Metzi Sao Paulo

Metzi sits on R. João Moura in Pinheiros, a twenty-minute walk from the shops lining Oscar Freire Street. The restaurant holds the number 26 spot on the 2024 Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants list and focuses on modern, creative South American cooking.

Most venues of this caliber in São Paulo lean into traditional formal service, but Metzi favors a sharper, more restrained atmosphere. While the room runs smart, it avoids the heavy-handed formality typical of its peers in the nearby museum district. You choose this table for the precision of the kitchen, which feels better suited to the neighborhood’s casual rhythm than the buttoned-up dining rooms closer to MASP. It is a calculated alternative for those who want the rigor of a ranked restaurant without the performance that usually comes with it.