispy shrimp bao with guacamole. Arancini provoleta. And the sushi counter, which is where most first-timers end up.

The signature

Brazilian sushi, born in São Paulo

In 1908 the first Japanese families landed in São Paulo after three months at sea. A century later Brazil has the largest Japanese community outside Japan, and a sushi tradition of its own, with mango, cream cheese, passion fruit and crispy onion, built in Brazilian kitchens by Brazilian-Japanese chefs.

See the sushi menu

Close-up of an avocado-topped Brazilian sushi roll

The kitchen

Chef credit to be confirmed with the owner before this section goes live. Three different spellings of one name are currently in public circulation across the press and the booking platforms, and the current site separately credits a second chef for the sushi.