Best Coffee Shops in São Paulo

Brazil sells the world most of its coffee, and São Paulo is where the country’s own specialty scene is concentrated, in a handful of walkable neighbourhoods.

Vila Madalena

Six specialty shops sit within a 1.1-mile, 23-minute walk in this bohemian neighbourhood.

Pinheiros (Fradique Coutinho)

Coffee Lab, opened by Isabela Raposeiras in 2011, integrates a barista school with its bar.

Bela Vista (Avenida Paulista)

Onnie Coffee operates on Avenida Paulista 807, part of the cluster near the city’s main avenue.

Bom Retiro

Um Coffee Co. is based on Rua João Conceição, one of the city’s anchor third-wave operators.

City-wide coffee history

The state’s railways to Santos, still the world’s leading coffee port, were built on coffee wealth.