Best Restaurants Open on Monday in Sao Paulo 2026
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Monday is the dark night for Sao Paulo's tasting rooms. D.O.M., Mani, Evvai and Tuju all close. But a strong core stays open, including one of the world's most celebrated pork restaurants, two grand institutions and a pair of omakase counters. These are five tables confirmed open this Monday, with real hours and the order to make.
On a Sao Paulo Monday, A Casa do Porco leads the list, alongside the institutions Figueira Rubaiyat and Fasano and the omakase counters Kinoshita and Jun Sakamoto. D.O.M., Mani and Evvai are closed.
Monday is the hardest night to eat well in Sao Paulo. The city's most decorated kitchens take the day off: D.O.M., Mani, Evvai, Tuju and Esquina Mocoto all close on Monday. What stays open is a smaller, sturdier group, the institutions that never go dark and the Japanese counters that run six nights a week. Below are five restaurants we confirmed are open this Monday, each with its real hours, a dish to order, and who it suits. Treat the times as a guide and reserve, because a Monday closure caught off guard is a wasted evening in this city.
A Casa do Porco
Brazilian / pork · Republica · Monday 12pm–11pm
A Casa do Porco is Jefferson and Janaina Rueda's temple to the pig, a MICHELIN Guide room that has ranked among the World's 50 Best and runs a full Monday service, 12pm to 11pm. It is the rare top Sao Paulo table that does not close on Monday, which makes it the obvious anchor for this list. Order the whole-pig tasting menu, the sushi do porco, and the crisp papada. Reservations go through Tagme and walk-ins queue from opening, so come early or book ahead. It is the Monday pick for a first-timer who wants the city's most famous meal.
Figueira Rubaiyat
Steakhouse · Jardins · Monday 12pm–11pm
Figueira Rubaiyat sets its tables around a 100-year-old fig tree that grows up through the dining room, a Jardins landmark from the Grupo Rubaiyat steakhouse empire. It runs a full Monday service, 12pm to 11pm, and is MICHELIN Guide listed. Order the dry-aged Brazilian beef from the group's own farms and a seafood starter to open. The setting under the canopy of the figueira makes it feel like an occasion even on a quiet Monday, so it is the pick for a business dinner or a celebration that needs a room with a story. Reserve through the group's site.
Fasano
Italian fine dining · Jardins · Monday 7pm–12:30am
Fasano is Sao Paulo's grand Italian dining room, the flagship of a hospitality family whose name carries weight across Brazil, and it serves Monday from 7pm to 12:30am. The kitchen is MICHELIN Guide listed and the room is among the most formal in the city, so dress accordingly. Order the handmade pasta and lean on the deep wine cellar. This is the Monday choice for a serious dinner with a dressed-up table, the antidote to a casual week night, and the service is as polished as any in Sao Paulo. Book well ahead, because the best tables go even on a Monday.
Kinoshita
Japanese kappo · Vila Nova Conceicao · Monday 12pm–3pm, 7pm–11pm
Kinoshita is chef Tsuyoshi Murakami's kappo room in Vila Nova Conceicao, a MICHELIN Guide kitchen that blends Japanese technique with Brazilian ingredients. Unusually for a fine counter, it runs both Monday lunch and dinner, 12pm to 3pm and 7pm to 11pm, which makes it a flexible high-end option on a thin night. Order the kappo tasting and let the nigiri course steer the meal. It is the Monday pick for a diner who wants precise Japanese cooking rather than a steak or a tasting marathon, and the counter seats are the best in the house, so reserve one.
Jun Sakamoto
Sushi omakase · Cerqueira Cesar · Monday 7pm–11pm
Jun Sakamoto cooks what many in Sao Paulo consider the city's best nigiri from an unmarked room in Cerqueira Cesar, a one-Michelin-star counter open Monday to Saturday, 7pm to 11pm. There is no sign on the door, which is part of the appeal. Two omakase menus run, one from Sakamoto himself and one from his right hand, chef Ryuzo Nishimura, and the toro is the dish people return for. The counter is tiny and reservation-only, so book days ahead. It is the Monday pick for a sushi purist who wants the quiet, serious end of the city's Japanese scene.
Booking a Monday table in Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo's independent fine-dining scene largely closes on Monday, so plan around the survivors. A Casa do Porco runs a long midday-to-night service and takes its reservations through Tagme, often with a queue for walk-ins; the steak and Italian institutions, Figueira Rubaiyat and Fasano, hold Monday service and book through their own sites. The omakase counters, Kinoshita and Jun Sakamoto, are small and reservation-only, so secure those days ahead. Most of these sit in the Jardins and Vila Nova Conceicao cluster, a short ride apart. A 10 percent service charge is typically added to the bill.
Frequently asked questions
What restaurants are open on Monday in Sao Paulo?
Fewer than on other nights, because most of the city's decorated kitchens close on Monday. The reliable Monday options are A Casa do Porco, the institutions Figueira Rubaiyat and Fasano, and the Japanese counters Kinoshita and Jun Sakamoto. D.O.M., Mani, Evvai and Tuju all close. See our full Sao Paulo dining guide for the rest of the week.
Is A Casa do Porco open on Monday?
Yes. A Casa do Porco is open Monday from 12pm to 11pm, one of the few World's 50 Best calibre rooms in the city that does not close on Monday. It takes reservations through Tagme, and walk-ins queue from opening because it does not hold every table back. Come early for the whole-pig tasting menu, or book ahead for a guaranteed seat.
Which Sao Paulo fine-dining restaurants close on Monday?
Most of them. D.O.M., Mani, Evvai, Tuju and Esquina Mocoto all close on Monday, which is the standard rest day for the city's tasting-menu rooms. If you have only a Monday, pivot to A Casa do Porco, a steak at Figueira Rubaiyat, the Italian room at Fasano, or an omakase counter, all of which we confirmed are open.
Where can I get omakase on a Monday in Sao Paulo?
Two of the city's best Japanese counters run on Monday. Kinoshita in Vila Nova Conceicao serves both a Monday lunch and dinner, while Jun Sakamoto, a one-Michelin-star sushi counter in Cerqueira Cesar, opens for dinner from 7pm. Both are small and reservation-only, so book several days ahead, especially for a counter seat.
Do I need a reservation for Monday dinner in Sao Paulo?
For the better rooms, yes. Fasano and the omakase counters expect a booking and fill even on a Monday. A Casa do Porco takes reservations through Tagme but also seats a walk-in queue, and Figueira Rubaiyat books through the Grupo Rubaiyat site. Because Monday options are limited, the open rooms get busier than you might expect, so reserve.
Hours change. We confirmed every Monday service listed here against each restaurant's own published schedule before publishing; call ahead on public holidays. Affiliate links may earn Restaurants for Kings a commission at no cost to you.