With some rewarded bartenders, São Paulo offers bars for everyone's liking, where you can taste drinks – as the typical one called "caipirinha" – , listen to music or just chat and flirt.
Opened since 1986 at a charming house from the 19 century, this bar is considered one of city's best options. The menu has several options of beers (including imported ones), good food options such as the chicken coxinha (fried potato dough filled with prawn).
Lgo. Da Matriz Nossa Senhora do Ó, 168 55 (11) 3932-4818 Tue. to thu.:11am to 3pm and 5pm to 12pm. Fri. and sat.:11am to 11pm. Sun.:11am to 11pm.
Inspired in the houses of New Zealand, this pub is more ventilated and a little more illuminated than the other houses of the sort. There are tasty draft beers, as the one called Wallaby, exclusively made for this bar.
R. Dr. Eduardo de Souza Aranha, 377 55 (11) 3846-8300 Tue. and wed.: 6pm to 2am. Thu. and fri.: 6pm to 4am. Sat.: 8pm to 4am.
This traditional rockabilly bar presents shows on Fridays and Saturdays, and the music is rock from the 50's and 60's. The menu's main attraction is the V8 cocktail, which the recipe is kept a secret.
Av. Iraí, 229 55 (11) 5542-9912 Tue to sat.: from 6pm.
Specialized in whiskey, the bar offers around 70 different brands. From Tuesday to Saturday there are bands playing rock, blues and Brazilian popular music.
Av. Morumbi, 8163 55 (11) 5096-2706 Mon. to wed.:7pm to 2am. Thu. and fri.:5pm to 4am. Sat.:7pm to 4am.
Mocotó
Vila Medeiros
Traditional in the city's North Zone – opened since 1973 – became famous because of its caldo de mocotó (Brazilian typical dish that is a soup made with ox bones) and other dishes from backcountry cookery. The menu's prominence are the more than 250 options of cachaça (Brazilian alcoholic drink made of sugar cane).
Av. Nossa Senhora do Loreto, 1100 55 (11) 6951-3056 Mon. to sat.: 10am to 9:30pm. Sun.: 10am to 4pm.