Tasca da Memoria

Rua de Ceuta 147, 4050-526 Porto. Every day from 7 to 10 p.m.

After two years in Lisbon, Tasca da Memória now has an address near the Torre dos Clérigos, in Invicta. Putting tradition on the table, the new Wine & Books Hotels Porto restaurant maintains the essence of its older brother, paying tribute to the Portuguese gastronomic heritage in a cozy atmosphere and where the concept of a traditional tavern is lived, but without getting in the way. we are used to it. Here, in a tavern, there were the flavors (with bread, wine and dessert) and the conviviality around the table, all presented with a touch of sophistication.

With capacity for 55 people, Tasca da Memória opened its doors at the beginning of October to revive the flavors and traditions of past generations. How do you do it? With chefs Henrique Vilarinho and Osvalde Stange Silva responsible for keeping the restaurant true to its Portuguese roots, but without fear of innovation. The menu is presented as a tribute to our cuisine, and with a great emotional charge: chef Henrique Vilarinho, responsible for directing and directing the kitchen, brought to the table dishes that are an important part of his family history. To start, the tapa (4 euros) with corn bread, sourdough bread and homemade butter, followed by bun soup, bivalves, seaweed and croutons (14 euros) and the bT egg, with black pork chorizo, peas and fried bread (12 euros).

In the main ones, if it were not a Portuguese tavern, the land and the sea are represented by the jaquinzinhos (22 euros), served with rice with tomato, as tradition dictates, the cod with Zé do Pipo (26 euros), the bread of prawns (26 euros), roast lamb with soupy mushroom rice (25 euros) and Alentejo pork (25 euros). For vegetarian dishes, there are three options: roasted pumpkin with cheese (18 euros), fresh pasta with mushrooms, asparagus and curry sauce (18 euros) and cauliflower “steak” with chestnuts (20 euros). Finally, dessert is also here, and it is very Portuguese: there is rabanada (10 euros), sponge cake (12 euros), Abade de Priscos pudding (12 euros) and chocolate mousse (10 euros).

Lush

R. Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 30, 4050-313 Porto. Every day from 12:30 to 22:00.

It is an ode to the diversity that Portugal offers. With a mostly vegetarian menu, but without leaving out meats and fish, Exuberante is the new restaurant at the Altis Porto Hotel and is presented as an elegant bistro where national and seasonal ingredients are used. They are prepared by chefs André Cruz, from Feitoria, with a Michelin star, and Rafaela Ferreira, who bring the concept of sharing to the table.

Together they designed the menu for this space, located next to the gardens of the Crystal Palace, in Porto, focusing on vegetables but without ever wanting the customer to stop eating meat or fish. The idea is that there is a greater variety of dishes and, consequently, flavors. Thus, divided into four categories, the Exuberante menu has options to share, such as grilled onion tart (11 euros), from the meadow and from the sea, as well as grilled squid with corn chimichurri (20 euros ), vegetable main dishes. -based, such as mushroom tortellini with creamy spinach and fresh chard (14 euros), and desserts, such as lemon, peach, milk and vanilla pudding granita (6 euros).

Ikebana Izakaya

Largo de Alberto Pimentel 7, 4050-024 Porto. From Tuesday to Sunday from 12:00 to 00:00.

It has between 40 and 50 sake labels and is Invicta’s new izakaya. Led by chef Agnaldo Ferreira, Ikebana Izakaya was born to pay tribute to Japanese culture as a space that combines drinks and snacks, to enjoy in a leisurely and casual way. Celebrating the essence of the Japanese izakaya, this new restaurant in Porto adds a contemporary touch, also mixing the Porto culture.

Open for both lunch and dinner, it invites all those looking for a relaxed atmosphere, where the music does not stop and the drinks are not in short supply. Modern and contemporary, without forgetting the classic Japanese dishes, the menu offers options such as bento box (16 euros), breaded chicken or pork, accompanied by gyosas, freestyle gunka (12 euros), salmon teppanyaki (16 euros) , a grilled dish served with vegetables, the gyosas (7 euros), filled with chicken and vegetables, and the wagyu katsusand (14 euros), a sandwich with brioche bread, wagyu, iceberg lettuce, caramelized onion, yakiniku sauce and Foie gras. Always with sake in a glass, Ikebana Izakaya also invites you to try temakis (from 9 to 14 euros), sashimi (from 10 to 25 euros) with fish such as salmon, sea bream, lily, sea bass, tuna and the bull , white fish ceviche (14 euros) or salmon tartare (16 euros).

When it comes to desserts, the choice becomes easier. There are five options, all with the same price (5 euros), and are named matcha fondant, yuzu cake, chocolate ganache, mittsu okashi mousse and brigadeiro keeki cake.

Blessed U

R. Chã 52, 4000-165 Porto. Every day from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

“All sins began with a triplet.” Blss U, the new gastro club in Porto, says so. With its doors open since September 12, the restaurant at the Sé Catedral Hotel Porto invites you to eat guilt-free, and even with your hands, a menu designed by chef Xavier Oliveira and curated by chef Miguel Rosa Vieira. Inspired by the seven deadly sins, Blss U’s menu is based on traditional Portuguese cuisine with a different touch, also drawing on world cuisine.

Served at the table, this tempting menu begins with the bao bread stuffed with roast suckling pig (13 euros), the rice croquette with duck (7.50 euros), the green broth (5 euros) and the skewer of roasted cod faces. the griddle with lemongrass and kaffir lime (14 euros). For the main dishes, the gluttony continues with a half-Asian francesinha (9.50 euros), with nori seaweed and the traditional francesinha filling, a cod feijoada (26 euros), a seaweed and tofu stew with chickpeas (15 euros) and a sarrabulo. rice with various types of mushrooms (16 euros).

This temptation increases with desserts and cocktails. To treat yourself, there is the blessed abadía de priscos (7.50 euros), with red fruit and green apple ice cream, and the rabanada poveira (8 euros), with brandy syrup that is burned near the customer, both accompanied with any of the classic combinations. of cocktails, such as the Negroni and the Expresso Martini. For those looking to increase their sin, there is the Pop You Corn (11 euros), with Capucana, corn, honey, passion fruit juice, citrus bitters and lime cordial, or the Elixir (€9.50) with Antiqua gin, arugula. , pineapple juice and sugar syrup, lime juice and orange and rosemary sand. All served in a lively atmosphere, to the sound of ever-present music and with a live DJ set from Thursday to Saturday.

L’Égoiste

Rua de Cervantes 169, Porto, Portugal 4050-289. Every day from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

It’s selfish in name only, as it wants to offer customers an elegant and, of course, tasty experience. The new restaurant at the Hotel Renaissance Porto Lapa opened its doors at the end of September and invites you to take a trip from north to south through traditional Portuguese recipes, but with a new version of typical dishes. Therefore, it is not surprising that, instead of toast, stuffed crab (24 euros) arrives on the table accompanied by some tasty pancakes. Whose idea was it? At the helm of this egoist is chef Duarte Batista who, through childhood experiences and memories, was inspired to create a menu that has both surf and turf.

To share, there are oxtail croquettes with truffle mayonnaise (10 euros), veal chop (16 euros), truffle potato croquettes, thyme and parsley mayonnaise (10 euros) and a typical cheese and cold cuts board (24 euros). euros). A nail comes out at snacks! (19 euros) and tribute to Francesinha! (22 euros) and for the main ones there is Zé do Pipo, where is the cod? (38 euros), the bottom of the ocean (29 euros), with squid risotto and cuttlefish ink, the Algarve-style pork (30 euros), with clams and smoked mashed potatoes, and without guilt! (24 euros), beet gnocchi with vegetables and basil curry.

As for desserts, there’s no promise that selfishness won’t win. L’Égoïste proposes that the abbot caught fire! (10 euros), the mousse, the chocolate dip (12 euros) or the arigato! (from 8 to 12 euros), a selection of mochi, pastel de nata, bean puff pastry, clarinha de Fão and orange queijada.

Luffa

R. do Bonjardim 574, 4000-118 Porto. Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 7:00 am to 10:30 pm, Saturday from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm and Monday to Wednesday from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Here the menu changes weekly, focusing on seasonality and ingredients from local producers. it’s a luffada of fresh air and flavor, for those who visit the Saboaria hotel, in Porto, and find a restaurant where they can enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner. Open every day, Luffa is the last space of this hotel built in the former Saboaria do Bulhão facilities and aims to challenge the traditional. With love and comfort food at the forefront, it presents a menu of traditionally Portuguese options that are reinterpreted here.

For 20 euros, the lunch and dinner menu – with drinks included – offers meat, fish, vegetarian and pizza options. At the beginning of October, Luffa customers had the opportunity to try the pork cheek, with aligot salad, herbs and flowers, the shrimp moqueca with rice and cassava, the pizzetta with sheep’s cheese, pumpkin and watercress and the rigatoni with caramelized onion and lemon. .

As for breakfast, the recipe does not change. There are eggs, salmon, bacon, croissant, custard pie, yogurt with or without granola, pancakes, ham and cheese and toast, smoked salmon with labneh and homemade pickles, smoked pork belly with herbed cream cheese and gochujang, and cashew mushrooms and hollandaise sauce.