You live ! Outside the building looks really pretty and fancy , but if you are going there on a…read moreFriday or Saturday... don't be fooled ! This club stays PACKED! The club has three rooms, dancers are in the main room, eye candy everywhere ! Watch out for the men with their shirt off $! So their drinking system is a bit different , you will receive a paper tab when you enter , KEEP THIS! You need to present it every time you get a drink! With 2 drinks I paired R45,000 or so leaving... So, I think your cover charge is paid on the way out not in the beginning . Can't wait to return !

Walked from our hotel to this restaurant. We were seated immediately but it took a long time to get…read more a waiter to take our order , waitstaff would dissapear or would be with other patrons . Extensive menu which is nice , they have everything from salads , açaí bowls, chicken and fish etc . The coconuts are amazing , try the pineapple coconut , and also heard it's great when you add alcohol . My only complaint was there chicken dishes weren't that great. I felt adventurous and got the curry chicken with spinach and mashed potatoes , and it arrived to the table looking like straight puke , literally . I couldn't even tell my potatoes from spinach. I couldn't eat it , it took too long to get our food so I just gave it back . My recommendation is play it safe ordering food, no curry chicken or sweet and sour or anything like that , that's more from the states . I will say the desserts are great ! I would return , and would just play safe with salad !

I came here on a Tuesday night (7/8/14) which I'm thinking would be highly unusual except that the…read morenext day happened to be some sort of national holiday in Brazil so there were tons of people out and about in Sao Paolo. My friend Marco H. and I were originally planning to barhop and check out some clubs near Avenida Paulista, but since it was #1. a holiday (people don't have to work the next day) and #2. Brazil had just played and gotten crushed by Germany in the World Cup), I think the Brazilian people were in the mood to go out and have a good time. After walking up and down some street littered with bars and clubs, we concluded that it would be a waste of our time to get in line and try to wait gain entry. Instead, he recommended we go to Vila Olimpia (a trendy district) to check out a club called Royal. For those of you that know me, I like clubs haha. Wherever I travel to, I make sure to check out the nightlife and clubs are usually near the top of my list. Royal was indeed a club and it was really nice and trendy as well. It wouldn't have been out of place in places like Los Angeles or New York. The music was mostly a mix of EDM which I enjoy and some Brazilian songs thrown in intermittently. There wasn't a cover per se, but upon entry, you are given a card (kind of looks like a hotel room key) which acts as currency. When you go to the bar and order drinks, the bartenders will scan the card and your tab is organized via that card. The catch was that you had to spend 200 Brazilian reals which comes out to approximately $85 in US dollars, but I had a great time and it was a blast. The girls inside that club were gorgeous and Marco H had a good time laughing at me while I was gawking at the Brazilian women. An interesting quirk about the club scene in Brazil is that while lots of girls come to dance and have fun, the culture is very different than that of the states. Guys really don't dance. They just stand around and hang out (which I'm sure the girls appreciate because I've had girl friends complain about creepers who try to come up to them and grind with them), and when they do approach a girl, it is to initiate a conversation. Being a "gringo", I broke convention by happily fist-pumping and dancing to the music all night.

I attended the Brazilian Voices concert at the Bourbon Street Music Club on March 27 and it was…read moretruly a wonderful night. The music and the harmonies were so smooth, and the energy that the group brought to room was beautiful. It was truly special to hear where everyone was from, as well as to know that two women from the U.S. were part of the group as well, alongside Brazilians. I particularly liked the renditions of Mais Que Nada, and Aguas de Março. Thank you so much for an amazing evening, and congratulations on your first concert in Brazil. I hope there will be many more. The Club was also a perfect room to hear live music.

Went here on a Sunday night, it was great! They had a live band playing all the Salsa and Samba…read more Drinks were at a great price and a lot of nice people. Had a great time conversing with the owner of the place! If you are in São Paulo I recommend you pass by this local.

Left here wanting for more! I love gin! And I love tonic!…read more The selection of gin is intense. One from practically everywhere in the world.

As the name goes G&T - this bar is one for the lovers of the classic Gin & Tonic !…read more Set in a small space with low lights and even lower seating - this gin & tonic bar comes from the same group that has Mak & Kouzina restaurants in the neighbourhood. The snagged bartender Talita Simões (ex-Side Restaurant bartender) to set up the menu which mainly is 90% gin based drinks and 10% others. It is being marketed as Brazil's first Gin bar and I have been told that they also have an internal partnership with Beefeater gin. One of the main reasons that I visited this place was because of the price - its rare to see decently made gin-tonic (Beefeater fin) being served in the city at R$ 15, some variations of this same gin-tonic with extra herbs and even Red Bull are sold at R$ 20. You do have other options of gins also like Beefeater24, Tanqueray, Tanqueray 10, Bulldog, Bombay Sapphire, Gin Mare, Gin Saffron, Hendricks etc (to name a few), but these are pricier and can go all the way upto R$ 50 I tried the classic G&T at R$ 15 and a rosemary version at R$ 20 and was certainly not disappointed - you are getting very good bang for your buck. One of my drinks was made by Talita Simões and she knows how to make a basic drink seem good. I had read the review from Fabio S. and I stuck to the basics - didn't even think of getting another cocktail although one of my friends did order the Bramble and it was extra sweet and syrupy. They don't have table service - you have to go to the counter, pay (cash & debit cards only), get a coupon and then get your drink - this also means that there is no service fee. I did not see any food on the menu or anything being served but they do offer free mixed nuts to go along with your drink. It's a cool place to get a few drinks - either before dinner or after, in the region. The price makes it worth the visit and decent G&T's do the rest. Will definitely return again.

Like many things of the best things in São Paulo, Boteco Pratododia is a hidden jewel for lovers of…read moremusic - especially of the vinyl variety. The first thing that jumps out when you get there is the rich mosaic of party flyers, with homages to timeless music roaming seamlessly between soul, funk, R&B, samba, Afropop, and between Brazil, the US, and Africa. This place is small, giving it a jazz bistrot feel, although I imagine space might turn into a problem depending on how packed it gets. As for the bar, they have a few kinds of spirits, including cachaças (caipirinha or shots), but the highlight is the beer selection, including various local craft beers. However, if you're short on $$$, they also have a couple of brands of macro beers (whose names I didn't bother to notice).