Brazza Ferro e Fogo: A Steakhouse in São Paulo

Brazza Ferro e Fogo (Instagram) is a steakhouse in São Paulo’s Zona Norte (North Side), on Rua Maria Curupaiti, 102, filling a gap the neighborhood was missing.

The menu is signed by chef Paula Labaki, who also runs Churrascada do Morumbi, following a similar concept — you order Dry Age-quality meat with sides ordered separately.

They don’t sell their own meat retail yet, though it’s in the works, and there’s a private event space on the upper floor.

The setting

A dining room with a glass ceiling and walls overlooking the grill station, with the bar off to the side, giving the whole space a sense of openness, kept comfortable by two air-conditioning units.

Starter

We ordered two salads for the table, since there were four of us. There are two options, and we went with the Chef’s Salad.

Salada do Chef (R$25): mixed greens with asparagus, pickled green apple, brioche croutons, and herb olive oil.

This dish is actually our only real criticism — it came with fleur de sel, which unfortunately made it quite salty.

Main course at Brazza Ferro e Fogo Restaurante

We ordered two cuts, T-Bone Dry Age (R$239) and Ancho (R$81), both flavorful, though the Ancho was more tender. Great to share, one steak per couple worked out perfectly.

Each steak came with two vinaigrettes, one per person.

Sides:

Arroz na Brazza (R$19): the classic “biro-biro” style rice, really tasty — we’d recommend it.

Classic fries (R$15): served with paprika — not really my preference, but still good.

Mini roasted vegetable pan (R$18): a seasonal vegetable selection. Ours came with onion, tomato, eggplant, sweet potato, carrot, and zucchini, all delicious.

Farofa Brazza (R$15): crispy, just how good farofa should be — as advertised on the menu, it’s genuinely crunchy.

Naturally leavened bread came complimentary, and it’s excellent, especially warm.

Service here is great, and the staff are wonderfully friendly.

We liked it so much we came back for dinner, this time ordering different dishes — since it was evening, we ended up trying the burgers.

To go with the sandwiches, we ordered a Batata Brazza (R$24), which came perfectly crisp with a delicious cheese sauce.

For the sandwiches, we ordered a Brazza Burger (R$35) — house blend, brioche bun, cheddar, Labaki pickles, and candied bacon — and a Brisket Po Boy (R$38), a sandwich stuffed with smoked brisket, Brazza barbecue sauce, and crispy pork skin. Both were beautifully presented and just as delicious as they looked.

Dessert at Brazza Ferro e Fogo Restaurante

There were three options that all looked great, but we only tried the dulce de leche pancake (R$26): a generous dulce de leche pancake served with gelato. Everything about it was tasty, with the pancake batter cooked just right.

On our second visit, we tried the Chocolate Brownie (R$23), a 70% dark chocolate brownie with salted umburana caramel and gelato. I loved the brownie and the ice cream, though I’m not a big fan of salted caramel — Andrey, on the other hand, loved it.

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