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Below, the list of the best restaurants in São Paulo, year 2006, according to Veja magazine. The original list, in Portuguese, with the winners of 2006 is here.
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Best Arabic restaurant: Arabia.
Rua Haddock Lobo, 1397 - Jardins
Phone: (11) 3061-2203 (delivery)

Best Brazilian Food: Brasil a Gosto
Rua Prof. Azevedo do Amaral, 70 - Jardins
Phone: (11) 3086-3565

Best Beef: Baby Beef Rubayat
Rua Haddock Lobo, 1738 - Jardim Paulista - Phone: (11) 3063-3888
Alameda Santos, 86 - Paraíso - Phone: (11) 3141-1188
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 2954 - Itaim Bibi - Phone: (11) 3078-9488

Best Rodizio: Fogo de Chão (version in English)
Av. Moreira Guimarães, 964 - Moema - Phone: (11) 5056-1795
Av. dos Bandeirantes, 538 - Vila Olímpia - Phone: (11) 5505-0791
Av. Santo Amaro, 6824 - Santo Amaro - Phone: (11) 5524-0500
Two other addresses in Brazil, seven addresses in the USA.
Website in English is www.fogodechao.com

Best Nouvelle Cuisine restaurant: D.O.M. (version in English)
Rua Barão de Capanema, 549 - Jardins
Phone: (11) 3088 0761
In Portuguese, the nouvelle cuisine is called "cozinha contemporânea", or contemporaneous cuisine.

Best Spanish restaurant: Don Curro
Rua Alves Guimarães, 230 - Pinheiros
Phone: (11) 3062 4712

Best French restaurant: La Brasserie Erick Jacquin
Rua Bahia, 683 - Higienópolis
Phone: (11) 3826 5409

Best Italian - High Gastronomy: Fasano (version in English)
Rua Vittorio Fasano, 88 - Jardins
Phone: (11) 3062 4000

Best Italian restaurant: Due Cuochi Cucina
Rua Manoel Guedes, 93 - Itaim Bibi
Phone: (11) 3078-8092

Best Italian Canteen: Pasquale (no website)
Rua Amália de Noronha, 167 - Pinheiros
Phone: (11) 3081-0333

Best Japanese restaurant: Jun Sakamoto (Jun is said to be very reserved, and the website shows it)
Rua Lisboa, 55 - Pinheiros
Phone: (11) 3088-6019

Best Pizza: Quintal do Braz
Rua Gandavo, 447 - Vila Mariana
Phone: (11) 5082-3800

Best Portuguese restaurant: Antiquarius
Alameda Lorena, 1884 - Jardim Paulista
Phone: (11) 3082-3015

Best Varied cuisine restaurant: Parigi (Parigi and Fasano belong to the same chain)
Rua Amauri, 275 - Itaim Bibi
Phone: (11) 3167-1575

Best Good and Cheap restaurant: Tenda do Nilo (no website)
Rua Coronel Oscar Porto, 638 - Paraíso
Phone: (11) 3885-0460

Best Wine selection: Rubayat
Rua Haddock Lobo, 1738 - Jardim Paulista - Phone: (11) 3063-3888
Alameda Santos, 86 - Paraíso - Phone: (11) 3141-1188
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 2954 - Itaim Bibi - Phone: (11) 3078-9488

Best Rookie Chef: Luiz Emanuel, from Allez, Allez! (no website)
Rua Wisard, 288 - Vila Madalena
Phone: (11) 3032-3325

Chef of the Year: Alex Atala, from D.O.M.
Rua Barão de Capanema, 549 - Jardins
Phone: (11) 3088 0761

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