The 50 Best of Latin America, the regional version of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants considered the Oscar of gastronomy, has been released again after two years of hiatus caused by the pandemic. And, for the first time, the list brings ten Brazilian restaurants — seven of them, in São Paulo. The announcement was made in the early hours of this Wednesday, 16, in Mérida, Mexico.
Once again, A Casa do Porco, by Janaína and Jefferson Rueda, is among the top ten in the region according to the ranking. The address maintained fourth place, the same position it reached in 2020, and is considered the best restaurant in the country.
Among the novelties on the list are three premieres: Nelita (39), Charco (35) and Metzi (27), all in São Paulo. In addition to them, DOM, by Alex Atala, who dropped 20 positions and was in 33rd, Maní (21) and Evvai (14).
As is the tradition of the organization, the ranking has one hundred addresses. The preview, with the houses that make up the list of positions from 51st to 100th, was released on November 3rd.
Four of these restaurants are in São Paulo: Kotori (65), Fame Osteria (83), Fasano (94), and Corrutela (95), which closed during the pandemic and reopened in December last year.
Learn more about the seven São Paulo restaurants that appear in the 50 Best in Latin America below. If you decide to visit any of the houses, don’t forget to make a reservation.
The House of the Pig (4th)
Once again, Janaína and Jefferson Rueda’s restaurant was appointed by the ranking as the best in the country. The address, which is in 7th place in the global ranking of the 50 Best, celebrates pork with preparations that cover the animal’s tail to snout. Signed by Janaína, the current tasting menu is inspired by Latin America and costs R$230. But the place also has an à la carte service, including a small window from which you can order sandwiches like the hot mix made with house BRL 25.
Rua Araújo, 124, Vila Buarque, downtown. delivery via iFood. acasadoporco.com.br
Evvai (14th)
Luiz Filipe Souza combines contemporary Italian cuisine with Brazilian products in his haute cuisine, which he defines as Oriundi. Souza launches seasonal tasting menus. Served since August, the most recent one celebrates the five years of the house. There are 13 stages that show this mixture of the chef’s influences with dishes that include a gourmet version of steak with onions. It costs BRL 677 per person. There are also vegetarian and vegan options — this must be indicated when booking. The place does not have a la carte service.
R. Joaquim Antunes, 108, Pinheiros, west region. evvai.com.br
Mani (21st)
Under the command of Helena Rizzo, the house delivers Brazilian, authorial and contemporary cuisine. Signed by Rizzo and Willem Vandeven, the current tasting menu was inspired by a course on Brazilian gastronomy and the modernist movement taught by Carlos Alberto Dória and Viviane Aguiar. The 12 stages of the meal include a reinterpretation of vatapá and a molecular version of feijoada, which is served in spheres. It costs BRL 580 per person. The address also has à la carte service.
R. Joaquim Antunes, 210, Pinheiros, west region. delivery via iFood. manimanioca.com.br
Metz (27th)
The address of Mexican Eduardo Ortiz and Luana Sabino from São Paulo makes its debut in the ranking with its traditional Mexican cuisine, also made with Brazilian ingredients. The menu offers dishes such as mole versions: green, with broccoli and cashew nuts; black, made with more than 70 ingredients, including miso, chocolate and nuts; and the one with lemon leaf ants, which goes with the soft crab tempura with Creole corn meal. There is a fixed-price five-course menu option, R$210, or à la carte service.
R. João Moura, 861, Pinheiros, west region. metzi.com.br
DOM (33rd)
Chef Alex Atala’s house presents haute Brazilian cuisine. The place offers a tasting menu in ten steps, with seafood, meat and fish — but also prepares a vegetarian version, called Reino Vegetal. The meal costs BRL 690, in both modalities. Recently, the place has returned to serving an executive lunch, for R$98. There is no à la carte service.
R. Barão de Capanema, 549, Jardins, west region. domrestaurante.com.br
Pond (35º)
The southern region of the country guides the kitchen of the house, another newcomer to the regional ranking, commanded by Tuca Mezzomo. Most of the ingredients are prepared right there, such as butter, bread and charcuterie. With recipes prepared on different types of grill, it has a tasting menu in nine stages, at R$ 310 per person, in addition to an à la carte service.
R. Peixoto Gomide, 1.492, Jardim Paulista, west region. Instagram @charcorestaurante
Nelita (39th)
The authorial Italian cuisine restaurant by Tássia Magalhães made its debut in the regional ranking shortly after completing its first anniversary, in May. In 11 times, the tasting menu prioritizes ingredients from small national producers, and costs BRL 440 per person. It also offers an à la carte service.
R. Ferreira de Araújo, 330, Pinheiros, west region. Instagram @nelita.restaurant
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