Manioca JK is a brazilian restaurant in Vila Olimpia, São Paulo.
Editorially verified September 27, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 4 hours
Walking food tour of Vila Madalena: welcome drink, starters, traditional dish, dessert, and a grand finale with Caipirinhas and Samba. All included!
Private tour · 3 hours
Discover the magic of São Paulo at night and indulge in a delectable dinner at a traditional Brazilian steakhouse.
Guided tour · 2 hours
Discover the only urban winery in São Paulo. Take an exclusive tour, learn about winemaking, and enjoy a 6-course dinner paired with award-winning house wines.
Address: Avenida Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek 2041, Sao Paulo - SP, 04543-011, São Paulo
Casa Rios is chef Rodrigo Aguiar's ember-and-smoke kitchen inside a plant-covered Pinheiros house in Sao Paulo, west of the city's downtown centre.
OrderThe beans, pork and kale plate, or the fusilli with Berkshire pork cheek shin and Tahiti lime.
TipA set lunch menu runs on Friday afternoons alongside the a la carte; Saturday and Sunday are a la carte from midday.
Grotta Cucina is a cave-themed two-floor Italian dining room in Sao Paulo's Jardins, its walls built to echo the Grotte di Castellana near Bari.
OrderThe Sinfonia D'Anatra pappardelle filled with duck, and the Parigi gnocchi with parmigiano and truffle butter.
TipThe candlelit rooms across two floors are built to look like a limestone cave; book ahead if you want a table on the lower floor.
Piselli is a Piedmont-leaning Italian restaurant in Sao Paulo's Jardins, one of three local branches run under owner Juscelino Pereira's brand.
OrderThe burrata calda al tartufo baked in focaccia, and the tortelloni with mozzarella di bufala.
TipEvery plate is finished with three peas, a nod to the restaurant's name; the ossobuco alla milanese is the heavier order.
Vinheria Percussi has run as a family Italian wine room in Sao Paulo since opening as a wine shop back in 1985, now led by chef Silvia Percussi.
OrderThe tonnarelli alla carbonara, the beef ossobuco, and the tiramisu served on a platter at the table.
TipThe cellar holds a 300-strong wine list; ask sommelier Lamberto Percussi for a pairing before ordering the pasta.
Le Bife runs a bistronomie steak menu in Sao Paulo's Itaim Bibi, pairing a cut of meat and chosen sauce with rodizio-style side dishes on request.
OrderA cut of meat with a sauce of choice, chips and farofa, plus the onion soup with a Parmesan crust to start.
TipTwo rooms sit either side of a glass-fronted wine cellar; book ahead, the tables fill up most lunches and dinners.
A Baianeira serves chef Manuelle Ferraz's Minas and Bahia borderland cooking two floors below MASP on Avenida Paulista, a sister to the Barra Funda room.
OrderThe pao de queijo starter and the baiao de dois with braised meat.
TipStart with the pao de queijo, a recipe the chef has cooked since she started out; daily specials run alongside the baiao de dois.
