No frills, but plenty of cold beer and pork crackling.
Bar da Dida
With an air of improvisation, the plastic tables are placed on the sidewalk and in the parking of the beauty parlor next door. Gays and straights gather to drink bottled beer and caipirinhas, such as the one made with grapes. If you feel like having a bite, go for the toasted sandwiches.
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Bar das Batidas
Located behind the church of Our Lady of Monte Serrat, in the Pinheiros district, hence the nickname —Priest's Asshole. It dates from 1957 and still has cured meat hanging from the ceiling. Vodka caipirinhas and wines are served. For eats, try the calabresa sausage, pickles and ricotta cheese sandwich.
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Bar do Biu
This is a typical working-class bar, adorned with Corinthians soccer team shirts. The kitchen is in the hands of Biu's wife, dona Edi, who makes Northeastern Brazilian dishes. The typical baião de dois consists of rice, black-eyed peas, dried meat, sausage, bacon, and cheese —accompanied by sweet potato, squash and beef jerky.
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Bar do Luiz Nozoie
A business which has been in the family for more than half a century, the bar pé-sujo is all the rage in Saúde, in the city's southern region. Beer in 600 ml bottles, chilled in the bar's old ice-cream refrigerator, accompanies skewers of shrimp or corn croquettes. Batidas (alcoholic fruit cocktail) are famous.
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Bar do Plínio
The star attraction is the fish, especially in the appetizers. The owner, Paulo Plínio Nani, fishes the raw material himself in trips to the Amazon and the Pantanal wetlands. Try the pacu (fish) ribs or the strips of cayman meat. Serves Brahma chope (draught) and bottled beer.
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Bar do Vito
Opened in 1942 by the Lithuanian Vitautas Tunnelis, Vito, the small bar has been under new management since 2005. To the delight of the clientele, traditions such as beer served in 600 ml bottles have been preserved together with "virtiniai", a fine dough filled with minced meat, cheese or onion.
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Valadares
Skip the bar's appetizers and go straight to the kitchen's delicacies, such as bull testicles —either crisp-fried, with garlic and oil, or fried with breadcrumbs— and the frog pie. Don't forget to ask for a 600 ml bottled beer to go with your meal.
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