A must stop for a dining experience in São Paulo!!!…read more If you enjoy Italian cuisine this is the place to be. Famiglia Mancini is a family owned corner that offers about 5 themed restaurants where you may dine in indoors or outdoors depending on your preference. You will be able to get pizza, pasta, seafood, full course meals and even burgers. I would definitely recommend a reservation to be safe as all the restaurants are busy during peak hours and it may be difficult to get a table. They sell wine by the bottle (even have a tiny bottle with a one glass serving). Service is good, they're friendly and help with suggestions, just be sure to be ready for at least a 30min wait for food. A must go! I had the Alfredo spaghetti with shrimp and bacon and i would love to have it again.

A restaurant with amazing ambiance. Upon entry you are treated to an old Italian restaurant with…read morelive music for entertainment. The server greets you with a smile and a hefty menu. He gave great suggestions and I ended up enjoying a filet mignon Alfredo dish with was beyond exquisite. The drinks were also fantastic. Honestly wanted to return before leaving São Paulo but time didnt permit. A+

Excellent service. Great view. Romantic setting. A nice place to experience a view of São Paulo!…read moreMost of the food was good. I was unable to eat my order which was linguine with Sicilian lemon sauce and shrimp. I found it a very strange dish, especially for the price. There was a huge bowl of pasta and that with the sauce tasted fine. But the shrimp is what really ruined the dish for me. I did not understand the arrangement which was kind of messy considering where we were, and there was only one large shrimp with tail on and several tiny shrimp that were so over cooked and dry it was not pleasing at all. The staff noticed I could not eat the food and asked me so I told them the problem. They offered to make me another plate but the rest of the party had already finished. They offered me a dessert of my own voice so I did take that and ordered a cappuccino. Everyone else chose a dessert as well and was enjoyed by all and I really enjoyed my cappuccino. They did not charge the meal for me and gave me the dessert complimentary also. My recommendation is it is very worth going for the experience. My dish was the only disappointing one. I would definitely go back. Also, don't expect extremely fast service. This is a romantic setting and I feel you should take your time and enjoy the wait with those you are enjoying a meal with.

We came here to celebrate on Christmas Day. It's a pretty posh restaurant with expensive and…read moredelicious food, but the bar and customer service were not as good as the food sadly. I paid around 255 Brazilian reais for two lobster tails in an orange cream sauce with arugula risotto, and because of my medical condition, I could only eat about 25% of the meal. I asked to take the rest home and they refused to give it to me. Unbelievable! I wasted $38 U.S. (75% of the price) because I couldn't eat a larger portion. The bar was very frustrating as well. I asked for four or five different aperitifs, and they either didn't have the ingredients or only had well brands. I finally landed on a dirty, vodka martini, and the best vodka they had was Absolut. Nothing better than Absolut? Really? Then they put a "lemon twist" into my dirty martini instead of olives! I gave up on having a drink at all at that point. It just didn't go well that night for us. I was disappointed from my visit and won't return because I'm unable to take food home. That is discrimination because of my medical disability. They refuse to let anyone take any food home and they say it's for "health and hygiene" reasons. I call BS. The filet mignon with parmesan risotto was once in a lifetime delicious. The scallops were fantastic. The seared tuna was over cooked and dry. The lobster was just a tiny bit overdone, but fantastic. The grissini was really good, but the other breads were too dry and crumbly. I'm guessing that they added the normal amount of salt to the focaccia dough before baking, but it was just too much salt when they added the olives.

The best pizza in São Paulo and no question about it-- absolutely love this place and it is very…read morewell done. Here is the breakdown: PIZZA- one star I have had multiple flavors and not even one disappointed me. I even ate the crust, did not feel heavy and it is prepared at the right temperature giving that correct burn on the texture needed for the pizza. SERVICE- one star Very friendly and attentive staff. With great sense of urgency DECOR/ AMBIaNCE- one star Very classy casual spot to come with friends and family. Very nice feel to it. But definitely make reservations. It gets busy very fast. WOW FACTOR- one star Best pizza in Brasil in my opinion. Nicely prepared and always that fresh feel to it. OVERALL- one star Had a great time there. A must every time I'm there

Oh holy sweet goodness that is every bit of this place, thank you for existing!…read more Celebrating my 30th birthday in Brazil during the 2014 World Cup was a thing in itself (jealous?) But coming here for the bday dinner before drunkenly Karaoke'ing in Liberdade was one (or two) of the best decisions during this trip. The language barrier was not too overbearing, but we had been in the country a few days at this point, so we knew a few key words to get us going, also the guy that greeted us at the front (whom was very well dressed might I add) was super nice and helpful in ensuring we had everything we needed for an amazing dining experience. The Caprisi salad: Delicious. The Bruschetta: Awesome. The Pizzas: Phenominal! I had no idea Brazil was so big on pizza, they're everywhere! Something this pizza-lover was very happy to find out. Aside from the exquisitely delectable food offerings, the decor was one of the coolest restaurants I've ever been in. There is this exotic, outdoorsy - garden feel to it (it IS an indoor joint tho) truly a beautiful space. I dream of returning to Brazil one day and hopefully this amazing restaurant will still be around to help me relive that beautiful, culinary smorgasbord we experienced the first time around.

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The caipirinha is great for starters but make sure you order "espirito de minas" (way better…read morecachaça with almost no regrets the following morning) ask for the big glass too! The toasts with garlic are nothing special and the brusquetta amount serves the hole neighborhood! If you order entrances you might even give up on the rest of the meal!! I tried the brocolis pizza (it's a sin, I know) and my first thought was "I had better and cheaper, God I miss Vitrine". Vitrine is a great pizza place up the road, it stays open till late and the pizzas are AWESOME. This cantina has a particular thing though: the building was the house of the famous Brazilian writer Mario de Andrade. The waiters are lost and confused, I guess Mario would having people like that around his home.

Excellent Italian restaurant in the upscale l'Hotel where rooms start at R650 a night. The…read morerestaurant is on the second floor and offers a very varied menu with quite reasonable prices. The style is formal with beautiful silverware, glasses and linen, but we found the service excellent and not too stiff. We made a reservation but there were only two other tables occupied during the evening we visited. Nice and quiet ambiance. The food was great; in particular the smoked salmon carpaccio and the tenderloin medallions ('ao ponto' recommended). The ravioli with smoked surubim fish and pumpkin was quite nice also but didn't stand out. For desert we had a petit gateau which was very surprising as it was not a chocolate cake and the filling was an orange-white chocolate. Unusual but delicious. The mains include meat, fish and poultry options, as well as risottos and pastas. Prices for mains range from R45 to R80. Your bill can stay low, but it will bend upward when adding wine. The wine list is quite exciting with bottles ranging from R100 into the upper echelons for high rollers.

This is the worst octopus and bread that I've ever had! The bread and octopus are not even fresh,…read moreand the octopus is far from tender nor chewy....so disappointed by having read so many positive feedbacks from Yelp. The ambience is quite nice though.

Restaurante clássico, está no pedaço a muitas décadas! A comida é saborosa e bem feita, o…read moreatendimento é bom e a decoração é fortemente italiana. Os preços são um pouco acima da média, porém é um dos poucos restaurantes que eu posso dizer que o preço vale a qualidade! Uma seleção ampla de pratos, então é certeza de encontrar algo que agrade seu paladar. ATENÇÂO: O pãozinho de entrada tem um custo por pessoa, está descrito em cima da primeira página do menu, em vermelho. Se você gosta de comida italiana, esse é o lugar!

Bad food. Bad service. Tomato sauce tasted like it came out of a bag. The fresh pasta was squishy…read moreand too soft. Wasn't offered bread. Waste of my time. Gigio is better