dining in Sao Paolo, Brazil
Jan 25, 2006 | 4:18 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: MEX
Programs: UA 1K MM, DL PM, SPG-Gold,
Posts: 109
Welcome to FT. I love SP, so here are a few of my favorites (hotel concierge will know them all):
Fiquiera Rubaiyat for SP's beautiful people watching, in one of the city's most relaxing and elegant rooms. Italian/Mediterranean food, not as great as the ambience, but above average. Spot, off Avenida Paulista is also a great place for beautiful (young and hip) people watching, and significantly less expensive. Brazilian-Italian-Fusion food. Food is good.
Personal favorite for best food in town: Antiquarius. Portuguese food and wine (best Portuguese wine list in Latin America).
Barbacoa (in Jardins) is what I consider to be the best churasscaria, although a lot of people prefer Fogo de Chao by the domestic airport.
Bargao-For northern Brazilian food of all kinds, especially the "moqueca", a spicy stew with seafood, dende oil and coconut milk. Nice but relaxed atmosphere.
For something more informal and a little different, I like Mestizo...a Brazilian/Asian fusion place---very relaxed and mixed crowd, becoming more so later in the evening as the cachaa flows.
For Brazilian Japanese food, it's hard to go wrong, but Jun Sakamoto and Kabuki Mask are both great.
For a night out, you may want to try dinner and then the bar on the roof of the Hotel Unique. A young, hip and beautiful crowd. The hotel is great as well, if you are looking for a place to stay, although a ten minute cab ride from Avenida Paulista.
Fiquiera Rubaiyat for SP's beautiful people watching, in one of the city's most relaxing and elegant rooms. Italian/Mediterranean food, not as great as the ambience, but above average. Spot, off Avenida Paulista is also a great place for beautiful (young and hip) people watching, and significantly less expensive. Brazilian-Italian-Fusion food. Food is good.
Personal favorite for best food in town: Antiquarius. Portuguese food and wine (best Portuguese wine list in Latin America).
Barbacoa (in Jardins) is what I consider to be the best churasscaria, although a lot of people prefer Fogo de Chao by the domestic airport.
Bargao-For northern Brazilian food of all kinds, especially the "moqueca", a spicy stew with seafood, dende oil and coconut milk. Nice but relaxed atmosphere.
For something more informal and a little different, I like Mestizo...a Brazilian/Asian fusion place---very relaxed and mixed crowd, becoming more so later in the evening as the cachaa flows.
For Brazilian Japanese food, it's hard to go wrong, but Jun Sakamoto and Kabuki Mask are both great.
For a night out, you may want to try dinner and then the bar on the roof of the Hotel Unique. A young, hip and beautiful crowd. The hotel is great as well, if you are looking for a place to stay, although a ten minute cab ride from Avenida Paulista.
Jan 27, 2006 | 10:31 am
#3
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: Marriott plat, DL Diamond
Posts: 309
Rodizio!!
In Brazil I always need to visit a Rodizio.. Probably not spelled that way, but it's basically a meat smorgasbord. They start you with a wonderful salad bar that would put almost any in the US to shame... Then the meats start coming.. They cook these over an open fire with a continual marinade process. Every cut of the cow imaginable (including the hump roast which is not available in the US), poultry, pork, and seafood too.. The waiters circle the restaurant with these large skewers of meat. As long as you turn the cube on your table to green they'll stop by to serve.. Turn it red to take a break or shut down the service...
The only issue is self control... Fun for lunch or dinner.. I don't remember the individual restaurant names.
Churrascarias specialize in charcoal-grilled meats... This is the real name.. Read the post on Fogo de Chao...
The only issue is self control... Fun for lunch or dinner.. I don't remember the individual restaurant names.
Churrascarias specialize in charcoal-grilled meats... This is the real name.. Read the post on Fogo de Chao...
Last edited by DZMAN; Jan 27, 2006 at 10:43 am