How cute is this place?! Tucked away in a side street in Itaim lies a little heaven for chocolate…read morelovers. This tiny cafe and chocolatier has a quaint vibe and super friendly staff. They sell lots of different flavors of chocolate truffles, chocolate bark and some Brazilian treats like pão de mel. This is a great spot for a little afternoon meetup of coffee and sweets or to buy some authentic Brazilian chocolates for visitors when you get burnt out on brigadeiros. As a plus the place is Kosher so you can give the goodies to anyone at the holidays. They also make chocolates in the shape of mini wedding cakes which could be a sweet treat to give to a newly engaged couple.

Standard Starbucks. It's always very busy here, but they keep the line moving rapidly…read more They have the full selection of sandwiches and pastries, as well as their full drink menu. They made me a lovely chai tea, though they gave me leche integral as opposed to leche desnatado. Boo.

It is the old and faithful Starbucks we all know :). It is a kiosk instead a full venue here, but…read moreeverything is there. Brazilian branches have cheese bread (Pão de Queijo, a local delicacy). It's located in the higher floor in the JK Iguatemi Shopping, a very pleasant mall flooded in natural light. Pretty packed in the lunch hour.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I would love to introduce you to the bakery with the best, without a doubt…read morethe BEST bread in Brazil. It is the Padaria 14 de Julho. It is in Bixiga or Little Italy, São Paulo; an area where you will see some beautiful smiles and get some pats on the back and invitations to sit down for coffee and a chat by some very kind, real and hospitable locals. The owner is Frank. A lovely man with a very big and generous heart and a bigger smile. His entire team echoes with his love. He took me on a tour of the entire establishment and had me try five types of bread and I don't mean just tore off small pieces or samples - these were rolls. The freakin' ciabatta, the focaccia, the onion loaf, .......! Needed no butter and no dipping oil. These loaves of fresh and hot bread were popping out of the oven - OMG! The olive oil, the herbs and the milk came together to make these plump and small pieces of art( please see the photo by the oven) have the perfect crust and flavor & texture. The oven - the original oven is 126 years old. Yes, 1897! That is when the Padaria 14 de Julho opened for business. Old school, original recipes, great family tradition, love and warmth. You say São Paulo in Brazil as in 4770 miles south and east of New York and 5770 south and west of Palermo, Sicily? I say Heck Yeah! . But it's only 6 miles from our hotel( the Grand Hyatt São Paulo) and about 15 miles from the international airport. It's magical, it's real it's Padaria 14 de Julho. Get down here guys and gals. Enjoy!

My grandfather used to buy the famous "rosca de linguica" here. Decades later it still has a…read morefantastic bread. Try also the "rosca de provolone" and the provolone Tania.

Cute little place. Wakes by it by chance. We had a bagel with eggs, cream cheese, bacon, and…read moreavocado, and a pistacchio donut that was out of this world! Great cappuccino and juices as well! Highly recommended!!!

Cute little place, nicely decorated, great food (we had the avocado toast & wrap as well as the…read morepizzookie for desert), friendly service

Charming place with vegan gluten, lactose, and sugar free products. Urban Remedy is famous in LA,…read moreand I was very happy to know that they opened here in SP. I really liked the beets juice #3, and the 'Chocolate love''. All things that I tried from there were great, however some products are a little overpriced. But, folks give it a try, especially if you like healthy stuff.

The yummiest cookies and the kindest service. Such a great neighborhood spot! I ate here weekly…read morewhile living there.