The Old Pot

The Panela Velha, Old Pot in English, is one of our favourite restaurants in São João da Boa Vista. We have lunch there often. Here is what their excellent food looks like. Unfortunately I can only tell you it is delicious. You must come here to taste it for yourself.




Here is the restaurant.




They have a small sign outside telling you what they serve.




They even have an nice welcome mat in the doorway.




This is the grill where they BBQ the meats.




They BBQ several meats, beef, pork, chicken, sausages, and fish.




This side table has a wide selection of condiments for the meats.




Paulo, the chef, holds up some beef for me to select the piece I want.




They have a very large salad table. This section has cheeses.




There are many vegetables to choose from.




Some are mixed, others are solo.




The display continues. Select anything you want.




Around the corner they have lettuce and tomatoes.




This is a large heating pan for various dishes with hot pies in front.




There is a basket of breads in the corner.




There are many hot dishes including pork skins. A Brasillian favourite.




Corn fried like French Fried potatoes.




I tried this dish because I like bananas. This is fabulous! The bananas are rolled in ham and cooked in a rich sauce. One word describes it. MMMMMMMM!!!




A delicious stew.




The old standard. French Fries.




There are many other hot dishes to choose from.




There is a comparatively small desert selection of fruits and jello.




After serving myself this huge plate of food I took it to the scale to be weighed. They sell by the kilo. I had no desert but there is no charge for the desert.

I can't believe I ate the whole thing!




We got there a little late so the main lunch crowd was gone. This is a very popular eatery in São João da Boa Vista. The food is fabulous and the prices are reasonable.


We like to come here often because they are one of the few that we like that serve fish. Judy loves fish.



Photos by Urso Branco