Cuisine

At Faz Figura you can witness the best of Portuguese gastronomical tradition. Here you can try our country's unique fish, certified meats, cold meats and cheeses, our prized olive oil or sweetmaking tradition. A vast array of exceptional products, gathered from all over the country.

Information

  1. In this times of COVID-19 we want you to know you can count on us to keep delivering the best of Portuguese gastronomy. Now at your door! We have Takeaway service, contact us.
  2. Snack Tasting – 10 different small dishes await you. Ideal for sharing.

Menu

This is just a light description of our gastronomical offering.

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  1. Complete Couvert Our couvert consists on different kinds of bread, flavoured butter, olive oil and seasoned olives. Price per person
  2. Watermelon Gaspacho Watermelon, Tomato, Rocket
  3. "Picapau" A different version of a classic Portuguese snack. Steak cubes with roasted garlic and black garlic sauce, mustard and red onion pickles.
  4. Tropical Shrimp Shrimp Sautéed with Garlic, Lime, Ginger, Chili, Orange and Coriander. Served with Yam and Passion Fruit Purée.
  1. Breaded Cheese PDO Azeitão Cheese, Breaded and Baked, with Bell Pepper and Ginger Jam.
  2. Vieira da Silva This little "portrait dish" is a simple tribute to the painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, a reference in Portuguese Arts. But there is also a double entendre, as "Vieira" is the Portuguese word for sea scallops and "Silva" is the wild bush in which blackberries grow. Pan Seared Scallops, Celery Purée, Apple, Lettuce, Red Onion, Honey, Edible Shell, Truffle Sand and Pebbles.
  3. "Cozido" Croquets Croquets with Assorted Meats and a bit of Pineapple Mustard.
  4. Chef... I dropped the pot! VEGAN. Root Salad (Carrots and Beetroot) with Quinoa and Soy Vinagrette

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  1. Bacalhau à Brás Figura Our take on one of the most famous Cod recipes in Portugal. We add crunchy Cod swimm bladder, a Breaded Egg, Olive Paste and Parsley Oil. As for the original recipe, it's origin remains dubious. It is supposed to have been created by an inn keeper called Braz at Bairro Alto, but there are many older and very similar recipes. Anyway, it became an icon of Lisbon´s gastronomy.
  2. Sea Bass with Olive Paste, Black Rice and Orange Sauce
  1. Grouper with Sparkling Wine Grouper Fillet with Sparkling Wine, Vegetables and Celery Purée

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  1. "Montado" "Montado" is a very unique ecosistem in Alentejo, where the best Pork is bred, fed with acorns. Acorn sauce and cracker, mushroom fake acorn, smoked pork sand.
  2. Mirandesa Steak Grilled Mirandesa Veal (+-300gr). Served with grilled lettuce and a second side of your choice (Chips, Rice or Salad)
  1. Pork Shoulder Grilled Pork Shoulder with "Pico de Gallo" (Tomato, Bell Pepper, Onion, Coriander, Vinegar). Grilled Lettuce heart and another side of your choice (Chips, Rice or Salad)
  2. Faz Figura Steak Fried Beef (meat cut may vary), creamy sauce with Roasted Garlic and Black Garlic, Black Garlic Cracker, Soft Egg

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  1. Coconut Cream Creamy Coconut, Flambéed Pineapple, Salted Caramel
  2. Cheese Cake Daisies Lime Cheese Cake
  3. "Bento da Maia" Cream Custard As originally created by Carlos Bento da Maia, in his 1903 Cooking Manual
  1. Limoncello Tiramisu Italy and the Portuguese provinces of Alentejo and Trás-os-Montes, together in one dessert. A version of Tiramisu with Limoncello from Alentejo and Lemon Curd from Boticas.
  2. Cocoa Vase Chocolate Meringue, Dark Chocolate Mousse, Chocolate Crumble
  3. Orange with Olive Oil Sliced Orange, Olive Oil, Cinnamon

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  1. Vegetable Risotto Rice with Sautéed Vegetables and S.Jorge's Cheese

Group Menus

We have some gastronomical choices perfectly fitted for groups.
Please contact us.
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