11 editor picks in São Paulo.
11 cocktail bar places in São Paulo we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in São Paulo | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Tan Tan is Thiago Banares' small Pinheiros cocktail bar in Sao Paulo, ranked No. 24 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2025, the only Brazilian bar in that top 50.
TipBook ahead for weekends; the room is small and splits between the bar counter and the open kitchen.
Exímia Bar reopened in Itaim Bibi, Sao Paulo, in 2026 with cocktails built on Brazilian ingredients like pau-brasil, amburana and jabuticaba.
TipSome cocktails need 48 to 60 hours of prep and the menu is updated often with the seasons, so ask staff which drinks are new.
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.
TipSit at the counter: the bar is built around service that puts drinkers face to face with the bartenders making their drinks.
Caledonia Whisky & Co. in Pinheiros holds over 250 whisky labels in Sao Paulo, pouring curated three-whisky flights alongside spirit-led cocktails.
TipAsk for a flight instead of a single pour: the house builds three-whisky tastings around a style you want to explore.
SubAstor hides behind velvet curtains below Bar Astor in Vila Madalena, Sao Paulo, pouring a cocktail menu built around the six biomes of Brazil.
TipCome on a weeknight if you want a seat without a wait: Friday and Saturday fill the small room fast.
Picco pairs Neapolitan pizza with classic-leaning cocktails in a graffiti-lined Pinheiros backyard, Sao Paulo, with live jazz and Brazilian sets nightly.
TipThe backyard fills first: arrive by 19:00 on a weekend if you want a table under the graffiti wall.
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.
Exímia Bar in Itaim Bibi, Sao Paulo, keeps pouring past midnight on Friday and Saturday with cocktails built on Brazilian ingredients like jabuticaba.
OrderThe Amerindio, a rum and bourbon cocktail built with pau-brasil and amburana.
TipSome cocktails take 48 to 60 hours to prep, and the list changes often with the seasons: ask which drinks are new.
Bar dos Arcos, sunk under the Theatro Municipal in central Sao Paulo, pours cocktails until 02:00 on Thursday and Friday and until 03:00 on Saturday.
OrderA cocktail from Argentine bartender Chula, served in the century-old brick vault.
TipSaturday runs latest, until 03:00: earlier nights close by 01:00 or 02:00, so check before a midnight visit.
SubAstor, the speakeasy under Bar Astor in Vila Madalena, Sao Paulo, keeps its basement room pouring cocktails until 02:00 on Friday and Saturday nights.
OrderA cocktail from the Biomas do Brasil menu, which runs from the Amazon to the Pampa.
TipWeeknights close earlier, by 00:00 or 01:00: only Friday and Saturday stretch past 01:00 here.
Guilhotina Bar keeps its dim Pinheiros cocktail room open until 01:00 five nights a week, one of the later-closing bars in this pocket of Sao Paulo.
OrderThe Chá do Naza, Johnnie Walker and Irish whiskey with spiced mate tea, lime and mango.
TipIt opens Tuesday to Saturday only: check the calendar before making it your Sunday-night plan.
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