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p.499.
Since the 1970s, this fairly inexpensive restaurant
has specialized in barbecued chicken, served with salad
and polenta (R$47.60), along the lines of the rustic food
commonly found in the areas of Italian settlement in
Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Daily
11am-midnight.
Gero
Rua Haddock Lobo 1629, Cerqueira César
T
11 3064 0005,
W
fasano.com.br;
M
Oscar Freire;
map p.499.
This relaxed bistro-style restaurant with
the same owners as
Fasano
has a smaller but still very
good menu. The food is more moderately priced than
other places like it (fish of the day is R$78,
turamisú
R$36), but expect a wait for a table.
Mon-Thurs
noon-3pm & 7pm-midnight, Fri-Sun noon-4pm &
7pm-midnight.
Le Vin Bistro
Alameda Tietê 184, Jardim Paulista
T
11 3081 3924,
W
www.levin.com.br;
M
Consolação
or Oscar Freire; map p.499.
Simple but attractively
presented food, particularly good as a light lunch (they
open in the morning for breakfast, but main meals are
served from noon). Well known for its oysters from
Cananéia (R$58 a dozen), though the salmon is
recommended too (R$54). Around R$70 a head.
Daily
8am-midnight.
★
Mon-Fri 11.30am-3.30pm & 6.30pm-midnight, Sat
11.30am-midnight, Sun 11.30am-11pm.
★
Tordesilhas
Alameda Tietê 489 (between
Consolação and Bela Cintra), Consolação
T
11 3107
7444,
W
tordesilhas.com;
M
Oscar Freire; map p.499.
The
trailblazer of new Brazilian cuisine; traditional recipes
gathered from throughout the country then adapted with a
lighter touch, as evidenced in dishes such as their wonderful
prawn
bobó
(RS$65). As well as being extremely tasty, the
food is beautifully presented and served in a very attractive
rustic-chic setting, and on Tues-Sat you can opt for the
R$100 tasting menu.
Tues-Fri 5pm-1am, Sat noon-5pm
& 7pm-1am, Sun noon-5pm.
Z-Deli
Alameda Lorena 1689, Cerqueira César
T
11
3088 5644;
M
Oscar Freire; map p.499.
A small Jewish
deli-restaurant with an outstanding spread of Ashkenazi
Jewish specialities such as gefilte fish, chopped liver and
cheesecake, plus Middle Eastern meze items such as
hummus and falafel, and the odd Brazilian dish just for
good measure. R$49 gets you all you can eat (R$60 at
weekends, when the selection's bigger). There's another
branch at Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva 1350 in
Jardim Paulista.
Mon-Fri 12.30-6pm, Sat 12.30-5pm.
8
Rodeio
Rua Haddock Lobo 1498, Jardim Paulista
T
11 3474 1333,
W
rodeiosp.com.br;
M
Oscar Freire;
map p.499.
Overly elegant, perhaps, and certainly
expensive, the quality of the meat is exceptional (T-bone or
chorizo steak R$88). The relaxed setting and discreet but
e
cient service has long made this a popular meeting
point for politicians, bankers and business executives.
ITAIM BIBI AND PINHEIROS
Andrade
Rua Artur de Azevedo 874, Pinheiros
T
11
3085 0589,
W
restauranteandrade.com.br;
M
Fradique
Coutinho; map p.499.
Northeastern food is the speciality
here, with dishes including
carne do sol
(sun-dried beef )
served with pumpkin, sweet potato and manioc (R$81 for a
full portion that'll serve two people, or R$49 for a half-
portion). Live
forró
music is performed Tues-Sat evenings
and Sun lunchtime.
Tues-Thurs noon-3pm & 7pm-1am,
Fri & Sat noon-3pm & 7pm-4am, Sun noon-5pm.
Braz
Rua Vupabussu 271, Pinheiros
T
11 3037 7975,
casabraz.com.br;
M
Faria Lima; map pp.486-487.
With
some of the best pizzas in São Paulo, busy
Braz
strives to
live up to expectations. The secret lies in the generosity of
their toppings - hunks of mozzarella, roast vegetables and
meat, drizzled with olive oil. The house speciality, called a
Braz pizza (R$59), comes topped with mozzarella,
parmesan and courgette (zucchini). They do deliveries, but
the downtown and Avenida Paulista areas are covered by
their Higienópolis branch (
T
11 3255 8090).
Mon-Thurs
6.30pm-midnight, Fri-Sun 6.30pm-1.30am.
Consulado Mineiro
Praça Benedito Calixto 74,
Pinheiros
T
11 3064 3882,
W
consuladomineiro.com
.br;
M
Oscar Freire or Fradique Coutinho; map p.499.
Authentically hearty
mineiro
food makes this a popular
spot, but it's particularly bustling on weekends when Praça
Benedito Calixto hosts an antiques and crafts market.
Dishes are mostly meat served with all the trimmings
(
farofa
, sweet potato, etc)-
tutu à mineira
, for example, at
R$67
.
Tues-Sun noon-midnight.
TOP 5 ITALIAN RESTAURANTS
Italians are São Paulo's biggest ethnic
minority, and the city's
Italian
restaurants
range from family-run
cantinas and pizzerias to elegant,
expensive establishments. For the most
part, Italian restaurateurs are the children
or grandchildren of immigrants, and
they've adapted mainly northern Italian
recipes to suit Brazilian tastes as well as the
availability of ingredients. São Paulo's “Little
Italy”,
Bixiga
, has a lot of Italian restaurants
as you'd expect, but the food there is
nothing special, and you'll find higher-
quality dishes in other neighbourhoods.
Fasano (Cerqueira César)
see opposite
Jardim de Napoli
(Higienópolis)
see p.508
Gero (Cerqueira César)
see above
Famiglia Mancini (off Rua
Augusta)
see p.509
Braz (Pinheiros)
see below
