Evvai

Luiz Filipe Souza is the culinary mastermind behind Evvai, a São Paulo hotspot that just snagged the No. 95 spot on the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list. After honing his skills in Italy and São Paulo's top kitchens, Souza returned to Brazil to launch Evvai in the upscale Jardins neighborhood in 2017, where he pioneered the concept of 'Oriundi cuisine'—a bold fusion of Italian heritage and immigrant-inspired flavors that reflects the global diaspora of Italian descendants. His culinary prowess was further cemented when he reached the finals of the prestigious Bocuse d'Or competition in 2018, solidifying his status as a trailblazer in the gastronomic world.