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CSa bar in Sao Paulo 2026: tab scam or normal?

fmd_goodCSa · #couvert
stopped into a bar near CSa on my trip and the tab kept growing with stuff we never ordered, plus a couvert charge nobody mentioned. is that just how bars work there in 2026 or was i being worked? wan… stopped into a bar near CSa on my trip and the tab kept growing with stuff we never ordered, plus a couvert charge nobody mentioned. is that just how bars work there in 2026 or was i being worked? want to know before i go back next month
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Image kerstin ·

The couvert is legal and usually printed on a small card or menu, so check for it before ordering, but random items appearing means you were worked.

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Image sandy ·

Couvert card usually comes with the menu, ask upfront

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Image sandy ·

Yeah the printed card is the tell, but random items still showing up means they were padding the tab, not just charging couvert.

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Is R$18 Normal for a Coffee in Sao Paulo 2026?

fmd_goodcelularpluspro1 · #coffee
I'll be in Sao Paulo next month and the cafe near where I'm staying quoted me R$18 for a flat white, which feels steep compared to what I pay back home. Is that a normal price in the city in 2026 or a… I'll be in Sao Paulo next month and the cafe near where I'm staying quoted me R$18 for a flat white, which feels steep compared to what I pay back home. Is that a normal price in the city in 2026 or am I being tourist-taxed? Also curious whether the R$45 they want for a simple lunch is in the same ballpark.
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18 is steep unless it's a third-wave spot with single-origin beans; a pingado at a boteco counter runs about 6.

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Image rebecka ·

R$18 is on the high end but not crazy for a specialty spot in Jardins or Vila Madalena. I pay closer to R$12-14 at a padaria or a neighborhood cafe. R$45 for lunch is normal-ish in those areas, though a prato do dia runs R$25-30.

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Padaria coffee is the move, way better value

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