Brazilian Food - a morning at the Municipal Market in Sao Paulo (Mercado Municipal)

The Municipal Market (Mercado Municipal) in Sao Paulo Brazil is a great place to find Brazilian fruits and vegetables. But it's also home to the best Brazilian food and local Sao Paulo restaurants for cheap eats! If you're looking to Brazilian street food this is the place you'll find locals eating pastels, drinking capirinhas, other cocktails and beer.

There is nothing better than when a local shows you around. I was hesitant about going to Brazil, despite spending so much time in South America I still had apprehensions about safety in Brazil. Moreover, no one had anything nice to say about Sao Paolo and when I said I was going to stay in the city for ten days even Brazilians told me that it was far too long.

But they were all wrong. One of my favourite moments in Brazil was sampling typical Brazilian food. It turns out that one of my readers is Angela Goldstein, a food blogger in Sao Paulo and she offered to take me to the Municipal Market (Mercado Municipal) so that we could try two very typical brazilian foods - pastels and of course capirinhas.

I had a great day wandering the market looking at all the meat and of course bacon, as well as the fruits that I had never seen before like cashews. I had no idea they were a fruit! Within the Sao Paulo Municipal Market the first floor is used for vendors but if you walk up the stairs you will find a number of restaurants serving alcohol and of course fantastic Brazilian food.

But I should warn you to go early because it is a very popular place for both locals and tourists. We arrived at 11am and there was already a line up for the municipal market restaurants. Fortunately the line moved very quickly and we were able to enjoy lunch. I highly recommend a visit here.

Municipal Market/Mercado Municipal Address:
R. da Cantareira, 306 - Sé, São Paulo, 01024-000, Brazil