111 Music Bar

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

On the third floor above the Haru restaurant and UMAI omakase counter in Copacabana, 111 Music Bar, styled 「111」, opened in November 2025 as Rio de Janeiro's answer to the Japanese listening bar. Founder Menandro Rodrigues built the room like a live recording studio, with fourteen Genelec coaxial monitors hung in three quadrants around a central DJ booth where music curator Danny Dee plays jazz, soul, MPB, and groove on vinyl, and guests are asked to keep their voices low. There is no dance floor, the light stays low, and the sound is the point. Head bartender Leonardo Santos matches the program with drinks that cross Brazilian ingredients and Japanese technique, while chef Thiago Ferrer's kitchen moves between Japan, Korea, and Brazil, from tuna crudo with romesco to a miso cappuccino.