To be fair, I went there for breakfast. I was feeling very American that day lol. I wanted some…read morebacon and eggs. After eating breakfast at Santo Pão and eating mexido eggs that were scrambled by Angels and mixed delicately with warm cream cheese, I was a bit let down by the one scrambled egg that was fried on Satan's Arse. Not only was my eggs scrambled but they somehow managed to scramble my bacon--weird! It was edible but I would not go back.

Had the 162-cooked the way you like, quality meat, cheese was served baked. Attentive service…read more Not cheap, $6, but close enough to in n out and definitely way better than frozen mcdo. Variety of selection in menu, including vegetarian burger. No fresh fruit juices but they have beer,

Very good burger joint off Augusta. Meat cooked perfectly, with a good bun and sauce but the crispy…read morecheese sets it apart. They nail the gourmet burger niche, if not a little expensive. Expect to pay ~$20 usd for burger and a drink. Smallish place, a little hidden, with entrance off Augusta. Worth a stop.

Recently a friend and I visited Micaela and had a delightful dining experience…read more Our meal began with an exceptional appetizer made from a crispy tapioca biscuit. Gorgonzola spread was used instead of cream cheese - it was a very creative substitution. The presentation was as good (if not better) than the delightful taste profile :-) My entrée was an original type of risotto made with shellfish embedded in rice; the dish tasted Devine, and was served a stylish clay dish. For dessert, I had sorbet - an exotic "cajá' fruit made with a kind of of raw sugar flour and a very tasty and thin pastry. Bottom line: while the food is excellent and the service attentive (though somewhat impersonal), the prices are quite a bit higher than seems appropriate.

Brazilian friends wanted to take me to a place during my visit to São Paulo that would give me a…read morechance to sample some unique Brazilian flavours and they chose Micaela, partly due to its location (walking distance from my hotel) and due to our needing a place that would be open on Monday. Neither had been here before, but both had heard good things, so they figured it would be worth a shot. How right they were! The restaurant is cute and charming inside, with a rustic sort of feel. The waiters--none of whom appear to speak English, though I cannot be sure of that since my friends handled all the interactions with staff--were friendly and helpful. The menu is extremely varied and includes many ingredients from all over Brazil, including exotic fishes from the north of the country, spices from the Amazon, and all sorts of things that none of us knew what they were. We opted to share two starters, one called Aquarelas do Brasil (after the famous song of the same name) and the other "pintxos" of tapioca and shimeji mushrooms (mushrooms wrapped in tapioca pastry and fried). The Aquarelas dish turned out to be delivered on a plate resembling a painter's palette, with four little servings of things to be spread on thin pieces of a special bread that they make in-house (each serving a different colour, thus adding to the theme evoked by the dish's name). The tapioca-wrapped mushrooms was the better-tasting of the two dishes, though we enjoyed them both very much. For the main course, I had a dish that consisted of beef, farofa, a fried noodle sort of thing on top and a tomato-and-onion salsa on the side, together with rice. It had excellent flavours, though the fried noodle-y thing on top made it a bit difficult to eat. We also had caiprinhas or caipiroskas, one of the latter made with red fruits instead of lime--there is a sizeable list of options for these cocktails on the menu--and they even gave us a taste of a special cachaça made with a Brazilian relative of the betel leaf. We really didn't need dessert after all this, but we decided to share one among the three of us, choosing one made with toasted coconut, white chocolate caramel and something called puxurí that none of us was familiar with, so one of the waiters brought some out to show us. Turns out it's a spice from northern Brazil that is redolent of cinnamon and vanilla, and they gave me a piece to use at home. The dessert was excellent, as was the rest of the meal, and the price was pretty reasonable given all that we had ordered (R$140 each).

Great food. A lot of options gluten free. That's great for me. Great staff. Highly recommend!read more

Stopped by here in transit to the airport. Cool atmosphere, great coffee and sandwiches, friendly…read morestaff.

Great coffee and the service is quick, there is some varieties of coffee to chose from. The prices…read moreare reasonable. But would have liked better options to eat in the place. A hip looking place that attracts the local hipster crowd which depending on what you want might not be the place to be.

Beautiful setting in Jardin, one of Sao Paulo's nicest communities. Open and airy with folding…read moredoors that are opened in nice weather with seating all inside and covered they offer a wide variety of foods with breakfast served until noon. The food is fresh and tasty and the coffees are smooth and perfectly made.

I loved the way this open air cafe made me feel like I was on holiday…read more I visited twice whilst in São Paulo, once for breakfast, another time for lunch and enjoyed them equally. Their fresh sucos (as ever, my strong suggestion is that you try the abacaxi) are an excellent way to start the day and you can't beat the people watching both inside the restaurant and outside on Rua Oscar Freire. Like many establishments in this area, Santo Grão offers valet parking if you want to ditch your car hassle free. Me? I prefer walking there! Santo Grão is definitely a player on the brunch scene in São Paulo and its relaxed atmosphere makes you want to stay and chat long after you've nibbled your last bite of omelette.