D.O.M. is a Brazilian restaurant in São Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

  run by Brazilian chef

Chef

A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...

 and former DJ Alex Atala

Alex Atala

Alex Atala , is a Brazilian chef who runs the restaurant D.O.M. in São Paulo. In April 2011, D.O.M. was rated the 7th best restaurant in the world by the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, published by Restaurant magazine...

. The restaurant is known for its use of native Brazilian ingredients, such as manioc tuber and its tucupi juice, and the pirarucu fish. It has been called the best restaurant in South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

 by Restaurant magazine, which ranked it 7th best restaurant in the world in 2011.