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São Paulo weekend: the Centro classics and Liberdade ★ 4.6

First-time visitor, weekend2 days

A Saturday in the old centre for the mortadella sandwich, the bauru and a pork dinner, then a Sunday of Liberdade's street fair and Bixiga pizza.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: Mercadão morning, Centro lunch, pork dinner and cocktails

    Morning
    Mercado Municipal de São Paulo from 09:00. Walk the fruit and spice stalls, then share the mortadella sandwich at Bar do Mané; one is enough for two.
    Afternoon
    Walk to Largo do Paissandu for a bauru at Ponto Chic around 14:00, then coffee and a slow look at the Copan building, where Bar da Dona Onça sits at street level.
    Evening
    Dinner at A Casa do Porco from 19:30; the Porco San Zé, slow-roasted for six hours, is the house classic. Cocktails afterwards at Bar dos Arcos beneath the Theatro Municipal.

  2. Day 2: Sunday: Liberdade fair, regional Brazilian lunch, Bixiga pizza

    Morning
    Café Sol in Liberdade for breakfast, then the Feira da Liberdade from 10:00 around Praça da Liberdade for Japanese street snacks and crafts.
    Afternoon
    Sunday lunch at Tordesilhas in Jardins from 12:00, a room built around regional Brazilian cooking; book ahead for weekend lunch.
    Evening
    Sunday night is pizza night in São Paulo. Take a table at Speranza Bixiga from 18:00 for the Margherita and the tortano.

Pinheiros in a day: coffee, market, tasting menus ★ 4.5

Food lover with one day and a booking budget1 day

One Friday in Pinheiros and Vila Madalena: specialty coffee, lunch at Maní, the municipal market, dinner at Evvai and a nightcap at Tan Tan.

  1. Day 1: Friday: Coffee Lab, Maní lunch, Pinheiros market, Evvai dinner

    Morning
    Coffee Lab in Vila Madalena from 09:00 for a filter coffee or an espresso from the house roast.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Maní at 12:00 (book ahead). Afterwards walk to the Mercado Municipal de Pinheiros for produce stalls before it closes at 18:00.
    Evening
    Dinner at Evvai from 19:00; the moqueca branca with squid and pupunha palm heart is the dish to watch for. Finish with a cocktail at Tan Tan, open until 23:00.

São Paulo on a budget: pastel, pernil and Bom Retiro ★ 4.3

On a budget, two days midweek2 days

Two midweek days on counter food: a street-fair pastel, the 24-hour pernil sandwich, then Bom Retiro's Greek lunch house and a Korean dinner.

  1. Day 1: Wednesday: street-fair pastel, Centro snack bars, late pernil

    Morning
    The Wednesday street fair in Santana for a beef pastel at Pastel da Maria, then a Portuguese-style bread and coffee at Estado Luso, a short ride north in Vila Pauliceia.
    Afternoon
    Back to the centre for quick sandwiches at Bar do Léo, then a coxinha at Rotisserie Bologna on Rua Augusta.
    Evening
    Late dinner at Bar e Lanches Estadão, open 24 hours: the roast pork leg sandwich is sliced to order at the counter.

  2. Day 2: Thursday: Bom Retiro coffee, Greek lunch, Korean dinner

    Morning
    Coffee at Um Coffee Co. in Bom Retiro from 08:00, then a walk through the Bom Retiro garment streets before lunch.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Acrópoles on Rua da Graça, the Greek kitchen that has fed Bom Retiro since 1959.
    Evening
    Korean dinner at Seok Joung from 17:30: bulgogi, bibimbap and a spread of banchan, finished by 20:00.

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