Top Sao Paulo Street Food Tours

This small-group food tour explores two of the city's most fascinating neighbourhoods: Liberdade, home to the largest Japanese community outside Japan, and República, the historic heart of downtown São Paulo. Along the way, we'll uncover the immigrant stories, local institutions, and neighbourhood traditions that transformed São Paulo into one of the world's great food cities. From Japanese-Brazilian fusion dishes and legendary mortadella sandwiches to Lebanese pastries, fresh pão de queijo, and bustling market snacks, our 12+ tastings reveal the remarkable mix of cultures that define modern São Paulo. We'll ride the Metro like locals, visit family-run institutions that have stood the test of time, and discover places that rarely make it into guidebooks. With a maximum of just 8 guests, this is a more personal way to experience the city and understand why São Paulo is considered Brazil's culinary capital.

Discover the culinary heart of São Paulo on this private gastronomy tour, featuring visits to renowned gastronomic locations. Sample iconic Brazilian foods, from fresh fruits to traditional snacks, at the bustling Municipal Market. This tour showcases the city's rich food culture, including stops at open-air markets and cachaçarias to taste the famous Brazilian spirit. Expert guides will tailor the experience to your tastes, ensuring an unforgettable journey through flavors. Perfect for food enthusiasts and cultural explorers alike, this tour offers insights into local delicacies and culinary traditions. You can customize the itinerary to match your interests and preferences, ensuring a unique experience. - Visit the famous Municipal Market and vibrant open-air markets - Taste traditional Brazilian snacks like pastel de bacalhau and mortadella sandwich - Enjoy private roundtrip transfers from most São Paulo hotels - Guided by professionals fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and English

Visit São Paulo's major attractions and most significant sights on this private city tour with a guide. The itinerary may include stops at Ibirapuera Park, the historical downtown, Paulista Ave. (the most important Brazilian thoroughfare), and more. Since this is a private tour, you will be able to determine which sights you want to see and for how long.

Get off-the-beaten-path with this bike tour of Sao Paulo’s street art. This half-day tour, either morning or afternoon, takes you round-trip from Avenida Paulista along bike routes that explore this city’s vibrant underbelly as seen through the eyes of its talented graffiti artists. Building-sized murals, kaleidoscopic columns, and otherwise mundane overpasses turned into masterful canvases; this tour culminates in Ibirapuera Park, now a hub of artistic creativity.

Most visitors experience São Paulo through its skyscrapers, traffic, and famous restaurants. We'll take you somewhere different. This small-group food tour explores the neighbourhoods of República and Santa Cecília through the bars, bakeries, street vendors, and family-run institutions that locals have been frequenting for decades. Along the way, we'll uncover the stories behind Brazil's most iconic foods, sample 12+ tastings ranging from street snacks to regional specialities, and gain an understanding of how migration, architecture, and working-class culture shaped South America's largest city. From cachaça tastings and legendary pork sandwiches to bustling street food stalls and old-school botequims, this is the São Paulo that exists beyond the guidebooks. With a maximum of just 8 guests, we'll explore a side of the city that many visitors simply walk past. This isn't about fine dining, it's an authentic taste of the real São Paulo through the eyes of a local tastemaker guide.

Discover São Paulo’s culinary diversity on a relaxed evening through its most authentic neighborhoods. Start in Liberdade, at the traditional Izakaya Issa, where Japanese flavors meet the local spirit. Continue to a spot for Middle Eastern classics, reflecting the city’s rich immigrant roots. Stop at Padaria Recanto Doce, a beloved bakery known for its pão de queijo and fruit juices — a true taste of everyday Brazil. Then explore Rua Joaquim Távora, one of the city’s liveliest food streets. Enjoy the famous fried chicken at Bar Xaréu, share skewers at Quintal do Espeto, and try craft beer with artisanal pizza at Los Forajidos. Finish at Veloso Bar, a São Paulo institution where locals gather for great food and the city’s most iconic caipirinha. You’ll leave not just full, but with new memories, cultural insight, and a deeper sense of how São Paulo eats, drinks, and connects. And if your experience isn’t five-star, we’ll make it right — your satisfaction is guaranteed.

Get a true taste of Brazil during this 3-hour culinary tour with a local guide. Stroll through São Paulo's vibrant food markets, including a typical local market and the legendary Municipal Market of São Paulo. Learn about traditional Brazilian dishes and their secrets from your local guide as you stroll past stalls filled with the colorful, fragrant produce. Head to the market’s Gourmet Lounge for an opportunity to sample tasty dishes, including lanche de mortadela (bologna sandwich), and discover the ingredients used in the preparation of feijoada.

Explore the vibrant Pinheiros neighborhood of São Paulo on this small-group excursion. This unique experience combines the best of local street art and diverse culinary delights. Discover captivating murals that tell stories of politics and community, then indulge in a flavorful journey sampling the area's eclectic cuisine so you can see how local tastes combine with global influences. The tour is offered in English and Portuguese.

Explore the vibrant culinary scene of São Paulo on this guided food tour led by a local expert. Start your journey at a bakery with a tasting of traditional Brazilian treats like coxinha and brigadeiro, accompanied by fresh orange juice made with oranges picked from local farms. Visit the Vista Café for a delightful experience of pão de queijo and Brazilian coffee, then venture to a bustling street market to sample pastel and refreshing sugar cane juice. Conclude your tour at the iconic Municipal Market, where you can savor a mortadella sandwich and taste various fresh fruits while learning about the rich culinary traditions of Brazil.

Six tastings and four immigrant food cultures collide on one walk through São Paulo's most surprising neighborhood, Liberdade. This tour starts at the steps of the cathedral where the city was founded, then walks straight into that layered history through 6 tastings you won't find on a typical itinerary. Bite into a towering mortadella sandwich stacked with peppery cured meat, a working class classic paired with a soda made from a native Amazonian fruit. Follow it with a soft egg bun filled with rich custard, then glossy Korean fried chicken glazed to stay crisp. Somewhere along the way, a Secret Food Tours guide leads you to a Secret Dish tucked inside a hallway of food stalls, revealed only once you're standing in front of it. We will settle into a hidden Tokyo style alley bar for a golden, crispy tonkatsu, to then cool down with warm coconut rice and ripe mango, closing out a day built on centuries of flavor.