The Japanese-Brazilian quarter since 1912: red lanterns, a weekend street fair, izakayas, Korean kitchens and Japanese sweet shops.
Bicol Korean Cuisine is a Liberdade barbecue room in Sao Paulo run by the same Korean family across three generations of tabletop grilling meals.
OrderA table-grill Samguiopsar or Garbi sharing set with banchan, or the bibimbap and Korean fried chicken.
TipTables have their own grill for cooking cuts to order; good for groups who want to share several banchan-style dishes.
89°C Coffee Station is a Japanese-leaning coffee shop on Praca da Liberdade in Sao Paulo, known for drip filter coffee and modern Japanese-style cakes.
DrinkJapanese drip filter coffee
Chest of Wonders is a Japanese-style maid cafe in Liberdade, Sao Paulo, serving cakes and iced drinks with costumed staff since 2022 at this address.
DrinkIced matcha latte
Café Sol has served the Liberdade neighbourhood of Sao Paulo since 1958, pairing an Italian-Brazilian menu with house-made gelato and full brunches.
DrinkEspresso and gelato
Beth Bakery, on the Vila Mariana and Aclimacao border in Sao Paulo, bakes long-fermentation bread and sweets fresh every day with no preservatives.
Worth the queueLong-fermentation sourdough loaf
Feira da Liberdade has filled Praça da Liberdade since 1975, its weekend stalls trading takoyaki and dorayaki alongside Japanese crafts and bonsai.
Guide Giuliano Orlando leads this 2 hour Concrete Jungles walk through Liberdade, tasting pastel de feira, onigiri, empanada and takoyaki from the neighborhood's Japanese stalls.
ACAL volunteers have run the free Tanabata Matsuri street festival on Praça da Liberdade since the 1970s, mixing taiko drumming, cosplay and Japanese food stalls.
Café Sol, running since 1958 in the Liberdade district of Sao Paulo, runs a full brunch menu of pasta, grilled meats and gelato alongside espresso.
OrderPicanha with marinated onions and rustic potatoes
Guided tour · 3 hours
Explore São Paulo's Liberdade neighborhood on a guided food tour. Taste a variety of dishes, including a mortadella sandwich, tonkatsu, and a surprise secret dish.
Guided tour · 2 hours
Discover the streets of São Paulo with your professional guide. Enjoy snacks whilst you travel through the neighborhood of Liberdade under the influence of the Japanes...
Day trip · 4 hours
Visit the key gastronomic sites of Sao Paulo. See lively local markets and be immersed in the culture of Brazil through the foods and flavors that make it so unique. H...
