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Cocktail barCocktail barPinheiros
Guilhotina Bar is an informal Pinheiros cocktail room in Sao Paulo that reopened in 2026 after a four-month refit with a new drinks and food menu.
DrinkChá do Naza: Johnnie Walker Black Label, Irish whiskey, spiced mate tea, lime and mango
FoodBar plates such as octopus carpaccio, tuna ponzu and glazed ox tongue
TipSit at the counter: the bar is built around service that puts drinkers face to face with the bartenders making their drinks.
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Cocktail barWhisky barPinheiros
Caledonia Whisky & Co. in Pinheiros holds over 250 whisky labels in Sao Paulo, pouring curated three-whisky flights alongside spirit-led cocktails.
DrinkCurated flights of three whiskies from a shelf of 260-plus labels
FoodBar plates to share
TipAsk for a flight instead of a single pour: the house builds three-whisky tastings around a style you want to explore.
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Cocktail barSpeakeasy cocktail barVila Madalena
SubAstor hides behind velvet curtains below Bar Astor in Vila Madalena, Sao Paulo, pouring a cocktail menu built around the six biomes of Brazil.
DrinkCocktails from the Biomas do Brasil menu, one section per Brazilian biome
FoodNone, drinks-only bar
TipCome on a weeknight if you want a seat without a wait: Friday and Saturday fill the small room fast.
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Cocktail barCocktail bar and pizzeriaPinheiros
Picco pairs Neapolitan pizza with classic-leaning cocktails in a graffiti-lined Pinheiros backyard, Sao Paulo, with live jazz and Brazilian sets nightly.
DrinkLa Maga in Manhattan: bourbon, rye, peanut butter, sweet vermouth
FoodNeapolitan pizza and paninis
TipThe backyard fills first: arrive by 19:00 on a weekend if you want a table under the graffiti wall.
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Bar dos Arcos occupies a century-old brick vault under the Theatro Municipal in central Sao Paulo, pouring craft cocktails past 01:00 most nights.
DrinkCraft cocktails from Argentine bartender Chula
FoodShareable plates by chef Rodrigo Augusto
TipThe room sits directly below the theatre's stage, in vaults that once held its natural ventilation ducts and were restored in 1980.
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BrazilianBoteco, live-music barRepublica
Bar Brahma has run since 1948 on the corner of Ipiranga and Sao Joao in downtown Sao Paulo, pouring draft chope under nightly live samba and MPB.
DrinkDraft Brahma chope
FoodFeijoada and Brazilian boteco plates
TipAn artistic cover charge applies once the band starts: it varies by performer, so ask at the door.