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Read MoreA Bela Sintra
Considered one of the very best Portuguese restaurants in São Paulo, A Bela Sintra serves delicious traditional cuisine. Seafood in a specialty in the beautiful space, paneled with light-colored wood.
Read MoreA Figueira Rubaiyat
In a super-foodie city, A Figueira Rubaiyat stands out for it’s delicious, succulent steaks. This intimate, charming restaurant is built around a breathtaking 100-year old fig tree.
Read MoreAmadeus
Standout Brazilian seafood dishes like like bobó de camarão (shrimp in manioc sauce) or moqueca (seafood stew) aren't ubiquitous in São's Paulo due to its inland location. But Chef Bella Masano, who now captains the kitchen at her family's outstanding...
Read MoreBacio di Latte
Offering the best ice cream in the city, Bacio di Latte churns out the creamy, light treat in an assortment of flavors.
Read MoreBrasil a gosto
This charming restaurant serves authentic, flavorful Brazilian cuisine from a changing seasonal menu. The dining rooms are comfortable and colorful and filter in plenty of natural light in the indoor garden.
Read MoreCoffee Lab
This trendy neighborhood spot is a must-stop for coffee aficionados. The owner, Isabel Raposeiras, roasts her own beans on premises.
Read MoreD.O.M
After a five-year stint in Europe, chef Alex Atala returned to São Paulo in 1999 with a mission to change the way Latin America eats. His restaurant, D.O.M., is now regarded as the best restaurant in South America, and is...
Read MoreDalva e Dito
A more casual expression of Brazilian cuisine from the owners of D.O.M., Dalva e Dito specializes on the country’s traditional dishes, using only the freshest ingredients. The interiors are sophisticated yet whimsical with colorful tiles, high ceilings and oversized wall...
Read MoreDue Cuochi
Casual yet refined, Due Cuochi is the go-to spot in Italian-heavy São Paulo for motherland comfort food. The kitchen changes menus frequently, but the black truffled egg yolk ravioli is a signature dish. Simple, fresh ingredients are the rule: the bavete with...
Read MoreFogo de Chao
Brazil’s undisputed favorite steak chain has its own cattle farms and traditions. The company now has outlets in Rio and the U.S. but the São Paolo eatery is where it all started. As with most steak houses in Brazil, you...
Read MoreGero
You can expect fabulous Italian food, good wine and an attractive crowd at this stylish city favorite, which is owned by the Fasano family. Like the outpost in Rio, Gero delivers no surprises but promises quality.
Read MoreKan
Behind an understated door inside a ubiquitous shopping arcade is the simple domain of Japanese sushi chef Keisuke Egashira, a newcomer in Brazil armed with 23 years of Tokyo experience under his apron. He barely speaks Portuguese at all, but...
Read MoreKinoshita
With the largest Japanese population outside of Japan, São Paulo is known for great sushi, with Kinoshita leading the pack. Hokkaido-born, Rio-raised chef Tsuyoshi Murakami is regarded as one of South America’s best Japanese chefs, and his Brazil-influenced cooking draws...
Read MoreLa Casserole
This charming restaurant serves delicious French food in the historic center. A loyal local following is consistently drawn to the romantic and old-fashioned dining room for classic and increasingly innovative cuisine.
Read MoreLa da Venda
La da Venda is a unique spot for a coffee break and a snack in the Vila Madalena area. All of the eclectic items that line the walls and decorate the restaurant are for sale, which makes for a fun...
Read MoreManí
Chef Helena Rizzo helms the kitchen at Maní, an eclectic, stylish restaurant in the Jardins neighborhood. Rizzo is part of the young culinary vanguard re-designing Brazilian cuisine, using obscure Amazonian fruits and vegetables and traditional cooking techniques to create pure magic....
Read MoreMocotó/Esquina Mocotó
Arguably Brazil's most important up and coming chef, Rodrigo Oliviera, upped the ante on his father's simple restaurant, transforming it into a place that the Paulistano gourmet elite (and everyone else) was willing to travel deep into the city's gastronomy-scarce...
Read MoreSanto Grao
With a prime spot on a Jardins corner, Santo Grao is a bustling coffee shop and restaurant that serves delicious pastries and provides for great people-watching.
Read MoreSkye Bar
The rooftop bar on the Hotel Unique is a perennial hot spot for the city’s most beautiful and fashionable. The party here starts late and goes until morning—and the occasional reveler ending up in the red pool.
Read MoreSpot
This trendy restaurant draws a very chic crowd who come for its ambience and reliable continental cuisine.
Read MoreTrattoria Fasano
One of many properties owned by the Fasanos, this tony Italian restaurant is located in their chic hotel Fasano São Paulo. With a vast dining room, fancy ambience, fantastic cuisine and attentive service, this is the best Italian restaurant in...
