Cute, cozy in hip area of Jardins. Long, narrow entry way lined with wine display and tables for…read moretwo that leads to the main dining room. Open kitchen concept and very old-world Italian vibe and decor with candles and brick/stucco walls. Restaraunt is underground and below wine shop. Warm, welcoming staff and cooks greet you as you enter. Great selection of wines from around the world. Obvious as being part of the wine store above. Good, local appetizers. Tried several and all were good. Main entree was filet mignon. Two, thin cuts that were good but not great.

WOW! What a great little place. Its located in a relatively new little complex that includes a…read moreseemingly great gym upstairs. The decor is adorable- lots of plants and frenchy things. The whole restaurant is very clean, modern and..might I add...delicious! I ordered a tiramisu SO BIG and SO delicious that I had to fight myself to finish it. I was fully expecting it to cost at least R$ 15...but was shocked to discover that it was only R$6.50. Seriously for the size of that thing- its incredibly cheap! I also noted that they had a beautiful buffet inside filled with other delicious looking things. Most remarkably however, the woman sitting across from me was eating a salad. JUST a salad for lunch. This is a very difficult thing to find in Brazil and I will be sure to come back for more. Just loved the place.

This surpsemarket is located right next to Renaissance hotel so I decided to stop by. The place is…read morepretty small and has tight aisles but it covers the basic nessesities. It is comvineint if you wanna pick up a few grocery and snacks or wines but anything dirther I recommend going to somewhere else.

Small shop, compared to others of the same chain, but handy when it comes to those last minute…read morepurchases or for items of your daily routine. Fruits and vegetables corner doesn't have many options and they are not that fresh and the same is valid for the bakery and butchery section. And cashier can have long lines, specially around 6pm on weekdays. On weekends, tends to be less busy.

Gourmet and frozen food are rarely in the same sentence. But Donnabella has pulled it off. I know,…read moreI couldn't believe it either. But then I tried their Carrot Ginger Soup. Now it's something I crave. Do your freezer a favor - Go to Donnabella and pick up a bunch of their gourmet frozen foods and stock your fridge. Then when you're home late from work and still want to eat well, you'll have a gourmet meal waiting for you. They also have a cute area to enjoy a pastry that is as much a feast for the eyes as it is for the mouth.

We liked this cool wine bar/restaurant so much so that we returned the following day. Great…read moreatmosphere, nice wine selection and delicious pasta and meat dishes. We especially enjoyed it because it was one block off the beaten path and easier to get in without a wait. A gente gostou mesmo esse wine bar. E por isso a gente voltou o dia seguinte. O ambiente foi Super confortável e intimado. O variedade dos vinhos foram muito bom e gostosos. E a comida foi super delicia. Também esse lugar fica só um bloco das ruas populares então não precisa esperar pra uma mesa.

Very quaint, European wine bar with excellent food (the risotto was excellent) and a fabulous…read moreselection of wines. The atmosphere is charming and it's located in a nice, safe neighborhood close to nice hotels. But why the mediocre rating? The service was terrible! From the moment I got there, I had to wait to be seated. A scowling young woman who didn't bother to say good evening and seemed annoyed that it was only a party of one, to the waiter who barely crossed to words with me other than to acknowledge my order and recommend a wine (which he got wrong the first time, although when he got me request for a red it truly was an excellent choice) were just one of the negatives. Then when it came time to leave, it was another long wait until what appeared to be the owner or head waiter finally requested my check, which also brought another set of eye rolls when I asked for separate checks for food and wine. Why I annoyed them I don't know. I was in a business suit, having gone there straight from a series of business meetings. Was it that I wasn't a native Portuguese speaker? Well, SP is an international city. Overall, I was made to feel very uncomfortable and as much as I enjoyed the meal, wine and atmosphere, I will not go back or recommend it. It was simply an unpleasant experience.

WHAT A PLACE!!!! Best croissants, all kinds were wonderful, best chocolate eclair with port wine!…read moreTo die for! The serves were super friendly, the ambiance is a trendy French place more like a boulangerie, very clean, smells like sweet French vanilla cinnamon bread, in another words if you are not hungry once you get you will be! Very inviting! When in Higienópolis, which is this family warm neighborhood, don't miss this spot

Nice cafe/bakery with lots of other typical breakfast options like Benedict, avo toast, omelettes,…read moreeggs, etc etc. The is in a nice area and looks trendy and popular. The cappuccino was fantastic. The avocado toast was good as was the salmon Benedict. They were good but nothing amazing. The service was fast and friendly and the playlist was classic rock (which I loved). It was pretty hot inside which we have found to be the norm here is SP. If I lived here I'd definitely go back to try their fresh baked goods, they looked and smelled amazing.

This place is well decorated and it has a nice vibe, you will be able to have your meals and talk…read morenicely without too laud songs in the back. It is a great place to take a brunch, the artesanal breads are super tasty and all food look like special to take a picture. During weekends probably you will find a line to get a place inside but you can take home everything we find in the menu.

If it were not for the serendipitous meeting my wife had in the US with one of the owners of this…read moreplace, we wouldn't have found it. It is reviewed in other places, and given my penchants for Yelp, I wouldn't have clued into this place, and this would have been most unfortunate. First, the culture around bread and certainly food in São Paulo is serious, and there is a "padaria" on many corners, and it is likely you are not staying anywhere near this place. This said, I will tell you now it was worth the Über we took there, and Über did find the place by name quickly which was nice, rather than having to place the address in manually. Signage is clearly marked, and similar to the color seen on the website, which is underwhelming as far as websites go. Being on the corner, it was easy to navigate a drop off and pick up safely. I am guessing you are not brave (read "louco") enough to rent a car and drive in São Paulo, although there may be parking at times within walking distance along the street if you did. Unlike many places in São Paulo, this place was designed with several small seating areas and thankfully this was one place where one could actually hear a conversation and feel relaxed rather than the normal hustle and bustle of restaurants here. You would think that because we showed up later in the day (around 3 pm) that the bread would have been baked earlier in the day, but this place makes small batches all day, and our bread to go once we were done was fresh from the oven. My wife Andréa had a "suco de tangerina" (freshly squeezed tangerine juice) and I had my afternoon "cafezinho" (a double espresso) to go with our charcuterie board of salumi, local cheese, and a country loaf with black sesame and oats and a purple sweet potato loaf, accompanied by lovely balls of cultured butter and a passion fruit marmalade. To top things off, I had been looking for a fair trade whole bean Brazilian coffee to take back home, and there it was sitting on the shelf for sale at a reasonable price. https://www.vitalecafe.com.br/. The service was prompt, friendly, and knowledgeable and clearly showed both a pride in their product and a confidence in their excellence. There is no question it will be a future Über ride with others there in the future.