A very good italian restaurant in the Bixiga quarter, in São Paulo (not Taboão da Serra, as the…read moreaddress says). It has more than 100 years of tradition. There, you can choose between many types of pasta that are fabricated by the restaurant. There are also many types of sauces and side dishes. The price is a little high (around R$50,00 for each dish), but the size of the dishes is really big, so you can split then in 2 parts, making the food cheaper for everyone. During the nights, there are musics that play one song for each table, they sing traditional italian song and some of the brazilian samba. Of course, there is a special moment when they play the famous Tarantella. Then, the owner of the restaurant anouces loudly (in portuguese): The ones that don't clap theirs hands during the Tarantella, have their 'mama' in the bordello! All in all, it's a nice place with great food.

I hae been coming here since it opened, first with my parents, then with my children and now with…read moremy adult children and their significant others. Very good food, the people are super nice and great value for money, which in this city is very rare. Get the Crostini for sure, also they have the best carpaccio, penne arrabiata is a good option for pasta!

Typical Italian restaurant, amazing atmosphere and great food. Ask for the Crostini as an appetizer…read moreand any of the pastas, they all look great. During the night they also offer pizza, which in general are OK.

Restaurante clássico, está no pedaço a muitas décadas! A comida é saborosa e bem feita, o…read moreatendimento é bom e a decoração é fortemente italiana. Os preços são um pouco acima da média, porém é um dos poucos restaurantes que eu posso dizer que o preço vale a qualidade! Uma seleção ampla de pratos, então é certeza de encontrar algo que agrade seu paladar. ATENÇÂO: O pãozinho de entrada tem um custo por pessoa, está descrito em cima da primeira página do menu, em vermelho. Se você gosta de comida italiana, esse é o lugar!

Bad food. Bad service. Tomato sauce tasted like it came out of a bag. The fresh pasta was squishy…read moreand too soft. Wasn't offered bread. Waste of my time. Gigio is better

Cute little Italian restaurant. The rustic design is very welcoming. The entrance (a small bakery…read moreand delicatessen store, essentially) is great too. We had a late week-day lunch. Service was good. We shared a funghi risotto, which was just OK. The antipasti display (included in the price) was very nice and so much better than a salad bar. I am on the fence with rating. The most important aspect of a rating for me, the food, was only worth 3 stars, and the ambiance and other little nice details don't quite push it to 4.

The caipirinha is great for starters but make sure you order "espirito de minas" (way better…read morecachaça with almost no regrets the following morning) ask for the big glass too! The toasts with garlic are nothing special and the brusquetta amount serves the hole neighborhood! If you order entrances you might even give up on the rest of the meal!! I tried the brocolis pizza (it's a sin, I know) and my first thought was "I had better and cheaper, God I miss Vitrine". Vitrine is a great pizza place up the road, it stays open till late and the pizzas are AWESOME. This cantina has a particular thing though: the building was the house of the famous Brazilian writer Mario de Andrade. The waiters are lost and confused, I guess Mario would having people like that around his home.

Roperto offers the classic experience of dining in an Italian cantina in São Paulo's Bexiga…read moreneighborhood. While I'm not a big fan of the quality of the food at this kind of place, it's OK if you're hungry and just want to eat a big meal. However, what they lack in terms of quality they make for in attentive service. Meanwhile, it's not the easiest place to get to. While it's far from public transportation options, parking can be a hassle since the parking garage is before the restaurant on the one-way street, meaning you could end up spending an extra 5 minutes circling back to park. This could be why so many people opt to just take a taxi cab.