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- Av. São Gabriel, 600 , Itaim Bibi & Vila Olímpia 01435-000
- 11-7711-5655
nBox
Twelve stacked shipping containers elegantly transform an empty gravel lot into a pop-up tapas bar/lounge/art space. Abundant skylights and high-ceilinged central seating area seamlessly alleviate ... read more
- R. Joaquim Floriano, 414, Itaim Bibi & Vila Olímpia 04534-002
- 11-3073-1301
Karaoke Kenji
Singles and doubles do their best and loudest Lady Gaga impressions, likely to compete with the equally blaring décor. Vibe is a German indoor biergarten meets decorator with an Asian fetish... read more
- Praça Dom José Gaspar, 42, Center 01047-010
- 11-3237-0771
Paribar
Historic low-key drinking den that once brought together leftist politicians, musicians and journalists—rumor has it Fidel Castro got his drink on here—re-opens as a casual pub. Owner u... read more
- R. da Consolacao, 3585, Jardins 01416-001
- 11-3061-3995
Numero
Starchitect Isay Weinfeld must have imagined Sao Paulo Fashion Week models cavorting here when he designed a catwalk ramp leading into a converted house - complete with mirrored corridor for last-m... read more
- R. Lisboa, 191, Vila Madalena & Pinheiros 05413-000
- 11-3082-7904
Ringue Lounge
Restaurateur Cassio Machado has retained the kitsch factor of his former eatery in the same location, re-envisioning it as a bling-y boxer-playboy den. Dedicated to the sweet science, photos depict... read more
- Av. Brigadeiro Luís Antonio, 277, 1st floor, Center 01317-000
- 11-3104-7157
Lions Club
Underground effort to revitalize heydays of downtrodden city center comes in the shape of imaginary men's club, co-founded by owners of Vegas and Clash Club. With neo-baroque-style mirrored doors, ... read more
- R. Santo Antônio, 570, Bixiga & Bela Vista 01314-000
- 11-2985-8685
Hot Hot
Danceteria gets rid of Brazilian bureaucracy by improving exit process. To eliminate end-of-the-night traffic jam, cover charges and drink tickets are bought before entry. Ground floor is done up i... read more
- R. Jeronimo da Veiga, 149 , Itaim Bibi & Vila Olímpia 04536-000
- 11-3873-6922
Wall Street Bar
Straight-laced amateurs mix with pro high rollers (read: bankers, finance types) and sit at terminals to focus attention on the rise and fall of drink prices and make orders accordingly. Think Anta... read more
- Al. Itu, 1548, Jardins 01421-001
- 11-3854-6518
Squat
Visually busy, mock European artists’ and students’ haven is firmly middle class. Decorator obviously reveled in (mis)appropriation: panty hose covers lights, mirrors usurp tennis racke... read more
- R. Delfina, 163 , Vila Madalena & Pinheiros 05443-010
- 11-3815-1364
Sub Astor
Push past red velvet curtains to enter New York-style speakeasy housed literally under the guise of Astor bar/restaurant hidden in the basement. Posters of sexy pin-up girls on the walls and barmen... read more
- R. Haddock Lobo, 74, Consolação 01414-000
- 11-3129-4930
Tubaína
Focus on non-alcoholic soda pop may find high affinity among teetotalers. Libations menu includes the usual hard-liquor suspects and more than a dozen fizzy, sugary drinks called tubaínas cu... read more
- R. Haddock Lobo, 40, Consolação 01414-000
- 11-2936-4041
Volt
High-wattage fun by owners of it club Vegas is for fashionistas, gays and all the peeps who luv 'em. Old geometric-shaped neon lights aplenty (rescued from when city laid down the law on overabunda... read more
- R. Augusta, 934, Consolação 01304-001
- 11-2936-0934
Z Carniceria Bar
Story goes the old owner heard cows mooing at this former beef packing shop, so he walled it up until its discovery 20 years later. New incarnation as cool ‘50s-, rockabilly-style bar keeps t... read more
- R. Bela Cintra, 461, Consolação 01415-000
- 11-2628-8707
Sonique
Bumping concrete lair a project of French-Brazilian architects Triptyque could be for 20th-century Marie Antoniette and her harem. Glowing skinny white lights in shapes of molding on ceiling and wa... read more
- R. Alvaro Anes, 97, Vila Madalena & Pinheiros 05421-010
- None
Bar Secreto
Invite-only bar where Madonna reportedly swapped spit with a Brazilian boytoy is anything but secret; getting in requires clue-ing in. Well-connected fashionistas, musicians, TV personalities and t... read more
- R. Dona Germaine Burchard, 421, Barra Funda, Lapa & Perdizes 05002-062
- None
Neu
It makes perfect sense that it's friends and friends of friends who gather en masse to this old house in the middle of a residential neighborhood; the feeling is to be at home. The boxy living room... read more
- R. Augusta, 1246 , Consolação 01304-001
- 11-2574-1444
Tapas Club
Indie rockers, dub heads and jazz nerds collude for some lounge action and tapas, and when they've drunk enough Eisenbahn or Stella Artois, they drag themselves upstairs to the dance floor—ye... read more
- R. 13 de Maio, 972, Bixiga & Bela Vista 01327-000
- 11-3253-8452
Ludus Luderia
Scoring for the night is more feasible at board games joint, started by owner Lucy, self-professed game-o-holic. Twentysomething players choose from among 400 internationally beloved and Brazil-onl... read more
- R. Matias Aires, 183-B, Consolação 01309-020
- 11-3151-4568
Astronete
Brazilian rock, indie bands like Mono 4 get their hang-out on at veritable cool party spot to hear colleagues and check each other out while knocking back a few beers to get even looser. Walls feat... read more
- R. Augusta, 976, Consolação 01304-001
- 11-3255-9905
Santa Augusta Bar
Long, underground joint with echo-inducing ceiling is covered in patchwork variety of old billboard and band posters for alternative, young crowd that prefers more low-key than high-adrenaline with... read more
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