Vegetarians and vegans in São Paulo should make this a mandatory stop, one of the main elements of paulista food culture is the PF (prato feito, "made dish", an option of protein accompanied by ungodly amounts of rice, beans, a small and very plain salad), from which vegetarians and specially vegans are often removed.
Boteco do Góis not only offers vegan PF, you are actually presented with options, including a feijoada with vegetables served on Wednesdays and Saturdays that would make even the most meat crazed forgo his steak. The commercial dish, most basic item on the vegetarian menu, comes with three pieces of juicy soy beef (that's right, juicy, you'll actually feel the juices running as you bite into it) costs a mere R$15,00 and can easily feed two, so don't be afraid to bring your appetite. The hamburgers are huge and offer three paty options: quinoa, soy and lentils, I'm personally a soy person, but my friends mostly swear upon the quinoa.
You may have a hard time with service if you're foreign as they don't speak much English, and due to the mostly family team they may sometimes forget your order or get minor things wrong, but they're always willing to fix anything you may be unpleased with. The cheese on the vegetarian cheese burger is not vegan, so if you're not ovolacto stick to the plain burger with pickles and maybe soy bacon bits.
This is the kind of place that breaks down prejudices against vegan food, so bring your favorite meat eaters. read more
