Where to brunch in São Paulo. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.

Brunch picks

Café Girondino ★ 4.4

$$ $$BrunchSunday buffet brunch at a centenary cafeCentro

Café Girondino, at this Centro, Sao Paulo address since its 1998 reopening, runs a Sunday buffet brunch of breads, cold cuts, cakes and fruit.

OrderFree-refill buffet of artisan breads, cold cuts, cakes and carolinas

TipThe brunch buffet runs on Sundays only, 08:00-14:00, walk-in; a fuller brunch adds hot plates from the kitchen and drinks.

Les Deux Magots ★ 4.2

$$ $$BrunchFrench weekend brunchJardim Paulista

Les Deux Magots brought the Paris cafe's brunch to Jardim Paulista, Sao Paulo, serving eggs, breads, French cheeses and house jam on weekend mornings.

OrderWeekend brunch of scrambled eggs, Basque salad, a bread basket, cold cuts, Comte and Saint Paulin

mug.sp ★ 4.3

$$ $$BrunchAll-day cafe and brunchJardim Paulista

mug.sp, a converted mansion with a garden in Jardim Paulista, Sao Paulo, serves natural-fermentation bread and organic eggs as all-day brunch.

OrderNatural-fermentation bread with organic eggs

Padoca do Maní ★ 4.3

$$ $$BrunchBakery weekend breakfast comboPinheiros

Padoca do Mani, chef Helena Rizzo's bakery in Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, sells a Cafe Padoca breakfast combo of juice, eggs, fruit salad and fresh bread.

OrderCafe Padoca combo with juice, coffee, scrambled eggs, fruit salad and a bread basket.

Café Sol ★ 3.9

$$ $$BrunchNeighbourhood Italian-Brazilian brunchLiberdade

Café Sol, running since 1958 in the Liberdade district of Sao Paulo, runs a full brunch menu of pasta, grilled meats and gelato alongside espresso.

OrderPicanha with marinated onions and rustic potatoes

Must Restaurant ★ 4.4

$$$$ $$$$BrunchPoolside hotel Sunday brunchCerqueira Cesar

Must Restaurant runs a poolside Sunday brunch at the Tivoli Mofarrej hotel in Sao Paulo, more than 30 dishes with a welcome drink and a DJ on the terrace.

OrderSunday brunch of more than 30 dishes, from breakfast plates to mains and desserts, with a welcome drink

Capim Santo ★ 4.5

$ $BrunchGarden-house weekend brunchPinheiros

Capim Santo, chef Morena Leite's garden restaurant at Solar Fabio Prado in Sao Paulo, serves breakfast on weekends and holidays before its weekend lunch.

OrderWeekend breakfast, then the tapioca ravioli filled with Canastra cheese and herb sauce at lunch

TipWeekend and holiday breakfast runs 10:00 to 11:30; the weekend lunch menu follows from 12:00 to 17:00.

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