Frida Gastrô

the small-plates alongside your coffee here aren't an afterthought, they're actually the move, especially if you're coming in for brunch and want something more deliberate than a pastry grabbed on the way somewhere. frida gastrô sits on av. brás de pina out in vista alegre, which isn't a neighborhood people typically cross town for, but regulars do exactly that. solo visits work particularly well, the pace of the place seems built for someone who wants to sit with a specialty coffee and not feel rushed through it. breakfast is taken seriously. the kind of spot where you're not performing anything, just drinking well and eating something small and considered. come on a weekend morning and order whatever's on the small-plates list alongside your coffee.