Learn how to ward off the cold with drinks in five good bars in São Paulo

In a week with record low temperatures in São Paulo and the prospect of an equally icy weekend, a request can be to combine the useful with the pleasant and look for bars that serve cocktails that help to warm up the body.

With the drinks menu in hand, the tip is to choose the full-bodied and strong ones, with a higher alcohol content — in this approach, for example, classics such as negroni, robo de galo and manhattan appear, in addition to authorial recipes that can be taken drinks such as tequila and cachaça.

Below, find out about five cocktail bars with quality options to scare away the cold. There are novelties, such as Carrasco, Solara and Pina, or addresses that have already won the affection of São Paulo, such as Lardo and Samambaia Bar e Lanches. Grab your best coat and health.

Executioner Bar

The space behind the curtains of its older brother, the trendy Guillotina, has a secret bar atmosphere that matches the low temperatures. To warm up, the tip is to explore the menu with 21 drinks signed by Spencer Amereno Jr., award-winning bartender who made Frank Bar famous, which closed last year. Among the hottest is the Waffle Cocktail, made with a bourbon waffle, maple syrup and aromatic bitters of chocolate and orange — served with a mini-waffle on top. The Income, based on gin, is also another option, and has jasmine vermouth, agave honey, Sicilian lemon and more aromatic bitters. All options cost R$ 47.
R. Costa Carvalho, 84, Pinheiros. To have. to Sat., from 19:00 to 24:00. Instagram @ocarrascobar

lardo

The small bar in Pompeii —which is also a second-hand bookstore— suggests the Spiced Negroni to warm up the body. In the classic cocktail version, bartenders mix spiced rum, dry port, Cynar 70, Campari and pickle brine. The price is R$34 and, if hunger strikes, the tip is that the customer also order the soup with caramelized onions in butter, deglazed with white wine and organic chicken broth — the recipe even comes with a slice of sourdough bread. natural and costs R$ 45.
R. Guiara, 376, Pompeii. Wed. to Fri., from 18:00 to 22:30. Sat., from 12:30 to 15:30 and from 18:30 to 22:30. Instagram @lardo.pompeia

pina

Opened in September of last year in the bustling Barra Funda, the address bets on quality drinks at affordable prices — and has cachaça as the protagonist. The suggestion for the friaca is the more bitter and full-bodied recipes, such as the reinterpretation Galo de Rabo (R$ 26), which includes rum, two types of cachaça, vermouth, Cynar and angostura. Another suggestion is the Rosana (R$32), with tequila, two types of vermouth, Campari and whiskey. To fill your belly, there are dishes like the hot hole sandwich, which sells for R$25, and the mashed potatoes, which cost R$22.
R. Brigadeiro Galvão, 177, Barra Funda. Mon., Thu. and Sun., from 18:00 to 23:00. Fri. and Sat., from 18:00 to 24:00. Instagram @pina.drinques

​Fern Bar and Snacks

The friendly bar on the east side of São Paulo has the face and spirit of a boteco — but a drinks menu with classics from Brazilian and world cocktails. A tip to warm up is the manhattan, which has bourbon, vermouth and maraschino and is sold for R$34. Another suggestion is the rooster’s tail, made with cachaça and red vermouth, which costs R$34. options to help fight the cold are the ossobuco croquette with gremolata (R$32) and the pork belly portion (R$28).
R. Maria Otília, 110, Vila Regente Feijó. Thu. and Fri., from 19:00 to 24:00. Sat., from 12:00 to 24:00. Sun, from 12 pm to 5 pm. Instagram @fern.barelanches

Solara Bar

Brand new, the bar in Vila Madalena has just left the soft opening scheme and makes, in the letter signed by mixologist Adriana Pino, an ode to the human relationship with the sun. In the absence of heat, however, it also has good options to warm up the body. An example is 23.5º ao Norte (R$ 42), with Scotch whiskey, white fernet, classic Carpano, coffee liqueur and chocolate chain with pepper, and the espresso martini, made with vodka, espresso, sugar syrup. and coffee liqueur (R$38). To accompany, the leek carpaccio costs R$ 36.
R. Original, 89, Vila Madalena. Wed. to Sun., from 16:00 to 23:30. Instagram @solara.bar