Maní

"For nearly two decades, widely-respected chef Helena Rizzo has served up her stunning, Mediterranean-influenced take on Brazilian food in the upmarket Jardins neighborhood. The tasting menu will set you back around $120, but ordering a la carte will do just fine. Signature dishes include cashew ceviche and a rich squid fideuá, like a paella with tiny Spanish pasta instead of rice. Don’t miss the huge polvilho, a homemade version of one of Brazil’s favorite salty snacks made with fermented tapioca flour." - tome morrissy swan

"For nearly two decades, widely-respected chef Helena Rizzo has served up her stunning, Mediterranean-influenced take on Brazilian food in the upmarket Jardins neighborhood. The tasting menu will set you back around $120, but ordering à la carte will do just fine. Signature dishes include cashew ceviche and a rich squid fideuá, like a paella with tiny Spanish pasta instead of rice. Don’t miss the huge polvilho, a homemade version of one of Brazil’s favorite salty snacks made with fermented tapioca flour." - Tomé Morrissy-Swan

"MasterChef host and award-winning chef Helena Rizzo runs the kitchen at this contemporary Brazilian restaurant. With decades of experience in the São Paulo dining scene, Rizzo delivers a thoughtful tasting menu of exciting dishes like creamy mullet bottarga with corn cream, pancetta, and katsuobushi, or goat slowly roasted overnight in turmeric leaves and served in a pool of luscious broth and marinated shiitake." - Rafael Tonon

"Rank: #23 "Named both Latin America’s and The World’s Best Female Chef in 2014, Helena Rizzo is one of Brazil’s best-known chefs, as well as a mentor on culinary TV show The Taste Brasil. In 2015 she brought out a cookbook, Maní, with her former partner and fellow chef Daniel Redondo, featuring some of the restaurant's most popular recipes, as well as forewords written by Joan Roca and Alex Atala. São Paulo natives, or paulistas, and gastro-tourists flock here to try exquisite dishes with a Brazilian twist."

"This restaurant demonstrates a true passion for good cooking. The contemporary decor comes as a pleasant surprise, with its off-white tones and the use of different building materials, which combine to provide a creative space perfect for an enjoyable dining experience. Allow your senses to run free as you savour modern dishes with superb textures and clearly defined flavours, which are created using the finest Brazilian ingredients." - Michelin Inspector