Bar Brahma is a bar in Republica, São Paulo.
Editorially verified September 27, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Feijoada and Brazilian boteco plates
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Address: Avenida Sao Joao 677, Republica, Sao Paulo - SP, São Paulo
Bar do Léo has run its Republica boteco on Rua Aurora in Sao Paulo since 1940, pouring draft chope beside made-to-order sandwiches at the counter.
DrinkDraft chope
FoodMade-to-order sandwiches and quick plates
TipIt closes early by boteco standards: go for a late lunch chope rather than a nightcap.
Bar Balcão has poured drinks along its 25 metre zigzag counter in Cerqueira Cesar, Sao Paulo, since 1994, with jazz on the stereo and sandwiches at the bar.
DrinkDraft beer and the caju-amigo cocktail
FoodSandwiches, including bresaola with mango chutney
TipSeating runs along the shared zigzag counter, so expect to talk to strangers; there are a few small tables on the mezzanine.
Veloso Bar has run its fourteen-table Vila Mariana boteco since 2005, known across Sao Paulo for a coxinha stuffed with catupiry and a caipirinha menu.
DrinkCaipirinha do Souza, made by the bar's veteran bartender
FoodCoxinha de frango com catupiry
TipExpect a wait for a table on the sidewalk: the coxinha is the reason regulars queue on weekends.
Frango Bar has run since 1987 in a 19th century house in Freguesia do O, Sao Paulo, pairing 400-plus beer labels with grilled chicken and coxinha.
DrinkMore than 400 beer labels, six on draft
FoodCoxinha with catupiry and grilled chicken with fried polenta
TipThe grilled chicken comes with fried polenta, farofa and salad: add a coxinha with catupiry from the petiscos list.
Bar da Dona Onça has poured drinks at the foot of Oscar Niemeyer's Copan building in central Sao Paulo since 2008, run by chef Janaina Torres.
DrinkCaipirinhas alongside a full bar
FoodPressure-cooker cozidos from across Brazil
TipGo for the stew of the day rather than the printed menu: the cozidos rotate by region and season.
Bar do Léo has run its Republica boteco on Rua Aurora in Sao Paulo since 1940, pouring draft chope beside made-to-order sandwiches at the counter.
DrinkDraft chope
FoodMade-to-order sandwiches and quick plates
TipIt closes early by boteco standards: go for a late lunch chope rather than a nightcap.
Tan Tan is Thiago Banares' small Pinheiros cocktail bar in Sao Paulo, ranked No. 24 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2025, the only Brazilian bar in that top 50.
DrinkDirty Collins: white cachaca, tequila, olive and Tahiti lime
FoodAsian-leaning bar snacks
TipBook ahead for weekends; the room is small and splits between the bar counter and the open kitchen.
