Brazilian celebrity chef Alex Atala's small and deceptively casual contemporary Brazilian restaurant serves up some of the finest food in Sampa, which is saying a lot. Atala is nearly personally responsible for putting Brazilian haute cuisine on the international radar: it placed 30th on the 2018 World's 50 Best Restaurants list, which foodies fawn over relentlessly.

Obviously, it will put a serious dent in your wallet, but the R$98 set Brazilian lunch is a great option for more frugal foodies. Reservations mandatory.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby São Paulo attractions

1. Rua Oscar Freire

0.22 MILES

Take a stroll down Brazil's 'Rodeo Drive', a leafy, tree-lined thoroughfare brimming with cafes, concept stores and flagship boutiques, top-end…

2. Museu Xingu

0.53 MILES

Relatively unknown and blissfully uncrowded, the unassuming Casa Amarela is part NGO handicraft shop, part two-table romantic cafe and part tiny Museu…

3. Parque Siqueira Campos

0.73 MILES

Just off Paulista across from the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) lies Parque Siqueira Campos, a beautifully designed and maintained park that re…

4. Instituto Moreira Salles

0.78 MILES

A 2017 artistic addition to Av Paulista, this striking, R$150 million, vertical museum and cultural center is a real treat for photography fans – three…

5. Museu de Arte de São Paulo

0.8 MILES

Sampa’s pride, this museum possesses Latin America’s most comprehensive collection of Western art. Hovering above a concrete plaza that turns into an…

6. Mirante 9 de Julho

0.85 MILES

Behind MASP, this formerly abandoned architectural bridge, that sat dormant for 60 years across one of the city's most important avenues, was reopened in…

7. Galeria Nara Roesler

1.01 MILES

Nara Roesler packs 40 years of experience curating Brazil's most sought-after contemporary artists (Vik Muniz, Tomie Ohtake) at this whitewashed gallery…

8. Museu do Futebol

1.15 MILES

Tucked under the bleachers of colorfully art deco Pacaembu Stadium, this fantastic museum is devoted to Brazil’s greatest passion – football (soccer). Its…