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Ponto Chic
A São Paulo tradition, Ponto Chic is famous for its efficient, bow-tied staff and the extravagant bauru - a sandwich of beef, tomato, pickle and melted cheeses on French bread.
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Salve Jorge
On a pleasant square in the Triângulo, Salve Jorge attracts traders from the nearby exchanges for happy hour beers and simple but good meals in its split-level, wine-lined dining room.
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Santa Gula
This remarkable restaurant, hidden at the end of a leafy court, serves up creative Brazilian-fusion dishes like shrimp with apricots and cashew-encrusted salmon. It doubles as a showcase of homegrown crafts - and you can literally take home the table you ate on.
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Sattva
Claiming to be Brazil's first veggie restaurant, Sattva still serves up decent meat-free fare, plus live music most Sundays, in a ramshackle but pleasant series of rooms. Try the two-course weekday lunch with drink for R$10.
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Sujinho
This no-nonsense steak house is a local favorite for its combination of fine, reasonably priced grilled meats, old-fashioned service and late hours. They have another dining room just across the street on Rua Consolação.
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Viena
In a bright, ground-floor of the enormous Conjunto Nacional building, this winningly straightforward café offers a fine lunchtime buffet with the freshest ingredients, plus an evening all-you-can-eat pizza special with excellent salad bar.
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Z-Deli
A Sampa classic, this upscale, invitingly bright Jewish deli specializes in Eastern European comfort food such as gefilte fish and potato dumplings.
