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Chef João Rodrigues’ Canalha Comporta, a Love Letter to Classic Portuguese Cuisine

Ann Abel — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:38:42 +0000

Even before Lisbon’s Canalha restaurant was out of soft opening last year, it was the talk of the city’s foodie class. One journalist went as far as calling it the only Portuguese restaurant in Lisbon—that’s how thorough, and well-executed star chef João Rodrigues’s love letter to classic neighborhood restaurants is. So it was big news when the chef and his team opened a pop-up at the luxury Sublime Comporta resort at the end of June. Until the end of October, […]

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Canalha, Portuguese Classics by João Rodrigues in Lisbon

Ann Abel — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:09:19 +0000

Every once in a while, a restaurant opens that generates so much excitement that it becomes tricky to get into before it even gets out of soft opening. In late 2023, the unassuming-looking Canalha Lisbon became one of those places, popping up on famous chefs’ social media feeds before the press releases had been written. That’s because the restaurant, which looks like an old-school tasca on a quiet stretch of Rua da Junqueira between the edges of Alcântara and the […]

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Best Restaurants in Lisbon for Vegetarians

Ann Abel — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 10:31:00 +0000

Yes, the fish and seafood are outstanding, and no, the bifanas and pregos aren’t going anywhere. But in the past few years, Lisbon has woken up to the possibilities of vegetarian and vegan food. Whether hardcore vegan (but with an emphasis on pleasure rather than dogma) or proudly flexitarian, a new crop of restaurants are showing Lisboetas just how delicious vegetables can be. Best Restaurants in Lisbon for Vegetarians Encanto Two-Michelin star chef José Avillez goes 100% vegetarian with Encanto. […]

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Feitoria – Innovative Cuisine Honoring the Age of Discoveries in Lisbon

Ann Abel — Fri, 18 May 2018 13:50:26 +0000

Given Feitoria’s setting, in the waterfront Altis Belém Hotel, it’s little surprise that much-lauded Chef João Rodrigues took “the Golden Age of Discovery” as his theme. His cuisine—which is more than worthy of its Michelin star but is not precious or fussy—melds traditional Portuguese flavors, top-quality national products, and international influences from around the world, particularly Asian spices. How strong as those Portuguese flavors? The heads of red cabarinero prawns from the Algarve are run through a duck press tableside, […]

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