Itinerary for coxinha fans has an all-you-can-eat version, a one kilo version and stuffed with strawberry or ham

The capital of São Paulo is the land where the classic and the inventive coexist. The coxinha recipes confirm this: in addition to the traditional version, the city is home to addresses that serve delicacies filled with oxtail, ham, feijoada and even chocolate, strawberry and, who would have thought, Ovaltine.

See below bars, bakeries and specialized restaurants where you can try them.

Bagaceira

The bar has recipes inspired by Brazilian bars on the menu. Among them is the portion with two units of cassava and chicken drumsticks (R$ 10).
R. Frederico Abranches, 197, Santa Cecília, central region, @barbagaceira. Tuesday to Saturday, from 12pm to 11:30pm. Sun., from 1pm to 7pm

Original Bar

Shredded oxtail replaces chicken in the filling of the bar’s coxinha, which has almost three decades of history. A portion with two units costs R$24.
R. Graúna, 137, Moema, southern region, @baroriginal. Mon to Wed, from 5pm to midnight. Thurs., from 5pm to 1am. Fri., from 12pm to 2am. Sat., from 12pm to 2am. Sun., from 12pm to 7pm

Beco SP

It offers a creation called coxinha fondue: a traditional portion of the delicacy served over cream cheese with bacon farofa (R$ 52.90).
R. Serra de Japi, 1,216, Tatuapé, eastern region, @becosp. Tues. to Sun., from 11:30 am to 11:30 pm

Crate

Bar that serves drinks and doubles as a karaoke bar, serving vegan drumstick options, always baked. The filling options include jackfruit, broccoli, eggplant, pumpkin and spinach (R$ 10).
R. Augusta, 914, Cerqueira César, west region, @caixotebar. Tuesday to Thursday, from 6pm to midnight. Fri and Sat., from 6pm to 3am. Sun., from 5pm to 11pm

Carol Coxinhas

The franchise, which has existed since 2015, offers more than 40 sweet and savory coxinha options. Creativity is seen in orders such as coxibe (kibbeh dough with chicken filling), chocoxinha and strawberryxinha. But there are also versions with ribs, ham and broccoli. They are served in glasses (from R$7.90).
R. Caiubí, 749, Perdizes, western region, @carolcoxinhas. Monday to Saturday, from 10:30 am to 9 pm. And other addresses

Flora Bar

You have to cross a flower shop to get to the bar, which serves free-range chicken thighs with Northern cheese and lemon aïoli (R$32, with three).
R. Padre João Manuel, 795, Cerqueira César, west region, @florabar.sp. Mon to Sat, from 7pm to 1am. Sun., from 7pm to midnight

Oven

Pastrami, the restaurant’s specialty, also found its way into the coxinha filling, shredded and with cream cheese, Sriracha mayonnaise and Grana Padano cheese (R$48, portion of four).
R. Cunha Horta, 70, Consolação, central region, @forno_sp. Tuesday to Thursday, from 12pm to 4pm and 6pm to midnight. Fri., Sat. and holidays, from 12pm to midnight. Sun., 12pm to 11pm

Pitaya Fruit Shop

The restaurant offers dish and snack options on its menu, as well as a portion of five vegan shimeji drumsticks (R$ 29.90)
R. Monte Serrat, 1,439, Tatuapé, eastern region, @frutariapitaya. Mon to Sat, from 8am to 11pm. Sun., from 8am to 10pm

Santa Coxinha

Specializing in coxinha, the restaurant offers all-you-can-eat dishes (R$59.90) with more than 50 flavors, from traditional to options such as oxtail with parmesan and Ovaltine. The service is available from Monday to Thursday, from 12pm to 9pm.
Pça. Lithuanian Republic, 73, Vila Zelina, eastern region, @santacoxinhaoficial. Mon., from 11am to 10pm. Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am to 10pm

Le Blé

The artisanal bakery has the classic thigh-cream (R$ 15.50), a chicken thigh surrounded by cream and breaded.
R. Pará, 252, Higienópolis, central region@leblecasadepaes. Mon to Sun, 7am to 11pm

New Millennium Bakery

Its menu has sweet coxinhas, with flavors such as Ninho milk and brigadeiro, both with strawberry (R$ 15.90).
R. Pio 12, 222, Bela Vista, central region, @novomillennium. Mon to Sun, 6am to 10pm

Panetteria ZN

The bakery offers a famous one-kilo chicken drumstick with Catupiry (R$75.90). It also serves other flavors such as shrimp with catupiry (R$ 135), feijoada with dried meat (R$ 98.90) and gourmet, with mortadella, cream cheese, olives and arugula (R$ 84.90), available to order.
Av. Eng. Caetano Álvares, 4.740, Mandaqui, northern region, @panetteriazn. Mon to Sun, from 6am to midnight