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On National Coxinha Day, a delicious selection, from the classics to the most unusual

THE drumstick it used to be a salty kept only for children’s parties and bar windows, but it conquered its space and today it is in weddings, menus of exquisite restaurants and is an almost obligatory item at a table among friends.

Unanimity in the taste of Brazilians, the traditional coxinha is stuffed with shredded chicken, but some houses have bet on new creations that deserve to be highlighted. On the national day of this much-loved savory, celebrated on May 18, we brought an itinerary of where to eat coxinhas in São Paulo from traditional to stuffed with octopus, shrimp, duck – it even has caviar!

And don’t be upset, dear reader, if your favorite isn’t here. Take the opportunity to discover a new place and indulge in crunchy and tasty drumsticks.

5 traditional drumsticks that gained fame

Bar da Dona Onça

For 12 years at the foot of Oscar Niemeyer’s iconic Copan building, the Bar da Dona Onça restaurant-bar Janaina Rueda is a stronghold of bohemia and the São Paulo tradition. Your A portion of country chicken drumsticks (R$31 with four units) is among the most requested entrees, always well accompanied by a homemade drink.

Av. Ipiranga, 200 – CJ 27 and 29, Downtown, São Paulo – SP / Tel: (11) 3257-2016 / Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, from 12:00 to 23:00, and Sunday, from 12:00 to 17:00.

there at grandma

THE There at Grandma Flavors of Childhood , located in the Saúde neighborhood, is a coffee shop with a vintage style that causes a feeling of nostalgia, due to the various items that refer to childhood, street games and grandma’s house. On the menu, the highlight is the traditional drumstick of chicken with catupiry (R$ 8.90 a unit).

Rua Carneiro da Cunha, 397, Vila da Saúde, São Paulo – SP / Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 8 pm.

fleece

Impossible to talk about coxinha without remembering the fleece , which since 2005 has been full of people looking for its capricious chicken drumsticks with catupiry (R$ 6 a unit) and well-served caipirinhas. With an informal atmosphere that brings an ode to the music and football of the past on its walls, arrive early to get a table.

Rua Conceição Veloso, 54, Vila Mariana, São Paulo – SP / Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday, from 5 pm to 11:30 pm, Saturday, from 3 pm to 11:30 pm, and Sunday, from 3 pm to 10 pm / Reservations are not accepted.

Chicken

Another famous name among the drumsticks, the Frango Bar it has been operating since 1987 and is always packed with people who cross the city to enjoy its vast menu of national and imported beers and, of course, its award-winning chicken drumsticks with catupiry (R$ 7.90 a unit or R$ 49 portion with 10 appetizer size units).

Largo da Matriz Nossa Senhora do Ó, 168, Freguesia do Ó, São Paulo – SP/ Tel.: (11) 3932-4818 / Opening hours: Monday, from 11 am to 9 pm, Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 12 pm, Sunday , from 11 am to 7 pm.

Original Bar

Since 1996, the Original Bar It is the right address for lovers of a well-drawn draft beer and good beers in a no-frills environment. To go with it, its baroa potato dough drumstick, shredded chicken and catupiry (R$ 15 a pair or R$ 34 with five units) won the hearts of the regulars and is the most requested snack of the house.

Rua Graúna, 137, Moema, São Paulo – SP / Tel.: (11) 5093-9486 / Opening hours: Monday and Tuesday, from 5 pm to midnight; Wednesday and Thursday, from 5 pm to 1 am; Friday, from 5 pm to 2 am; Saturday, from 12:00 to 2:00; Sunday, from 12pm to 7pm.

Beyond chicken: drumsticks with different fillings

fat cow

fat cow the chef’s burger joint Luiz Filipe Souza from the star-studded Evvai, and from Fábio Moon a well-known name among the foodies paulistanos and responsible for the successful phenomenon Jurassic Park Burger Restaurantoffers a creamy and chubby coxinha stuffed with octopus, the tako-xinha (R$ 27 with two units).

Rua Iaiá, 173, Itaim, São Paulo – SP/ Tel.: (11) 3078-8098 / Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 12:00 to 16:00 and from 18:00 to 23:30. It does not open on Mondays.

Braza, duck coxinha with tucupi

THE braza is the new restaurant at Allianz Parque, which opened earlier this month, and which features an authorial menu led by the young and talented chef Giovanni Rene . Among his creations, the duck coxinha with tucupi and Brazil nuts with jambu gremolata to shake the tongue has been successful (R$ 29 with three units).

Rua Palestra Itália, 200. Entrance through gate A of Allianz Parque, 3rd floor / Phone: (11) 91465-2717 / Opening hours: Tuesday to Thursday, from 12:00 to 15:00 and from 17:30 to 22:30, Friday to Sunday, from 12:00 to 22:30. On game days and shows, check the schedule.

Oven, shrimp drumstick and shredded pastrami

THE Oven lives full of long lines in the city center and it’s easy to understand why. Among pizzas, sandwiches and other well-executed dishes, one of the items most requested by diners is the coxinha stuffed with shredded pastrami from the house (R$42 with four units) or the stuffed pink shrimp with cream cheese (R$42 with four units). ).

Rua Cunha Horta, 70, Consolação, São Paulo – SP / Whats: (11) 98195-7207 / Opening hours: Tuesday to Thursday, from 12 pm to 4 pm and from 6 pm to midnight, Friday and Saturday, from 12 pm to 12 pm, and Sunday, from 12 pm to 11 pm. It does not open on Mondays.

Pateo do Palácio, chic coxinha with caviar

Pateo do Palácio is the open-air restaurant inside the imposing hotel Tangara Palace . The menu is signed by the chef. Jean-Georges Vongerichten and the chef Filipe Rizzato and, among the options, there is a true work of art: the surprising and creamy drumstick of chicken with aioli and caviar on top (R$ 96 a unit).

Dep. Laércio Corte, 1501, Panamby, São Paulo – SP / Tel.: (11) 4904-4072 / Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, from 10 am to 12 pm.

Gran Bar Bernacca, pastrami filling

Eight years after the opening of the first Bottega Bernacca, partners Davide Bernacca and Gerard Barberan opened the Gran Bar Bernacca , with a more relaxed and youthful atmosphere. On the menu, items to share such as the coxinha with cassava dough and cassava stuffed with pastrami, accompanied by pepper sauce (R$ 20 – 3 units).

Rua Amauri, 244, Itaim, São Paulo – SP / Opening hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, from 7 pm to midnight, Thursday and Friday, from 7 pm to 2 am, and Saturday, from 6 pm to 2 am. It does not open on Sundays and Mondays and does not accept reservations.

Zena, rib or duck stuffing

THE Zena chef’s Italian cuisine Carlos Bertolazzi , offers two options for drumsticks that are different from the traditional. THE Coxinha di Maiale (pork rib drumstick) and the drumstick with duck stuffing ( R$ 36 portion with 5 units).

Rua Peixoto Gomide, 1901 – Jardins, São Paulo – SP / Tel.: (11) 3082-9362 / (11) 96195-8148 / Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 12:00 to 24:00.

Casa Tucupi, oxtail coxinha in tucupi

Embassy of Acre in São Paulo, the Tucupi House was born from the desire to bring to the city the flavor of ingredients from the North of Brazil. Commanded by the cook Amanda Vasconcelos the restaurant in Vila Mariana serves tucupi oxtail coxinha (R$32 with three units), stuffed with beef tail cooked in tucupi with jambu, in the Acre style.

Street Maj. Maragliano, 74, Vila Mariana, São Paulo – SP / Tel.: (11) 94241-2232 / Opening hours: Thursday and Friday, from 12:00 to 16:00 and from 18:30 to 21:30, Saturday, from 12:00 to 21:30, and Sunday, from 12 pm to 5 pm.

Chalezinho, coxinha fondue

Yes, you didn’t read that wrong and the creativity of chefs knows no bounds. THE little cottage , a fondue restaurant in São Paulo, decided to add to its flagship the delicacy most loved by Brazilians and created a coxinha fondue. They are warm drumsticks to dive without moderation in the legitimate Catupiry (R$ 49).

Rua Jorge Coelho, 160 – Itaim / Tel.: (11) 94623-1000 and Rua Itapimirum, 11, Parque Burle Marx, São Paulo – SP / Tel.: (11) 3501-9322 / Opening hours: Sunday to Thursday- Friday, from 18:00 to 24:00, Friday and Saturday, from 18:00 to 1:00.



Source: CNN Brasil

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