Metzi

São Paulo, Brazil

• No.18 Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants 2023

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. Husband-and-wife-team Luana Sabino (who is Brazilian) and Eduardo Nava Ortiz (from Mexico) met while working at Cosme, a landmark Mexican restaurant in New York. 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. Their signature mole is unmissable – a symphony of 53 ingredients including fermented cacao, banana and cashew combined over the course of seven days, resulting in a dish of staggering complexity. Don’t miss the spicy mezcal margarita and the chance to try Oaxacan specialities such as tepache, fermented pineapple juice.

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