Restaurant in São Paulo, Brazil
Bib Gourmand Italian that earns its keep.
Più Higienópolis holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand awards (2024 and 2025), making it the strongest Italian option in São Paulo's $$ tier. The mall location inside Shopping Pátio Higienópolis undersells what's inside: Chef Marcelo Laskani runs a kitchen that punches well above its price point. Easy to book, and worth a return visit if your first was too cautious.
Most people assume a mall-based Italian restaurant in São Paulo is a concession to convenience over quality. Più Higienópolis corrects that assumption. Holding back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand awards in 2024 and 2025, this is the strongest case for Italian cooking in the $$ price tier in the city. If you have been once and played it safe, return with more ambition — the drinks program and the kitchen both reward the repeat visitor who orders more deliberately.
Più sits inside Shopping Pátio Higienópolis, one of the more polished mall environments in the city, which means you arrive through retail corridors but land in a room that takes its food seriously. Chef Marcelo Laskani runs an Italian-focused kitchen that has earned Michelin recognition for consistent value delivery — the Bib Gourmand designation specifically signals quality cooking at prices that do not require a special-occasion budget. At the $$ price point, you are not choosing between quality and affordability; Michelin has already verified that both coexist here.
The Google rating of 4.2 across 506 reviews reflects a broad dining public, which tends to moderate scores downward relative to specialist audiences. For a Bib Gourmand holder, that number suggests reliable execution across high visit volume rather than occasional brilliance. If you went once and found it consistent but not surprising, that is the baseline , not the ceiling.
Italian restaurants in São Paulo's $$ tier often treat the drinks list as an afterthought, defaulting to a short wine list and a handful of cocktails that exist to fill the menu. At a venue that has earned repeat Michelin recognition, the expectation should be higher , and the drinks program at Più is worth treating as a destination in itself, not a preamble to the food. For the return visitor, this is the area most likely to change your read of the venue. Italian-leaning wine selections typically anchor the list at restaurants with this kitchen profile, so if your previous visit was beer or soft drinks, a more considered approach to the wine pairing will shift the experience materially. Aperitivo-style drinking before the meal is also the correct way into an Italian format at this level , arrive a few minutes early and use the drinks list as an entry point rather than an afterthought.
The broader context: Italian restaurants in São Paulo that hold Bib Gourmand status are not common. Venues like Picchi, Borgo Mooca, and Bottega Bernacca each represent different price and style positions in the Italian category in the city. Più's specific combination of mall location, $$ pricing, and consecutive Michelin recognition makes it an outlier worth returning to with more curiosity about what the full experience offers.
Shopping Pátio Higienópolis draws a consistent local crowd from the surrounding Higienópolis neighbourhood, one of the more residential and family-oriented areas of central São Paulo. Weekday lunches tend to attract a business and neighbourhood crowd; weekend lunches fill faster given the mall foot traffic. For a more settled experience with better table pacing, a weekday dinner is the right call. Avoid peak mall hours on Saturday afternoons if you want the room to be quieter , a more relaxed mid-week evening is when the kitchen is least stretched and the service most attentive.
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Booking difficulty at Più is rated Easy. The mall location means walk-in access is more realistic here than at standalone restaurants with comparable recognition, but calling ahead for weekend evenings is the sensible move. No online booking details are published in the venue record; the safest approach is to contact the shopping centre directly or plan a weekday visit without a reservation if your schedule is flexible.
If you are exploring Italian in São Paulo more broadly, Marena Cucina and Casa Santo Antônio are worth your time at different price points. For Italian dining further afield in Brazil, Lasai in Rio de Janeiro represents a different register entirely. Italian at the highest global level has reference points in venues like 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana in Hong Kong and cenci in Kyoto , useful calibration if you are benchmarking São Paulo's Italian scene against international competition. Elsewhere in Brazil, Manu in Curitiba, Manga in Salvador, Mina in Campos do Jordão, Orixás | North Restaurant in Itacaré, and Castelo Saint Andrews in Gramado round out a national picture of serious regional cooking worth tracking.
Bar seating availability is not confirmed in the venue record. Given the mall setting and Italian format, counter or bar dining is plausible but not guaranteed. Contact the venue directly before planning your visit around bar seating specifically , it is safer to reserve a table and treat bar seating as a bonus if available.
No dress code is specified. At the $$ price point in a shopping mall setting, smart casual is the right read , cleaner than jeans-and-sneakers, but a Michelin Bib Gourmand in this tier does not require formal dress. The Higienópolis neighbourhood skews polished-residential, so the room will reflect that local sensibility.
Italian restaurants at this price point in a mall setting are generally comfortable for solo diners. If bar or counter seating is available, request it , it tends to be the most natural position for a solo visit and often yields better interaction with the kitchen or service team. Weekday lunches are the most relaxed timing for solo dining here.
No tasting menu details are confirmed in the venue record. What is confirmed is two consecutive Bib Gourmand awards, which Michelin gives specifically for quality cooking at accessible prices , the recognition is about the value proposition, not a multi-course format. If a tasting menu exists, the awards context suggests it would be priced reasonably. Ask on arrival; do not assume a set format is available without checking.
The mall entrance can set the wrong expectation , walk past the retail and arrive at the restaurant with an open read. Chef Marcelo Laskani's kitchen has held Bib Gourmand recognition in both 2024 and 2025, so the quality is documented, not incidental. At $$, this is one of the more credentialled Italian options in São Paulo at this price tier. Arrive for a weekday dinner rather than a weekend lunch for the most settled experience, and pay attention to the drinks list rather than defaulting to whatever is easiest to order.
No specific dietary information is published in the venue record. Italian kitchens at this level are generally accustomed to handling common restrictions (gluten, dairy, vegetarian), but the safest move is to contact the venue directly ahead of your visit , no phone number or website is listed in Pearl's record, so approach through the shopping centre's contact channels or ask on arrival for smaller adjustments.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Più Higienópolis | Italian | $$ | Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025); Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024) | Easy | — |
| D.O.M. | Modern Brazilian, Creative | $$$$ | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Evvai | Contemporary Italian, Modern Cuisine | $$$$ | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Maní | Brazilian - International, Creative | $$$ | Michelin 1 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Jun Sakamoto | Sushi, Japanese | $$$ | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| A Casa do Porco | Regional Brazilian, Brazilian | $$ | World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
Comparing your options in São Paulo for this tier.
Bar seating availability is not confirmed in current venue data for Più. Given the mall setting inside Shopping Pátio Higienópolis and the Easy booking difficulty rating, counter or bar access is worth asking about when you arrive. Walk-in traffic is generally manageable here, so arriving and asking directly is a reasonable approach.
Più sits in a mid-to-upper residential mall in Higienópolis, one of São Paulo's more composed neighbourhoods. The $$ price point and Bib Gourmand status suggest a relaxed but put-together crowd. Neat casual — clean jeans and a collared shirt or blouse — fits the room. You do not need to dress formally.
Yes. The mall location and Easy booking rating make Più one of the more accessible Bib Gourmand spots in São Paulo for solo visits. Walk-in access is realistic, which removes the friction of booking a single cover at a standalone restaurant. A good option if you want Michelin-recognised Italian without coordinating a group.
Tasting menu availability is not confirmed in current venue data. At the $$ price range, Più sits in a tier where a full tasting format would be an unusual offer, so à la carte is the more likely format. If a set menu is something you want, confirm directly with the restaurant before booking.
You are entering through a shopping mall — that is not a downgrade, it is just context. Più has earned back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025 under chef Marcelo Laskani, which places it among São Paulo's best-value Italian options at the $$ tier. Booking is rated Easy, so this is a lower-stress entry point into São Paulo's Michelin-tracked dining circuit.
Specific dietary accommodation policies are not documented in current venue data. Italian kitchens at this level typically handle common requests such as gluten-free pasta or vegetarian adjustments, but confirm with the restaurant ahead of your visit rather than assuming. The $$ price point and Bib Gourmand profile suggest a kitchen with enough experience to engage with reasonable requests.
Keep this venue in your Pearl passport, rate it after you visit, and track it alongside every other place you collect.
