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might very well be the most precious attribute of Sao Paulo, numerous
fine restaurants with outstanding service. Paulistanos, the name
given to the capital's natives, really take pride in their cuisine.
The latest wave of new restaurants is made up of smaller contemporary
ones.
It's impossible to do justice to Sao Paulo's restaurants by putting
together a list in this brief article but I'd like to mention
the names of a few and keep in mind, if you're trying to avoid
the rushes or wanting to mingle with the socialite crowds most
people have lunch after 1 and dinner after 9.
The most sophisticated Italian restaurants are Fasano, with Sao
Paulo's most extensive wine list, and Massimo, considered a Sao
Paulo landmark. I won't bother with the addresses because any
good hotel will surely know and furnish that information for you.
Even though the exchange rate is in your favor, these restaurants
are very pricey, as they are considered the most elegant Italian
restaurants in the city. If you're not out to impress anyone or
are just looking for great Italian food without all the fuss of
a posh restaurant try Gero Caffe at the Igautemi Shopping Mall
with exceptional food and service for half the price.
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pizza lovers be prepared for a thin crust pizza with fresh diverse
flavorful toppings, such as sun-dried tomatoes, carpaccio, fresh
basil, and buffalo mozzarela cheese. In Brazil, one doesn't pick
individual toppings to throw on a pizza. Instead, there is a list
of the pizzas available by their names and you choose one that
sounds like an interesting combination.
A couple of traditional pizzerias are Marguerita in Jardins and
I Vitelloni in Pinheiros but the city is crawling with great pizzerias
so feel comfortable asking for a recommendation near your hotel.
For French cuisine at its best try Roanne or Café Antique
both in Jardins, or Freddy in Itaim Bibi. Having the largest Japanese
population outside of Japan, Sao Paulo doesn't lack in outstanding
Japanese cuisine. A couple notable places are Sushi Kin in Itaim
Bibi and Jun Sakamoto in Jardins. For Arabian food, check out
Arabia in Jardins.
This is making me hungry so I'm going to stop but I must mention
that if you've never eaten at a typical Brazilian churrascaria
it's really worth the experience and there are fine ones all over
the city. This style of restaurant offers waiters with skewers
of meat swarming around your table until you feel you cannot squeeze
in one more tiny morsel of succulent meat, so don't fill up on
the delicious buffet right off!
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