The all you can eat was amazing, fresh and hot. Vegetarian options too! Really liked the paneer and…read morechana masala. Naan was perfect too.

What a find!! Before I go and start raving about food, I want to give a shout out to the manager…read morehere Mr. Krishna. Amazing guy, super friendly and such warm personality. 10/10 I order the following dishes 1. Biryani It was amazing. I was expecting a fusion of some sort which is what you get at most Indian places abroad(except Bay Area). But boy did they amaze me with a super authentic chicken biryani. The reason behind the authenticity was that they source the masalas from back home. I could taste the garam masala and fried jeera masala. Portion was good enough for two people(I had to box half). 10/10 2. Rayta: I normally don't like Rayta but this was from the good lot. Hope to come back here again!!

We come to Sao Paulo every December and always make it a point to dine at Tandoor. Hands down,…read moreit's the best Indian restaurant in Sao Paulo and one of the best Indian restaurant I have eaten at anywhere. My favorite dish is the Vegetarian Thali. The Dal (brown lentils) is the best. The dishes are spiced just right. My favorite drink is Salt Lassi. Lakhi is a great host and I enjoy catching up with him. Tandoor just moved to a new location and it's even more spacious than their previous location.

I have been coming to Tandoor for the past 20 years and their kitchen keeps serving a great food…read more The food taste differs from the ones in the UK or US, as to adapt to the local Brazilian taste, so if are eagered to get the original seasoned spicy chicken tikka masala or meat byriani, ask the chef for the real Indian one They have a "all you can eat" buffet during lunch from Monday to Friday for a fixed price which is worth trying - it's BRL 38,00 plus service.

The most authentic vietnamese restaurants in brazil! Flavors are there and taste is good. Not…read moreexpecting to have 100% authentic vietnamese food in brazil but this comes really close. The ambience is nice as well, love the decor!

With a quick layover (4 hours) at CGH, it's great to have so many restaurant choices so close by…read more Because our favorite yakitori place was closed on Sunday for lunch and we were walking distance to the mall, we walked a block down to here. It claims to be the first Vietnamese restaurant in São Paulo. The Vietnamese coffee is delicious and they even mix it for you after it drips through. I also like the lime slices they throw in your water glass. The pho was decent with a good broth, decent noodles and enough meat. The basil and cilantro leaves were fresh but were sparse. There was plenty of bean sprouts but they looked like they've seen better days. If you're looking for your spice fix, throw in the hot red pepper slices which are sure to clean your sinuses. The chao ga, chicken meatballs were nicely presented and tasty with a dipping sauce. Wasn't the best Vietnamese food but the only I've had in São Paulo and it fulfilled my Asian food fix.

3.5 stars Gopala is a casual, hipster restaurant offering…read moreIndian-inspired vegetarian eats. They offer a changing daily menu, always accompanied by a starter salad and juice of the day. The selection on my visit included brown rice with mixed vegetables, mattar paneer (peas, tomatoes, and cheese cubes), vadai (lentil fritters with yogurt sauce), roasted potatoes, roasted cucumber with cheese, and a three-cheese lasagna with tomato sauce. All of the items were prepared simply using almost no spices--some of the dishes had the appearance and inspiration of Indian food but certainly lacked the soul. While the flavors could have been better, this still made for a healthy vegetarian lunch that came at an affordable price, and the meal was capped off with a dessert of bananas baked with brown sugar.

Oh my, the food here is excellent. Very tasty, reasonably priced and sufficiently filling. I went…read moreduring the lunch period on a Saturday. It was crowded with persons waiting on the outside to be seated. It seems the larger your group the longer the wait. I didn't have a waiting problem though as it was just me. The service is very fast so I suspect the lines is simply based on the popularity of the restaurant. Your wait time for seating may be 10 - 15 mins, that's only an estimate as I didn't wait. The restaurant is small with a homely feel but maybe they have outgrown the location. It is interesting to note that there are many other restaurants on that street but they all seem empty.

This was our favourite meal of the trip and we had some amazing ones. We were famished and so…read moreordered a lot of food, which was much more than we could handle. We ordered: -Guacamole with banana chips: this was a nice appy to start the meal, coming with very nicely seasoned guac and dehydrated banana chips. Great way to start the meal. Large portion. -Two different types of vegan quiche that were both decadent, rich and well-spiced. Great creamy texture and quite filling -Black risotto - one of the best risottos I've ever had. Very creamy, with lots of vegan mozzarella, mushrooms, pumpkin seeds, and plenty of microgreens on top. Absolutely divine. -Baião de dois (vegan). I hadn't tried one of these before, and man was it incredible. The main dish was a rice-based dish with vegan sausage, firm tofu, and veggies with a very complex flavour and wonderful textures. On the side was an incredible garlic-sauteed kale, fried banana, and a sort of polenta-like mash with hearts of palm/jackfruit(? - look up) that was sensational. Our server spoke no English, so we communicated via Google Translate. He was so kind, hospitable and friendly--told us he loved serving us at the end. Can't say enough good things about this place. You must try out Banana Verde.

Honestly, this place would be 5 stars if it wasn't for the SERVICE. I absolutely hate to identify…read morepeople but the older bald man who was our server was so nonchalant and absolutely rude. Not like outwardly aggressive type of rude but the kind of rude where he interacts like he couldn't give a damn about the table, the order, or his guests. I do not speak Portuguese but I try. I try so hard to speak Portuguese to a basic level, enough to order. He wouldn't even try to help me out. I know he didn't speak English (not his problem at all) but usually, I even asked for "agua" and he acted as if he couldn't understand me. I resorted to just pointing to items on the menu (which is fine as well) but then he acted like he could barely lean over to see/read which item I was pointing to or like having to come closer to read what I was pointing at was annoying for him. Honestly, we were so excited to come there and he just lets the air out of the room with his demeanor. One thing that wasn't his fault, the restaurant did not have NUMEROUS items that was on the menu. We ordered various items and multiple people had to select their second and third choices. Sounds small but again, when you don't speak the language (but trying your best), having to pick two and three times on the fly is not a nice experience. Food and drink - 5 Stars Ambiance- 5 Stars Service- 1

Even with a diverse population of over 11 million people in the metro area, São Paulo severely…read morelacks diversity in its cuisine. The most common types of restaurants are Brazilian, Italian and Japanese. Besides these 3 major cuisines you really need to walk far and wide to find some differing flavors especially if you want to find dishes from South Asia. So my girlfriend and I were very happy to recently find a new Indian restaurant just 1.5 blocks from our apartment in Vila Mariana. The restaurant is called Bawarchi and it is located on the 2nd floor of a house with no major signage directing people inside. To put it very simply, it really is just a house that serves up very nice Indian dishes. The menu is surprisingly extensive with a variety of appetizers, a half dozen different types of naan, dozens of curry dishes as well as other Indian favorites. The owner/chef is Indian and has been in Brazil for 13 years. My girlfriend and I have eaten here 2 times in the last week and we are hooked. All of the dishes are colorful and have so much flavor. The prices of the dishes are also very reasonable. Both times we split an appetizer, a couple naan, curry and rice and some beers and the total came out to R$ 70. It is one of the best deals in town and easily one of the most flavorful.

Delicious, laid back food in a very simple (no-frills) space in Vila Mariana…read more Service can be spotty and slow, but the food is worth the wait. Yummy chapati and naan and delicious chutneys with the samosas. Good lassies and cooold beer.