Date night in São Paulo
Pick the vibe — first date, anniversary, or low-key Friday — and use this São Paulo shortlist of romantic spots, dinner picks and walks.
Top spots in São Paulo
Avenida Paulista (Sundays)
OutdoorsPaulista
Closed to cars Sundays — buskers, skaters, MASP open-floor museum.
MASP
CulturePaulista
Lina Bo Bardi's red concrete masterpiece — paintings float on glass easels.
Mercado Municipal
Food & DrinkCentro
Mortadella sandwich the size of your head + pastel de bacalhau.
Vila Madalena Street Art
CultureVila Madalena
Beco do Batman alley — open-air street-art gallery.
Ibirapuera Park
OutdoorsMoema
São Paulo's Central Park — Oscar Niemeyer pavilions, MAM museum, Sunday jogging.
Where to eat
D.O.M.
$$$$Contemporary Brazilian · Jardins
Alex Atala's Amazonian-ingredient tasting — World's 50 Best.
A Casa do Porco
$$$Brazilian · Centro
Jefferson Rueda's pork-everything — Latin America's #1 in 2023.
Mocotó
$$Northeastern Brazilian · Vila Medeiros
Worth the cab — dadinho de tapioca and 400 cachaças.
Z/Deli
$$Jewish-American · Jardins
Pastrami sandwich the city argues over — late-night classic.
Frequently asked
- Start with a wine bar, then a slow-paced dinner, then dessert or a walk. Highlights right now: Avenida Paulista (Sundays), MASP, Mercado Municipal.