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    Pizzaria Nacional

    Pizzaria Nacional

    4.5(13 reviews)
    4.4 kmMoema
    $$$

    An upscale pizza restaurant in São Paulo in a great neighborhood that takes reservations. Our group…read moreof eight sat comfortably with great table service. The pizza was very good yet not the absolute best we have had in this town of amazing pizza. The wine list is good and extensive enough. The staff was professionally accommodating. An easy recommendation for just about any occasion. This is a more upscale crowd who dress accordingly. While there were kids eating here, it wouldn't be the first place I would take a child under seven. They have metal straws which is also a nice touch.

    Ohhhh I have been having this love affair with Napoletan pizzas for over a decade; like all…read moreaffairs, it's all about choice and the reason behind that choice, what makes us fall in love for... The dough has to be perfect by perfect I mean perfectly structures, light, crusty, a slightly sweet taste, no smell of yeast, high quality ingredients, simple yet awesome and amazing! To achieve something like this tough it's not easy, it takes years of practice, dough usually uses 00 flour, coal fired ovens that reach temperatures high as a 1000 Fahrenheit, baking a pizza within 60-90 seconds. However, since we are in Brazil, taste is a bit adapted to please. Therefore, this was my order: *Pão de Calabresa: (soft bread, crunchy, filled with aged calabresa sausage and cheese) Perfect starter, especially paired with a Stella chopp (draught), this bread has a really crunchy exterior and a soft steamy cheesy, filled with calabresa sausage interior. *Spuntino (pizza dough, tomato sauce, mozz, white truffle infused EVOO) A small flat bread, slightly topped with tomato sauce, cheese and drizzled with white truffle infused EVOO. Good, but would easily skip this one next time to save space for their specialty pizzas. *Calabresa (tomato sauce, artisan calabresa, onions, black olives) Average. Topped off with mounts of calabresa sausage. *Tupi (tomato sauce, fresh mozz, funghi, thyme) Good and simple, thyme was interesting it had a slight scent of it but not overpowering any of the other ingredients. *Record (tomato sauce, taleggio, spicy sausage, shrooms, rosemary) Interesting, but personally, rosemary threw me off, overpowered every other ingredient. *Jobim (tomato sauce, mozz, chevre, parmesan, boiled eggs, pancetta, black pepper) Interesting, not so simple, all cheeses were placed perfectly without overpowering or blending with each other, pancetta was nice and crispy. *Panna Cotta (traditional panna cotta, Haitian vanilla, guava sauce) Slightly sweet, delicious aroma of vanilla, luscious texture and topped off with guava sauce. Sorry Paulistas, but for me Napolitan pizza is the best. Would totally come back, surely valet is available, but there are plenty of parking on the street. Waiting staff is very attentive and knowledgeable.

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    Pizzaria Nacional
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    Madureira Sucos - Crepioca de queijo minas com orégano

    Madureira Sucos

    4.3(15 reviews)
    5.3 kmItaim Bibi
    $$

    This fine establishment was just a block from the hotel I stayed in for a week of work. It's a…read morehealth-food mecca! I'm always worried about healthy food when i travel. I initially just thought this was a juice bar which would have been just fine for me, as I love a morning lemon juice (no sugar!), but this place has so much more! It's also got a great selection of salads, some nice egg dishes, some delicious Açai bowls for your daily superfood dose, and even KOMBUCHA! Service is super fast, so it's perfect for a quick lunch. For my entire time in Brazil I visited here every day and brought no less than 20 colleagues here - and if I'm ever back in the neighborhood I know I'll be right back here for a juice, snack, or healthy lunch.

    Madureira is like a Rio-inspired healthy version of a diner. I honestly don't know how I haven't…read morereviewed this place yet. It's my go to hunger killer any time of the day. For breakfast enjoy delicious Açai bowls (a must try for all foreign visitors), a little bowl of scrambled eggs with a side of fruit salad or their version of French toast in which an egg is fried to your liking within the hole cutout of a piece of toast and then topped with requeijão, an extra creamy Brazilian creme cheese. Also worth trying is the crazy monkey sandwich made of banana, cinnamon and a special "healthy" cheese (as though cheese could be diet, ha!). Super health nuts will appreciate the mashed bananas with oats and honey. For lunch they have a lot of great sandwiches including a tasty veggie burger. You won't be tempted to get that side of fries, since they don't sell anything fried. They do however sell non greasy empanadas which make a great afternoon snack. My favorite is the carne picante. The juices are not to be missed as part of any meal but especially refreshing at mid day is a chilled coconut cut open on request. Foreigners should note the menu separation of Vitaminas (smoothies), which are quite thick and often include Açai or sorbet, and sucos (juices) which are usually filtered to a quite thin consistency. For dinner the platters are nutritious and filling. I think the baked white fish with salad is the most popular version for the post-gym crowd, but I am also a fan of the sweet potatoes or the veggie burger patties (comes without the bun). Basically this place is a vegetarian, gluten free and gym addict haven. But beware those desserts! I can say from personal experience that tasting that cheesecake should be done at your own personal risk. I think it's on the list of foods that I would request for my last meal. The bolo de banana integral while not as crave-worthy is also pretty good and meets the criteria of desserts that I actually believe are healthy. The only dessert, and actually menu item come to think of it, that I didn't love (after two years of quite devoted patronage) was the recently introduced gluten free cake, unfortunately really dry and flavorless. Beyond selling great value for money healthy food, the service here is super fast, theyre open pretty late, they deliver and they have an English menu (not that I need it anymore but great for visitors). And for extra super duper bonus points Madureira regularly gives away the pão de queijo that gets too hard from sitting in the front case for too long to the local homeless people. How can you not love them!?!?

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    Madureira Sucos - Frango arroz 7 grãos e salada!

    Frango arroz 7 grãos e salada!

    Madureira Sucos - Açaí bowl!

    Açaí bowl!

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