Metzi

São Paulo, Brazil

• No.27 Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants 2024

In a city where Mexican restaurants tend to be cheap, cheerful and nostalgic, Metzi’s precise minimalism and attention to provenance puts it in a league of its own. Fixed-price menus revolve around classics such as tacos, tostadas and guacamole elevated through additions such as fish roe and endemic Brazilian herbs arranged with tweezers until each dish looks like a piece of sculpture. One example of this borderless cooking is the pitu – a freshwater Amazonian prawn, lightly grilled and served with chilpachole, a seafood stew from Tabasco, combined with chocohoyota dumplings made from corn dough and cheese. Don't miss the bracing shaved ice dessert, drenched in lime and jataí bee honey and topped with crunchy tanajura ants. 

Key Information

• Tasting menu from $45
• Lunch: Sat Dinner: Tue – Sun
• +55 11 98045 5022
• Visit Metzi's Website

Location

R. João Moura 861, Pinheiros, São Paulo, SP 05412-002