Northern Quarter<\/a>.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_DBR_MEN_080825Sampa_04.jpg\")
Food prepared at the chef’s table in SAMPA(Image: Naomi Sophia)<\/p>\n
Martins is also known for her Sao Paulo Project, a pop-up which had previously taken in locations like the Blossom Street Social in Ancoats, and the former Hatch on Oxford Road.<\/p>\n
Caroline’s food is usually a mixture of Brazilian and British influences, and she appeared on the Brazilian version of MasterChef as well as the UK’s Great British Menu.<\/p>\n
The menu is a daily-changing 12-course tasting menu, with some brilliantly inventive dishes finished at the chef’s table right in front of you.<\/p>\n
And the new venue also features a dark and moody art gallery that you walk through on arrival, through to a bar area for drinks before dinner.<\/p>\n
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Guests walk through the SAMPA Art Gallery through to the restaurant(Image: MEN)<\/p>\n
The gallery will exhibit independent artists, and currently hosts an exhibition by Pete Obsolete, known for his vibrant doodle art.<\/p>\n
Drinks wise, there’s a wine list encompassing Latin American bottles, house-infused cacha\u00e7as, and traditional Brazilian cocktails.<\/p>\n
Named after the nickname of Caroline\u2019s San Paulo hometown, the SAMPA tasting menus showcase both locally-sourced ingredients, and a modern twist to dishes found across the 26 states of Brazil.<\/p>\n
The 12 course taster menu costs \u00a358pp and a wine pairing can be added for \u00a340 or a soft drinks pairing for \u00a330.<\/p>\n
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Brazilian food and wines at SAMPA(Image: MEN)<\/p>\n
Before coming to the UK, Caroline was a plasma physicist, but ended her scientific career to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a chef.<\/p>\n
She appeared on the Brazilian edition of TV cook-off, MasterChef, which kickstarted her professional career in food.<\/p>\n
She then trained at Le Cordon Bleu, before heading to some of the finest restaurants in the world, including positions at two-Michelin starred Kitchen Table at Bubbledogs and Trenkerstube at Hotel Castel, and the one-Michelin starred Galvin La Chapelle and Pied \u00e0 terre.<\/p>\n
Since arriving in the UK and embarking on her culinary career, she has sought to launch a number of restaurant concepts that showcase the best of Brazilian cuisine.<\/p>\n
Martins has established herself in the Manchester food scene over the past couple of years, notably with her Sao Paulo Project pop-up, as well as Rio-Me, the latter focused on bringing a flavour of South American pub food to the city.<\/p>\n
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Sampa is found behind this inconspicuous door in the Northern Quarter(Image: MEN)<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_DBR_MEN_080825Sampa_11.jpg\")
Caroline Martins inside her hidden restaurant SAMPA(Image: Naomi Sophia)<\/p>\n