5 bars in São Paulo, editor-picked for bars open past midnight. Bars going past midnight on friday or saturday. All bars in São Paulo.

Bar dos Arcos ★ 4.4

$$$Cocktail barSeTue-Wed 18:00-01:00; Thu-Fri 18:00-02:00; Sat 18:00-03:00. Closed Sun-Mon.

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.

TipThe room sits directly below the theatre's stage, in vaults that once held its natural ventilation ducts and were restored in 1980.

Veloso Bar ★ 4.2

$$BrazilianVila MarianaTue-Fri 17:30-00:30; Sat 12:30-00:30; Sun 16:00-22:30. Closed Mon.

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.

TipExpect a wait for a table on the sidewalk: the coxinha is the reason regulars queue on weekends.

Bar Balcão ★ 4.1

$$BrazilianCerqueira CesarMon-Sun 17:30-01:00.

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.

TipSeating runs along the shared zigzag counter, so expect to talk to strangers; there are a few small tables on the mezzanine.

Bar Brahma ★ 4.0

$$BrazilianRepublicaMon-Wed 11:00-01:00; Thu-Sat 11:00-02:00; Sun 11:00-00:00.

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.

TipAn artistic cover charge applies once the band starts: it varies by performer, so ask at the door.

Frango Bar ★ 4.0

$$BrazilianFreguesia Do OTue-Sat 11:00-00:00; Sun 11:00-19:00. Closed Mon.

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.

TipThe grilled chicken comes with fried polenta, farofa and salad: add a coxinha with catupiry from the petiscos list.

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