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Our Menu

The special items are carefully selected by our chefs.

Each special dish is the result of creativity, passion, and years of experience in the culinary arts. Our experienced chefs delve deeply into sourcing fresh, high-quality ingredients, uniquely combining flavors to create a memorable dining experience.

Hors d'oeuvres

Basket of sourdough bread

3€

Alentejo olives in olive oil and herbs

2€

Home-made garlic and herb butter

2€

Soft sheep’s cheese

7€

Matured sheep’s cheese

6€

Smoked Iberian pork loin

12€

Smoked Iberian ham

18€

To start and share

Algarve-style octopus salad

Boiled octopus, peppers, onions, coriander, garlic, olive oil and vinegar.

11€

Sirloin bites in Alfama sauce

Small pieces of sirloin steak sautéed in olive oil, garlic, white wine and pickles. These Portuguese bites are ideal for snacking and taste good at any time of the day.

11€

Tuna bites with our sauce

Small pieces of tuna steak sautéed in olive oil, garlic and white wine.

11€

Catita’s prawns al ajillo

Prawns sautéed in olive oil, white wine, butter, garlic and chilli sauce.

12€

Lisbon trilogy on a tile (our best titbits)

Prawns al ajillo, octopus salad and tuna steak bites.

26€

Our chef’s fresh marinated sardines

Sardines marinated in garlic and herbs with cornbread (seasonal)

10€

Bulhão Pato clams

Clams sautéed in olive oil, garlic, white wine and coriander. Bulhão Patoclamis a traditional Portuguese dish, probably originally from Almada. The name of this delicacy is said to be a tribute to an early 20th century Portuguese poet, Raimundo António de Bulhão Pato after he mentioned the recipe in one of his books.

14€

Bulhão Pato Paris mushrooms (Vegetarian dish)

Mushrooms sautéed in olive oil, garlic, coriander and white wine.

8€

Soup

Soup of the day

Soup made from the best, freshest seasonal vegetables

4€

Salads

Shrimp salad

Shrimps, mango and buffalo cheese in a honey and mustard vinaigrette.

14€

Chicken salad

Gherkins, crispy fried onions, grilled chicken breast, pineapple, cheese and yoghurt dressing.

13€

HEROES OF THE SEA

The best that our sea has to offer.

Baked sea bass fillet

Baked fillet of sea bass, seasonal vegetables sautéed in garlic and olive oil with lemon-flavoured melted butter.

19€

Tuna steak with red onions and vegetables

Sautéed tuna steak and caramelised red onions served with crushed jacket potatoes and sautéed vegetables.

19€

Salt cod à Brás

Salt cod, shoestring potatoes, onions, garlic, egg, olive oil and black olive tapenade. The recipe was invented by a tavern keeper called Brás in Bairro Alto, Lisbon.

18€

Chef Paulo Freire’s octopus rice

Soupy rice, octopus tentacles, mariner sauce, butter, chilli (tentacles sautéed with garlic and coriander).

21€

SPECIALITIES

Our chef’s specialities.

Maria Catita Salt Cod

Salt cod steak confit in olive oil and garlic, turnip greens, crushed jacket potatoes, cornbread and herbs.

19€

Our shellfish cataplana with spiny lobster

Spiny lobster, shrimps, shelled cockles, clams, mussels, crab meat, shellfish broth and our sauce. A “cataplana” is a shell-shaped copper pan from the Algarve used to cook fish and shellfish. The steam generated in the pan enhances the flavour and freshness of the ingredients. Average cooking time: 25 minutes

1 pax - 30€ / 2 pax - 56€

Chef’s cod au gratin with shrimps

Creamy salt cod with turnip greens and shrimps browned in the oven.

19€

Octopus Lagareiro style

Poached octopus, flavoured in the oven with olive oil, garlic, turnip greens and crushed jacket potatoes.Lagareiros were olive press workers, hence the tradition of making food based on olive oil and garlic.

21€

FROM THE PASTURES

São Miguel steak (a speciality from the Azores)

Fried sirloin sautéed in white wine, chilli sauce, chilli and chips.

19€

Portuguese steak

Sirloin steak fried in olive oil and garlic, cured ham, butter sauce, white wine and chips.

18€

Grilled sirloin steak

Grilled sirloin steak, vinaigrette dressing and chips.

18€

Iberian pork tenderloin with rice and beans

The tenderloin is the tenderest part of the pig.

18€

Our francesinha (traditional dish from Porto)

Sandwich of beef, Toscana sausage, cheese, ham, cured sausage and fried egg, in our special spicy sauce, and chips.

18€

VEGETARIAN

From the Garden

Leeks à Brás

Leeks, shoestring potatoes, cream, eggs and onions, the vegetarian version of salt cod à Brás.

16€

Chef’s risotto

Chef’s risotto with seasonal vegetables.

17€

Roast sweet potatoes with vegetables

Roast sweet potatoes with fresh vegetables, chives and honey.

16€

Kids’ menu up to age 12

Mini steak

Grilled sirloin steak, fried egg and chips.

9€

Grilled chicken breast

Grilled chicken breast with chips and white rice.

8€

Sericaia is a traditional convent-style dessert from Alentejo, made from eggs, cinnamon and milk.

DESSERTS

The worst chocolate cake in Lisbon, with coconut ice cream and almonds

6€

Our chocolate cake is so bad you’ll come back for more.

Óbidos cherry liqueur cheesecake

Original cheesecake with a twist – our special Óbidos cherry liqueur topping.

5€

Sericaia with preserved plums

Sericaia is a traditional convent-style dessert from Alentejo, made from eggs, cinnamon and milk.

5€

Toucinho do céu

5€

As this dessert was first made in convents, it has to be called “bacon from heaven”. This delicious sweet is made from sugar, almonds and egg yolks. The original recipe is thought to have been invented by nuns who were isolated in a convent in Murça.

Home-made Portuguese crème caramel

4€

Portuguese crème caramel is a dessert that is part of our history and our culture. The recipe has been passed down from one generation to the next and this dessert was the most popular in our grandmothers’ times.

Catita’s floating islands

Floating islands, known as “îles flottantes” in French, is a dish made from egg whites and yolks, milk, flour and sugar flavoured with lemon zest, a stick of cinnamon and powdered cinnamon. This is a delicacy of French origin, but is also very traditional in Portugal

5€

Dessert of the day

3€

Ask your server what today’s special is.

Scoop of ice cream (different flavours depending on the time of year)

3€

Seasonal fruit

3€

2€

3€

Visit our wine cellar, Bacalhoeiro, at number 28 and take home our finest wines.

Attention – If you are allergic or intolerant to any of the following substances used in the preparation of our dishes, please inform our staff: cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, soy, milk, nuts, celery, mustard, sesame seeds, sulfur dioxide sulfites, lupin, and mollusks.

We have a private room available for your group of friends or company, accommodating up to 30 people.

Contact our team or send an email for more information.

VAT included at the current rate.

Funcionamento

Segunda – Sexta

12.00 – 22.45

Sábado

12.00 – 23.00

Domingo

12.00 – 22.45

Comida Típica Portuguesa e Açoriana