Mocotó

Paulistas are a fickle bunch when it comes to food, so when they travel deep into the city's North Zone for a meal, the meal must be nothing short of astounding. Chef Rodrigo Oliveira's full-on gastronomic party dishes up the hearty cuisine of Brazil's northeast—rich meat stews, pork knee, cashew-crusted river fish and other regional delights—which you can chase with an extensive list of artisanal cachaças (Brazil's national firewater, distilled from sugarcane).