Fui almoçar nesse restaurante que fica na frente do prédio em que eu estava hospedado. A comida…read moreestava boa, preço avaliando o custo benefício estava ok, agora o problema: Na hora de pagar a conta me trouxeram a máquina de cartão, expliquei que era cartão alimentação e falei que precisava "colocar o cartão", o rapaz me disse com ênfase, que o correto era dizer que precisa "inserir o cartão", eu ri achando que era brincadeira, mas ele me olhou sério e falou "estou falando sério", achei bizarro, mas espera que tem mais. Sou deficiente físico e ando com duas muletas, para me levantar da cadeira preciso me apoiar nas duas muletas, isso leva um tempinho e eu acabo ficando numa posição meio estranha, enquanto eu estava me levantando o rapaz ficou na minha frente imitando o que eu estava fazendo. Nunca vi maior bizarrice.

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.

You can't go wrong with their #0076 signature sandwich, the Bauru ao Ponto Chic (R$23.30), a roast…read morebeef sandwich with tomato, cucumber, and mixed melted cheese in a frech roll. Paired with a blended "limonada", it was a hearty, filling and refreshing meal for a weary tourist.

Really enjoyed my meal. Sangria, empanada, flank steak, and fried banana dessert. I do not speak…read morePortuguese and Martin (sp?) was very helpful.

A place you might miss if you blink as you pass by in the street, Cacilda is a cozy little bar to…read morehave a nice meal, or just hang out with friends over drinks. The décor is inspired by old São Paulo, and features everything from sofas around a table, to various size tables both downstairs and upstairs. The prices weren't bad, and the food was quite good. Like a lot of places, it's famous for its feijoada (which you can eat to your heart's delight), but they have a quite varied menu selection. Just be sure to go by taxi. There's no valet parking and trying to find a parking spot in the area can be a real pain.