Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast

Ryan takes us on his first trip to São Paulo, Brazil sharing the restaurants, coffee shops, and museums, that make the city. From mortadella sandwiches at the Mercado Municipal and dinner at A Casa do Porco to MASP, the Pinacoteca, and the historic Centro, he breaks down the places worth building a first visit around. Along the way, he dives into São Paulo's food culture, modern art, history, and sprawling urban energy.
Coffee
CoffeeTaste, República
https://www.instagram.com/coffeetaste.republica_sp/

1908 Coffee Station
https://www.instagram.com/1908coffee.station/

A2 Café Especial
https://www.instagram.com/a2caffee/

Santuário do Café
https://www.instagram.com/santuario.docafe/

Food
A Casa do Porco Bar
https://acasadoporco.com.br/
CoffeeTaste, República is nearby for pre-dinner coffee.


Shin-Zushi 新寿司
https://www.instagram.com/shinzushioficial/

Clementina Bar de Vinhos
https://www.instagram.com/clementina___sp/

Mercado Municipal de São Paulo
https://www.instagram.com/mercadaospoficial/
Bar do Mané
https://bardomane.com.br/
Epic fucking mortadella sandwich.


Pastel de camarão com Catupiry: a giant fried pastry stuffed with shrimp and creamy Brazilian cheese.


Mocotó Vila Medeiros
https://mocoto.com.br/
Dadinhos de tapioca (dah-JEEN-yos jeh tah-pee-OH-kah): Fried cubes made from tapioca and queijo coalho, usually served with a sweet-spicy sauce.

Baião-de-dois (bye-OWN jeh DOYS): A Northeastern Brazilian rice-and-beans dish with rice, black-eyed peas, carne-seca, sausage, and queijo coalho. Mocotó's fuller version can also include bacon and extra meat.

Caldo de mocotó (KAHL-doo jeh moh-koh-TOH): A rich broth made from cow's foot, cooked down until gelatinous and deeply savory. It's the dish that gives the restaurant its name.


TAN TAN
https://www.tantan.com.br/en/tantan

Nelita Restaurant
https://nelitarestaurante.com.br/
LITA Wine Bar
https://winelita.com/


Museums: Art
Pinacoteca de São Paulo
https://pinacoteca.org.br/

MASP, Museu de Arte de São Paulo
https://masp.org.br/

Instituto Tomie Ohtake
https://www.institutotomieohtake.org.br/

Beco do Batman
https://prefeitura.sp.gov.br/web/turismo/w/conhe%C3%A7a-o-beco-do-batman-reduto-de-arte-urbana-da-cidade-com-o-turistou-tarifa-zero
Galeria Alma da Rua
https://www.galeriaalmadarua.com.br/


Museums: History
Memorial da Resistência
https://memorialdaresistenciasp.org.br/

Museu do Ipiranga
https://museudoipiranga.org.br/

Parque da Independência
https://prefeitura.sp.gov.br/meio_ambiente/w/parques/regiao_sul/5747
Casa do Grito
https://www.museudacidade.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/sobre-mcsp/casa-do-grito/

Monumento à Independência
https://prefeitura.sp.gov.br/web/cultura/w/patrimonio_historico/noticias/13064

Tosto Café
https://www.instagram.com/tosto.cafe/


Historic Centro
Mosteiro de São Bento
https://www.mosteirodesaobentosp.com.br/

Farol Santander
https://www.farolsantander.com.br/sp

Praça do Patriarca
https://prefeitura.sp.gov.br/web/obras/w/prefeitura-de-s%C3%A3o-paulo-avan%C3%A7a-na-revitaliza%C3%A7%C3%A3o-da-pra%C3%A7a-do-patriarca-e-viaduto-do-ch%C3%A1-1

Viaduto do Chá
https://www.sp.gov.br/sp/conheca-sp/pontos-turisticos

Theatro Municipal de São Paulo
https://theatromunicipal.org.br/

Edifício Copan
https://www.copansp.com.br/

The Last Stop:
Ryan: 100 Best Soups in the World, TasteAtlas
https://www.tasteatlas.com/best-rated-soups-in-the-world

This week on "Out of Office: A Travel Podcast," Kiernan and his family head to Chicago to explore playgrounds, kid-friendly museums, hot dogs, and Presidential Centers (okay, just one Presidential Center.) Plus, Pope Leo is a looker!
Things We Talked About:
First Trip to Chicago Episode
https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/first-trip-to-chicago/id1438098925?i=1000662387126
Devil Dawgs
https://www.devildawgs.com/ 
Williams Inn
https://www.williamsinnpizza.com/ 
Giordano's
https://giordanos.com/ 
Firecakes Donuts
https://firecakesdonuts.com/ 
Doughnut Vault
https://www.doughnutvault.com/ 
Maggie Daley Park
https://www.maggiedaleypark.com/things-to-do-see/play-garden 
Lincoln Park Zoo
https://www.lpzoo.org/ 
Field Museum
https://www.fieldmuseum.org/blog/sue-t-rex 
Mold-a-Rama
https://www.mold-a-rama.com/ 
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
https://www.griffinmsi.org/ 
The U-Boat
https://www.griffinmsi.org/exhibits/u-505-submarine 
Swiss Jollyball
https://www.griffinmsi.org/exhibits/swiss-jolly-ball 
606 Trail
https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/606 
Bird Eyes Art on The 606
https://www.wpr.org/shows/to-the-best-of-our-knowledge/100-bird-eyes-are-watching-you 
Obama Presidential Center
https://obama.org/visit/ 
Pope Leo's Birthday Statue
https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/09/08/tallest-statue-pope-leo-peru/ 
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
https://lucasmuseum.org/

This week on "Out of Office: A Travel Podcast," Ryan heads to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! He takes in the city's beaches, mountains, museums, historic sites, restaurants, natural wine bars, and more, with everything you need to know for your first trip to Rio.
Things We Talked About:
History Book
Brazil: A Biography
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374280495
Attractions + Culture
Parque Bondinho Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf)
https://bondinho.com.br/
Christ the Redeemer + Corcovado Train
https://www.tremdocorcovado.rio/
Cais do Valongo
https://www.rio.rj.gov.br/web/muhcab/cais-do-valongo-patrimonio-mundial
Real Gabinete Português de Leitura
https://www.realgabinete.com.br/
Paço Imperial
http://www.pacoimperial.com.br/
Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
https://www.gov.br/jbrj/pt-br
Museums
MAM Rio
https://mam.rio/
Museu da República — Palácio do Catete
https://www.gov.br/museus/pt-br/museus-ibram/museu-da-republica
Museu Nacional
https://museunacional.ufrj.br/
Restaurants
Talho Café
https://talhocapixaba.com.br/
Casa do Chef Jota
https://www.casadochefjota.com.br/
Artigiano
https://restauranteartigiano.com/
Quinta da Henriqueta
https://www.instagram.com/quintadahenriqueta/
Haru Sushi Bar
https://haruichiban.com.br/
Mocellin Steak
https://www.mocellinsteak.com.br/
OCYÁ Ilha (Taking a Boat!)
https://ocya.com.br/
Wine
Virtuoso Vinho
https://www.instagram.com/virtuosovinho/
Casa Tão Longe, Tão Perto (Botafogo)
https://www.instagram.com/casatltp.botafogo/
Belisco Bar de Vinhos  (Botafogo)
https://www.instagram.com/belisco.rj/
Cocktails
Babbo Osteria
https://www.instagram.com/babboosteria/
ÊTTA Bar
https://www.instagram.com/etta_bar/
Coffee
Coffee Five
https://coffeefive.com.br/
LAB Café
https://www.instagram.com/labcafe.rio/
The Last Stop
Ryan: Dolly Parton + Great Smoky Mountains
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knoxville-the-great-smoky-mountains/id1438098925?i=1000495407828
Kiernan: Rick Steves Purchases Edmonds Theater
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/rick-steves-purchases-edmonds-theater-moviehouse/

This week on "Out of Office: A Travel Podcast," Kiernan heads back to London for the first time post-COVID—with his mother! The two revisit old standbys, new attractions, and musicals, musicals, musicals!
Things We Talked About:
Harbor Country in Michigan
https://www.bonappetit.com/story/where-to-eat-harbor-country-southwestern-michigan?srsltid=AfmBOopMgZXXv0akMPuyVKPCwWrPAI2f7GlZ6apBb3rrjyT3faojo_j4 
Benjamin Pollock's Toy Shop
https://www.pollocks-coventgarden.co.uk/ 
Oliver
https://oliverthemusical.com/
Six
https://sixthemusical.com/london/ 
Operation Mincemeat
https://operationmincemeat.com/ 
Churchill War Rooms
https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/churchill-war-rooms 
V&A East Storehouse
https://www.vam.ac.uk/east/storehouse/visit#things-to-see-and-do 
LIDAR podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-archeological-tech-is-rewriting-everything-we-know/id1237796990?i=1000784018446 
Big Bend Construction
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/big-bend-border-wall-texas-construction.html

This week on the pod, the boys talk about New York State's Odyssey, from Troy to Ithaca in about two hours. Also, Ryan interviews historian Daniel Koch about why so many upstate towns have classical names.
Things Talked About on the pod:

Land of the Oneidas: Central New York State and the Creation of America, from Prehistory to the Present

https://a.co/d/0i15zgNN
Classical Place-Names and the American Frontier
https://antigonejournal.com/2021/10/classical-place-names-america/
"Coming Into the Country" by John McPhee 
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374522871?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback 
 
Greek cities of the South
https://www.weirdsouth.com/post/greek-cities-of-the-south  
Mr. Peanut Novel
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307454908?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback