Open 24 hours a day, every day of the week, this restaurant serves up no fuss, hearty Italian fare to the throngs of late night revelers hit with sudden hunger pangs.

This is the only traditional Italian restaurant in the city that is opened 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Day or night you can sample some very good pasta and an array of other Italian dishes.

It’s a simple place with experienced waiters that lend a traditional kind of charm to the locale – creating the atmosphere of having visited Nonna’s house. The range of diners is as broad as the menu. Here elderly Italian couples enjoy a meal right next to a group of clubbers, popping in for a pre/post party bite to eat. The great food and the reasonable prices make Pasta & Vino a fantastic option for after party munchies.

Their round the clock delivery service to all parts of the city is noteworthy.

Cachéd amongst the trees that line this lively street, this bakery and café has become (locally, at least) almost as famous as the stars it names its mouth-watering pastries after (such as the Marilyn Monroe cream tart and the Monica Bellucci yoghurt mousse). Sweet treats aside, Doce de Ver (Sweet View in Portugese) also cooks up an array of tantalizing dishes (the renowned Croquete is unmissable), each prepared with seasonal, fresh ingredients.

Owner Paula cheerfully imparts details about the menu (which changes daily and always includes a vegetarian option) and chats away with regulars, adding to the homely, inviting atmosphere that exudes from this place while the outdoor seating of this trendy spot forever hums with the murmurs of the fashion and advertising types who flock here every day for lunch or a quick slice of Michelle Pfeiffer cake.

In Portuguese, pão means bread—but it is also an acronym for Padaria Artesanal Orgânica (“Artisanal Organic Bakery”), the name of this charming little shop. Owner and expert baker Rafael Rosa turns loaves into fine art: salt is sourced from the Himalayas, yeasts pass through a long fermentation process and the bread itself is baked on hot stones.

PÃO’s intimate (read: tiny) setting means you can watch as your crusty rolls emerge, piping hot, from the oven. In fact, you might even find yourself scoffing the whole batch on the way home. The sandwiches, quiches, salads, cakes and pies often prove equally irresistible: since organic, sustainable, locally-sourced ingredients are the secret to PÃO’s success, its products change with the seasons. There’s always something new to taste!

Hindu philosophy suggests that when our smell, sight, hearing, touch and taste are harmonized they take us to the most complete of feelings. Tantra the restaurant adheres to this ethos with due diligence. It’s a whole package: food, drinks, decor, ambience. At once rustic and sophisticated, relaxed and sexy, Tantra’s setting immediately draws diners towards an exciting, exotic Asian culinary experience that’s in store for them.

The main attraction is the Mongolian Grill, a buffet offering three types of freshly grilled meat (beef, fish or chicken), diverse vegetables and a smorgasboard of colorful condiments from which you are encouraged to invent the sauce of your dreams. The richly curried and coconut milk-drenched à la carte dishes are also delicious, as are the rather eccentric cocktails. Fancy an aphrodisiac mix? Or perhaps some shots in burning glasses?

And Tantra accompanies all this with the offer of a Hookah pipe and, a few nights a week, cabaret-style performances by fire-eaters and trapeze artists. Truly, a feast for all the senses.

The Santo Grão Café celebrates the culture of coffee—a subject particularly close to the hearts of Brazilians—with the thoroughness of a true connoisseur.

Its large, airy, wood-lined interior provides the ideal setting for a long morning of newspaper reading and espresso drinking. The house blends are skilful and, if proper pampering is in order, the banana muffins are sinfully tasty.

A classy antique roasting machine sits behind the bar and a beautiful terrace, whose ambience of sophistication suggests the streets of Paris or Rome, extends through a doorway. The elegant shopping street Rua Oscar Freire provides world class people watching. Really, who could ask for anything more?

The Hindi word tandoor refers to long, curved clay oven used in India for cooking and baking: the clay subtly affects the taste of the food and the intense heat means that, despite being cooked on the outside, it retains its moisture and any added seasoning. This oven is just one of many traditional methods used by this fine São Paulo restaurant.

Decorated with images of Hindu deities and serving the delectable favorites of its owners Mansha and Lakhi Daswani, Tandoor offers a spicy survey of Indian cuisine.

The vegetables samosas make for a good start to any meal, as do the freshly baked Indian breads—all served piping hot (including the divine, yogurt-based nan) with an intriguing array of sauces. As far as the main courses are concerned, Tandoor’s lamb curry is excellent, as is (of course) the tandoori chicken. Together, they’re enough to make you want to thank Ganesha for this place!

Rodeio make not have the class of A Figueira Rubaiyat, but it is cooler—and the steaks are of a similarly lofty order. Besides, the rustic decor only adds to its charm.

A favorite for family dinners and Sunday lunch with friends, this restaurant attracts all ages and income brackets: after all, it serves some of the best meat around (and the bar is raised pretty high in ranch-filled Brazil).

Rodeio’s most famous dishes include Picanha (sliced rump steak), which is grilled quite literally right in front of your eyes, and the not-to-be-missed crunchy rice extravaganza Arroz Rodeio. Top it all off with a whiskey at the bar and you’ll barely be able to toddle back home.