Must-see restaurants in São Paulo

  • Vila Butantan

    São Paulo

    What started out as a food truck parking lot in 2015 has exploded into a full-on gastronomy- and design-focused shipping container city. The food trucks…

  • A Queijaria

    São Paulo

    It's easy to tire of Brazil's uneventful cheese, but this revelatory cheesemonger – a Sampa first – works with small-production artisanal and farmstead…

  • Rong He

    São Paulo

    A Liberdade institution and the city's best Chinese. First and foremost, expect surly service; second to that, the gyoza (pan-fried Japanese dumplings)…

  • Famiglia Mancini

    São Paulo

    On charming and romantic Rua Avanhandava – a leafy, almost European-feeling side street in Centro – this traditional trattoria is one of the city's most…

  • Congolinária

    São Paulo

    One of São Paulo's more interesting vegan choices, this simple Sumaré shack – which shares space with in-the-know vinyl record shop and bar Fatiado Discos…

  • Ici Brasserie

    São Paulo

    This modern Jardins brasserie is a good-time, casual spot for well-done classics such as steak frites, boeuf bourguignon and other French staples. It has…

  • Zena Caffé

    São Paulo

    Despite his mug everywhere, including TV (Brazil's version of Hell's Kitchen), chef Carlos Bertolazzi remains a humble, immediately likable dude’s dude…

  • Vento Haregano

    São Paulo

    São Paulo has a churrascaria (all-you-can-eat steakhouse) for all budgets. While Vento Haregano is certainly not cheap, it strikes a great balance between…

  • Lá da Venda

    São Paulo

    Heloisa Bacellar, who honed her pastry skills in France, runs this adorable kitschy homewares shop–restaurant-bakery. Excellent Brazilian comfort food …

  • Town Sandwich Co

    São Paulo

    This hotshot sandwicheria has been scooping up awards for the city's best sandwich joint since opening in 2015. These juicy concoctions tend towards an…

  • Ramona

    São Paulo

    This República hot spot was one of the first to give Paulistanos a reason to venture into Centro at night. The legitimately retro space, fueled by a…

  • Martín Fierro

    São Paulo

    There are exceptions, of course, but most Brazilians eat their meat churrascaria-style, but if you're looking for a fat and juicy hunk of perfectly…

  • Mercearia São Pedro

    São Paulo

    This independently minded boteco (neighborhood bar) is slammed at night, when packs of sexy bohemians swill properly chilled bottled beer with fresh…

  • Veggie Raw Burger N Bar

    São Paulo

    Tucked away in a deep lane off Rua Augusta, this hipster veg burger delight was spawned from the opposite: a highly successful traditional burger joint in…

  • Z Deli

    São Paulo

    Servers can barely maneuver within this tiny deli that has capitalized on the city's odd combination of storied Jewish history but lack of the food that…

  • Bullguer

    São Paulo

    Modeled after New York City's vehemently popular Shake Shack, Bullguer does excellent made-to-order burgers and great crinkly fries that taste a lot…

  • Holy Burger

    São Paulo

    This fun burger joint owned by a gastronomy public relations veteran is a solid downtown stop for juicy burgers. The R$19 cheeseburger is a steal, but the…

  • Amadeus

    São Paulo

    Brazilian seafood isn't the first thing to come to mind due to São Paulo's inland location, but Chef Bella Masano's classic, family-run seafooder does an…

  • Esfiharia Effendi

    São Paulo

    Started by refugees fleeing the Armenian genocide in 1973, this downright divey classic slings some of the city's best esfihas – open-faced or triangular…

  • Casa do Sabor AMMA

    São Paulo

    AMMA's sustainably-sourced, organic and milk-free chocolate is probably Brazil's best. Sample popular flavors such as sea salt, coffee and Gula Merah …

  • Banana Verde

    São Paulo

    One of Sampa's most popular and best vegetarian restaurants. A daily-changing salad buffet is offered (okra with vinaigrette is perennially popular) along…

  • Meats

    São Paulo

    Denver Bronco–obsessed Paulo Yoller is the city's tattooed Beastie Boy of burgers and often regarded as Sampa's most creative grillman. Our go-to is the…

  • Kanazawa

    São Paulo

    Pop into this Japanese convenience store in Liberdade for tasty sakura moti (sweets made from red kidney bean paste, rice and cherry blossom leaves). They…

  • Casa Mathilde

    São Paulo

    Induce a sugar coma with the traditional sweets of Portugal, laid out here in a dizzying and mouthwatering 15m-long display case.

  • Casa Santa Luzia

    São Paulo

    You'll find gourmet groceries and imported brands at São Paulo's most upscale supermarket.

  • Benjamin A Padaria

    São Paulo

    Once a magnificent one-off bakery run by a French-born Brazilian who started making bread when he was 13, billionaires bought the former Benjamin Abrahão…

  • Spot

    São Paulo

    Hidden behind the scrap and steel of Av Paulista skyscrapers, upscale diner Spot is the self-consciously sophisticated domain of celebrities, hip gays,…

  • Chefs Especiais Café

    São Paulo

    Cheap eats for a good cause, this 'Special Chefs Cafe' was created to provide autonomy and workplace integration for Brazilians with Down syndrome,…

  • Frevo

    São Paulo

    A São Paulo institution and no doubt the most humble meal you can get on uppity Rua Oscar Freire, Frevo specializes in simple Middle Eastern-influenced…

  • Taquería La Sabrosa

    São Paulo

    An authentic taqueria would once be rarer than a chupacabra sighting in São Paulo! But this colorful Mexican-Brazilian operation churns out tacos,…

  • Bella Paulista

    São Paulo

    This very agreeable, upscale and wild bakery is especially popular with both gay and straight Paulistanos for its gourmet sandwiches, salads and the like…

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