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Top food to try in São Paulo

6 dishes to eat in São Paulo, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Feijoada

Feijoada
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Black bean and pork stew with rice, greens, orange and farofa.

2. Pastel

Pastel
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Fried thin pastry with cheese, meat or palm heart, from market stalls.

3. Mortadella sandwich

Mortadella sandwich
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A stack of mortadella at the Municipal Market, absurd in scale and much loved.

4. Japanese food in Liberdade

Japanese food in Liberdade
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Some of the best outside Japan, plus Brazilian-Japanese inventions.

5. Coxinha

Coxinha
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Teardrop chicken croquettes, from every corner bakery.

6. Middle Eastern food

Middle Eastern food
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Esfiha and kibe, from a Lebanese community over a century old.

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