If you’re the type who enjoys fine dining, you’ve surely heard of the Michelin Guide. Plus, you must be eager to find out which restaurants in São Paulo currently hold the famous Michelin stars.
That’s because on Monday, the 13th, the award announced the best restaurants in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The winners are chosen based on five criteria: quality of ingredients, mastery of flavor and culinary techniques, chef’s personality, value for money, and consistency across visits.
And in 2026, a first: two restaurants in São Paulo were awarded three Michelin stars, the highest level of recognition. They are the first establishments in Latin America to achieve this feat.
Michelin-starred restaurants in São Paulo in 2026
First published in 1900, the Michelin Guide was the brainchild of André Michelin, founder of the tire manufacturer that bears the same name. The goal was to promote tourism for the growing automotive market. Today, the Guide evaluates more than thirty thousand establishments in over thirty territories across three continents.
In São Paulo, 16 restaurants received (or retained) one to three stars. Get to know each one:
Three Stars ⭐⭐⭐
Tuju
After a dazzling debut in 2024,Tuju made history by securing three stars! The restaurant, which opened its doors in September 2023, is a true success. After all, chef Ivan Ralston combines seasonal Brazilian ingredients and flavors with contemporary European techniques. As a result, the tasting menu is tailored to the climatic conditions of each season, highlighting the chef’s creativity and research.
📍 Rua Frei Galvão, 135 – Jardim Paulistano
Evvai
After earning two stars in 2025, Chef Luiz Filipe Souza’s restaurant achieved the highest honor: three Michelin stars! Evvai stands out for being modern, creative, and deeply rooted in Italian cuisine. The menu features signature haute cuisine that explores its origins and the cultural exchange resulting from Italian immigration to Brazil. In other words, Evvai’s cuisine reflects this cultural fusion, presenting innovative dishes that pay homage to Italian tradition while incorporating Brazilian influences.
📍 Rua Joaquim Antunes, 108 – Pinheiros
Two Stars ⭐⭐
D.O.M.
Chef Alex Atala’s restaurant retained its two Michelin stars in 2026. The venue offers an innovative dining experience with dishes that revive the authentic flavors of Brazilian cuisine from a contemporary perspective. As a result, each dish surprises with its flavor, reflecting the chef’s dedication to highlighting national ingredients and techniques. Additionally, here, you can try Amazonian ants.
📍 Rua Barão de Capanema, 549 – Jardins
One Star ⭐
KANOE
Starting the list with restaurants that retained their Michelin star in São Paulo! Kanoe offers an exclusive Japanese experience, with a counter seating just nine people, where everyone is welcomed simultaneously for a true ritual. Chef Tadashi Shiraishi leads the evening as master of ceremonies, presenting each course of the Omakase menu and sharing stories and techniques passed down from his family.
📍 Alameda Itu, 1578 – Jardins
Kuro
At Chef Henry Miyamo’s Japanese restaurant, the highlights are the grilled sushi and the use of binchotan, an extremely pure Japanese charcoal that gives the dishes a special flavor. Additionally, the chef offers an omakase menu for only ten people per seating. As if that weren’t enough to underscore the restaurant’s exclusivity, the menu features only high-quality seasonal fish.
📍Rua Padre João Manuel, 712 – Jardins
Picchi
Located on the ground floor of the Regent Park Hotel, Picchi offers an authentic Italian culinary experience. Under the leadership of Chef Pier Paolo Picchi, the restaurant combines flavors that evoke the chef’s childhood memories with culinary innovations, using Brazilian ingredients. In addition, the menu includes Italian classics, as well as three special menus.
📍 Rua Oscar Freire, 533 – Jardins
Murakami
Chef Tsuyoshi Murakami’s eponymous restaurant offers two menus: “Sushi Experience, ” carefully crafted by the chef himself, and “Murakami Experience, ” which combines appetizers, sushi, sashimi, tempura, and a wagyu main course. With his outgoing manner, the chef guides diners on a culinary journey, standing out for the quality of his ingredients, such as Hokkaido Hotate scallops. Additionally, at the end of the meal, guests can enjoy mochi prepared daily by Murakami’s son.
📍 Alameda Lorena, 1186 – Jardins
Maní
With thirteen years of history, Maní has been a Michelin-starred restaurant in São Paulo since 2015. Once again, Chef Helena Rizzo and Belgian chef Willem Vendeven prove that the creative experience offered there wins everyone over. Furthermore, it maintains the simplicity and values of its founding, such as seasonality and respect for small-scale producers, using 90% organic ingredients.
📍 Rua Joaquim Antunes, 210 – Jardins
Kan Suke
Anyone who thinks that only signature haute cuisine makes the cut is sorely mistaken. The very traditional (and also tiny) restaurant, located in a gallery in Paraíso, is proof that you need to keep your eyes open and allow yourself to discover the cuisine that spreads throughout the city.
📍 Rua Manuel da Nóbrega, 76 – Paraíso
Jun Sakamoto
Chef Leonardo Jun Sakamoto leaves his mark on the restaurant, which offers unique tasting menu experiences. According to the Michelin Guide, this is where you’ll find the best nigiri in the city—and to confirm it, you’ll just have to visit!
📍 Rua Lisboa, 55 – Pinheiros
Fame Osteria
Fame began as an illegal bar before becoming a gathering spot for São Paulo foodies. The restaurant, led by chef Marco Renzetti, features a tasting menu inspired by classic Italian cuisine, standing out for its homemade pasta. Additionally, according to the Guide, a distinguishing feature of the restaurant is its offering of dishes in which grilled meat plays a central role.
📍Rua Oscar Freire, 216 – Cerqueira César
Kazuo
A distinctive feature of Kazuo is the chef’s ability to create continuity between different dishes of Pan-Asian cuisine, using elaborate techniques and innovative concepts. After all, Chef Kazuo Harada’s restaurant offers a culinary journey that spans a variety of Asian countries, such as Japan, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, and India. The menu is extensive, but of course it features classic options like sushi, sashimi, nigiri, and even temaki.
📍 Rua Prudente Correia, 432 – Jardim Europa
Ryo Gastronomia
After extensive renovations, Ryo Gastronomia reopened its doors, maintaining its minimalist, Japanese-inspired aesthetic. The counter, with just eight seats, is the epicenter of the experience, where Chef Edson Yamashita personally guides the Omakase menu, blending tradition and creativity at every stage. The sequence, which changes with the seasons, highlights seasonal ingredients and combines precise cuts, refined technique, and a balance of flavors, offering a sensory immersion marked by delicacy, respect, and innovation.
📍Rua Pedroso Alvarenga, 667 – Itaim Bibi
Kinoshita
The Kinoshita restaurant was founded in the Liberdade neighborhood, the cradle of Japanese immigration in Brazil. However, upon moving to Vila Nova Conceição, chef Marcelo Fernandes decided to incorporate contemporary trends from Asian cuisine. Evidence that Fernandes has preserved the memory of the old space can be seen in various details. For example, by presenting authentic Kappo cuisine, where chefs are considered artisans after years of apprenticeship.
📍 Rua Jaques Félix, 405 – Vila Nova Conceição
Oizumi Sushi
As the Michelin Guide notes, chef Danilo Maciel named his restaurant Oizumi Sushi in honor of the Japanese city with the highest concentration of Brazilian immigrants. Passionate about the Asian country and its cuisine, Maciel explains to diners the processes of preparing and aging the fish—in other words, a true lesson in gastronomy during the meal. In addition, the omakase menu features 16 dishes, meticulously prepared with fresh fish of the day and other delicacies. For example, toro nigiri with smoked salmon roe, sea bass sushi, sea urchin, and more.
📍785 Califórnia Street – Cidade Monções
Tangará Jean-Georges
Located in the luxurious Palácio Tangará hotel, the restaurant is led by renowned French chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, with resident chefs Filipe Rizzato and Nevsilene Machado. Here, the focus is on international cuisine, featuring contemporary dishes bursting with flavor. In addition to the à la carte menu, there are two tasting menus, including a vegetarian option.
📍 Rua Deputado Laércio Corte, 1501 – Panamby
Green Star: Michelin-starred restaurants for sustainability 🍃
In 2020, the Michelin Guide launched the “Green Star, “ a new category that honors the best restaurants for culinary excellence combined with ecological commitments. Since 2025, three Brazilian restaurants, all in São Paulo, have held the award.
A Casa do Porco
Although it has not (yet) earned the traditional Michelin star, A Casa do Porco has already been named one of the best restaurants in the world and in Latin America by The World’s 50 Best. In the guide, it appears in the sustainability category, as it “controls the food chain of its products from farm to table and raises its own Brazilian-bred pigs using sustainable techniques.”
📍Rua Araújo, 124 – República
Corrutela
In addition to retaining its spot on the Bib Gourmand list, Corrutela also earned the new Green Star. This is because it “uses organic products from local suppliers, including sustainably sourced fish and meat, as well as flour milled in-house.” Furthermore, at the restaurant—which features a minimalist setting with industrial touches—chef César Costa focuses on uncomplicated dishes and a seasonal menu.
📍 Rua Medeiros de Albuquerque, 256 – Vila Madalena
Tuju
Finally, Tuju was the big winner of the night. After all, the restaurant appeared in two categories of the Guide, claiming the top spot among Michelin-starred restaurants in São Paulo. According to the award, “in addition to recycling, reusing rainwater, composting, and using seasonal products [ …], the restaurant has created a research center aimed at identifying and highlighting producers who work fairly, ethically, and sustainably.”
📍 Rua Frei Galvão, 135 – Jardim Paulistano
