Think of a perfect day for dinner. Chances are your answer is the weekend! But how about changing the routine and having a romantic date, with friends or even in your own company, in the middle of Monday? Whether it’s to start the week off right or to celebrate a special date, check out some of the restaurants that open on Mondays here in São Paulo!
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A selection of restaurants that open on Mondays
Fasano
Since 1982, Fasano Restaurant has been an icon of Italian haute cuisine in São Paulo, run by Chef Luca Gozzani. It offers an elegant and sophisticated atmosphere.
Starters include raw Canadian scallops with green apple puree and crispy cauliflower, and snow crab with asparagus in olive oil and Sicilian lemon.
For main courses, it’s worth trying the Fettuccine with Canadian lobster sauce and the Grilled filet mignon with marsala wine and black truffle sauce. Finally, for dessert, the white wine pear entremet is an unusual choice.
🕗 Mondays: 7pm to midnight
📍 Rua Vittorio Fasano, 88 – Jardim Paulista
Astor
Astor is a charming bar known for its classic cocktails and bohemian atmosphere. Located on the elegant Rua Oscar Freire, it offers a selection of snacks and full meals.
For a snack, the highlights are the Meat Croquette stuffed with cheese, the Rice Cake, and the Chickpea Polenta with milk aioli.
For a more complete meal, it’s worth trying the Frigideira de Frutos do Mar with squid, prawns and shellfish, or the Picadinho Astor with bean broth and banana à milanesa.
🕗 Mondays: from 12 noon to 3:30 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
📍 Rua Oscar Freire, 163 – Jardim Paulista
Temperani Cucina
Another of the restaurants that open on Mondays, Temperani is dedicated to authentic Italian cuisine. Under the command of chef Antonio Maiolica, it offers carefully prepared dishes.
Meals include Cavatelli alla Norcina, made with homemade pasta, fresh sausage, cream cheese and black truffle, and Funghi Risotto, with arborio rice, mushroom mix and goat’s cheese.
The restaurant also offers classic pizzas such as Marinara and Capricciosa. For dessert, the Italian Tiramisu is a must.
🕗 Mondays: 12pm to 3pm and 7pm to 11pm
📍 Rua Cândido Lacerda, 33 – Jardim Anália Franco
Uru Mar Y Parrilla
Another of the restaurants that open on Mondays, Uru Mar Y Parrilla offers an authentic Uruguayan gastronomic experience. For starters, the Empanadas in meat, cheese and parrillera sausage flavors are a great choice.
The main dishes include Paella URU, with prawns, squid and seafood, and Choripán, a traditional Uruguayan sandwich. Finally, for dessert, the Montevideo is a must, with 70% chocolate cake and melted brigadeiro syrup.
🕗 Mondays: 12pm to 3pm and 7pm to 11pm
📍 Rua Emília Marengo, 109 – Jardim Anália Franco
Jacarandá Restaurant
In Jacarandá’s South American cuisine, everything becomes an established recipe. After all, the menu signed by executive chef Milton Freitas surprises with options such as the Pumpkin, Hazelnut and Arugula Salad, which takes roasted pumpkin, curd, Brazilian Parmesan cheese, hazelnuts, olive oil and wild arugula.
In addition, the award-winning restaurant is full of attractions, from the green and pet-friendly areas to the good music, which never stops.
🕗 Mondays: 12pm to 4pm and 7pm to 11pm
📍Rua Alves Guimarães, 153 – Pinheiros
Rendez-Vous
The café and bistro Rendez-Vous has been bringing the charm of Paris to the streets of Pinheiros since 2016. The corner house has a French soul and excellent cuisine, run by restaurateur Vavy Marigo.
As a suggested dish, the Poulet with Sweet Potato Puree, a thigh and drumstick roasted at a low temperature, accompanied by purple sweet potato puree and cassava chips.
In addition, the Magnifique Cake, a semi-sweet chocolate cake with semi-sweet chocolate syrup, is the perfect choice for dessert.
🕗 Mondays: 10am to 11pm
📍 Rua Fradique Coutinho, 179 – Pinheiros
Veridiana Pizzeria
Established 22 years ago, Veridiana innovated the pizzeria concept in São Paulo with its ambience and handmade pizzas. And it is one of the restaurants that opens on Mondays, in its three houses in different areas of the city: Jardins, Higienópolis and Perdizes.
The most requested flavors are the Zucchine, with zucchini chips in olive oil, garlic and mint over fresh tomato sauce and ricotta cream. As well as the Pancetta Al Mascarpone, with homemade pancetta, mascarpone cream and pine nuts.
🕗 Mondays: 6pm to midnight, including public holidays
📍Rua Dona Veridiana, 661 – Higienópolis | Rua Turiassu, 98 – Perdizes | Rua José Maria Lisboa, 493 – Jardins
Imakay
A modern Japanese restaurant in São Paulo’s Itaim neighborhood, Imakay is one of the restaurants that opens on Mondays to cater for those who don’t want to miss out on good food at the beginning of the week. Or for those who want to celebrate a special occasion without the hustle and bustle of the weekends.
The restaurant has a 15-course tasting menu, omakase served at the counter, an à la carte menu and drinks made by bartender Kevin Cavalcante.
🕗 Mondays: 12pm to 3pm and 7pm to 11pm
📍Rua Urussuí, 330 – Itaim Bibi
Casa Bráz
The building where Bráz Trattoria operated for nine years, in Shopping Cidade Jardim, has been transformed into a center for creation and innovation, called Casa Bráz , and for this reason it has been included in the list of restaurants opening on Mondays.
One of the house’s highlights is the section dedicated to the Mozzarella Bar, made in partnership with Búfala Almeida Prado (silver medalist at the World Cheese Awards 2022). The section lists variations of fresh cheeses (burrata, stracciatella, buffalo mozzarella and ricotta, for example), and accompaniments such as vegetables and fruit, salumi and crudos, ideal for snacking on before dinner.
🕗 Mondays: 12pm to 3pm and 6pm to 11pm
📍 Shopping Cidade Jardim – Avenida Magalhães de Castro, 12000 – 4th floor – Jardim Panorama
Piccini Cucina
The Italian restaurant run by restaurateur Samuel Rodrigues is one of the places where Mondays have gained the most customers.
In addition to the beautiful and complete wine cellar, there is a full menu of good Italian recipes. Among them are the Gnocchi Fritti di Manioca, made with the house cassava gnocchi, browned and stuffed with oxtail, finished with pecorino cheese.
Formain courses, there’s Ravioli Di Mozzarella, stuffed with mozzarella and pomodoro sauce, made for lovers of good cheese; or Tagliolini Al Mare, with prawns, squid, octopus and tomato sauce.
🕗 Mondays: 12pm to 3pm; and 7pm to 11pm
📍Rua Vitório Fasano, 49 – Jardim Paulista
Onesttà
Onesttà ‘s aim is to offer well-madetraditional pizzas at a fair price.
Chef Fellipe Zanuto‘s businesshas a menu that covers classic flavors such as Portuguese, chicken withcatupiry and escarole – the latter with tomato sauce, escarole, aliche, mozzarella and onion.
🕗 Mondays: 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
📍 Rua do Oratório, 113 – Mooca
Portuguese Ranch
Rancho Português is a charming and renowned restaurant, immersed in the atmosphere of Portuguese cuisine, where its customers enjoy an authentic gastronomic journey.
Highlights on the menu include the Sande de leitão, roast suckling pig with a special sauce. As well as the Bacalhau à Brás, shredded cod, cooked in olive oil and onions, accompanied by straw potatoes, scrambled egg, parsley, olives and fried garlic. Both are a real treat for the most demanding palates!
🕗 Mondays: 12pm to 11pm
📍 Avenida dos Bandeirantes, 105 – Vila Olímpia
