The Brazilian Spot (formerly Cafe Valencia) - San Francisco, California

Diego J. R. L.

Incredible food, service, and vibe!

Acai bowl is the best I've ever had, highly recommend.

Staff is very friendly and all speak English and Portuguese which shows authenticity!

Food was fairly priced and delicious.

Joey C.

Cozy little shop. Good food. Very traditional. Good coffee.

Corina L.

Best açaí place in SF! This place is so cute and inviting. It’s been on my list, so I went on the weekend after a workout class. I ordered the Favela bowl without bananas and with agave drizzle rather than condensed milk and dined in. With the first bite, I knew this place was legit. Only one other place (Corner of Brazil in East Bay) have I gotten açaí this good and fresh. I enjoyed it very much, and each bite left me wanting more. Can’t wait to come back for another bowl and maybe a pastry or two next time!

JD R.

Really nice place with excellent food and solid coffee.

A C.

I enjoyed the cheese bread here. This was my first time trying Brazilian cheese bread and it’s very tasty. Had the ham and cheese little sandwich and they were good. We also tried the chicken one and it was good. The coffee was good, nothing memorable but good. I had a fresh squeeze orange juice to a company my sandwich. I do recommend for a light snack, breakfast, brunch. Now I think I rather have one of these over ham croissants.

JP G.

I really like what they did with this cafe. They made it even more hospitable and there are many places to sit. The addition of the hot food buffet is a really great idea. I miss the buffet at another place on Valencia that closed down years ago. The food was really good and moderately priced for SF. I had a nice portion for about $15-16. Had rice, tri-tip and chicken stroganoff and the toppings of a little bit of a salsa and farofa was really nice too. It was a good place to sit and eat without having to have a huge crowd or to wait for staff. Like the predecessors they also have coffee and Brazilian snacks such as pão de queijo, kibe and all the good street foods of Brazil and some pantry staples available for purchase.

Iara S.

For anyone wanting to go to this place, make yourselves a favor and go somewhere else. I’m ashamed is a Brazilian, there are other places with better food.
I order coxinha and pastel and both were tasteless (Brazilian food is not plain at all), the pastel was also cold and very think. The carrot cake was hard so was definitely old, the total of my order was $23 without tip, so not cheap for what I received
The staff was really nice and the place is clean. But that is not what customers go there for.

Baptiste M.

Amazing Brazilian spot ! Delicious dulce de leche latte ! And I took one açaí bowl one of the best one ! Great food
One gem spot in the city !