Speranza Bixiga ★ 4.4
Speranza Bixiga is the Tarallo family cantina in Sao Paulo credited with the capital's first Margherita pizza, still baked on Rua Treze de Maio.
TryPizza Margherita and Tortano
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Cheap eats worth seeking out
Bar do Léo ★ 3.9
Bar do Léo has run its Republica boteco on Rua Aurora in Sao Paulo since 1940, pouring draft chope alongside made-to-order sandwiches and quick plates.
TrySanduiches feitos na hora e pratos rapidos (made-to-order sandwiches and quick plates)
Aroma e Sabor ★ 3.8
Aroma e Sabor runs a second-generation pay-by-weight buffet above Rua Sao Bento in Sao Paulo, its rooftop looking out on the Mosteiro de Sao Bento.
TrySelf-service by weight: salads, hot dishes, home-style cooking
Seok Joung ★ 4.3
Seok Joung has served unadapted Korean home cooking on Rua Correia de Melo in Sao Paulo's Bom Retiro district since it first opened there in 2001.
TryBulgogi, bibimbap and banchan
Castelões ★ 4.5
Castelões has baked its wood-fired pizza on Rua Jairo Gois in Sao Paulo's Bras district since 1924, now run by third-generation owner Fabio Donato.
TryPizza Casteloes (thin-sliced artisanal calabresa and mozzarella)
Ponto Chic ★ 4.5
Ponto Chic is the budget-friendly Paissandu lanchonete in Sao Paulo credited with inventing the Bauru sandwich, still served at the counter today.
TrySanduiche Bauru
Bar e Lanches Estadão ★ 4.5
Bar e Lanches Estadao, opened in 1968, is a 24-hour lanchonete in central Sao Paulo, its roast pork pernil sandwich a cheap and filling late-night fixture.
TrySanduiche de pernil (roast pork leg sandwich)
Casa do Pastel ★ 3.9
Casa do Pastel keeps its Rua Tuiuti pastel counter in Tatuape open around the clock, the brand's first unit since 1981, frying pastel, esfiha and pizza.
TryPastel (fried Brazilian pastry)
Rotisserie Bologna ★ 4.1
Rotisserie Bologna sells its chicken and catupiry coxinha at the counter on Rua Augusta, its home since 1951, open around the clock except Sunday night.
TryCoxinha de frango com catupiry
Casa Garabed ★ 4.2
Casa Garabed sells its wood-fired Armenian esfihas by the piece in Sao Paulo's Santana district, cheap counter food since the shop opened in 1951.
TryEsfiha de cordeiro com pignole (lamb and pine nut esfiha)
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