kabuki

Rua Castilho 77B, 1070-050 Lisbon. Tuesday and Wednesday, from 12:30 to 24:00; from Thursday to Saturday, from 12:30 p.m. to 01:00 a.m. Telephone: 212 491 683

To taste Michelin level sushi without leaving home: Kabuki has just launched into the home delivery universe through the Volup delivery platform. As of now, the Japanese restaurant awarded a Michelin star in 2022 has three boxes to experiment without leaving the sofa. Sushi to Sashimi has an option for one or two people, with 19 pieces (55 euros) or 36 pieces (110 euros), filled with bull sashimi, scallop, lily and white fish nigiris with truffle, among others. The Sashimi Box (36 pieces, 120 euros for two people) has four pieces of nine varieties of fish, including bull, salmon, scallop and sea bream. The Box Kabuki Sushi (36 pieces, 100 euros for two people) has options such as chutoro dijon, akami, and white fish with truffles and prawns. All three options include a miso soup starter.

Kabuki received a Michelin star for the first time in 2022

Sonar Lisbon

Carlos Lopes Pavilion, Avenida Sidónio Pais 16, 1070-051 Lisbon. From March 31 to April 2 (between Friday and Sunday). Tickets from 40 euros

To dance among tropical plants: the electronic music festival born in Barcelona in 1994 returns to Lisbon for its second edition this weekend. Sónar Lisboa will once again be installed in the Pavilhão Carlos Lopes, in Parque Eduardo VII, but this time it will add a new night scene in Estufa Fria, where electronic rhythms will coexist with tropical plants, cacti and succulents. Throes + The Shine, Peggy Gou, James Holden, Chet Faker (DJ set), Sensible Soccers or Acid Pauli are some of the names on the bill and tickets are on sale on the web, with prices starting at 40 euros.

Last year it was like that, in the Carlos Lopes Pavilion

fauna and Flora

São Luiz Theater building. Rua António Maria Cardoso 58, 1200-027 Lisbon. Open every day between 9 am and midnight.

To discover the fourth space of the brunch chain: After Santos, Anjos and Estoril, Fauna & Flora arrived in Chiado with pomp and circumstance and settled in the Teatro São Luiz building. After an opening party on Thursday, food is already served inside and on the terrace throughout the day, between 9 am and 7 pm, and there is also something new: from Tuesday to Sunday, this space in Chiado will serve a new dinner menu until midnight.

All-day dining brunch dishes now join a new dinner menu

Stores with History

Between Largo do Rato and Largo do Chiado, Lisbon. From March 22 to April 22

For a short artistic tour of Lisbon’s historic shops: Until April 22, 10 works designed by 10 invited artists will be exhibited in 10 Stores with History, at the invitation of EGEAC in collaboration with the Lisbon City Council. These days, the shops located between the Rato and Chiado squares are transformed into small art galleries, in an open-air exhibition tour that shows paintings, sculptures and installations, built with materials as diverse as LED lights, clay, stones, mirrors, porcelain. and projection glass. Papelaria Fernandes, Caza das Vellas Loreto, Vista Alegre and Pastelaria Bernard are some of the emblematic spaces of the capital that receive artists such as Teresa Segurado Pavão, André Romão and Sara Bichão.

Solar Antigüedades, on Rua D. Pedro V, receives a work by Luísa Ferreira

Rocco

Rua Ivens 14, 1200-227 Lisbon. Telephone: 210 543 168. Monday to Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m.

For a true Easter indulgence: Rocco prepared a limited edition of chocolate eggs signed by chef from Clayton Ferreira Pastry. To embark on pure Easter madness, the Garden Egg (190 euros) is 5 kilos of 70% dark chocolate of Peruvian origin, 60 centimeters high. There are only 10 units of this option with notes of tropical fruits and almonds colored with dark chocolate, milk and fruit dragees in the filling. For the more restrained, the Flower Egg (45 euros) weighs half a kilo more modestly and is made with milk chocolate with hazelnuts, 70% dark chocolate, caramel pearls and caramelized hazelnuts, with the same filling as its more robust brother. For the most fond of folar, Rocco’s seasonal proposal translates into a braided yeast dough, flavored with fennel and cinnamon. It costs 25 euros. All products can be ordered on the web or purchased at the restaurant (it is recommended to order 24 hours in advance).

Rocco’s folar is flavored with fennel and cinnamon

Casa Nossa – The Lake Farm

Campinho, Alqueva. Reservations: [email protected]. From 4,500 euros per night

To stay in the first accommodation of chef José Avillez: Casa Nossa – The Lake Farmhouse is the entrepreneur’s first venture into the world of hospitality. Together with his wife, Sofia Ulrich, José Avillez bought a 65-hectare piece of land in 2019 to build this house with capacity for 20 people. At that time, there was only one ruin in the space now occupied by Casa Nossa, whose foundations are inspired by Alentejo architecture. Inaugurated on March 7, it has 10 suites, a wine cellar, a tasting room, a gym, paddle tennis, a tennis court and services such as massages, yoga classes and boat trips on the lake. The kitchen is ready to serve meals at the table, contemporary Portuguese food adaptable to any restriction. Reservations are made exclusively on an exclusive basis.

The land of Casa Nossa is 65 hectares and has a view of the lake

mom haven

Rua do Vale de Pereiro 19, 1250-189 Lisbon. Email: [email protected]. Open Monday and Tuesday, from 12 to 3 p.m. (lunch) and from 7 to 11 p.m.; from Wednesday to Saturday, it closes at midnight. Sundays, open for brunch between noon and 4 pm and for dinner between 7 pm and 11 pm

To miss the esplanade: Taking advantage of the arrival of spring and the warmer days, Mama Shelter reopened its colorful ceiling with a view over Lisbon that goes from the Castelo de São Jorge to the Ponte 25 de Abril, passing by Cristo Rei and the Basílica da Estrela. Trio of babaganoush, hummus and stracciatella, steak tartare on toast, burrata with wild rocket, candied and pesto are on the menu, which also consists of oysters, octopus salad, stuffed crab, and black pork or cheese boards. To finish, chocolate mousse with peanuts wasabiChocolate Salami, blonde of white chocolate and scoops of ice cream of various flavors. From Thursday to Saturday, between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., there is also a live DJ set to liven up the sunset.

The pink table football entertains the most restless

icon gallery

Rua Nova da Trindade 5E, 1200-303 Lisbon. From Monday to Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Telephone: 914 216 587. Free admission

To discover the work of Tomás Castro Neves: This Friday, the arcades of the old Espaço Chiado, the old shopping center on Rua Nova da Trindade, temporarily receive another Portuguese artist. On this occasion, Icon Galeria presents the Contexto exhibition, with paintings by Tomás Castro Neves. “Ideas are autonomous bodies that I access through drawing”, explains the artist. “The context is a box to live in.” Opened in September of last year, Icon Galeria occupies part of the arcades of the old shopping center, with its exhibits proudly displayed to passers-by. But if you want to take a closer look, admission is free.

“These bodies-volumes float like concepts, attached to nothing”, describes the artist

brigadierando

Factory Lx, Rua Rodrigues Faria 103, 1300-501 Lisbon. Telephone: 963 481 132. Monday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

To eat Easter eggs with a spoon: Brigadeirando launched a special edition of sweets filled with brigadeiro, as is traditional in Brazil. Among the proposals available in Carolina Henke’s corner at Lx Factory, there are chocolate eggs filled with white chocolate, lime and blueberries or white chocolate with Oreos and the traditional brigadeiro. Stuffed eggshells are the kind eaten with a spoon, which come in five flavors: dark chocolate, salted caramel brigadeiro, white chocolate brigadeiro with Oreo, hazelnut and Nutella, and even bittersweet white chocolate with raspberry and pistachio brigadeiro. For children, there is a box of small cocoa eggs. And, for those who are “more biscuits”, there are two options: the mini chocolate and brigadeiro cake and the Charlotte cake, a creamy dessert with carrots and brigadeiro. Orders can now be placed through the website.

Charlotte cake is a creamy dessert with carrots and brigadeiro

wasted rita

Underdogs Gallery, Rua Fernando Palha 56, 1950-132 Lisbon. From Tuesday to Saturday, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Free admission

To take a look at the long-awaited exhibition: Underdogs Gallery is honored to host, through May 27, Wasted Rita’s exhibition titled “The Despair of the Desperate Desperately Desperate for This Desperation to Heal.” There, the internationally renowned Portuguese artist will display never-before-seen works, which will be installed in the gallery’s main space, as well as in Capsule, where she will present her first foray into virtual reality.

The poster of the exhibition, with its disturbing name

almond scallops

To discover the new almonds from a Portuguese institution: Vieira’s portfolio grew in time for Easter and now has three new flavours, including Premium Almonds with Dark Chocolate, Caramel and Salt Flower, with 72% cocoa (6.10 euros). In addition, the Portuguese brand also launched Chocolate Rubí and Ginja (6.24 euros) and Dark Chocolate with Pistachio (6.19 euros), but it also has a Solidarity Campaign until April 14 in which, on the purchase of a box , 1 euro is donated to projects of pediatric health and social reintegration of children and young people of the Fundação do Gil. These boxes, filled with bags of almonds of various sizes and flavors, are exclusively available at Vieira’s online store.

Here are the new products, with flavors such as pistachio, caramel and fleur de sel or cherry

monumental palace

Avenida dos Aliados 151, 4000-067 Porto, Portugal. Telephone: 227 662 413

To honor the Porto façade: Chef Joana Thony used a selection of Valrhona, Guanaja, Jivara and Ivoire chocolates, produced by her team, to create an Easter Boutique at the Le Monumental Palace hotel. Until April 11, chocolate sculptures, cakes (20 euros), bags of chocolates inspired by the tiles of the Porto facades (15 euros) and chocolate eggs (35 euros) are available. For lunch, the hotel now presents Le Grand Déjeuner inspired by the Easter season, with the traditional kid dish and an egg hunt for the kids, who may even have the help of an Easter bunny. It costs 55 euros per person and includes a seafood buffet, hot dishes and signature pastries, with optional wine pairing. It is served every Sunday, between 12:30 and 15:30.

A creation by chef Joana Thony that is inspired by the tiles of the Porto façade

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