Valadares

R. Faustolo, 463

Lapa

11-3862-6167

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Classic bar built upon a rep for serving weird dishes—for its time, anyway—like Rocky Mountain oysters, sea oysters and torresmo (fried pork skin, pictured with toasted manioc flour) maintains legendary local status. Order beer in bottles alongside aforementioned dishes without digging to the bottom of the piggy bank. Although located next to one of Sao Paulo's biggest gay clubs, The Week, bar is filled mostly with loud-talking straights who curse at the TV when their soccer team misses a goal. Bar is furnished with small wood tables indoors as well as a few outside, of which are sheltered by plastic awnings in case of bad weather. Words & photo: Raphael Caffarena