Also: Late-Night Eats in Sao Paulo
Where to eat in São Paulo after midnight, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in São Paulo after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
Bar e Lanches Estadão is a 24 hour lanchonete in central Sao Paulo, its pernil sandwich a cheap late-night fixture for journalists and night owls alike.
OrderThe sanduiche de pernil, roast pork leg sliced to order at the counter.
TipIt never closes, so it works as a stop on the way home from a night out; the bife a cavalo is the plate if you want more than a sandwich.
Bella Paulista opened on Rua Haddock Lobo in Sao Paulo in 2002 and now runs around the clock, mixing a bakery, deli, wine cellar and pizzeria under one roof.
OrderThe overnight breakfast buffet, served alongside pizza and burgers around the clock.
TipThe breakfast buffet runs all day and night: it is the move at 03:00 as much as it is at 08:00.
Sujinho has grilled its oversized bisteca in Consolacao, Sao Paulo, since the 1960s, staying open until 04:00 for the late crowd after the bars close.
OrderThe bisteca, an oversized grilled steak meant to be shared between two.
TipOne bisteca easily feeds two: split it and start with the cabbage and onion portions from the entradas list.
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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