Shiro

São Paulo, Brazil

Shiro is a Japanese cocktail bar on the floor above Kuro, the Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant in Cerqueira César, São Paulo. At chef Gerard Barberan's invitation, consultant Danilo Nakamura wrote its drinks list with Renan Scussel: four original cocktails, classics prepared in the Japanese style, and mocktails. The most conceptual drink, Mizu, started from the question of what water would taste like if it were delicious, and combines shochu, dry sake, clarified green apple juice and a tincture of nori. The kitchen menu runs to a potato salad with katsuobushi, Cantabrian anchovy and house smoked takuan, and tuna tataki with soy sauce aged three years. EXAME Casual ranked Shiro No. 28 among the 100 best bars in Brazil in 2025.