O Gato Que Ri — Restaurant in Região Imediata de São Paulo

Traditional Italian style restaurant in the charming, but rundown, Largo do Arouche. The decor is pleasant on the eye and the tables have white tablecloths.

Portions are Brazilian sized and there is a lot of cheese, which I enjoy. Perhaps not an entirely authentic Italian restaurant, but the food is tasty. Service very attentive and food served quickly. Prices are a bit on the high side, lasagna and ravioli both around R$67. Although prices vary depending on which sauce you pick. The dry red house wine was surprisingly tasty and a large carafe at only R$35 I'd excellent value. Dinner for two including a bread bowl for starters, main dishes and wine and water came to around R$235 including service.

Recommended, especially on a chilly São Paulo night when a hearty pasta dish and red wine is what you...

My father and mother went to this restaurant on a date back in 1957. It made a big impression on them. My father was wondering if this restaurant was still in existence. So when he and I were in Sao Paulo, I looked it up and amazingly it is still there after all these years! It tells you something about how great a restaurant this is. I took him there for lunch and he said it was exactly as he had remembered it: a fantastic and classy Italian restaurant. When we told the manager about my father and mother having gone there on a date so many years ago, he treated my dad like royalty and offered incredible hospitality and took photos of us of with my dad reminiscing about his romantic dinners with my mom. It was an incredible and unforgettable...

This is awesome restaurant! Excellent service, the waiters are very attentive and can recommend any unique combination you fancy. I wanted steak with pasta and ordered two main courses during the lunch hour. Filet Mignon Grelhado; R$ 110,00 Acompanha arroz biro-biro e fritas & espaguete Bolonhesa R$ 60,00. My waiter informed that this would be too much food and suggested that he will make it a combo, only the "Filet Mignon" (dropped the arroz biro-biro e fritas) and added the Espaguete Bolonhesa and this was a simpler way to get what I wanted. All was so good, and delicious. I can't wait to come back. Would highly recommend you pay a visit during the lunch rush or for dinner time. It's definitely a diamond...