Hot Pork

"Not content with running what’s considered one of the world’s best restaurants, A Casa do Porco’s owners have a string of casual joints in downtown São Paulo. O Bar da Dona Onça updates paulistano classics like oxtail with polenta, while Merenda da Cidade serves affordable lunches based on the staff meals at A Casa. And then there’s Hot Pork, which, along with its annex Sorveteria do Centro, does two things brilliantly: hot dogs and ice cream. Go for the bacon and chocolate ice cream, or the strawberry soft serve—it’s the perfect tonic for a boiling São Paulo afternoon." - tome morrissy swan

"Not content with running what’s considered one of the world’s best restaurants, A Casa do Porco’s owners have a string of casual joints in downtown São Paulo. O Bar da Dona Onça updates paulistano classics like oxtail with polenta, while Merenda da Cidade serves affordable lunches based on the staff meals at A Casa. And then there’s Hot Pork, which, along with its annex Sorveteria do Centro, does two things brilliantly: hot dogs and ice cream. Go for the bacon and chocolate ice cream, or the strawberry soft serve—it’s the perfect tonic for a boiling São Paulo afternoon." - Tomé Morrissy-Swan

"After moving downtown to open A Casa do Porco, his wildly popular salute to pork, chef Jefferson Rueda has launched his follow up: Hot Pork, a hot dog specialist with a purist bent. Rueda spent three years studying every aspect of the classic dog, and the result is that everything from the buns to the sausages at Hot Pork are handmade. Dogs come simply dressed with only guava ketchup, tucupi-spiked mustard, and pickled onion, and there’s a vegetarian version made with tofu and mushrooms called the Not Pork. To drink, find natural soda, beer, and cider on tap." - Rafael Tonon