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Vila Medí: three kitchens, one São Paulo dining room
An integrated restaurant space at Cidade Jardim lets a meal move between Italian, Greek and oyster-bar menus.
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Maní: a Brazilian vocabulary at the table
In São Paulo, Helena Rizzo and Willem Vandeven place technique at the service of ingredients, memory and a recognisable point of view.
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Milk & Mellow: gelato joins the São Paulo diner
A burger-and-milkshake institution gave its dessert counter a more deliberate identity when it began making gelato in 2016.
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Simone Paratella: nineteen seats and several culinary routes
A 2025 São Paulo relaunch brought Piedmontese cooking, Japanese references and a visible kitchen into a small dining room.
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Motel: Renata Vanzetto turns up the fire
At the former Ema address, a roadside visual vocabulary framed a menu of small dishes built for sharing.
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Alberto Landgraf: a Brazilian kitchen, on its own terms
At Oteque, the chef places growers, the working rhythm of his team and the needs of the guest at the centre of the table.
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SEEN São Paulo: sweet and heat share the plate
A 2025 menu used fruit, honey and chilli to explore a combination older than its fashionable shorthand.
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Sushi Park: the counter beneath Saint Laurent
A 2025 Paris proposal connected Peter Park's omakase with the fashion house's broader cultural programme.
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JANEIRO: an Atlantic idea of the table
A 2024 menu at the Leblon hotel looked across Brazil, Portugal, Spain and France while keeping local produce in view.
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Chez Amis: the bistro travels to Consolação
Marciele Médice's 2024 menu joined French and Italian references in a São Paulo room with Art Deco touches.
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Così: an Italian menu turns towards the sea
Renato Carioni's 2024 additions used seafood, citrus and familiar pasta forms to widen the restaurant's repertoire.
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Trattorita EVVAI: an Italian kitchen at a different scale
Luiz Filipe Souza's casual São Paulo project connected regional pasta with a street-facing pizza bar.