Sao Paulo - Nightlife - Pub - BlackBook Guides

Praça Dom José Gaspar, 42, Sao Paulo 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. Augusta, 934, Sao Paulo 01304-001
11-2936-0934

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. 13 de Maio, 972, Sao Paulo 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

Praca Antonio Prado, 33, Sao Paulo 01010-900
11-3107-0123

Salve Jorge

Set smack in the middle of Sao Paulo's historical center business district and with a second-floor view of a bustling plaza, suits from the area crowd the boho Salve Jorge to talk shop during lunch... read more

R. Bela Cintra, 532, Sao Paulo 01415-000
11-3151-4530

Exquisito!

Being that the owners also run the beloved Funhouse club across the street, it was almost guaranteed that Exquisito! should have the same success. Started by a group of three amigos, this links Lat... read more

R. Aspicuelta, 644 , Sao Paulo 05433-011
11-3812-4342

Posto 6

One of the four congested boho bars on Vila Madalena's busiest corner is named after the legendary surfing spot in Copacabana, and its theme pays homage to the easy, big-haired heydays of 1960s Rio... read more

R. Delfina, 163 , Sao Paulo 05443-010
11-3815-1364

Bar Astor

Off-side bohemian gem inspired by Rio de Janeiro’s back-in-the-day bars raises the nostalgia level up a notch, with found 1950s marble countertop brought over from Philly to white tiled walls... read more

R. Aspicuelta, 533, Sao Paulo 05433-011
11-3097-9904

Sao Cristovao

Three thousand five hundred photos and other memorabilia jamming the walls commemorate a certain moment in Brazilian soccer history. Place's named after the Rio de Janeiro team that won only one ch... read more

R. Oscar Freire, 163, Sao Paulo 01426-001
11-3088-7990

All Black

Irish pub with New Zealander owner gets giddy on Guinness, both on draft and on walls in form of posters and paintings saluting the dark libation and the motherland. Non-smoking area is second best... read more

R. Fidalga, 254, Sao Paulo 05432-000
11-3813-9226

Filial

This classically boho boteco was bestowed as the best bar at which to end the night by Veja magazine, an accolade proven by the number of throngs persisting at wee hours in the morning irrigating t... read more

R. Doutor Renato Paes de Barros, 127, Sao Paulo 04530-000
11-3079-4028

Sao Pedro Sao Paulo

Hard-core retro drinking den gives instant VIP membership to those who buy a bottle of whiskey, labeled and saved by the bar for the next time the customer comes in. Wood paneling and dark ceiling-... read more

R. Princesa Isabel, 102, Sao Paulo 04601-000
barzur.com.br/

Zur Alten Muhle

Handiwork of georgic bar’s founder-slash-carpenter Wilhelm Heying still lives on past his death. Homeslice originally opened the drinking spot for fellow German immigrants in the middle of Te... read more

R. Rodesia, 34, Sao Paulo 05435-020
11-3815-7200

Mercearia Sao Pedro

Open-air bar with an Olympic-pool-sized covered patio is Vila Madalena’s eccentric souvenir, one of the last original businesses in the area still swinging in prime action. Bohemians old and ... read more

Av. Sao Luis, 272, Sao Paulo 01046-000
11-3151-5299

Alberta #3

Bob Dylan presides over the festivities at this downtown bar from the same people behind Astronete, who named it after the folk singer's almost-eponymous song. Bulbed letters of bar's sign serve as... read more

R. Quata, 633, Sao Paulo 04546-044
11-3846-8136

Moca Bonita

Set in the best spot in Vila O, chilled sea-faring resto-bar with sea faring antiques scattered around- somebody’s old pirate grandpa’s things stylishly arranged. Wooden decks and ropes... read more