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FGV Projetos
1294 Av. Paulista
FGV
a nice bar, pretty crowded at night after the University classes
11 locals recommend
The Joy
330 R. Maria Antônia
11 locals recommend
a nice bar, pretty crowded at night after the University classes
University - i had studied there.
78 locals recommend
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
930 R. da Consolação
78 locals recommend
University - i had studied there.
boteco just next to a newly refurbish square , where skateboarders enjoy the huge space. Police cars around , pretty safe.
40 locals recommend
Papo, Pinga e Petisco
118 Praça Franklin Roosevelt
40 locals recommend
boteco just next to a newly refurbish square , where skateboarders enjoy the huge space. Police cars around , pretty safe.
Cultura Bookstore inside!! (the best in town!) , plus cinema and coffee shop.
38 locals recommend
Condomínio Conjunto Nacional
2073 Avenida Paulista
38 locals recommend
Cultura Bookstore inside!! (the best in town!) , plus cinema and coffee shop.
You may find whatever you´re looking for and more. :)
275 locals recommend
Livraria Cultura
2073 Av. Paulista
275 locals recommend
You may find whatever you´re looking for and more. :)
nearest metro station
67 locals recommend
Santa Cecília
1039 R. Conselheiro Nébias
67 locals recommend
nearest metro station
right in front of this park, at Augusta street, there is a bus stop . Buses that stop there go down Rua Augusta and head to Avenida Europa (Museu da Imagem e do Som)
57 locals recommend
Parque Augusta
Rua Augusta
57 locals recommend
right in front of this park, at Augusta street, there is a bus stop . Buses that stop there go down Rua Augusta and head to Avenida Europa (Museu da Imagem e do Som)
Dry cleaning
13 locals recommend
5àsec - Bela Vista Consolação
655 R. Frei Caneca
13 locals recommend
Dry cleaning
awesome bakery! open til 11 pm!
24 locals recommend
Bella Buarque
707 R. Maj. Sertório
24 locals recommend
awesome bakery! open til 11 pm!
Bakery and snack place with WIFI internet. Their bread, baguettes and cakes are fresh and delicious! Open til 10 pm.
16 locals recommend
Godere Artesanal
595 R. Marquês de Itu
16 locals recommend
Bakery and snack place with WIFI internet. Their bread, baguettes and cakes are fresh and delicious! Open til 10 pm.
it´s the new skateboarders´ area, fill up with random music events and just next to a traditional Samba bar "Você vai se quiser" (Saturdays). On Sundays is a good option to chill out...
192 locals recommend
Praça Franklin Roosevelt
Praça Franklin Roosevelt
192 locals recommend
it´s the new skateboarders´ area, fill up with random music events and just next to a traditional Samba bar "Você vai se quiser" (Saturdays). On Sundays is a good option to chill out...

Food Scene

the best bakery in the neighbourhood.
27 locals recommend
Benjamin Bakery
27 locals recommend
the best bakery in the neighbourhood.
great Japanese food stores! a must sightseeing spot. Also accessible via electric bus ("Machado de Assis"), which is nicer than taking the metro.
Praça da Liberdade
great Japanese food stores! a must sightseeing spot. Also accessible via electric bus ("Machado de Assis"), which is nicer than taking the metro.
tiny place but great bread , sweets and pastries
12 locals recommend
Barcelona Sweets and Breads
33 Rua Armando A. Penteado
12 locals recommend
tiny place but great bread , sweets and pastries
it's the best lamen (noodle soup) in town!! very traditional style but queues are long, around 45 minutes'.wait. Don't accept reservations and don't take cards, just cash.
11 locals recommend
Aska
11 locals recommend
it's the best lamen (noodle soup) in town!! very traditional style but queues are long, around 45 minutes'.wait. Don't accept reservations and don't take cards, just cash.
Quick snack before cinema at Espaço Itau de Cinema
Gburger Augusta
2931 R. Augusta
Quick snack before cinema at Espaço Itau de Cinema
Tapas bar , Spanish style (busy!)
63 locals recommend
Sancho Bar Y Tapas
1415 R. Augusta
63 locals recommend
Tapas bar , Spanish style (busy!)
Great food and a big variety of imported beers.
52 locals recommend
Rota do Acarajé
529/533 R. Martim Francisco
52 locals recommend
Great food and a big variety of imported beers.
Portuguese style "doceria", with the best "natas" in town! Great Lavazza coffee!
55 locals recommend
Casa Mathilde
76 Praça Antônio Prado
55 locals recommend
Portuguese style "doceria", with the best "natas" in town! Great Lavazza coffee!
ice cream shop with vegan options!
11 locals recommend
Sorvetes Soroko
305 R. Augusta
11 locals recommend
ice cream shop with vegan options!
good sandwiches
18 locals recommend
Bakery Boulevard
270 R. Piauí
18 locals recommend
good sandwiches
pizzaria
7 locals recommend
Bella Antonia Delivery
72 R. Maria Antônia
7 locals recommend
pizzaria
Food hall: you find a diversity of restaurants and fast food options! Food per kilo, Mc Donald's, Pasta , Japanese, etc.
Soho's Place
140 R. Maria Antônia
Food hall: you find a diversity of restaurants and fast food options! Food per kilo, Mc Donald's, Pasta , Japanese, etc.
24 hour place, but very hectic.
272 locals recommend
Padaria Bella Paulista
354 Rua Haddock Lobo
272 locals recommend
24 hour place, but very hectic.
Nice coffee shop. Their Brazilian typical breakfast option ("pingado + pão com manteiga na chapa") is superb! * Coffee with milk + fresh bread with butter on the griddle ...yum!
55 locals recommend
Urbe Cafe Bar
404 R. Antônio Carlos
55 locals recommend
Nice coffee shop. Their Brazilian typical breakfast option ("pingado + pão com manteiga na chapa") is superb! * Coffee with milk + fresh bread with butter on the griddle ...yum!
One of the best arabic restaurants in town, with a good houmous , babaganoush + curdled milk
Rua Basílio da Gama
One of the best arabic restaurants in town, with a good houmous , babaganoush + curdled milk
German style bar with good german food .
Amigo Leal
Rua Amaral Gurgel
German style bar with good german food .
the best pizza in the whole São Paulo!
201 locals recommend
Bráz Pizzaria
271 R. Vupabussu
201 locals recommend
the best pizza in the whole São Paulo!
cosy, authentic good coffee and very pretty. it's not open on Sundays unfortunately.
53 locals recommend
Takkø Café - Vila Buarque
553 R. Maj. Sertório
53 locals recommend
cosy, authentic good coffee and very pretty. it's not open on Sundays unfortunately.
Feijoada on Saturday - preferably stay here the whole afternoon. Service's great, food portions are generous, environment's excellent for a nice neighbourhood feeling, where locals enjoy a good meal
R. Marquês de Itu, 1018
1018 Rua Marquês de Itu
Feijoada on Saturday - preferably stay here the whole afternoon. Service's great, food portions are generous, environment's excellent for a nice neighbourhood feeling, where locals enjoy a good meal

Shopping

huge shopping mall, where you could go in case you need anything after 8 pm - there is a Starbucks Coffee inside. also there's a travel agency where you can exchange money opens 10:00- 22:00.
Spicy
618 Av. Higienópolis
huge shopping mall, where you could go in case you need anything after 8 pm - there is a Starbucks Coffee inside. also there's a travel agency where you can exchange money opens 10:00- 22:00.
one of the nearest to the flat
Drogaria São Carlos
300 R. Jaguaribe
one of the nearest to the flat
one of the nearest to the flat , and stays open until 23:00
Droga Raia - São Paulo
91 R. Maria Antônia
one of the nearest to the flat , and stays open until 23:00

Sightseeing

http://www.sferica.com.br/temporario/sp/
9 locals recommend
Praça da República
9 locals recommend
http://www.sferica.com.br/temporario/sp/
you can get there on the electric bus ("Machado de Assis") that you can take from R. Itambé, just by Mackenzie University. It's a pleasant ride through the old city centre.
424 locals recommend
Municipal Theatre of São Paulo
s/n Praça Ramos de Azevedo
424 locals recommend
you can get there on the electric bus ("Machado de Assis") that you can take from R. Itambé, just by Mackenzie University. It's a pleasant ride through the old city centre.
one of the tallest buildings in the old city centre.
96 locals recommend
Martinelli Building
405 R. São Bento
96 locals recommend
one of the tallest buildings in the old city centre.
Banespa Building, inspired in the Empire State Building in New York City.
82 locals recommend
Altino Arantes Building
82 locals recommend
Banespa Building, inspired in the Empire State Building in New York City.

Arts & Culture

Great exhibitions
294 locals recommend
São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound
158 Av. Europa
294 locals recommend
Great exhibitions
Money Exchange, Cinema, Foodhall (Starbucks Coffee, Gelateria Parmalat, and a great variety of restaurants) , etc.
153 locals recommend
Shopping Center 3
2064 Avenida Paulista
153 locals recommend
Money Exchange, Cinema, Foodhall (Starbucks Coffee, Gelateria Parmalat, and a great variety of restaurants) , etc.
Good theatre and arts exhibitions. Plus, cheap foodhall and internet connection upstairs
90 locals recommend
SESC Consolacao - Espaco CPT Theater
245 R. Dr. Vila Nova
90 locals recommend
Good theatre and arts exhibitions. Plus, cheap foodhall and internet connection upstairs
great Museum, just inside the beautiful Luz Station
120 locals recommend
Museu da Língua Portuguesa
s/nº Praça da Luz
120 locals recommend
great Museum, just inside the beautiful Luz Station

Drinks & Nightlife

Hectic but great bar ("boteco")
22 locals recommend
Ibotirama
1236 R. Augusta
22 locals recommend
Hectic but great bar ("boteco")
good for football match, although there aren´t many seats. There are couchsurfing meetings there every Tuesday.
Açaí Beach Bar
1267 R. Augusta
good for football match, although there aren´t many seats. There are couchsurfing meetings there every Tuesday.
great caipirinhas! And it´s just under the iconic COPAN building
283 locals recommend
Bar da Dona Onça
200 Av. Ipiranga
283 locals recommend
great caipirinhas! And it´s just under the iconic COPAN building
Nice atmosphere just in front of the Stock Exchange building. Good service, quick food.
22 locals recommend
Salve Jorge
544 R. Aspicuelta
22 locals recommend
Nice atmosphere just in front of the Stock Exchange building. Good service, quick food.
Another bohemian neighbourhood in town (after Rua Augusta)
446 locals recommend
Vila Madalena
102 R. Gonçalo Afonso
446 locals recommend
Another bohemian neighbourhood in town (after Rua Augusta)
a good place to listen to some great live music!!
85 locals recommend
JazzB
43 Rua Gen. Jardim
85 locals recommend
a good place to listen to some great live music!!
SAMBA, FEIJOADA and CAIPIRINHA on Saturdays afternoons. Do you need another reason to spend a lazy afternoon watching Praça Roosevelt or locals dancing samba? :)
Bar e restaurante Você vai se Quiser
281 R. João Guimarães Rosa
SAMBA, FEIJOADA and CAIPIRINHA on Saturdays afternoons. Do you need another reason to spend a lazy afternoon watching Praça Roosevelt or locals dancing samba? :)

Essentials

must visit, greatest produce.
569 locals recommend
Mercado Municipal de São Paulo
306 R. Cantareira
569 locals recommend
must visit, greatest produce.
Great place to buy fruits and vegetables! (they have a butcher and dairy section too)
29 locals recommend
Sacolão Higienópolis
158 Rua Dona Veridiana
29 locals recommend
Great place to buy fruits and vegetables! (they have a butcher and dairy section too)
Very good supermarket, close to the flat and with great variety of beers and wine.
20 locals recommend
Madrid Supermercado
777 R. Martim Francisco
20 locals recommend
Very good supermarket, close to the flat and with great variety of beers and wine.