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    Hocca Bar

    4.7 (26 reviews)
    Open 7:30 am - 6:00 pm

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    Outdoor seating

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    Patrick L.

    Holy heart attack batman. The place is guaranteed to do the trick if you come more than once in, well, a year! I had the bellissima which was off the charts greasy goodness. Mortadella, Swiss cheese, with a few sun dried tomatoes thrown in to keep you guessing. This is a small stand with counter service in a large public market. The market seems tks specialize in cured meats and cheeses. So a mortadella sandwich fits right in. Very unassuming you order at the register. Take a seat. Watch the cook lay slice after slice of mortadella on the grill, then like it up high, and transfer it to soft bread. When he put it in front of me I swear the thing snarled at me. Intimidating. When finished, fill and satisfied, I thought about getting the head sized fried stuffed empanadas. Just because. My cardiologist would have thanked me for walking away. Do not pass this one up!

    Hocca Bar - Mortadella sandwich with creamy pimento sauce in the background!
    Jasmine W.

    After sitting in traffic from Santo Amaro for almost 2 hours and walking through the Mercado Municipal for a little over an hour after that, my friend and I were ready for a good lunch! My friend's mom had suggested Hocca Bar for a lunch with a little Brazilian flair. Now, it might be helpful to know that there are THREE Hocca Bars in the Mercado...you read that right, THREE. The biggest one is on the second floor restaurant area, and this one also happens to have the longest line (at least it did when I was there on a Wednesday midday). There are two more smaller Hocca Bars on the main ground floor of the Mercado, with the same logo and menu as the large restaurant version! These Hocca Bars on the ground level were still crowded, but there was no hour+ wait to order and be seated. My friend and I ended up going to the medium sized one, which is along the main walkway that goes across the Mercado's width (think parallel to Rua da Cantareira). This Hocca Bar had a few tables and seats, and we were able to grab a table after waiting for a few minutes for another group to finish! While my friend and I were grabbing a table, my friend's mom ordered for us since we know absolutely no Portuguese. This is where I learned about ordering water in Brazil...my friend's mom asked if I wanted water and I said sure, since you usually just get a cup for water at restaurants in HI. However, I was surprised when she came back with bottled water for everyone. She told me that Brazilians don't do tap water, and they always have to buy bottled! Anyway, back to the good stuff. For the 2 of us, we got a mortadella sandwich, a bachalau croquette (not sure exactly what its called but it was basically a huge croquette), and a shrimp pastel. Everything was great, and this was also my first experience trying bachalau! I was told the mortadella sandwich was HUGE before coming to Hocca Bar, but when we got ours it didn't seem all that big (maybe because my perspective is skewed by American standards). The meat in the sandwich, which according to the internet is cured pork, was so good! It was sliced very thinly and very easy to chew, but still had a lot of flavor! We added a kick to our sandwich by squeezing some of Hocca Bar's creamy pimento sauce inside the bread. The bachalau croquette was very fishy, as bachalau is a type of preserved fish. The parts closest to the outside breading were the best...as we got more towards the middle of the croquette everything got really dry (but still good thanks to the creamy pimento sauce). The shrimp pastel was stuffed to the brim with shrimps and lots of cheese, and the outside was perfectly crunchy and didn't get soggy! There was no real service aspect at this particular Hocca Bar as it was more like you order at the counter, wait for your number to pop up on the screen, pick up your food, and bring it to your table. But I did notice there was a worker that was regularly cleaning rubbish off the tables, wiping the tables and chairs down, and emptying the trash cans! My friend and I helped her out by throwing our own trash away, but it seems like most people just left everything on the table. Also, no tipping required here! TL;DR - downstairs Hocca has a shorter line than upstairs Hocca, creamy pimento sauce cures all, and mortadella sandwich!

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    Had a huge "pastel de queijo" and the large caipirinha sure gave me a cool buzz.

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    Bar do Mané - Melty cheese

    Bar do Mané

    4.1(17 reviews)
    0.5 km
    $$

    Yelp Review 2025 #162:…read more Despite Anthony Bourdain not being around anymore, having watched his shows that I still rewatch til this day, I make it a mission to try places he's been. He has not steered me wrong so far. As soon as I landed in São Paulo, I hopped on a taxi to have my first meal in Bar do Mane with bags in tow. I got here at 11am and they still had plenty of empty tables - they do take up a lot of space in Mercado Municipal de São Paulo which means more tables and chairs for their diners. Scan the QR code that's on the table to see the menu. I already knew what I wanted to get so, I waived one of the servers over to place my order. There's only one thing you SHOULD get from here anyway: their famous mortadella sandwich...ok, maybe, try their bacalhau too. Under 10 minutes later, I got my food. Mortadella Sandwich: They come in 2 sizes: regular and large. Trust me, the regular sandwich will fill you up. If you're sharing with another person, get the large. Layers upon layers of thinly sliced mortadella with melted gooey cheese on top that you can literally see melting towards the layers of salty mortadella - all on a soft bun. The sandwich comes pre-sliced which makes it easier to share or take the other half home/ to your hotel. They're generous with the mortadella. The sandwich is about 48 Brazilian Reais which is under $10. The cheese is incredible. It's a squeaky kind of cheese even though the color looks like it's cheddar cheese. I asked for a box for my leftover. They boxed it up for me and put it in a bag. I ate the other half the next day - cold. It would've been better warmed up for sure. Most hotels don't really have a microwave unless you're staying at an Airbnb or an apartel. The service was ok. All you have to do is wave somebody over if you need anything. Sitting there waiting for things to fall on your lap will leave you sitting there for over an hour.

    Came here for the super hyped mortadella, an Italian cold cut that is best described as luxurious…read morebologna. To me, it was a little too salty and too meaty. But that just might be how the sandwich is. I got the small (there's a large option too) but it took me two meals to finish it. I also got a strawberry juice, which was fresh and countered the salty taste of the meat. This restaurant is located in the Mercado Municipal - a large, historic market in Sao Paulo for its cold cuts, fruits, and other stalls. Staff is sweet and prompt and service moves quickly.

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    Bar do Mané - The market

    The market

    Bar do Mané - Original Mortadella Sandwich

    Original Mortadella Sandwich

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    Z Deli Sandwiches - Melhor cheescake da cidade até o momento. Esse é o de amora.

    Z Deli Sandwiches

    4.5(53 reviews)
    3.7 kmCerqueira César
    $$

    Best fast dinner restaurant I've ever been to. There Salmon sandwiches was 10/10, perfectly cooked…read moresalmon and the bread just melted in you mouth. Then after eating my sandwich, I said "lets see if there desert matches the same energy" didn't disappoint either , cheesecake was heaven on earth. Highly recommend checking this restaurant out. I went to the (Jardins) location, which was also really nice inside and the food came out quick.

    [ENGLISH BELOW] Ok, fazia muito tempo que não comia um…read moreburger em SP e ficava: \O/!!!!!!!! Foi o que aconteceu. Adiei muitas vezes minha ida ao Z Deli devido à falta de espaço físico e a fila. Além disso, não tem ar condicionado nesse verão paulista. Por isso, o restaurante não recebe as 5 estrelas. Mas voltando a parte deliciosa da review, o burger é realmente divinooooooo! Pedi um burger chamado Minetta que vem com cheddar e cebolas caramelizadas. A carne veio no ponto certinho! E o pão era levemente crocante com um suave gostinho de manteiga. Amei! O sanduíche de pastrami era bom, mas um pouco seco. Infelizmente, não sou fã de foie gras, então não experimentarei o famoso burger deles, mas todos meus amigos que gostam possuem uma opinião unânime positiva! Pedi as fritas normais, super crocantes e sequinhas :) a fat fries é boa, mas um pouco pesada e as batatas ficam encharcadas no molho. além disso, a pink limonade. Não sabia que ela continha groselha, achei um pouco doce para meu gosto pessoal. Não vejo a hora de voltar ao Z Deli! tente evitar horários de pico, mas eles também fazem takeout. [ENG] Okay, it had been a really long time since I ate a burger in SP and reacted like: omg! That's what happened. I took a long time to visit Z Deli because people always said the space was too small and always crowded. Besides that, there ir no air conditioning, which can be pretty annoying in SP's summer. That's why the restaurant doesn't get a 5-star rating. But going back to the delicious part of this review, the burger is truly amaaaaazing! I ordered one called Minetta which has cheddar cheese and caramelized onion. The meat was exaclty medium well as ordered and bread was slightly crunchy with a little taste of butter. LOVED IT. The pastrami sandwich was little bit dry, wasn't that into it. Unfortunately, I'm not a big fan of fois gras, so I didn't get the famous foie gras burger. However, all of my friends that tried really really really liked it. The regular fries are great! Crunchy and not at all oily :) the fat fries are good, but they get kinda soaked in the sauce, so I prefered the other ones. There's also the pink lemonade, which I thought was bit sweet since it contains "groselha", a really sweet Brazilian drink. I often go back to Z Deli, but try to go on not so busy hours or just get a take out :)

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    Z Deli Sandwiches - Mr Camembert - burger, Camembert cheese and mushrooms! Yummy yummy

    Mr Camembert - burger, Camembert cheese and mushrooms! Yummy yummy

    Z Deli Sandwiches - Minetta burger & fries

    Minetta burger & fries

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    O'Malley's

    O'Malley's

    3.4(54 reviews)
    3.3 kmCerqueira César
    $$

    Terrible service. Manager so rude and aggressive…read more Find better places to go. Never here, not even during st Patrick's day. Anyway, they don't have Guinness so, ... no point.

    I'll start off with the disclaimer that I'm not an Irish Pub kind of guy. But I came here last…read morenight with colleagues and had an enjoyable time. We started in the downstairs area, which has a small but sufficient bar, and then moved upstairs, where there was a live band performing a mix of Brazilian and American songs. The bar service was about average speed, as far as pubs go. I'd recommend upgrading your caipirinha to Nega Fulô from their house standard. There was a R$15 charge to get in, which is super reasonable with htel live band--actually, ridiculously cheap by American standards, given the current exchange rate that makes it $3.75 for entrance. Word to the wise: The bathrooms are in a sub-upstairs area from the main upstairs area (if you're on the second floor, you'll see what I mean). Surprisingly clean for an Irish pub. They also use a card system where, upon entry, they give you a card to which you'll charge all your food and drinks, and then pay at booths on the way out. Even though it was a bit crowded, the place had a very friendly environment. People weren't pushing you out of the way or anything like that, which was refreshing. On the whole, we had a good time and enjoyed the band.

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