Castelões Cantina & Pizzaria

Best pizza I've ever eaten. The Castelões pizza with the in-house cured meat was alone worth the flight from the U.S. The crust really sealed the deal: it's absolutely perfect and the bottom takes on a buttery texture from the pork fat seeping into it. You'll also have your pizza cut for you with a fork and knife by the waiter every time you're ready for your next slice. It's truly impeccable service from a storied establishment. Note that as of January 2022 Castelões Cantina does indeed accept credit card. Also, like much of SP, the Bras neighborhood looks much worse than it actually is at night.

Really cool place, found it on eater. Very authentic, nice people. However, not a great location plus a pretty long drive for us and cash only. In addition, pizza is only available for dinner, it's a Brazilian thing, so we didn't actually get to eat any pizza. This is obviously not their fault but we were very disappointed. Make sure you plan better than we did.

The best pizza dough I have ever eaten. It's rustic, crispy and slightly thicker than usual. The "castelões" topping is awsome (mozzarella cheese, tomato sauce and cured pepperoni). This restaurant is a São Paulo landmark - it's been there since 1924.

If you're starting a pizza quest in Sao Paulo this is where I would start...this pizzeria has the oldest brick oven in the city of Sao Paulo established in 1924.. couldn't get any pictures of the oven because of covid restrictions 🙁by Italian immigrants it's still family owned the place is a gem historical gem in my opinion it should be preserved... absolutely loved this place and it's history and what it stands for...the pizza was very unique they have a in-house dry cured salami like pepperoni but it is not a pepperoni the name of the cured sausage is castelões if you visit this place that's the pizza I would order..yeah solid 4.3!

My favorite pizza in the whole world, it is a monument of tradition, in whose walls the history of São Paulo (and its football teams) is displayed. I really love the place!

Good pizza and antipasto. Don't accept credit cards or debit. Just cash or transfer

great food, the oldest pizzaria of SP, bring cash though... old and historic somehow means no credit cards for many restaurants in São Paulo

The first pizzeria in São Paulo. A city with about 5,000 pizzerias. A must