Tigrão Lanchonete
On a day off, I took the subway up to the Mercado Municipal. I was expecting something amazing, but it was even bigger and full of more interesting foods than I thought.
The fruit rows had a wide selection of things I'd never seen before, as well as crates of pineapples, papayas, and bananas. The smell on those aisles was simply intoxicating!
In the meat areas, the most interesting shop was the one devoted to the "rest of the animal". No chops, steaks, or even legs. Just organs, feet, heads, faces, you name it.
In the fish rows, huge fish I'd never seen or heard off, both salt as well as freshwater.
Working up an appetite, I had the famed Mortadella sandwich from Lanchonete Tigrão. Huge mounds of mortadella, cheese, and sun dried tomatoes piled high on bread and served warm.
Meal: Lunch
Date Visited: 6 February 2010
Rating: ****
Address: Mercado Municipal, Rua da Cantareira, 306 – Sé, São Paulo, SP, 01024-000
Website: http://www.mercadomunicipal.com.br/ (site for the entire Mercado)
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