A place you might miss if you blink as you pass by in the street, Cacilda is a cozy little bar to…read morehave a nice meal, or just hang out with friends over drinks. The décor is inspired by old São Paulo, and features everything from sofas around a table, to various size tables both downstairs and upstairs. The prices weren't bad, and the food was quite good. Like a lot of places, it's famous for its feijoada (which you can eat to your heart's delight), but they have a quite varied menu selection. Just be sure to go by taxi. There's no valet parking and trying to find a parking spot in the area can be a real pain.

I would avoid, especially if you're coming from the states…read more There were multiple tables dining, yet the staff only had one Picanha skewer going. It would take over 10-15 minutes just to get another slice of Picanha, yet they kept bringing bottom sirloin and other cuts. Also, the bottom sirloin was not as good as the other Churrascarias in Sao Paulo (Jardineria, Barbacoa, etc...). The pincaha was still very good at this location, but you could tell they were trying to get rid of their other cuts first. The staff also kept messing up our bill. For the price point and quality of the other cuts, it's just not worth it. There are too many other great Churrascarias around the city. For the record, I only went because of how close it was to my hotel. I'm actually surprised the Fogo de Chao in the states have better quality and service.

Service is great - best service I've experienced in a while. However, the quality of food isn't the…read morebest since it is buffet style. Also since we don't speak Portuguese we didn't know what we were eating.

I liked this place. The food is nothing special, but this doesn't seem to be what Geriba is about…read more It's a nice neighborhood bar with somewhat of a contemporary feel and a nice sitting area outside. Unfortunately, I was by myself but I can totally imagine coming back here with a group of friends and having a good time.

While staying at a hotel about .8 miles away (Ca'd'oro), I decided to bravely walk here through…read moresome questionable (and sometimes very stinky) streets for some lamb that I saw in Yelp. There were some scary people hanging around the destination but I continued my brave but perhaps Quixotic quest and FOUND IT: "PASV" in large letters reassured me to quit looking at the street and walk right in! I saw some entries on the menu that said "Lombo" so I assumed it was lamb but wanted to make sure. As a typical American (only speaking one language=English) I had trouble with the Portuguese menu and the server was trying to understand as he watched my arms flailing. The next table had exactly what I wanted, so I pointed to their dish and roughly said "que esta?" He said "Cordeiro." I was confused about the unfamiliar name so I pointed at my phone that was asking for a password for the PASV restaurant's wifi, and the kind server quickly entered the password. Ahhh, now I can translate their beautiful language into my one-and-only language of 66 years. The free wifi translated for me and nicely told me what I interpreted to be: "you idiot, "lombo" is "loin" not "lamb" and listen to the waiter: Cordeiro is what you want! Why don't you go to community college and learn something other than English?" The next problem was that there were two entries for Cordeiro. One had 1/2 next to it for 55 reals and the other had a name that translated to "red hot" for 90 reals. I wanted a half serving but it was confusing because it didn't say "red hot." I tried to tell the guy I wanted red hot (not fresh from the fridge) and he nodded. In the end I got the 55 real version. Well, it turns out that the entire section of the menu meant "red hot" so all I did was get a half order -- 3 strips of lamb in a beautifully unfamiliar cut as my photo shows. And I'm glad because it was plenty! And it was just-barbecued hot in spite of not having the moniker. It came with a big serving of big broccoli (not a typo--it was so big it was maybe a little overdone for the "leaves" but a little underdone for the large stalks), some mystery onion + whatever "salad" (which was excellent), a piece of flavorful yet soft bread (which I found on the bill to be about 1 dollar US extra), and a huge serving of rice and fat fries ("Steak fries" in the US). My total bill for the fabulous lamb was 68 reals = about $16 US at today's exchange rate. Maybe my 5 star rating has to do with the good price, but the lamb had both attributes: quality and quantity. I'm quite full now and ready for my harrowing and long taxi trip to the airport, thank you!

Not the friendliest of staff. They have a "I'm so cool" attitude problem, it's probably the first…read moretime in Brazil I have ever experienced such unfriendliness. It was rather sad, given it's our last night in São Paulo, and every other restaurant has been so kind and patient. The yellowtail fish with the nuts were not that great either. After the raving reviews and the lonely planet recommendation, I truly had great expectations. Sigh.

Great drinks, cool atmosphere. Our group sat upstairs and I found the music to be way too loud to…read morethe point of a headache after dinner. While I appreciated the musical selection of classic and contemporary rock, it turned my brain into blender-matter. Music aside, the food was pretty decent. While I might not order the fish again, I enjoyed the bites I stole from my neighbors plates. The servers were very sweet and attentive and the top tip on this place is that there's a hip, jazzy speakeasy bar in the basement level. Get the bloody mary!

This bar takes what at most places would be the most banal food - coxinha, roast chicken, polenta,…read moreetc. - and makes it a real delight to eat. Besides that, it has the most complete selection of beers from around the world I've seen in São Paulo. The menu even includes selections of beers if you want to sit down to a beer tasting. Also, they have specials on cases of beer to take home.

Had my first taste of coxinha tonight. I'm definitely a fan! As we wound our way through the maze…read moreon the main level down the stairs to the lower level, I was amazed at how large this place actually is. Just because you see a lot of people, don't be scared away. I'm not a beer drinker, but even I was impressed with the expansive beer selections. Our meat dish and dessert were good, but not out of this world impressive. Overall, go for the beer and the coxinha: and enjoy the company of your friends.