Yelp Review 2025 #162:…read more Despite Anthony Bourdain not being around anymore, having watched his shows that I still rewatch til this day, I make it a mission to try places he's been. He has not steered me wrong so far. As soon as I landed in São Paulo, I hopped on a taxi to have my first meal in Bar do Mane with bags in tow. I got here at 11am and they still had plenty of empty tables - they do take up a lot of space in Mercado Municipal de São Paulo which means more tables and chairs for their diners. Scan the QR code that's on the table to see the menu. I already knew what I wanted to get so, I waived one of the servers over to place my order. There's only one thing you SHOULD get from here anyway: their famous mortadella sandwich...ok, maybe, try their bacalhau too. Under 10 minutes later, I got my food. Mortadella Sandwich: They come in 2 sizes: regular and large. Trust me, the regular sandwich will fill you up. If you're sharing with another person, get the large. Layers upon layers of thinly sliced mortadella with melted gooey cheese on top that you can literally see melting towards the layers of salty mortadella - all on a soft bun. The sandwich comes pre-sliced which makes it easier to share or take the other half home/ to your hotel. They're generous with the mortadella. The sandwich is about 48 Brazilian Reais which is under $10. The cheese is incredible. It's a squeaky kind of cheese even though the color looks like it's cheddar cheese. I asked for a box for my leftover. They boxed it up for me and put it in a bag. I ate the other half the next day - cold. It would've been better warmed up for sure. Most hotels don't really have a microwave unless you're staying at an Airbnb or an apartel. The service was ok. All you have to do is wave somebody over if you need anything. Sitting there waiting for things to fall on your lap will leave you sitting there for over an hour.

Came here for the super hyped mortadella, an Italian cold cut that is best described as luxurious…read morebologna. To me, it was a little too salty and too meaty. But that just might be how the sandwich is. I got the small (there's a large option too) but it took me two meals to finish it. I also got a strawberry juice, which was fresh and countered the salty taste of the meat. This restaurant is located in the Mercado Municipal - a large, historic market in Sao Paulo for its cold cuts, fruits, and other stalls. Staff is sweet and prompt and service moves quickly.

Best fast dinner restaurant I've ever been to. There Salmon sandwiches was 10/10, perfectly cooked…read moresalmon and the bread just melted in you mouth. Then after eating my sandwich, I said "lets see if there desert matches the same energy" didn't disappoint either , cheesecake was heaven on earth. Highly recommend checking this restaurant out. I went to the (Jardins) location, which was also really nice inside and the food came out quick.

[ENGLISH BELOW] Ok, fazia muito tempo que não comia um…read moreburger em SP e ficava: \O/!!!!!!!! Foi o que aconteceu. Adiei muitas vezes minha ida ao Z Deli devido à falta de espaço físico e a fila. Além disso, não tem ar condicionado nesse verão paulista. Por isso, o restaurante não recebe as 5 estrelas. Mas voltando a parte deliciosa da review, o burger é realmente divinooooooo! Pedi um burger chamado Minetta que vem com cheddar e cebolas caramelizadas. A carne veio no ponto certinho! E o pão era levemente crocante com um suave gostinho de manteiga. Amei! O sanduíche de pastrami era bom, mas um pouco seco. Infelizmente, não sou fã de foie gras, então não experimentarei o famoso burger deles, mas todos meus amigos que gostam possuem uma opinião unânime positiva! Pedi as fritas normais, super crocantes e sequinhas :) a fat fries é boa, mas um pouco pesada e as batatas ficam encharcadas no molho. além disso, a pink limonade. Não sabia que ela continha groselha, achei um pouco doce para meu gosto pessoal. Não vejo a hora de voltar ao Z Deli! tente evitar horários de pico, mas eles também fazem takeout. [ENG] Okay, it had been a really long time since I ate a burger in SP and reacted like: omg! That's what happened. I took a long time to visit Z Deli because people always said the space was too small and always crowded. Besides that, there ir no air conditioning, which can be pretty annoying in SP's summer. That's why the restaurant doesn't get a 5-star rating. But going back to the delicious part of this review, the burger is truly amaaaaazing! I ordered one called Minetta which has cheddar cheese and caramelized onion. The meat was exaclty medium well as ordered and bread was slightly crunchy with a little taste of butter. LOVED IT. The pastrami sandwich was little bit dry, wasn't that into it. Unfortunately, I'm not a big fan of fois gras, so I didn't get the famous foie gras burger. However, all of my friends that tried really really really liked it. The regular fries are great! Crunchy and not at all oily :) the fat fries are good, but they get kinda soaked in the sauce, so I prefered the other ones. There's also the pink lemonade, which I thought was bit sweet since it contains "groselha", a really sweet Brazilian drink. I often go back to Z Deli, but try to go on not so busy hours or just get a take out :)

This place is an institution in São Paulo. Open 24 hours it is great for late night dining. A huge…read moreselection of sandwiches but they are renowned for their Lanches Pernil (slow roasted pork sandwich) which you have to try. This place can be bumping even at 3AM. Just grab a seat and someone will bring you a menu, order and the food will arrive quickly. I visited a couple times because it was close to where I was staying. I only tried the Lanches Pernil, once with the queijo Minas and once plain. One thing I want to highlight is the homemade hot sauce. It takes the sandwiches to the next level.

Best sandwich in the entire world, it's the first place I go to every time I'm in São Paulo. The…read moreplace is so charming, the aesthetic is authentic to Brazil. Open 24 hours, it can get very busy, but it's always worth it. Love the place, every one is so nice, I see the same employees every time I'm there, the service amazing.

Because bold proclamations are made on the front of the building in English, I'll proceed assim…read more Madero seems like a place for the Grown and Sexy crowd. Everyone there seemed to be 30 plus and dining here before, after or between night time activities. Legal. At the time of my visit, the caixas were fechadas and everyone used the electronic ones to pra fazer pedidos and then pay. I liked that. It seemed smooth, especially to a lil indecisive and to customize. Real jazzy. After ordering I hit up the bathroom and was impressed. To be so busy and for it to be so late, o banheiro foi limpio. Agora, the food. To quote Bowie in Watch That Man..."it was so so." I liked the fries, the chicken strips were aight my issues were mainly with my veggie burger. Primero, I like that sim I could order a veggie burger. Que progressive. I just didn't like the consistency of it. Maybe it could have been cooked longer. Não sei. I will say my experience as a whole was better than I expected. Shout out to the staff for their good work and shout out to those repurposed shipping containers out in the mundo entero. "The World Is Yours..."

Um dos lugares que meu pai mais gosta de ir em SP. O…read moremercadão em geral é muito interessante. Nós sempre comíamos o sanduíche de mortadela com bastante mostarda.

I guess all these restaurants at the public market have literally the same menu, but still, you…read morecant come to Sao Paulo and not eat here. Had a huge "pastel de queijo" and the large caipirinha sure gave me a cool buzz. Enjoyable ambiance and good service. Would eat here again

Before all the launchonetes on Augusta, you have Frevo. I was told that Frevo is a Paulistano…read moreinstitution that has been around for over 50 years. The place has a revamped 50s feel with white tiles on the walls and the waiters all wearing sparkling white jackets. Frevos speciality seems to be the sandwiches with over 30 different types of sandwiches. The thing that put me off at first was the price of the sandwiches, starting at 30 reais for a large sandwich. And 18 reais for a small. But at this price cross over Paulista and head to Jardins and get myself a juicy steak for some of the prices at Frevos. But SP can be expensive so you can't be complaining too much about the prices; as long as the food is good. After asking the waiter what is the best sandwich on offer, he suggested the Beiruth, the first and original sandwich on offer. The sandwich was made in what seemed to be simple bread with roast beef, cheese and oregano. A very simple and easy sandwich to make. The only flavour that I could taste was the oregano. The roast beef was extremely dry and the artificialness of the cheese didn't help the overall dryness of the sandwich, which in return needed a lot of ketchup to give the sandwich some flavour. The sandwich seemed just to be a way to fill my stomach with some nutrients, but for that I could have gone down the road to a launchonete and ordered the same sandwich for much cheaper (and probably a better experience). It seems to be at Frevo the best thing is the decorations of the quase return to the 50s.

Frevo is a restaurant that all the waiters have elegant dress and the service is good, but the food…read moreis fatty and full of oil. I took the pizza and lasagna for share and I cannot finish at all because was very heavy. The ambient is very casual, average cost but not a good place to came back.

The genius here is its purity and simplicity. Where other restaurants fiddle and augment with…read moreobnoxious ingredients. This place showcases high quality ingredients in their prime. The salt and pepper angus beef patty blended with pork. Homemade brioche bun, danish blue cheese crumbles and pickled jalapenos. Then the pastrami fries that stay crispy till the end no matter that it is slathered in sauce. No surprise the lines here remain long. Perfect portion size. Food is denser than it looks--I stalled before I could finish the box of pastrami fries ZDeli has now earned a place in my top 10 burger joints ever.

From the owner: Focada em degustação, nossa especialidade são sanduíches de tamanho especial para permitir…read moreexperimentar vários! Além dos sanduíches, também temos excelentes saladas e porções.

One of the best chicken sandwiches in SP. Not to mention a pretty damn good burger. Good atmosphere…read moreand service. A little bit pricey but the quality makes it feel worth it.

I went there on a very cold day, the place is warm and very cozy, there are two counters for…read moreordering food to-go or eat there which makes it more comfortable. Staff seems friendly and professional, I tasted a Classic Chicken Burger which had very good flavor.