Mid-Range in São Paulo

Cupping Café ★ 4.8

Cupping Café has roasted its own beans for this Vila Madalena roastery cafe in Sao Paulo, named to the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list for 2026.

A Casa do Porco ★ 4.7

A Casa do Porco in República turns nose-to-tail pork from its own farm into a bar menu in Sao Paulo, keeping tables every day for walk-ins in arrival order.

OrderPorco San Zé, the house pork slow-roasted for six hours

TipWithout a booking, leave your name with the hostess from 11:00; Monday to Thursday 15:00 to 18:30 is quietest, and at weekends arrive before 11:00.

Cupping Café ★ 4.7

Cupping Café in Vila Madalena, Sao Paulo, roasts its own beans and made the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026 list alongside one other Brazilian cafe.

Manioca JK ★ 4.6

Manioca JK is Helena Rizzo's casual room on the third floor of the JK Iguatemi mall in Sao Paulo, a plant-filled space serving dishes carried over from Mani.

OrderFish in banana leaf with plantain puree, butter-bean salad and Brazil nut farofa.

TipStart with the fish crudo with jabuticaba tiger's milk and crispy quinoa; the mall location means it opens seven days a week.

Basilicata ★ 4.6

Basilicata has baked its thick-crusted Italian bread in Bixiga, Sao Paulo, since 1914, growing from a panetteria into a bakery, emporio and restaurant.

Coffee Lab ★ 4.6

Coffee Lab is a Vila Madalena roasting school and micro-lot lab in Sao Paulo, tracing every batch from farm to bag and teaching brewing courses.

A Baianeira ★ 4.5

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.

Café Girondino ★ 4.5

Café Girondino traces back to 1875 in Sao Paulo, reopening at this Centro address in 1998 to serve coffee, pastries and a full Sunday buffet brunch.

Trilha Fermentaria ★ 4.5

Trilha Fermentaria brews its own Sao Paulo beer at this Higienopolis site, pouring 12 rotating taps beside wood-fired pizzas made with brewery yeast.

TipThe pizza dough uses spent brewery yeast: pair a slice with whichever sour ale is on tap that week.

Izakaya Issa ★ 4.5

Izakaya Issa packs twelve counter seats into a Liberdade boteco in Sao Paulo, where Margarida Haraguchi cooks petiscos in front of every guest.

TipSit at the counter to watch Margarida cook, and order the takoyaki, the octopus dumplings she makes behind the counter.

Castelões ★ 4.5

Castelões has baked its wood-fired pizza on Rua Jairo Gois in Sao Paulo's Bras district since 1924, now run by third-generation owner Fabio Donato.

OrderPizza Casteloes (thin-sliced artisanal calabresa and mozzarella)

Tordesilhas ★ 4.4

Tordesilhas has run in Jardins since 1990 under chef Mara Salles, plating regional Brazilian dishes with feijoada served on Saturdays in Sao Paulo.

OrderBolinho de pirarucu or the shrimp bobo

TipThe full feijoada only runs on Saturdays; other days stick to the wider regional Brazilian menu.

Fabrique Pão e Café ★ 4.4

Fabrique Pão e Café, opened in Higienopolis, Sao Paulo, in 2017, roasts its own coffee and bakes long-fermentation baguettes, sourdough and croissants daily.

Um Coffee Co. ★ 4.4

Um Coffee Co. in Bom Retiro, Sao Paulo, is a producer-run cafe roasting beans from its own farms, serving them as espresso, filter and whole bean retail.

Um Coffee Co. ★ 4.4

Um Coffee Co. roasts weekly from its own two farms with over 38 varietals, running this Bom Retiro cafe in Sao Paulo as producer, roaster and shop.

Cervejaria Nacional ★ 4.4

Cervejaria Nacional is a three-storey factory-bar in Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, brewing about 10,000 litres of chope a month behind glass-walled tanks.

TipOrder the Combo Experiencia to taste all five house recipes without committing to a full pint first.

Acrópoles ★ 4.4

Acrópoles has served moussaka and grilled octopus from a Bom Retiro storefront in Sao Paulo since 1959, still the city's oldest Greek kitchen today.

TipWalk into the kitchen and look over the trays before choosing; the moussaka is the dish to try first.

Speranza Bixiga ★ 4.4

Speranza Bixiga is the Tarallo family cantina in Sao Paulo credited with the capital's first Margherita pizza, still baked on Rua Treze de Maio.

OrderPizza Margherita and Tortano

Café Girondino ★ 4.4

Café Girondino, at this Centro, Sao Paulo address since its 1998 reopening, runs a Sunday buffet brunch of breads, cold cuts, cakes and fruit.

OrderFree-refill buffet of artisan breads, cold cuts, cakes and carolinas

TipThe brunch buffet runs on Sundays only, 08:00-14:00, walk-in; a fuller brunch adds hot plates from the kitchen and drinks.

Jiquitaia ★ 4.3

Jiquitaia in Paraíso is run by Marcelo Correa Bastos and Nina Bastos, a regional Brazilian kitchen with a Michelin Bib Gourmand seal in Sao Paulo.

TipBook by WhatsApp; the room is small and fills for both lunch and dinner seatings on weekends.

Corrutela ★ 4.3

Corrutela in Vila Madalena builds its weekly menu around what small producers bring in, a Michelin Bib Gourmand kitchen in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

TipThe tasting-style menu changes with the week's deliveries, so ask the server what came in before ordering.

Balaio IMS ★ 4.3

Balaio IMS, on the ground floor of the Instituto Moreira Salles on Avenida Paulista, is chef Rodrigo Oliveira's Bib Gourmand room in Sao Paulo.

OrderDadinhos de tapioca, the Mocoto classic Oliveira carries over here

TipThe fifth-floor Balaio cafe serves naturally leavened breads and cakes if the ground-floor restaurant is full.

Cepa ★ 4.3

Cepa moved from Tatuapé to a square in Pinheiros in 2024, keeping chef couple Lucas Dante and Gabrielli Fleming's menu in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

TipGabrielli Fleming runs the room and the wine: there is no fixed list, just natural wines from small producers she tracks down, so ask what is open.

Bar da Dona Onça ★ 4.3

Bar da Dona Onça has run at the foot of Oscar Niemeyer's Copan building since 2008, chef Janaina Torres' popular Brazilian kitchen in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

TipThe bar occupies rooms 27 and 29 of Oscar Niemeyer's Edificio Copan; its pressure-cooker cozidos draw on recipes from across Brazil.

Shihoma Pasta Fresca ★ 4.3

Shihoma Pasta Fresca is Marcio Shihomatsu's fresh-pasta counter in Sao Paulo's Vila Madalena, drawing a queue since it moved on from home delivery.

OrderThe tortelli di gamberi, thin pasta filled with fresh pink prawns and butter, on the menu since opening.

TipCompact room with an open kitchen so you can watch the pasta being rolled; arrive early, there is usually a line at the door.

Kotori ★ 4.3

Kotori is chef Thiago Banares' single-menu Japanese room in Sao Paulo's Pinheiros district, built around yoshoku-style Western-Asian dishes.

OrderThe Eryngii mushroom dish with chicken broth and tucupi, and the rabanada de shokupan for dessert.

TipThere is one set menu rather than an a la carte list; a sake or cocktail flight is worth pairing with the courses.

Vinheria Percussi ★ 4.3

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.

Padoca do Maní ★ 4.3

Padoca do Mani, chef Helena Rizzo's bakery on the same Pinheiros street as Mani, Sao Paulo, bakes fresh bread and pastries alongside a full breakfast counter.

Beth Bakery ★ 4.3

Beth Bakery, on the Vila Mariana and Aclimacao border in Sao Paulo, bakes long-fermentation bread and sweets fresh every day with no preservatives.

KOF - King of The Fork ★ 4.3

KOF, King of The Fork, is a cycling-themed coffee shop in Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, pouring V60, cold brew and espresso with homemade bread and cookies.

1908 Coffee Station ★ 4.3

1908 Coffee Station in Paraiso, Sao Paulo, names its artisanal roastery for the Kasato Maru's 1908 arrival, blending Japanese ritual with Brazilian coffee.

1908 Coffee Station ★ 4.3

1908 Coffee Station roasts its own beans in Paraiso, Sao Paulo, pairing an artisanal roastery with Japanese brewing rituals named for the 1908 Kasato Maru.

Bar da Dona Onça ★ 4.3

Bar da Dona Onça has poured drinks at the foot of Oscar Niemeyer's Copan building in central Sao Paulo since 2008, run by chef Janaina Torres.

TipGo for the stew of the day rather than the printed menu: the cozidos rotate by region and season.

Vinheria Percussi ★ 4.3

Vinheria Percussi has run as a family Italian wine room in Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, since 1985, its 300-label list now guided by sommelier Lamberto Percussi.

TipAsk sommelier Lamberto Percussi for a pairing before ordering: the cellar rewards a guided glass.

Seok Joung ★ 4.3

Seok Joung has served unadapted Korean home cooking on Rua Correia de Melo in Sao Paulo's Bom Retiro district since it first opened there in 2001.

OrderBulgogi, bibimbap and banchan

mug.sp ★ 4.3

mug.sp, a converted mansion with a garden in Jardim Paulista, Sao Paulo, serves natural-fermentation bread and organic eggs as all-day brunch.

OrderNatural-fermentation bread with organic eggs

Padoca do Maní ★ 4.3

Padoca do Mani, chef Helena Rizzo's bakery in Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, sells a Cafe Padoca breakfast combo of juice, eggs, fruit salad and fresh bread.

OrderCafe Padoca combo with juice, coffee, scrambled eggs, fruit salad and a bread basket.

Komah ★ 4.2

Komah has served contemporary Korean cooking in Barra Funda since 2016, pairing classic dishes with a cosmopolitan menu in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

TipThe kitchen also runs a full delivery menu with its own slightly earlier last-order times than the dining room.

Cora ★ 4.2

Cora occupies a revived sixth-floor space above downtown Sao Paulo, chef Pablo Inca's short, shareable menu earning a Michelin Bib Gourmand seal.

OrderQueso de chancho and the lamb empanadas

TipThe building sat empty for over twenty years before this floor was restored to house the dining room and bar.

Tanit ★ 4.2

Tanit brings Catalan cooking to Oscar Freire, chef Oscar Bosch's tapas and rice dishes for a Mediterranean menu in Cerqueira Cesar, Sao Paulo.

OrderArroz de pato (duck rice) or the prawn fideua

TipBosch worked at El Bulli and El Celler de Can Roca before moving to Brazil in 2009 and opening Tanit.