Belcanto, the Lisbon Michelin flagship of José Avillez. We ended yesterday evening in the brasserie,
Cantinho do Avillez. So how will this be different? and will it be better?
Saturday lunch, We have just walked an excellent 3 hours guided tour of Lisbon with
Paolo of the Lisbon Explorer, he left us hungry in front of the restaurant.
We have another guide already booked for the afternoon, so we need to hurry a little bit.. 2½ hours only before the next date.
We ring the bell and after a short minute the door opens:
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| Classic and discrete facade, ring the bell for entry! |
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| Princess slightly puzzled about the entry procedure 🙂 |
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| Our flower |
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| Chardonnay bubbles to start |
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| The famous olive of El Bulli |
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| fois gras pretending to be Ferreo Rocher |
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| Arroz de Mariscos, slightly revisited |
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| Choice of four breads |
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| And three good butters |
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| Good Sovina Beer |
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| Sardine on stone |
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| Our Neighbor taking pics |
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| The most delightful food and travel blogger Roxanne Bamboat of Mumbai – (Also known as the tiny taster) |
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| We have chosen the wine menu, now Ninfa, Sauvignon blanc |
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| The princess has allergy against shellfish so she gets mixed grilled vegetables |
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| for me it is the Seafood platter |
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| Followed by Smoked Mackerel belly |
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| Meruge, lavradores de feitoria, Douro |
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| The garden of the goose that laid the golden eggs – Not a fan of gold in food, but perfectly cooked |
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| Red mullet, white and black stones of Lisbon and liver sauce |
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| 2012, Merlot, Primeira Paixao |
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| Princess has roast pork |
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| while i enjoy fantastic pork with clams, the best dish of the day |
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| fragile and lovely finger snack |
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| 2008 Grandjo for the dessert |
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| Mandarin |
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| Broken |
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| Sweets for the espresso |
Funny dining next to a blogging colleague, disturbing and nice not to be only nerd at the same time.
Everything served was excellent, well planned, connected to the soil and waters of Portugal and most importantly delicious.
Good Portuguese wines matched the food brilliantly. The service was competent but maybe not at ease as by the very best.
2½ hours after arriving We must leave for another previously booked tour of Lisbon. This time the private guide
Alex giving us a better insight into the food and wines of Portugal.
All in all, this was a my absolute favorite restaurant in Lisbon and I look forward to our return. The strength here being the very stringent idea of locality, execution and as always texture and taste.
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Wonderful post and beautiful photos! 🙂
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Thank you Linda 🙂
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