Parks

Parque Ibirapuera
Av. Pedro Alvares Cabral, 1415

400 acres of leisure, plus teens swapping spit in the grass.

Business

Luz Plaza
R. Prates, 145, Bom Retiro

Modern hotel with a spa created especially for its mostly Korean business clientele overlooks verdant park.

Arab

Effendi
R. Dom Antônio de Melo, 77, Bom Retiro

Back-streets, no-nonsense Armenian restaurant that attracts the most devout of esfiha lovers.

Deli

Adi Shoshi Deli Shop
R. Correia de Melo, 206, Bom Retiro

Straightforward, basic restaurant keyed into the local Jewish community but has turned others into regulars.

Greek

Acropoles
R. da Graca, 364, Bom Retiro

Lunch gets busy, but move over, because talkative diners have no problem sharing eating spaces or bites of their desserts.