Estúdio Lâmina opened in November 2011 in a fine old downtown apartment, dedicated to bringing…read moretogether art residencies and exhibitions with music, dance and circus performance. Daytime exhibitions can be visited by appointment - not because it's a particularly exclusive sort of joint, but simply since it also doubles as the home of some of the artists who work and show there. An evening at the Estúdio, at one of its occasional soirées, is a heady, surprising cabaret-style mix of art, music and performance: hang out and chat to the arty creators of the event and rub shoulders with the mixed, fun crowd, and then move through the spaces as a dance performance starts up in one room, a poetry reading in another, and a mini-gala variety show suddenly appears before you, with comedy, music and even a dash of magic.

Yes, call me a hipster or a wannabe hipster or whatever but I really like Mirante 9 de Julho,…read moreespecially the coffee from Isso é Cafe ! This spot, right above the 9 de Julho Avenue and behind MASP, was abandoned until the city government and a couple of groups of businessmen decided to renovate it and ever since its been an awesome place. Its quieter on weekdays abut weekends are quite full - besides the great coffee at one end, a quick food joint at the other, they also have a basic functioning bar (beer and other alcoholic options), an interesting view and a really awesome ambience. On weekends they also organise open air movei screenings or a DJ plays and the place gets even more interesting. The decor of the place is clean, well organised - if you order food or coffee, they give you a buzzer so that you can go and pick up you food/drink. Talking about the café there - Isso é Cafe - nice Brazilian coffee at reasonable prices with effect services - however on weekends they tend to be slower. I normally go for their regular brewed option at R$ 5 which is like a huge mug of awesome black coffee - at just the right roast & temperature. if you want a refill, it costs you another R$ 2.50 so for all you coffee gulpers, this is the place. Also its quite a cool place for a weekday date. I like Mirante, I love the ambience and I am going to be frequenting it quite a bit more !

A great new spot for coffee, drinks or music…read more It's open early in Sunday morning so is a great option for people riding along the ciclovia. The menu at the coffee shop, Isso É Café, is small but tasty and the coffee is excellent. Follow them on Instagram for information about music, movie nights and other events.