Italian and Japanese restaurants have new things for those who like to eat in SP

The week between September 27th and October 3rd has something new for all palates in São Paulo. A new Japanese restaurant has just opened its doors in Vila Madalena, Momonoki, featuring hot dishes from this cuisine and desserts.

Alex Atala celebrates 15 years of Dalva e Dito with themed dinners, while Nino Cucina is revamping its menu with the arrival of chef Marco Renzetti. For those who prefer quick snacks, Lanchonete da Cidade is celebrating 20 years with classic sandwiches and new items on the menu.

See these and other news below.

Dalva and Dito

In the midst of his restaurant’s 15th anniversary celebrations, Alex Atala is holding a series of dinners that showcase immigrant food. On Saturday (28), Atala and chef Netto Moreira are inviting Stefan Weitbrecht, from Cozinha 212 and Atlântico 212, whose mother is Finnish. The five-course menu (R$250) features influences from the Scandinavian country, in dishes such as toasted cured and marinated sardines, salmon and dill soup, and smoked chicken wings stuffed with mushrooms, thyme, and pine cones. Two cocktails were created to accompany the meal: one of them, the dirty beet, is made with vodka and beetroot, gin, dry vermouth, and honey vinegar.
R. Padre João Manuel, 1,115, Cerqueira César, west region, tel. (11) 3068-4444, @dalvaedito. Sat. (28), at 7pm. R$250. Reservations via [email protected]

Ceagesp Fish and Seafood Festival

Roasted shrimp, paella à marinera, crispy tambaqui ribs and fish bites in garlic sauce are some of the recipes that can be enjoyed at the CEAGESP festival, which uses fish sold at the warehouse. Entry costs R$119.90 per person and drinks and desserts are charged separately. Each day of the week has a special dish: oysters, for example, are served on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Ceagesp – av. Dr. Gastão Vidigal, 1.946, gate 4, Vila Leopoldina, west region. Wed. to Fri., from 6pm to 11:30pm; Sat., from 12pm to 5pm and from 6pm to 11:30pm; Sun., from 12pm to 5pm. R$119.90; children up to 5 years old go free, from 6 to 10 pay R$39.96. Reservations are required on the website festasceagesp.com.br. Until 12/22

City Snack Bar

Now with five locations in the city of São Paulo, the snack bar is celebrating its 20th anniversary and is bringing back classic sandwiches that were part of the restaurant’s first menus. You can find the Moraes (from R$37 to R$49), a tribute to the Moraes steak, prepared with Estepe cheese, roasted tomatoes, fried garlic slices, watercress and Dijon sauce on bossa nova bread, which resembles French bread. The menu has also gained new features, such as the Bombom 20 (R$61), made on bread sealed in bone marrow butter with 180 g of Angus and Wagyu blend, black garlic paste, Gruyère cheese, grilled onion rings and rib broth, which makes the sandwich moist and soft. For dessert, the milk pudding served with caramel sauce and pieces of pistachio (R$25) is new.
Al. Tietê, 110, Jardim Paulista, west region, @lanchonetedacidade

Momonoki

The business started out providing desserts to places like Watanabe and Tatá Sushi, and then grew into a restaurant, which recently opened in Vila Madalena. Momonoki is run by partners Fabiano Sado and Rita Inouye, who continue to offer sweet treats like the mini choux pastry with cream and melon (R$22 for a trio) and the cheesecake brulée, which has a crunchy sugar crust and strawberry sauce (R$26). Now, the duo is also highlighting hot dishes from Japanese cuisine. Teishoku is a type of prepared dish, consisting of miso soup with noodles, pickled vegetables, rice and salad—the protein can be the pancetta tonkatsu, for R$67. The menu also lists sandwiches made with bread prepared in-house and portions, such as the bolovo version (R$19) that has egg, pork sausage and curry.
R. Wisard, 264, Vila Madalena, west region, @momonoki.br

Nino Cuisine

The trendy restaurant in Itaim Bibi has undergone a menu overhaul, now under the command of Italian Marco Renzetti. The chef, who holds a Michelin star at Fame Osteria in Jardins, has added his own twist to recipes that were already popular at the restaurant and added new dishes. Among the starters, one of the additions is the supplì (R$36 for a trio), a tomato and meat risotto dumpling filled with melted mozzarella. The agnolotti piemontesi (R$89) is another new addition—the dough, made in-house, is stuffed with roast meat and drizzled with butter sauce. On top, there is cheese, sage and hazelnuts, which add crunch. Among the chef’s adjustments, bacon has been replaced by guanciale in recipes such as tonnarelli carbonara (R$75). For sweetness, there is a new cocoa pie, dipped in crème anglaise and served with hazelnuts and gianduia ice cream (R$36).
R. Jerônimo da Veiga, 30, Itaim Bibi, west zone, tel. (11) 3368-6863, @ninocucina

Black Kitchen

It is a tradition at chef Rodrigo Freire’s restaurant to serve caruru to celebrate Saints Cosmas and Damian on September 27, a religious tradition recognized as an intangible heritage of Bahia. Only on this date can you try the stew made with okra, dried shrimp and palm oil. The dish is also accompanied by vatapá, xinxim de galeto, white corn, black-eyed peas, palm oil farofa, popcorn, coconut rice, rapadura and boiled egg. The meal costs R$87 and is available for lunch and dinner.
R. Fradique Coutinho, 276, Pinheiros, west region, tel. (11) 99114-3539, @preto.cozinha. Fri. (27), from 12pm to 3pm and from 7pm to midnight

Hidden Corner

The project promotes private dinners on a few dates per month, with an intimate atmosphere, in the backyard of a house in Vila Madalena. The next edition is this Saturday (28), at a price of R$364. Meats prepared on the grill, in the Argentine and Uruguayan style, are the focus of the meal. The sequence includes recipes such as bruschetta with sweet morcilla (blood sausage), artisanal sausages, molleja (beef thymus) and matambrito, a pork cut. Wines and beers are included to accompany the meals. On Friday (27), there will be a special edition that will serve Japanese wagyu in its highest grade, A5 — in this case, the ticket costs R$569.
R. Madalena, 69, Vila Madalena, west region, tel. (11) 94528-7529, @rincon_escondido_parrilla. Fri. (27), from 7pm to 9:30pm; Sat. (28), from 6:45pm to 9:30pm