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Best Restaurants in Évora

Greg Boegner — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:08:57 +0000

Food from the Alentejo region is some of the best you’ll find in Portugal. And there’s no better place to indulge in the cuisine than in the beautiful city of Évora. Here, traditional Alentejano flavors and ingredients are elevated by the expert skills of passionate local chefs. But don’t take our word for it, visit Évora and try for yourself. Whether high or low season, these restaurants are always full. So, reservations are highly recommended. In no particular order, here […]

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Oitto – Carlos Afonso’s Portugues Comfort Food with a Twist in Lisbon

Ann Abel — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:32:59 +0000

Chef Carlos Afonso earned a name for himself and a loyal following at his first Lisbon restaurant, O Frade, for his straightforward Alentejo cooking and respect for Portuguese food culture and projects. Now he’s taken that style to a much larger stage with Oitto, a two-story dining room on one of the posh-set streets in Chiado. It’s called Oitto because the address is number 8 (“oito” in Portuguese) and because the extra T creates a figure that looks like a […]

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Cavalariça Évora, Inventive Alentejo Cuisine at Palácio Cadaval

Ann Abel — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 12:04:14 +0000

The original Cavalariça, in Comporta, has something of a cult following among Portuguese foodies, so it was big news when partners Bruno Caseiro, Filipa Gonçalves, and Christopher Morrell opened Cavalariça Évora. It’s worth a day trip from Lisbon for so many reasons. First, there’s the food—a lengthy, inventive menu that’s heavy on vegetables and fermentation for flavor, but also creatively prepared proteins. Caseiro says this restaurant is influenced by its location, both in terms of ingredients and in terms of […]

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Taberna Típica Quarta-Feira, Évora

Greg Boegner — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:27:00 +0000

Looking for a great, traditional Portuguese restaurant in Évora? This is it: Taberna Típica Quarta-Feira. Perhaps, it’s one of the top fun, food experiences in all of Portugal. You don’t have to take our word for it. Ask anyone holding a booking on the two-week in advance reservation list. Or, chat with any of the lucky diners filing through the door and taking a seat at one of the 12 tables in the very small and cozy restaurant. Chef and […]

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Taberna do Calhau – Authentic Alentejo Cuisine in Lisbon

Ann Abel — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 22:50:21 +0000

As Lisbon’s dining scene grows more and more sophisticated, it can be hard to find a restaurant that feels like home. That’s why it’s so refreshing to come across Taberna do Calhau, on a semi-derelict (for now) square in Mouraria. The 26-seat restaurant is the passion project of Alentejano architect-turned-chef Leopoldo Garcia Calhau. It’s filled with the furniture of an old tavern in Beja: mismatched tables with marble tops, benches in various sizes and shapes, pictures that fill the walls, […]

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