Bar dos Arcos

"In the basement of the mythical Theatro Municipal, one of the most beautiful architectural works in downtown São Paulo, this bar is proof that the bohemian culture of the city has never been so alive. Among the building’s exposed stone foundations, high tables with illuminated edges create an almost surreal ambience, an effect inspired by the bar in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. Young executives just out of the office, couples in love, and crowds of hipsters gather to sip well-executed signature cocktails such as Tupi or not Tupi (cachaça, lemon juice, and honey combined with tucupi, manioc root juice) or Não me Kahlo (a take on a margarita, with tequila, tomato water, vermouth, agave, and lemon)." - Rafael Tonon