We come to Sao Paulo every December and always make it a point to dine at Tandoor. Hands down,…read moreit's the best Indian restaurant in Sao Paulo and one of the best Indian restaurant I have eaten at anywhere. My favorite dish is the Vegetarian Thali. The Dal (brown lentils) is the best. The dishes are spiced just right. My favorite drink is Salt Lassi. Lakhi is a great host and I enjoy catching up with him. Tandoor just moved to a new location and it's even more spacious than their previous location.

I have been coming to Tandoor for the past 20 years and their kitchen keeps serving a great food…read more The food taste differs from the ones in the UK or US, as to adapt to the local Brazilian taste, so if are eagered to get the original seasoned spicy chicken tikka masala or meat byriani, ask the chef for the real Indian one They have a "all you can eat" buffet during lunch from Monday to Friday for a fixed price which is worth trying - it's BRL 38,00 plus service.

The all you can eat was amazing, fresh and hot. Vegetarian options too! Really liked the paneer and…read morechana masala. Naan was perfect too.

What a find!! Before I go and start raving about food, I want to give a shout out to the manager…read morehere Mr. Krishna. Amazing guy, super friendly and such warm personality. 10/10 I order the following dishes 1. Biryani It was amazing. I was expecting a fusion of some sort which is what you get at most Indian places abroad(except Bay Area). But boy did they amaze me with a super authentic chicken biryani. The reason behind the authenticity was that they source the masalas from back home. I could taste the garam masala and fried jeera masala. Portion was good enough for two people(I had to box half). 10/10 2. Rayta: I normally don't like Rayta but this was from the good lot. Hope to come back here again!!

Even with a diverse population of over 11 million people in the metro area, São Paulo severely…read morelacks diversity in its cuisine. The most common types of restaurants are Brazilian, Italian and Japanese. Besides these 3 major cuisines you really need to walk far and wide to find some differing flavors especially if you want to find dishes from South Asia. So my girlfriend and I were very happy to recently find a new Indian restaurant just 1.5 blocks from our apartment in Vila Mariana. The restaurant is called Bawarchi and it is located on the 2nd floor of a house with no major signage directing people inside. To put it very simply, it really is just a house that serves up very nice Indian dishes. The menu is surprisingly extensive with a variety of appetizers, a half dozen different types of naan, dozens of curry dishes as well as other Indian favorites. The owner/chef is Indian and has been in Brazil for 13 years. My girlfriend and I have eaten here 2 times in the last week and we are hooked. All of the dishes are colorful and have so much flavor. The prices of the dishes are also very reasonable. Both times we split an appetizer, a couple naan, curry and rice and some beers and the total came out to R$ 70. It is one of the best deals in town and easily one of the most flavorful.

Delicious, laid back food in a very simple (no-frills) space in Vila Mariana…read more Service can be spotty and slow, but the food is worth the wait. Yummy chapati and naan and delicious chutneys with the samosas. Good lassies and cooold beer.

3.5 stars Gopala is a casual, hipster restaurant offering…read moreIndian-inspired vegetarian eats. They offer a changing daily menu, always accompanied by a starter salad and juice of the day. The selection on my visit included brown rice with mixed vegetables, mattar paneer (peas, tomatoes, and cheese cubes), vadai (lentil fritters with yogurt sauce), roasted potatoes, roasted cucumber with cheese, and a three-cheese lasagna with tomato sauce. All of the items were prepared simply using almost no spices--some of the dishes had the appearance and inspiration of Indian food but certainly lacked the soul. While the flavors could have been better, this still made for a healthy vegetarian lunch that came at an affordable price, and the meal was capped off with a dessert of bananas baked with brown sugar.

Oh my, the food here is excellent. Very tasty, reasonably priced and sufficiently filling. I went…read moreduring the lunch period on a Saturday. It was crowded with persons waiting on the outside to be seated. It seems the larger your group the longer the wait. I didn't have a waiting problem though as it was just me. The service is very fast so I suspect the lines is simply based on the popularity of the restaurant. Your wait time for seating may be 10 - 15 mins, that's only an estimate as I didn't wait. The restaurant is small with a homely feel but maybe they have outgrown the location. It is interesting to note that there are many other restaurants on that street but they all seem empty.

Don't Bother! Went for dinner. the guy forced us to have…read morebuffet dinner which was 43 BRL. It included only 1 naan each which is completely ridiculous. Beware they charge 6 BRL for chutneys which he didn't inform us about. Food was pretty mediocre

Really enjoyed this cute vegetarian restaurant. They are only open for lunch and closed on Sundays,…read moreso make sure you look at the clock before you head over. The line on a Saturday afternoon moved really quickly and we enjoyed sipping on the hot jasmin tea and ginger juice offered at the front of the line (for free!) Since we were a party of 2, we sat on the floor in this side room with gorgeous stained glass windows. For me, the Meio porcao would have been enough and it's only 21R during the week!

We arrived here 12 o'clock because we had an appointment right after lunch…read more It is 12h40 and no sign of our food. There was no one ahead of us to place an order. Now we have to eat in a hurry because of bad customer service.

Fantastic food! We stumbled upon this resturant by accident and were very pleased with the food and…read moreservice. We had visited a few vegeterian places in vila madelena and this was by far the best!

I keep coming back here. It's one of my go-to lunch places. The buffet has a wide variety that…read morealways changes and the smoothies and lassis are really nice. I am half Indian so I think the spicing has a familiarity of home even though it's all done with a Brazilian twist. You won't leave hungry.

Excellent Indian food option in São Paulo. Quaint place with really good food. I went with 5 work…read morecompanions from India and the reviews were very positive; authentic, the right flavor, and spiced correctly. They were specific about the level of spice they wanted. We had pekoda, samosa, butter chicken, white fish, and 3 bean dishes. Worth the trip.

Ok, let me start with a reason to my 4 stars - my origins betray me....being Indian my tastes have…read morebeen honed for good Indian food and although Samosa does a spectacular job especially compared to other so called Indian restaurants in Brazil, I am guilty of being a tough critic here. Let's get to the restaurant, it's a small colourful house turned into restaurant with low lighting and a porch seating - the place is clean and the service is friendly, a lot of the times the owner personally is there to talk to you and ensure that you get a proper experience of Indian food. The food does come pretty quick and you can ask the kitchen to control the spice level - not to a great extent but telling them definitely helps. The food is fresh, I generally go for the Chicken Tikka starters and there is this great lentil soup called "Maa ki Daal" (mom's lentil soup). The chicken vindaloo is to die for (warning - it's spicy!) and the breads are fresh and exactly as one would expect. The menu is quite elaborate with several choices for veggies too and the kitchen is always willing to help you out. Portions are not small and there is always food to take home. The restaurant isn't fancy but it delivers where it matters most - food authenticity and service. Right now it is my favourite Indian place in São Paulo.