Sao Paulo - Nightlife - Lounge

Av. São Gabriel, 600 , Sao Paulo 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. da Consolacao, 3585, Sao Paulo 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, Sao Paulo 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, Sao Paulo 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. Haddock Lobo, 40, Sao Paulo 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. Bela Cintra, 461, Sao Paulo 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, Sao Paulo 05421-010
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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. Augusta, 1246 , Sao Paulo 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. Bela Cintra, 539, Sao Paulo 01415-000
11-3129-9952

Geni

Old mansion hosts energetic live-music parties from jazz to samba rock for happy groups who reserve tables and rooms, with each one artfully, colorfully painted in a different theme and named. Foun... read more

Av. das Nações Unidas, 13301, Sao Paulo 04794-000
11-2838-1234

Upstairs Bar

Grand Hyatt bar housed in separate adjacent building attracts guests escaping a convention or corporate types hiding from bosses during overtime hours. Open floor plan and terrace keeps things from... read more

R. Barra Funda, 1066, Sao Paulo 01152-000
11-3666-0611

Alley

Club goes for the under-the-radar vibe. Low ceilings to keep the heat level high, dark corners and small spaces for closer encounters of the flirting kind. Massive window with lookout over train tr... read more

Rua Joaquim Antunes 367 , Sao Paulo 05415
55-11-4306-0367

JA367

A quick, daytime stroll down Rua Joaquim Antunes -- actually located in Pinheiros -- and you’re likely to miss JA367. Try again at sundown, when the clandestine bar lights up with live jazz, ... read more

Alameda Santos, 981, Sao Paulo
11- 3266-3692

The View Bar

The view from atop this 30th floor ritzy hotspot is what you're paying for, regardless of how many lackluster canapès and flounders you order. Abate your fiscal conscience and common sense b... read more

Av. Cidade Jardim, 60, Sao Paulo 01454-000
11-3083-0399

Pandoro

Reopened, historical ‘50s-style boteco serves its signature caju amigo drink (cashew apple juice, gin, sugar) to uptown businessmen who tend to close deals over liquor and linguica. French-ca... read more