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Brunch da Catedral da Sé worth it in 2026?
I did the cathedral brunch on a past trip and it's more about eating inside the Sé complex than about the food, which is solid buffet fare but nothing you'd cross town for. I'd check the current price on the cathedral's own site since it shifts, and yes, book ahead for weekends because March gets busy. Honestly the better morning move is a padaria near Praça da Sé, then the cathedral visit on its own.
Pão de queijo at Mercado Municipal instead.
The mortadella sandwich at Hocca Bar upstairs is the real reason to make that detour, not the cheese bread.
Mercado's a solid call but its cheese bread gets cold fast, grab a fresh batch from a padaria instead
Yeah book ahead, but honestly the cathedral museum upstairs is the sleeper hit, way more memorable than the buffet itself.
Sao Paulo dating norms 2026: where do people meet?
Apps get you the first date, but the second usually happens at a boteco. I'd add the Pinheiros bar strip on Rua Aspicuelta and the Sunday feira in Vila Madalena, daytime mingling there feels more natural than nightclubs.
honestly the app thing dominates now but botecos still matter, just less at happy hour and more late. baixo augusta on a thursday is a lot of people already paired off, so i'd look at pinheiros spots or bars near vila madalena instead. praça da sé at night is not the move tbh
Yeah, that tracks, though I'd say late-night botecos in Itaim or near Paulista pull a slightly older crowd than the Augusta scene.
Agree on the late shift. Copan's ground floor bar draws a mixed crowd too.
Late is right, but the vibe shifts by neighborhood. A bar in Santa Cecilia on a Friday fills up after 11 with people actually talking to strangers, which is rarer in the more polished spots. Praca da Se I'd skip entirely, day or night.