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Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, halal and kosher options across São Paulo.
Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, halal and kosher options across São Paulo. including where to go and what to order.
Camélia Òdòdó is Bela Gil's 100% vegan cafe in Vila Madalena, Sao Paulo, built on organic produce and Afro-Brazilian flavours from small growers.
TipFriday to Sunday it opens at 08:30 with a brunch menu; weekday lunch runs 11:30 to 15:30 before dinner.
Sushimar Vegano runs Brazil's first fully vegan Japanese menu from Jardim Paulista, Sao Paulo, plating sushi rolls with no animal ingredients at all.
TipOrder the all-you-can-eat rodizio to work through the robatas, hot dishes and sushi rolls in one sitting.
Um Sonho de Coxinha bakes only plant-based Brazilian snacks in Liberdade, Sao Paulo, its vegan coxinha, pastel and churros counter now trading as Sonho.
TipThe most-ordered flavours sell out during the day, so order ahead through the shop to hold a batch.
Pop Vegan Food runs an all-you-can-eat vegan buffet in Consolacao, Sao Paulo, then swaps to vegan pizza and burgers by rodizio most evenings.
TipThe lunch buffet is also sold as marmitas to take away; the evening menu runs pizza and burgers as rodizio or a la carte.
Banana Verde has served vegetarian and vegan food in Vila Madalena, Sao Paulo, since 2006, twice named Brazil's top vegetarian restaurant by Prazeres da Mesa.
TipChef Priscilla Herrera, from Minas Gerais, has run the kitchen since 2007; the bobo de chim is one of the house's best-known plates.
Nutrisom runs a fixed-price, all-you-can-eat vegetarian buffet on the Viaduto Nove de Julho in Bela Vista, Sao Paulo, its dishes changing daily.
TipThe single price covers a salad bar of more than 30 items, about 20 hot dishes, two natural juices and dessert.
Gopala began in 1995 as Gopalinha on Rua Augusta and now serves lacto-vegetarian Indian thalis in Vila Madalena, Sao Paulo, from a Hare Krishna-trained cook.
TipThe complete daily menu is priced by size, from R$ 55 on weekdays and R$ 65 at weekends and on holidays.
Grão Fino bakes an entirely gluten-free and lactose-free menu in Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, from breads to lunch plates, run by Erika Schuster and Luiz Ferretti.
TipThe kitchen closes fifteen minutes before the posted time, so order lunch plates well before then.
Colher de Mel bakes gluten-free cakes and savoury pastries in Brooklin, Sao Paulo, started by a celiac owner to prove gluten-free food can taste as good.
TipCall ahead for whole cakes; the gluten-free coxinhas are sold fried or frozen to take home.
Al Tanur is a Lebanese family kitchen on Rua Rio Bonito in Pari, Sao Paulo, run by chef Haidar Trad under full halal rules for its esfihas, kibbeh and grills.
TipThe menu runs from esfihas and raw kibbeh to shawarma plates, and the house butcher counter sells halal meat to take home.
Restaurante Istanbul is a halal Turkish market and grill on Rua Rio Bonito in Bras, Sao Paulo, its shawarma plates certified by an on-site halal stamp.
TipThe attached market sells halal cuts to take home, so come hungry and leave with dinner ingredients too.
Miki Kosher plates Japanese dishes under rabbinical supervision in Higienopolis, Sao Paulo, a dairy-kosher kitchen serving lunch and dinner most days.
TipOrder through WhatsApp delivery if the dining room is full; the kosher sushi travels well.
Pinati is a 100% kosher Israeli street-food kitchen in Higienopolis, Sao Paulo, its falafel and sabich made under a rabbi's supervision on two floors.
TipHummus has its own section on the menu; the house moved to this Higienopolis townhouse at the end of 2022.
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TableJourney's São Paulo dietary chapter covers vegan, vegetarian, gluten_free, halal, kosher venues, each editor-picked with what to order and how to ask.