Make a reservation or arrive just when it opens. Otherwise you will have to wait in line to eat at Le Jazz. The place is small and the food is delicious. The menu is very French bistro. Do not miss the tuna or beef tartare, breaded fried camambert, Egg Mollet, the couscous, lamb, entrecote … well, everything on the menu is nice! Le Jazz: Rua dos Pinheiros 254 and Rua Doutor Melo Alves, 734. Tel. 2359-8141. … Continue reading
In Sao Paulo you will find the best Italian food in South America. One of the best pizza there is so good that opened a branch in Rio de Janeiro. The pizzas are fantastic and the Bráz almost every year wins the award for best pizza. Everyone has his own favorite flavors and mine are Favorita(4 cheeses: Taleggio Pecorino, Gorgonzola and Cacciocavalo), Bráz (zucchini with garlic, parmesan gratin) Caprese, Contadino (sausage with herbs). Pepperoni bread is a blessing. Bráz: Several locations … Continue reading
How about delicious tapas with a refreshing sangria after the beach? Come to ‘Venga!’! You can have small portions of bacalao (cod) or paella croquettes, both amazing. Pulpo and Asparagus a la plancha are yummy. Two adresses and one in Sao Paulo at Vila Madalena. Well in this case, forget about the “after the beach” talk. Venga!: Rua Dias Ferreira, 113, Loja B, Leblon. Opening hours and other addresses here. … Continue reading
There is a big discussion for the best burger in São Paulo and the Ritz is always on the short list. But what Ritz has that no one does better is the rice fried balls. Don’t miss it! The burger is so delicious (the Ritz or Gorgonzola) and also great options like linguine pasta. Ask for a cold tangerine juice. One of the addresses to see and be seen in Sao Paulo, located at most affluent … Continue reading
The place is an authentic boteco, but the a top notch Northeastern Brazilian cuisine. Very simple place. Have a baião de dois or carne de sol. Food is cheap and delicious. A true Brazilian experience. One of the best Brazilian cheap restaurants in São Paulo. Bar do Biu: Rua Cardeal Arcoverde, 776. Pinheiros Tel: +55 11 3081-6739. Opening times, call them. Continue reading
Vegetarian and delicious. The juices are always amazing, like lemon grass or roses. On Saturdays has the pakora, fried vegetables like a snack. Vegetables and ginger dahl and 3 cheeses-lasagna with tomato too. It is vegetarian and caloric as Arevalito in Buenos Aires. But this one is actually a true Hare Krishna house in Bela Vista, and next to Paulista’s crowd. It’s a fixed menu which changes everyday, nice prices. May have a queue. One … Continue reading
Very nice Brazilian food from Bahia and big caipirinhas. The place is very simple with plastic tables on the sidewalk and the service is slow (after all is from Bahia). But it’s compensated by the Acarajé and Moqueca. Despite the informality, it is not very cheap. Rota do Acarajé: Rua Martim Francisco 529/53, Santa Cecília. +55 11 3668-6222. Tue to Sat noon – 23:30. Sun noon – 20:00. … Continue reading
One of the best French restaurants in Sao Paulo and very romantic, Ici Bistro is another Benny Novak’s successful restaurant. Steak Tartare and the Bone Marrow are nice entréesl. Main courses, try the Cotoleta pork with corn rice, is delicious. Fraldinha (steak) with Maître d’Hotel butter is very good. The butter makes all the difference, believe me. The sommelier, Daniela Bravin, won several awards and she is ultracool. Ask for her help when choosing the wine. Don’t … Continue reading
Every year is the same: Pão de Queijo Haddock Lobo wins the best Pão de Queijo in Sao Paulo. And it’s the REAL pão de queijo (cheese bread)! The place is tiny and there are no tables. The pão de queijo is always fresh and warm… corn bread is also delicious. Inexpensive option of a breakfast or a quick break in the heart of chic Jardins. Pão de queijo Haddock … Continue reading
Amazing Brazilian Food at Sal. Everything is fantastic and Henrique Fogaça’s restaurant deserves every award they got until now. Inside an art gallery at the end of Avenida Paulista, the restaurant is sophisticated. The entry of curd cheese with grapes, pepper and syrup is sensational. Main dishes, Tuna with black rice is a classic. Also try the delicious Dried beef Brazilian Food with cajú, Loin with Apple Farofa (tastes like Brazilian Christmas) and the Lamb with jabuticaba. My favorite dish is the Cupim with farofa … Continue reading
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