Famiglia Mancini

Frommer's Review

A São Paulo tradition, you can find a lineup at the Famiglia Mancini almost every night of the week. Luckily, this cantina-style restaurant with its small tables with traditional red-and-white checkered tablecloths is bigger than it seems and the wait is never too long. Start your meal off at the antipasto buffet where you can choose from a sizable spread of olives, cold cuts, marinated vegetables, cheeses, quail eggs, and salads. With that on your plate you'll have the energy to tackle the enormous pasta menu. There's every kind of pasta you could dream of, and more than 30 different sauces to match. There are also stuffed pastas such as cannelloni, ravioli, and lasagna. Portions are huge; they serve at least two people, often three. Desserts are uninspiring, but most people are too stuffed to contemplate eating more.

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