Restaurants in São Paulo
São Paulo's best restaurants are concentrated in Jardins from upmarket Brazilian fusion at DOM to cheap and cheerful vegetarian food at Sattva. The traditional immigrant neighbourhoods can be great places to branch out – try Japanese in Liberdade, or Italian at Bela Vista's Famiglia Mancini. Bohemian Vila Madalena and Moema feature regional Brazilian cuisine, from Bahia's tropical stews to Minas Gerais' lemon- and- cachaça-infused meats. Most places open until midnight, later at weekends.
Antiquarius
Portuguese elegance
Located in Jardins, Antiquarius offers a perfectly elegant setting to savour
traditional and stylish Portuguese cuisine. The menu includes dishes that
are hard to find outside Portugal, such as cataplana de peixes e frutos
do mar, a rich stew of seafood and fish served in a traditional
copper pot.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sun 12pm-3pm; Mon-Sat 7pm-11pm
Address
1884, Alameda Lorena, São Paulo 01424-002
Telephone
+55 (0) 11 3082 3015
DOM
Fashionable fusion dining
One of Brazil's best-regarded restaurants, fashionable and contemporary DOM
is found, along with most of the city's best restaurants, in the Jardins
district. Renowned chef Alex Atala prepares fusion dishes using local
ingredients such as robalo (a fish) served with tapioca and cassava.
The preparation and presentation of the food is always impeccable.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm; Mon-Sat 7pm-12am (until 1am Fri & Sat)
Address
549, Rua Barão de Capanema, Jardins, São Paulo
Telephone
+55 (0) 11 3088 0761
Fasano
Italian with a twist
The award-winning Fasano restaurant in Cerqueira César is renowned as São
Paulo's best Italian restaurant. The marble dining room gives it a luxurious
feel and the recipes are made with the finest ingredients and unusual
marinades. The result is Italian with a difference, with dishes such as
polenta with gorgonzola.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 7.30pm-1am
Address
88, Rua Vittorio Fasano, São Paulo 01414-020
Telephone
+55 (0) 11 3062 4000
Kabuki
Sushi and sashimi
Japanese restaurants might not be usually associated with rustic chic décor,
but the dark-wood furnishings, exposed brick walls and quiet music at Vila
Madalena's Kabuki make it an exception. Dishes include a large variety of
sushi and sashimi combos, tempuras, yakisoba noodles and grilled meats. For
an interesting dessert option, try the tempura ice cream.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 12pm-3pm; daily 7pm-12am (until 11pm Sun)
Address
384, Rua Girassol, São Paulo 05433-000
Telephone
+55 (0) 11 3814 5131
Capim Santo
Tropical Bahian favourites
Modelled after a restaurant in the Brazilian state of Bahia, Capim Santo in
Vila Madalena is set in a pretty garden with lush mango trees and plenty of
outside tables. The speciality here is seafood, such as the typical
moqueca, a stew of prawns in coconut milk, served in a
hollowed-out pumpkin.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Fri 12pm-3pm & 7.30pm-12am (until 1am Fri); Sat 12.30pm-5pm & 8pm-1am; Sun 12.30pm-5pm
Address
471, Rua Ministro Rocha Azevedo, São Paulo 01410-001
Telephone
+55 (0) 11 3068 8486
Arábia
Taste of Lebanon
A spacious and modern restaurant in Jardins, Arábia serves up a range of
dishes from Lebanon. The mezze is a great way to sample the most popular
dishes such as hummus, falafel and tabbouleh salad, while the speciality
here is artichokes stuffed with beef.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-12am
Address
1397, Rua Haddock Lobo, São Paulo 01414-003
Telephone
+55 (0) 11 3061 2203
Sattva
Value vegetarian
Located on a small palm-fringed patio in Jardins, Sattva offers an entirely
vegetarian menu, including curry, pastas and a version of Brazil's classic
feijoada bean stew made with soya. It's always inexpensive, but
even more so if you opt for the special lunch deals.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-4pm
Address
1564, Alameda Itu, São Paulo 01421-003
Telephone
+55 (0) 11 3083 6237
Famiglia Mancini
Lively Italian
There's a queue almost every night at Bela Vista's Famiglia Mancini, but
luckily this cantina-style Italian restaurant is bigger than it seems and
the wait is never too long. There's also a fun, lively atmosphere here.
Choose from the impressive range of pastas, accompanied by one of the 30
different sauces.
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Opening Hours
Sun-Wed 11.30am-1am; Thu 11.30am-2am; Fri & Sat 11.30am-3am
Address
81, Rua Avanhandava, Bela Vista, São Paulo 01306-001
Telephone
+55 (0) 11 3256 4320
Dona Lucinha
Minas Gerais home cooking
Dona Lucinha brings a taste of Minas Gerais to the district of Moema. The
menu offers hearty, home cooking with main courses such as stews and
vegetable dishes, as well as a good-value buffet. There's also a wide range
of cachaças (cane liquor) to try, sometimes even used
in the food.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 12pm-3pm (until 4pm Sat) & 7pm-11pm; Sun 12pm-5pm
Address
399, Avenida Chibarás, Moema, São Paulo 04076-001
Telephone
+55 (0) 11 5051 2050
