11 editor picks in São Paulo.
11 splurge places in São Paulo, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in São Paulo. All São Paulo food.
Evvai in Pinheiros serves a single tasting menu, Oriundi, fusing Brazilian and Italian technique under chef Luiz Filipe Souza in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
OrderMoqueca branca with squid and pupunha palm heart
TipThe tasting menu changes with every edition but the scallop course, Bomba de vieira, is a permanent fixture on the menu.
Tuju occupies a three-storey Pinheiros townhouse near the Museu da Casa Brasileira, where chef Ivan Ralston builds a seasonal menu from Sao Paulo produce.
OrderSeasonal tasting menu built around the current climate cycle
TipThe three floors separate functions: canapes and cellar on the ground floor, the open-kitchen dining room above, and a panoramic bar on top.
D.O.M. in Jardins, Sao Paulo, is Alex Atala's tribute to native Brazilian ingredients, a menu he has built since 1999 around Amazonian produce.
OrderTasting menu built around native Amazonian ingredients
TipAtala opened D.O.M. in 1999 and was a pioneer of putting Amazonian ingredients like pupunha and priprioca on a fine-dining menu.
Jun Sakamoto in Pinheiros has no sign on the door. Chef-owner Jun Sakamoto and chef Ryuzo Nishimura each run their own omakase for guests in Sao Paulo.
OrderNigiri omakase, either the Sakamoto or the Mesas menu
TipTwo separate omakase menus run side by side, priced differently depending on whether Sakamoto or his chef Nishimura is cooking.
Kanoe is an Edomae sushi counter in Jardins from the Omotebako group, where chef Tadashi Shiraishi ages fish in house for the omakase in Sao Paulo.
OrderOmakase built around house-matured (jukusei) fish
TipReservations are charged in full when booked and diners must list allergies and restrictions in advance for the whole party.
Kinoshita traces to a 1970s Liberdade restaurant and now serves kappo cuisine in Vila Nova Conceicao, Sao Paulo, the only Krug Ambassade room in the region.
OrderKappo-style tasting menu of seasonal fish and shellfish
TipThe separate Krug Room pairs a chef's menu with Krug champagne for special-occasion bookings.
Murakami in Jardins runs an omakase built by chef Tsuyoshi Murakami, who trained in Tokyo, New York and Barcelona before opening this Sao Paulo room.
OrderMurakami Experience or Sushi Experience omakase menu
TipThe chef sets two menus, Murakami Experience and Sushi Experience, that change with seasonal ingredients rather than staying fixed.
Picchi opened in 2007 and moved to the Regent Park on Oscar Freire in 2014. Chef Pier Paolo Picchi has held a Michelin star here since 2017 in Sao Paulo.
OrderTasting menu of family recipes reworked with Brazilian produce
TipThree tasting menus run alongside the a la carte list: a 12-course, a 6-course classic, and a 4-course pasta-only option.
Tangará Jean-Georges sits inside Palácio Tangará facing Burle Marx Park, chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten's only South American room in Sao Paulo.
OrderSignature six-course tasting menu
TipThe Ruinart Room, Brazil's first, seats up to fourteen for champagne pairings alongside the tasting menu.
Fame Osteria hides behind an iron door between a gym and an ice cream shop. Chef Marco Renzetti cooks a single nightly tasting menu in Sao Paulo.
OrderAgnolotti Mantovani and Arroz de polvo com tutano
TipOnly four counter seats face the open kitchen, and the tasting menu starts at the same time for every guest, so arrive on time.
Must Restaurant runs a poolside Sunday brunch at the Tivoli Mofarrej hotel in Sao Paulo, more than 30 dishes with a welcome drink and a DJ on the terrace.
OrderSunday brunch of more than 30 dishes, from breakfast plates to mains and desserts, with a welcome drink
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Guided tour · 2 hours
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Private tour · 2.5 - 5 hours
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