Restaurante Escondidinho

Cuisine Portuguese and French
Hours Daily noon-3pm and 7-11 pm
Address Rua Passos Manuel 144
Location Around Town
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone  00351 222001079 or 933101600
Prices Main courses 20€-Z9€ ($23-$33)
Credit Cards MC, v


Frommer's Review

Near the transportation hub of the Estação de Sao Bento, the Escondidinho (meaning "hidden" or "masked") restaurant is an 80-year-old regional tavern popular with port wine merchants and English visitors. The intimate 31-table dining area contains time-blackened beams and timbers, a baronial stone fireplace, and a collection of antique Portuguese ceramics. The chairs, with intricate carving and brass studs, are just right for a cardinal -- or at least a friar. The waiters serve with old-world charm and will candidly tell you the day's best dishes. The restaurant serves excellent steaks, but most people come here for fresh seafood. Working with turbot, sole, hake, sea bass, shellfish, and anything else that's fresh, the chef creates well-seasoned grills, skewers, and other excellent dishes.
Shellfish soup and charcoal-broiled sardines are always good Specialties include hake in Madeira sauce and chateaubriand for two. For dessert, try omelet or orange pudding.

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 23-08-2006 http://www.frommers.com


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