The São Paulo Top 202026
The twenty rooms we would send someone to in São Paulo this year, in order.
How this list was built
Ordered by NOX editorial score, weighted with Instagram freshness, room impact, scene importance and longevity. An editor can lock any position. See /about for the full method.
The full method01
D-Edge
Muti Randolph’s LED architecture plus a sound system maintained like a religion. The room that put Brazilian techno on the international map and still the best night in São Paulo.
Barra FundaCathedral$$Techno, Minimal, HouseNo Instagram signal yet
All nightInstitution
02
Trackers
Barra FundaWarehouse$$Techno, Hard technoNo Instagram signal yet
WarehouseAfterhours
03
Cine Joia
Cathedral$$Baile funk, Live music, EclecticNo Instagram signal yet
Art spaceInstitution
04
Riviera Bar
CentroLounge$$Live musicNo Instagram signal yet
IntimateCocktail-led
05
Mirante 9 de Julho
A restored modernist lookout over the Nove de Julho valley. Daytime coffee, evening records, the best free view in the city.
Bela VistaTerrace$EclecticNo Instagram signal yet
RooftopOpen air
06
ODD
Barra FundaWarehouse$$Techno, MinimalNo Instagram signal yet
WarehouseAll night
07
Bar Secreto
Bela VistaSweatbox$$House, DiscoNo Instagram signal yet
Intimate
08
Clash Club
CentroWarehouse$$Techno, Industrial / EBMNo Instagram signal yet
WarehouseAll night
09
Love Cabaret
Barra FundaSweatbox$$Techno, HouseNo Instagram signal yet
AfterhoursAll night
10
Audio
Barra FundaHyperclub$$$House, EDMNo Instagram signal yet
Superclub
11
Blue Note São Paulo
Lounge$$$Jazz, Live musicNo Instagram signal yet
12
Casa 92
Vila MadalenaSweatbox$$House, Hip-hop, EclecticNo Instagram signal yet
13
Vila Seu Justino
Vila MadalenaLounge$Samba, Live music, EclecticNo Instagram signal yet
14
Beco 203
Bela VistaSweatbox$Indie, Rock, Live musicNo Instagram signal yet
Dive
15
Lions Nightclub
Bela VistaSweatbox$$House, Hip-hopNo Instagram signal yet
OpulentDress up