Visiting São Paulo using the Jardim neighborhood as a base.
Many people recommend venturing outside the Jardim district when visiting São Paulo. For the uninitiated, however, this neighborhood is the safest and most convenient, especially if you find yourself in "Sampa" (as locals call São Paulo) for business. Here's what to do do in, near and beyond Jardim.
In Jardim
EAT
Dalva e Dito is
the more casual restaurant by Alex Attala who also owns DOM, which was voted one of the top
50 restaurants in the world.
Oscar Café is a
great café/lunch/aperitif place on Oscar Freire.
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| YUM: Chicken stew and couscous, comfort food at Oscar Café. |
Na Cozinha is a cute bistro that reinterprets traditional Brazilian dishes like moqueca and feijoada with a modern twist.
Estaçao SP Design
café is a great place for lunch Mon.-Sat. where they serve home made cooking
and charge by the kilo.
Padaria Benjamin
Abrão is a bakery/café that’s one of the best in Sampa in a town famous for
its bakeries. The outside looks
like a jewelry store, but their jewels are their fresh croissants, ham and
cheese pockets, pão de queijo, and desserts.
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| CHEAT: Padaria Benjamin Abrahão is a den of (carb) sin. |
ATTRACTIONS
There’s a cute, but old-looking park nearby called Trianon. I say it’s old because the trees are overgrown and actually
dusty looking. But, it’s a nice
place to walk and appreciate some greenery away from the bustle of Avenida
Paulista.
Nearby, it the architecturally significant MASP, one of Brazil's major art museums and a big attraction in São Paulo:
Outside Jardins
EAT
Forneria San Paulo
is the sister restaurant in SP to my favorite restaurant in Rio. Great Northern Italian food, superb
wood-burning oven pizzas and a burger in cooked pizza dough.
ATTRACTIONS
Iberapuera Park
is the city’s answer to Central Park.
It has long running trails, pretty lakes, the Modern Art museum, the
Afro-Brazilian museum and a concert hall.
Check out the renovations to the Luz train station district. A former meeting point for crack addicts (called crackolandia), the Projeto Nova Luz is turning the station and its surrounding area into a mixed-used district like the renovation at Grand Central. Very Rockwell.
NIGHTLIFE
For a casual gathering with friends when you just want to
people watch and have a nosh, the botecos or pubs serving beers at the
intersection on Rua Aspicuelta and Rua
Mourato Coelho in Vila Madalena are the best bet. This pedestrian-friendly
area is safe to bar hop at night.
The Rooftop at the
Unique Hotel has a great view of São Paulo’s long skyline and a great
international scene.
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WOW: The unbeatable view from the rooftop bar at the Unique Hotel.
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