A Casa do Porco

São Paulo, Brazil

A Casa do Porco, "House of the Pig", is a restaurant in São Paulo, Brazil, devoted to pork. It is run by the husband-and-wife team Jefferson Rueda and Janaína Torres.

Food & Wine ranks A Casa do Porco No. 2 in its Global Tastemakers 2025 list of the top 15 international restaurants. The magazine credits its acclaim to the food and to the team's commitment to sustainability and nose-to-tail cooking.

The signature tasting menu is a sequence of small courses using pork from sustainable Brazilian breeds and vegetables from the couple's farm, Sítio Rueda. Food & Wine mentions pork jowl sushi, pancetta crackling and the Porco San Zé main course. Prices stay low for a restaurant of this standing: tasting menus cost around $40 and toasted sandwiches start at $3.

Sources of this text: Food & Wine (Dotdash Meredith, New York)

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Food & Wine (Dotdash Meredith, New York)Global Tastemakers 2025 – Top 15 International Restaurants — No. 2

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