Brazilian

Rancho Nordestino
R. Manoel Dutra, 498

Northeastern Brazilian hovel with country bumpkin dishes to put hairs and grease on your chest.

Club

Hot Hot
R. Santo Antônio, 570

International electronic music DJs play underneath digital ceiling while dancers get drunk on popsicle cocktails.

Bed & breakfast/pousada

Pousada dos Franceses
R. dos Franceses, 100

Located in the quiet back streets of Bixiga rests this spacious pousada-cum-hostel on a street full of mini-villas from the early 20th century.

Hostels

LimeTime Hostel
R. Treze de Maio, 1552

Free caipirinhas for all guests at this party hostel.

Markets

Bixiga Market
Praça Dom Orione

A Sunday snooper’s paradise of one man’s treasures and another’s trash.

Bar/pub

Ludus Luderia
R. 13 de Maio, 972, Bela Vista

Scoring for the night is more feasible at beer-and-board games joint.

Italian

Famiglia Mancini
R. Avanhandava, 81

A wildly beloved Italian family-style restaurant on the picaresque Rua Avanhandava.

Italian

Speranza
R. 13 de Maio, 1004, Bela Vista/Bixiga

Old-timey pizza joint where friends and families sit around tables in various dining rooms.

Italian

Bar Amigo Giannotti
R. Santo Antonio, 1106, Bela Vista/Bixiga

A dusty, no-frills cantina located away from the main restaurants strip of Bixiga, and must be the reason for the dirt-low prices.

Italian

Roperto
R. 13 de Maio, 634, Bela Vista/Bixiga

Historical ristorante from the ’40s in the heart of the old Italian district.

Club

Glória
R. Treze de Maio, 830, Bela Vista/Bixiga

True Sin City: Former church attracts super-fashionable gay and straight crowd indulging in all vices.