SMALL BITE: Going to Sao Paulo, Brazil, anytime soon? You may want to reserve a table at Emiliano Restaurant at Hotel Emiliano, a local favorite for classic, seasonal Italian cuisine. Chefs cook with local, fresh ingredients and use organic, free-range products. Special vegetarian and children’s menus are available, too. The restaurant also offers caviar tastings and boasts an exceptional wine cellar with more than 296 wine and champagne labels. And of course, you must indulge in one of the restaurant’s 15 tea flavors.
SIGNATURE DISHES: Many culinary highlights, including a five-course tasting menu with dishes such as codfish confit with tomato preserves and shallots, and a rack of goat with pistachio crust and eggplant Parmesan. Some breakfast delights include apple and cinnamon — or ham and cheese — crepes.
DISH FROM DINERS: “This restaurant is definitely more than simply a hotel restaurant. Despite it being almost inside the hotel lobby, it’s elegant and quiet. Food is delicious. I tried the tasting menu, along with the wine suggestions. It was a great and remarkable sensorial experience.”
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The Champagne & Caviar Bar offers a selection of rare caviar and European roes, complemented with exclusive champagnes and sparkling wines. And for a quick entrance and exit, an authorized helicopter landing zone is stationed on top of the hotel.
HOURS: Breakfast: Daily, 6:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Lunch: Monday through Friday, 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Dinner: Nightly, 7:00 p.m. – Midnight
For reservations, call: +55.113.068.4390
ABOUT HOTEL EMILIANO: This luxury boutique hotel is located in the central Jardins district, on boutique-lined Oscar Freire Street in São Paulo. Guests are welcomed with a complimentary 15-minute massage in the full-service spa. Rooms have contemporary Brazilian furnishings mixed with iconic pieces, LCD televisions, Hungarian goose-down pillows and fine Egyptian-cotton linens. A popular destination for business travelers.
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