delicious Australia - March 2018

10amTHE DAILY GRIND

Brazil is the world’s largest producer of

coffee, so you’re going to encounter some

top brews. Thecrème de la crèmeis at

Coffee Lab(coffeelab.com.br) in Pinheiros,

which serves nine coffee degustations.

11.30amTO MARKET, TO MARKET

With your new-found energy, tackle the

Municipal Market(oportaldomercadao.com.

br) in the historic centre of the city. You’ll find

a trove of tropical fruits (jaboticaba anyone?)

as well as São Paulo’s best street food. Try

thepastel, a deep-fried pastry stuffed with

Catupiry cream cheese, or the market’s

legendary (and huge) mortadella sandwich.

1.30pmLOCAL HERO

Locals will insist you visitMocotó(mocoto.

com.br), a gastronomic institution that has

been serving traditional north-eastern

Brazilian cuisine since 1974. Specialties

include tapioca cheese cubes, homemade

pork sausage flambéed incachaça, and the

ribbons of fried cassava.

3pmOFF THE WALL

Walk off lunch with a tour of São Paulo’s best

street art, starting atBeco do Batman,an

alleyway in Vila Madalena covered in

psychedelic and Cubism-inspired murals.

The area is home to galleries and boutiques,

too, making it the perfect gift-buying spot.

5.30pmHIGH SPIRITS

A great place to get acquainted with Brazil’s

national drink, the caipirinha, isVeloso Bar

(velosobar.com.br) in Vila Mariana. They

pour thecachaçaa little more liberally than

we do; best to mop it up withcoxinhas,

the local deep-fried chicken croquettes.

9pmEAT THE AMAZON

São Paulo is home to tattooed kitchen-

rockstar Alex Atala. His flagship restaurant,

DOM(domrestaurante.com.br), showcases

the best of indigenous ingredients, from

palm hearts to Amazonian ants. If you can’t

nab a reservation, try his other exceptional

venues, Açougue Central, Riviera or Dalva e

Dito. (Paulistanos eat late, so expect an

empty dining room if you arrive before nine.)

11.30pmRHYTHM OF THE NIGHT

On Friday and Saturday nights, the city

comes alive with the sound of Afro-Brazilian

samba rhythms. The best vibes can be found

atÓ do Borogodó(facebook.com/

odoborogodobar), which boasts a weekly

line-up of professional samba musicians as

well as a seriously sweaty dance crowd that

won’t disperse until the sun comes up.

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MorethanjustthefinancialcentreofBrazil,SãoPauloisahotspotofculture,from

its vibrant food scene to its hedonistic nightlife, says food writerErina Starkey. @erinastarkey

140 delicious.com.au

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