Their menu is impressive. Lots of good options…read more Had the Itaim pale ale. Not the best I've ever had. Ordered costela de tambaqui. A bit disappointed that it was fried not grilled. The portion was huge. Enough to share. It doesn't come with any sides and so I ordered some rice to complement it Wish they had other hot sauce options different from Tabasco. I'll certainly come back to try a different meal from their large food menu. I also had one of their burgers and it was pretty tasty. There are a lot of restaurants and bars that close on Mondays and this is one of the few that stay open all week long. Great atmosphere. The end.

Great place to be with friends, I watched all copa games here and it was amazing. Many many gringos…read morecome here. They have lots of home brewed beers and they come in lots of sizes. Try the so very French mules au Provençal and the meat is great too. Try the flames- super thin square pizzas - you'll love it!!

So nice to find a " micro brew" in Sao Paulo. they had a wide selection of styles - some I had not…read moreseen in Brazil anywhere. As another review said- Beer with flavor! The beer was good and the food enjoyable. I really liked that the beers were named after some Brazilian folktales. We went on a weekend night so it wasn't too crowded - we we could chat with the wait staff and learn about the business.

I'm from a very beer-happening city, and I was impressed…read more I stuck with the Mula IPAs, which were about perfectly bitter and strong. Our group ordered fries and crostini breads to share. All good. Only reason they didn't get 5 stars was due to slow service (20+ minutes to get a beer). I very much like their card system for paying, so if you go in a group, you pay for what you yourself ordered! I'll be back. The beer ice-cream in the little freezer by the cashier should be avoided. Ick! Just sayin'!

Welcome to my favorite cocktail bar in São Paulo. This Jardins watering hole is tops for specialty…read moreand craft cocktails and offers a nice blend of swank and cool. The place is pretty intimate and always plays music that'll have you opening up your Shazam app. Every time I've gone, there's a decent crowd but the nice thing is everyone's filed away into tables; so none of that bumping elbows to make your way to the bar. The cocktail menu features a mean list of gin and tonic preparations and the Camden Town comes served with a tea bag (this is my friend's favorite). As for me, I tend to stick to the classics and opt for the Vesper (perfectly balanced and prepared) or a Negroni (similarly fantastic). I even ordered off the menu when I asked for a Penicillin. Despite not knowing the ingredients, the bartender pulled it up on his phone and mixed away. It ended up being one of the better versions I've had! There's also a great food menu to ward off evil hunger pangs and the items I've tried have all been great (I love the potatoes with the egg on top). Overall, Barê is great for before/after-dinner drinks. It's a great refuge whether you're dressed to the nines or sporting jeans and a t-shirt.

It was an amazing experience. The Chef Alexandre is very creative and the dishes were all really…read moretasty. It is a must if you are visiting Vila Madalena.

From the owner: Restaurante fusion, inspirado em izakayas, sushi bar, tapas e restaurantes com balcãoread more

I love the concept of wine tasting offered at Bardega. The widest of south América I have heard. A…read moredrawback could be the lack of clientela and atmosphere; at least when I was there on Sunday de were the only ones there

Amazing wine bar that has a huge selection of different wines from around the world. They have a…read morenice sommelier available to give suggestions. I also had a tasty app and land and sea special risotto!

Guarita Bar - the new kid on the block with some solid names at the helm - Jean Ponce ex-bartender…read morefrom the only 2-Michelin star restaurant in Brazil, D.O.M. controls the bar and Gregor Caisley, from Twelve Bistro, manages the kitchen - these 2 names anywhere raise expectations ! I went to Guarita the first time while it was in soft opening, the kitchen was not in operation but the bar was fully operational. Jean Ponce, besides being the great bartender, is one of the most welcoming hosts - he really makes you feel at home and all of a sudden you are part of the family. The first time around I tried his signature 'Rabo de Galo' and the classic Negroni - both drinks are well prepared, with good ingredients and hand-crafted crystal clear huge ice cubes. One interesting thing that Jean told me is that he will used different types of glassware to serve the same drink - keeping it casual but at the same time the quality of the cocktail served should be consistent with their standards. The second time around, Guarita was fully operational and I decided to give the food menu a try. I orders the pork belly sandwich and trust me when I say this - it was one of the best sandwiches I have ever tasted - spiced pork belly with thin slices of cucumber and some coriander make it a gem in the menu. Since greed has no limits, I shared a pizza with my friend and once again the kitchen deserves full points - the food at Guarita is really spectacular. I tried a 3 lime lemon caipirinha with some good 'ol cachaça and Jean's caipirinha fame is well deserved. So if I had such a good time, why do I give Gurita 4 stars - the drinks are good but Boca de Ouro and Negroni (2 similar priced bars) are better..and there Guarita drops a star. I love the laid back ambience, the quick service and Jean Ponce is one of the best hosts - definitely a place to return !

Tasty drinks and food. Nice atmosphere. Packed. Hard to find a spot to seat down. Would return but…read moreprobably not on a Saturday evening.

Within the small space of De Bruer you'll find phenomenal gourmet beers from Brasil. Local craft…read morebeers has only just gained popularity in the last year here in Sao Paulo. And while there are other restaurants in Pinheiros/Vila Madalena area that offer gourmet beers (Emporium Alto dos Pinheiros or Melograno) their cuisine just doesn't compare. Where were we?! Everything was so full of flavor! I ordered a simple "Green salad" that showed up with a whole roasted garlic clove. My meat eating friends recommend the tender "French Kiss" and the "Jihad." The owner had great recommendations and speaks English. Mark my words - they're gonna have to get a bigger space.

I have no idea why this place wasn't crowded. It had a huuuuge selection of craft beer and they're…read moreall Brazilian. The Belgian tripel on tap was fantastic. The buffalo wings were a bit different than American style; they were so tender that they fell off the bone and came with a fun BBQ sauce and Bleu cheese dressing. There were about 6 or 7 choices on tap and a huge selection in bottles, all really well chilled. It's worth the trek and we'll be back many times I'm sure.

Brazilian friends wanted to take me to a place during my visit to São Paulo that would give me a…read morechance to sample some unique Brazilian flavours and they chose Micaela, partly due to its location (walking distance from my hotel) and due to our needing a place that would be open on Monday. Neither had been here before, but both had heard good things, so they figured it would be worth a shot. How right they were! The restaurant is cute and charming inside, with a rustic sort of feel. The waiters--none of whom appear to speak English, though I cannot be sure of that since my friends handled all the interactions with staff--were friendly and helpful. The menu is extremely varied and includes many ingredients from all over Brazil, including exotic fishes from the north of the country, spices from the Amazon, and all sorts of things that none of us knew what they were. We opted to share two starters, one called Aquarelas do Brasil (after the famous song of the same name) and the other "pintxos" of tapioca and shimeji mushrooms (mushrooms wrapped in tapioca pastry and fried). The Aquarelas dish turned out to be delivered on a plate resembling a painter's palette, with four little servings of things to be spread on thin pieces of a special bread that they make in-house (each serving a different colour, thus adding to the theme evoked by the dish's name). The tapioca-wrapped mushrooms was the better-tasting of the two dishes, though we enjoyed them both very much. For the main course, I had a dish that consisted of beef, farofa, a fried noodle sort of thing on top and a tomato-and-onion salsa on the side, together with rice. It had excellent flavours, though the fried noodle-y thing on top made it a bit difficult to eat. We also had caiprinhas or caipiroskas, one of the latter made with red fruits instead of lime--there is a sizeable list of options for these cocktails on the menu--and they even gave us a taste of a special cachaça made with a Brazilian relative of the betel leaf. We really didn't need dessert after all this, but we decided to share one among the three of us, choosing one made with toasted coconut, white chocolate caramel and something called puxurí that none of us was familiar with, so one of the waiters brought some out to show us. Turns out it's a spice from northern Brazil that is redolent of cinnamon and vanilla, and they gave me a piece to use at home. The dessert was excellent, as was the rest of the meal, and the price was pretty reasonable given all that we had ordered (R$140 each).

The food is amazing here. Definitely get the Galhinado. That chicken and rice dish was the…read morehighlight of my meals there. The chicken was cooked perfectly and had a smokey flavor that was very pleasant. The dessert with cupuazu was really good too.. reminded me of a combination of butterscotch and dried longan fruit.

France has Cassoulet. Brazil double dog dares with Fejoada (fay-zzzhwa-dah)…read more I asked the hotel receptionist where to go for Fejoada. She pointed me to Bolinha. It is the weekend and the ubiquitous Brazilian dish is their signature buffet. So everything came to the table! The 10 cuts of meat include bacon, pork chop, oxtail, pig ear, beef tongue, linguica, brisket, ham hock, and pork knuckles. The broth is brimming with collagen--so they offer salsa, hot sauce, and fresh orange slices to resuscitate your palette. Thicken the broth with toasted nut flour if you wish. There's fried sweet banana and yucca, pork rinds and crispy bacon on the side, perfect rice and shredded collard greens. Assuage your guilt with shots of house caipirinha. Think a sweeter margarita on the rocks... The very patient and sweet maitre'd offered me dessert. He's thinks he is so funny! While I have no reference to compare this example to others as it was my first taste of Fejoada, the standard is set immensely high. Not cheap at R150 total bill ($40). But this memory has been seared indelibly into my food coma'd brain. And now I understand why they have such a light dinner. Time for a siesta to recover. !!! Bring a translator (Google translate is pretty good) if you don't speak Portuguese. Inhouse WiFi available.

Amazing food and fantastic deserts. Service was impeccable. Tried Feijoada for the first time, was…read moregreat!!