São Paulo is the Latin American capital of gastronomy. It brings together 51 types of cuisine in more than 15,000 restaurants, which makes it capable of pleasing all preferences and pockets, from those who enjoy simplicity up to those who prefer the elegant trends of international cuisine.
Bakery Benjamin Abrahão. Photo: Divulgação
Bakeries are real institutions in São Paulo and they gained status. To have a hearty breakfast or to satisfy the hunger after a night out, diverse bakeries remain open for 24 hours. Benjamin Abraão has stores in Jardins and in Higienópolis. What is classic of the establishment is croissants, mainly that of ham served with coffee or juice. The bakery Bella Paulista, place much visited by the gay public, close to Rua Augusta, has cellar, pizza parlor and offers breakfast buffet with diverse breads and cakes.
Restaurante Ritz. Photo: Divulgação
São Paulo has restaurants that are quite visited, which put together good gastronomy, with quality in service and impeccable decorations. If you are looking for something more elegant, go to Ritz, which offers fast dishes and hamburgers in a modern, excited atmosphere and meeting point of wellgroomed gays in their thirties. Is the objective to eat and to have fun in a more alternative space? The restaurant Chez MIS, inside the Museum of Image and Sound is the best choice. Onyx tables, leather couches and glass walls give a sophisticated tone to the place which presents even a lovely view toward the museum’s garden. For a more romantic meal, go to Zeffiro which occupies an old mansion with a rustic decoration and presents an excellent cost benefit ratio of the dishes.
Restaurante Spot. Photo: Divulgação
With options for all tastes and in all regions of the city, the restaurants that open at night are an excellent alternative for whoever wants a good meal before taking the spree or to whoever wants to turn the dinner into a huge event. Athenas is ideal to whoever plans to have fun later in Augusta’s bars and night outs. It is possible to have to face a bit of a line, but it will be worth the while. The space remains open until dawn and it has a very varied menu. Also open up to 4 in the morning, is Rex, where gastronomic combinations are so democratic which go from hamburger to caviar. If, on top of food, you are looking for hype or party, go to Spot. Point of artists and celebrities, the place gains for decoration, quality of dishes and for famous beverages, like the tangerine caipirinha.