With experiences on national soil and also in Europe, the gastrologist’s career Luana Budel leans over a market that has been gaining more and more fans every year: a plant based kitchen.
Specialist in the subject, in the beginning of the decade of 2000, she arrived to work in some houses in São Paulo, as the Namesa, first restaurant of Alex Atala . But it was in 2005 that he left for amsterdam to serve as chef at the vegetarian bistro Green Planet Restaurant.
He returned to Brazil after four years in Europe and immersed himself in the country’s native ingredients in order to combine their properties with functional cuisine.
With a background closely linked to academia, the consulting chef is a professor and researcher in undergraduate and graduate courses in Brazilian and functional gastronomy.
Recently, Luana also assumed the position of coordinator of the gastronomy course plant based at the Le Cordon Bleu unit in São Paulo.
With a curriculum focused on this market, the favorite restaurants of the professional in the capital of São Paulo recommend vegan and vegetarian recipes . Away from her projects, Luana frequents different houses and shares her favorite addresses in São Paulo below:
Banana Verde Restaurant
The vegetarian menu Green banana presents delicious options. Chef Priscilla Herrera takes great care in choosing organic ingredients from small producers, in addition to always welcoming us with love.
It’s a charming house in the heart of Vila Madalena, perfect to go with friends and quietly enjoy lunch and dinner. The starter of banana chips with guacamole (R$39) is a plant-based classic and impossible not to order every time.
I consider the artisanal pasta made at the restaurant to be heart-warming. I also highlight the good drinks with and without alcohol!
Rua Harmonia, 278, Vila Madalena, São Paulo – SP / Tel.: (11) 3814-4828 / Opening hours: Monday from 12:00 to 18:30; Tuesday to Saturday from 12:00 to 18:30 and from 19:00 to 22:00; Sunday from 12pm to 5pm.
Quincho Kitchen and Cocktails
Do you want to taste plant based haute cuisine cooking technique? my tip is the Quincho. The house in Vila Madalena is funky, elegant, tasty and conceptual.
There is also harmonization between the menu of stylish drinks with the menu of recipes without animal origin. I say that chef Mari Sciotti leads a “harmonized” team.
Rua Mourato Coelho, 1447, Vila Madalena, São Paulo – SP / Tel.: (11) 3815-8774 / Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday from 12:00 to 15:30 and from 19:00 to 23:00; Saturday from 12:00 to 17:00 and from 19:00 to 23:00; Sunday and holidays from 12:00 to 17:00.
Organic cart
If I can’t make it to the house in the Gardens, I ask for the delivery! the menu of Organic cart It is set up in the “street food” style with gastronomic wit and care, combining plant-based and raw food!
I highlight the house burrito (R$ 47), it’s amazing! The wine list is also smart and conscientious. I consider chef Camila Borba a well of culture in the area.
Alameda Tietê, 636, Jardins, São Paulo – SP / Tel.: (11) 3088-3220/ Opening hours: every day from 10 am to 10 pm.
Le Manjue
O Le Manjue it’s like sustainable fast food, with a menu based on ready-to-eat and balanced options. These are preparations that, in addition to being plant based, are functional!
The restaurant values the three “S”: taste, health and sustainability. Chef Renato Caleffi is a pioneer in the food service without animal origin.
Check addresses, telephone numbers and opening hours at site.
Future Dining Hall
It is not 100% vegetarian, but the plant based conscience is very much based on the menu of the Future Dining Hall. It’s food that comes from plants, prepared in a place that really understands the importance of sustainability these days.
But the house is not just about the concept: it is a contemporary, super cool and delicious place. I take my hat off to this little ant job that chef Gabriela Barretto does with the entire Futuro team.
Rua Cônego Eugênio Leite, 808 – Pinheiros, São Paulo – SP / Tel.: (11) 3085-5885 / Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday from 8 am to 10 pm; Saturday from 9 am to 10 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm.
Source: CNN Brasil
