Somewhere on a dimly-lit street is a door that opens into this wonderful cocktail bar. This bar had always been highly recommended by my 2 contain-experts - Fabio S. & Rodrigo R. - so when Yelp organised a cocktail night there, I was game for it and oh boy ! the place doesn't disappoint when it comes to the quality of cocktails and the price they charge for it - when it comes to cocktails São Paulo has a lot of of varying qualities - Boca excels at what they serve and for the price they charge for it.
The drinks at Boca are well prepared, with good quality alcohol (not top shelf but quite good) - they have a good classic cocktail list but what stands out is this drink called "macunaima" served in small glass, costing R$ 8.00, made with a mix of Brazilian Cachaça, Fernet-Branca liquor & Lime - its a great drink and certainly one of the fastest ways to tipsy land...lol ! The other classics at Boca like Negroni, Martini, Manhattan etc are all worth a try. Most of these drinks are in the R$ 21.00 - R$ 24.00 price range and, once again, very well made.
The ambient at Boca is very laid back - they have 3 people at the bar (2 of them are co-owners) and a decently functioning kitchen for the snacks - they are apparently very popular for their Bulova (haven't tired it) but whatever other snacks I have eaten, from the very balanced spicy 'acelga', to the sweet potato fries and the crispy pork rinds - it all works very well, and once again, good value for money.
The place is quite busy, they have 2 floors, with a free pool table on the top floor - the service is okay but the decor and charm of the place really make it once of the best places in São Paulo for cocktails...it's not there at the level of Frank Bar but its certainly among my top 5 places to get a drink.
There are definitely going to be several more visits to Boca de Ouro ! read more