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.

From years of traveling, I've learned that shopping while jetlagged is a very bad move as proven by…read morestrange tchotchkes like blinking ice cubes from china and fly swatters with built it tweezers from japan. I thought it was brilliant at the time. So as a rule, no shopping beyond my immediate needs. Which let me on the hunt for extra water and maybe exotic fruit? I found this 24hr market. It's American sized and not as exotic as a Hong Kong fish market nor nearly as smelly. Super convenient, accepts credit cards but must show passport matching CC. Then if you dare, venture upstairs for the non-essentials like a few football paraphernalia or my personal favorite, Haivana flip flops for $11 instead of the almost 30 back home. Wait, did I really need 3 pairs? Damn that jetlag!

24 hours of service, seems to be in an ok neighborhood, wasn't fearful on the street and the roads…read morepretty busy. Accept all major credit cards no problems there, ample parking and a wide selection of goods. It seems most things that you need you will find.

Great grocery store! Really big but can be a bit crowded. I love the deli section, it's affordable…read moreand delicious. There's 2 floors but I found all my groceries and household goods on the first floor so can't say what's upstairs.

Food was mediocre, unflavorful and salty. Service wasnt…read moregood, when I made reservation in person, a girl walked me around to choice our table that night. She assured that table will be available for us. We got there that evening someone else was in that table and we were asked tonsit in a 13"x 13" table, I wasn't happy. I asked to moved our table, omg speaking of communication was bad. I get it Brazilian vs English. The person who help me then spoke English fluently and server also. Ambiance was loud for a fine dining, we hardly can speak to each other.

One of my favorite liquor stores in São Paulo. They moved to a bigger space a couple of months ago…read moreand as a result, the variety of beverages they sell is more complete, including a selection of cheese, chocolates, species. But the best feature is that you can go get one of the cold beers in the fridge and snacks from the shelfs, pay at the cashier and taste them in the store. They provide you the glass and there is a counter with stools where you can drink it. There is also a wine dispenser with a selection of wines you can try.