Historic Michelin first in São Paulo
For the first time, two Latin American restaurants—Evvai and Tuju in São Paulo—were awarded three Michelin stars, marking a regional milestone and drawing international attention. Reports also placed tasting‑menu prices for those top tables at roughly €250, signaling the restaurants’ positioning in the fine‑dining market (theupcoming.co.uk) (elespanol.com).
São Paulo put two restaurants at the top of the Michelin Guide on April 13, with Evvai and Tuju becoming the first three-star winners in Latin America. (michelin.com) Michelin announced the awards at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro as part of its 2026 Rio de Janeiro & São Paulo selection. The guide said Evvai and Tuju had both moved up from two stars, while Rio restaurant Madame Olympe earned one star. (michelin.com) (g1.globo.com) A year earlier, Michelin’s 2025 Brazil guide had no three-star restaurants at all. It listed five two-star restaurants, including Evvai and Tuju, and 20 one-star restaurants across Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. (michelin.com) Michelin uses three stars for restaurants it says are “worth a special journey,” its highest rating. In Brazil’s 2026 selection, D.O.M., Lasai and Oro kept two stars, and the total number of one-star restaurants stood at 19 after Madame Olympe joined the list. (michelin.com) (guide.michelin.com) The result gives Michelin’s Latin America coverage a new center of gravity in São Paulo, a city the guide has judged alongside Rio de Janeiro in its Brazil edition. Michelin’s own write-up called the 2026 list a “historic milestone” for Brazilian and Latin American gastronomy. (michelin.com) (guide.michelin.com) Evvai is led by chef Luiz Filipe Souza and serves a single tasting menu called Oriundi, built around Brazilian and Italian references. Michelin’s restaurant page had described it in the 2025 guide as a two-star restaurant on Rua Joaquim Antunes in São Paulo. (guide.michelin.com 1) (guide.michelin.com 2) Tuju is led by chef Ivan Ralston and centers its menu on seasonal ingredients and a São Paulo identity tied to the local growing cycle. Brazilian food outlets said the restaurant’s tasting menu had 10 courses priced at R$1,500, while Evvai’s had 13 courses priced at R$1,150. (receitas.globo.com) (band.com.br) Those prices put dinner for one at roughly €180 to €240 at recent exchange rates, before any wine pairing. Spanish and British reports rounded the top tasting menus to about €250, placing both restaurants firmly in the global fine-dining tier Michelin rewards. (elespanol.com) (theupcoming.co.uk) For Michelin in Brazil, the immediate next question is whether the 2026 jump becomes a one-year landmark or a new baseline. For São Paulo, the guide has already answered one part of that: the city now has two restaurants Michelin says are worth planning a trip around. (michelin.com)
