12 restaurants open for lunch on December 25th in São Paulo

The great capital of São Paulo doesn’t even look the same on the day December 25th 🇧🇷 Closed shops, empty streets, a calm and one of the few dates when most restaurants do not open their doors either. If the idea is to get away from the kitchen and family houses on this day, the tip is to guarantee a reservation now, as places will be disputed.

See below for a list of 12 Restaurants that will be open on Christmas Sunday in Sao Paulo.

Stella

On Sunday (25), Stella will offer a Christmas version of its brunch, served from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm (R$ 260 without alcohol; R$ 340 including beer and sparkling wine). In addition to the selection of breads and cheeses, pancakes, eggs and other traditional dishes, the restaurant prepares special recipes for the date, such as curried turkey served with Bastami rice and pork belly with orange compote and coffee. To close, there are five sweet options, like the chocolate mousse and the basil panacota with passion fruit syrup.

Stella (Canopy São Paulo Jardins): Rua Saint Hilaire, 40, Jardim Paulista / Tel: (11) 3509-9610 / +55 11 97637-2025/ Values: R$ 260 without alcohol or R$ 340 including beer and sparkling wine + taxes and children from 0 to 4 years old free of charge and from 5 to 11 years old pay 50 % of value.

Santo Colomba

Santo Colomba, one of the most traditional Italian restaurants in São Paulo, which has been under the command of charismatic chef José Alencar for 30 years, will open its doors for lunch on December 25th. Known for its delicious handmade pasta, Trenette’s different options stand out, such as fresh pasta with shrimp sauce Provencal style and bottarga and con Melanzane (fresh pomodoro, eggplant, mozzarella and basil). The Rabada warms the body and soul or the duck rice is one of the best selling items in the house – which arrives at the table steaming served in a clay pot.

Santo Colomba: Al. Lorena, 1157 – Jardim Paulista / Tel.: (11) 3061-3588 / Opening hours on December 25th: from 12:00 to 16:00.

Seen at the Tivoli Hotel

In buffet format, Seen, a restaurant located on the 23rd floor of the Tivoli Mofarrej hotel, offers a brunch on December 25th with a wide variety of dishes to please all palates, among other starters, main courses and dessert. The Christmas Brunch will be served from 1pm, costing R$690 per person, with a DJ as an attraction. Also included are Absolut Bloody Mary drinks and Gin Tonics by Gin Beefeater, red and white wines, Champagne GH Mumm, water and soft drinks.

Seen: Alameda Santos, 1437 – Jardim Paulista, São Paulo – SP / Phone: (11) 3146-5923 / Hours: from 1pm to 4pm / Value: R＄ 690 per person; Children from 0 to 6 years old, courtesy; Children from 7 to 12 years old, 50% of the total price

holy grain

For Christmas, one of the chef’s suggestions Fabio Vieira of holy grain is the “Pernil de Vitelo”, which will be on the menu from December 19th. Made with demi glace sauce, the roasted veal shank is accompanied by soft polenta with parmesan and mustard leaves, toasted onion and bacon farofa (made with biju flour and roasted onions). The individual dish (R$ 90) will be served at the Oscar Freire and Itaim units until December 25th (Sunday). On 12/25 the two units open from 12:00 until midnight.

Holy Grain: Rua Oscar Freire, 413 – Jardins / Tel.: (11) 3062-9294 / Rua Jerônimo da Veiga, 179 – Itaim / Tel.: (11) 3071-1769.

Girl Kitchen

Located in Vila Nova Conceição, the girl Cocina offers Mediterranean cuisine with items such as duck croqueta (R$48), octopus carpaccio (R$82), Galician-style octopus (R$82), as well as rice such as lamb (R$95) and paellas (R$ $146 the seafood one). The house will only open for lunch on December 25th.

Girl Kitchen: Rua Diogo Jácome, 372 – Vila Nova Conceição / Tel.: (11) 945735064/ (11) 3846-0389

Picchi

Picchi’s starred cuisine is 100% Italian. It is a cuisine that prides itself on being familiar, but which also entices the palate by innovating classic recipes using Brazilian ingredients, such as artisanal cheeses, roots and seasonings. On Christmas Sunday, in addition to the famous house pasta and risotto, they will offer three special dishes: cotechino with lentils, shoulder of lamb and whole grilled fish.

Picchi: Rua Oscar Freire, 533 – Jardins – São Paulo / Tel.: (11) 3065-5560

Dinho’s

Dinho’s cuts of meat have been successful for 62 years. Always accompanied by a good buffet and international cuisine recipes. To celebrate Christmas in 2022, the restaurant run by restaurateur and chef Paulo Zegaib at Jardins, he gathered classic dishes from this time of year. At the christmas lunch (R$ 340 per person), in addition to salads, Dinho’s offers Eggplant Caponata with almonds and raisins🇧🇷 among others, to begin with. As a main course, the suggestions are Shrimp with champagne sauce and green grapes, Chateaubriand with Madeira and shitake sauce or Pork porchetta with roasted pineapple accompanied by homemade farofa or oriental rice with raisins and laminated almonds. Drinks are paid separately.

Dinho’s: Rua Professor Azevedo Amaral, 70, Jardins / Phone: (11) 3016-5333 or (11) 98360-8257 / Opening hours on the 25th: from 11:30 am to 6:00 pm.

terrace italy

In day 25 in Decemberthe iconic Terraço Itália opens its doors for lunch in Christmas, in the Nobre and São Paulo rooms, from 12h. Of course the menu comes packed in items gives Italian cuisine, accompanied by one of the most incredible views gives City. There will be 10 suggestions on the buffet in starters, 9 main dishes and six desserts, in addition to in fruits gives season and Christmas fruits.

Expect items like roasted turkey in Marsala sauce and mini caramelized orange, Terrine in sweet gorgonzola with chutney in fig quiche in shrimp with zucchini, marinated salmon with crunchy cassava and cream in mascarpone, tortelli in veal in funghi sauce, pork shank in marsala sauce, shrimp in champagne sauce, french toast with Porto cream, Christmas log (traditional pie served at Christmas) and pudding in caramel with red fruits. The price per person is in BRL 360 + 12% in rate in service. Includes water, juices, beer, soda, coffee and a cup in Prosecco per person.

Terrace Italy: Av Ipiranga, n°344 – 41st floor – Center / Reservations via WhatsApp: (11) 2189-2940 / Value: R$ 360 per person, children in 0 to 6 years old do not pay and in 7 to 11 years pay 50%.

I would like

Gosteria, located in Jardins, is open 24 hours and, of course, on December 25th, its doors will be open. On the menu, suggestions such as the Avocado Toast (R$34) crispy bread, avocado paste, perfect egg, tomato, red onion and black pepper, the vegan yam-based bread (R$12), traditional cheese bread (R$12) , açaí with granola (R$21), the salmon tartar served on a crunchy tapioca dadinho with avocado and wasabi reduction (R$70 – 2 units) and even chicken coxinha without pasta (R$32) are great for brunch.

But if the idea is to go all out with a main course, the menu has items such as the beef stroganoff risotto (R$68) that calls attention, as it is a reinvention of the popular classic that won a new version made with marsala wine, anchovies, mushrooms and plenty of house-made straw potatoes or a steak mignon, with potato balls and mini boiled carrots in a green pepper sauce (R$89).

I would like: Alameda Tietê, 43 – Jardins / Phone: (11) 94294-2805 / Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 24h.

The beautiful Sintra

the restaurant to beautiful sintra for 18 years it has been successful in Jardins with its Portuguese gastronomy headed by Patricia Sampaio Bettencourt 🇧🇷 On the 25th of December, anyone who wants to taste one of the countless recipes that have been there over the years, it is worth trying the Moqueca de Legumes (R$ 120); the Bobó de Palmito with Moroccan Couscous (R$ 120); Saffron Rice with Peas and Heart of Palm (R$94); or a special version of the famous picadinho, mixed with seafood with scallops, octopus, squid and fish (R$188).

The beautiful Sintra : Road Lovely Cintra2325 – Cerqueira César / Tel.: (11) 3891-0740/1090 / Opening hours: Sunday, from 12h to 18h.

Vast

The name says it all, the menu is vast. Vasto’s kitchen has as its main attractions: various meat dishes, enhanced salads, starters to share, sushi options, as well as seafood. That place to please all palates. It will open on the 25th of December normally for lunch and dinner.

Vast: Rua Haddock Lobo, 1573 – Jardins / Phone: (11) 3377-7733 / Opening hours: Sunday, from 11:30 am to 11:00 pm.

Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi

Overlooking one of the city’s most famous postcards, the Estaiada Bridge, the Hilton São Paulo Morumbi has prepared a brunch to be served on Sunday (25th), from 1 pm to 4 pm, at the Armazém restaurant (R$ 360). At the buffet, you can enjoy fresh heart of palm with dried fruit and shrimp, quail stuffed with Portuguese chestnut mousse, orange reduction and glazed pears, and Black Angus filet mignon medallion with Rossini sauce.

At the assisted stations, freshly prepared risottos. In the dessert wing, chocolate trunk, red fruit pie with pistachio and ganache mounted and vanilla choux and salée caramel.

Hilton Morumbi: Avenida das Nações Unidas, 12.901, Torre Leste – Brooklin Novo / Tel.: (11) 93232-6263 / Fee: R$ 360 per person, children up to 05 years old free and 06 to 11 years old pay only 50% of the price value.