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.

Icon Couvert and Appetizers

  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. Octopus Purple Salad Inspired in the traditional Portuguese Octopus Salad, a fresh starter with Octopus, Sweet Potato Purée, Blueberries, Beetroot, Cauliflower and Radish.
  5. Tropical Shrimp Shrimp Sautéed with Garlic, Lime, Ginger, Chili, Orange and Coriander. Served with Yam and Passion Fruit Purée.
  1. "Bulhão Pato" Clams Clams cooked in a bit of olive oil, with garlic and coriander. The recipe was created in the 19th century by Chef João da Mata, as a tribute to poet Bulhão Pato.
  2. Tuna "Muxama" Salad Flavours from the Algarve: Tuna Muxama (Cured Tuna Loin), Orange, Almond, Fig
  3. Truffled Sea Scallops Sautéed Sea Scallops with Truffle Oil and Celery Purée
  4. Breaded Cheese PDO Azeitão Cheese, Breaded and Baked, with Bell Pepper and Ginger Jam.
  5. Chef... I dropped the pot! VEGAN. Root Salad (Carrots and Beetroot) with Quinoa and Soy Vinagrette

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  1. Sea Bass with Olive Paste, Black Rice and Orange Sauce
  2. 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.
  3. Croaker "Bulhão Pato" Croaker Flambéed with PDO Lourinhã Spirit, Sweet Potato, Garlic, Coriander, Clam Purée
  1. Island Tuna Azorean Tuna Steak with Onion and Bell Pepper, Crispy Polenta and Sweet Potato Purée
  2. Fish Rice 20 to 25 minutes

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  1. Stewed Veal Cheek PDO Mirandesa Veal Cheek, slowly stewed with Spices, Mashed Potato and Vegetables
  2. Pork Cheek Pork Cheek Slowly Stewed in Red Wine. Mashed Potato.
  3. 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)
  1. Mirandesa Steak Grilled Mirandesa Veal (+-300gr). Served with grilled lettuce and a second 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

Icon Desserts

  1. Coconut Cream Creamy Coconut, Flambéed Pineapple, Salted Caramel
  2. Cheese Cake Daisies Lime Cheese Cake
  3. 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.
  1. Cocoa Vase Chocolate Meringue, Dark Chocolate Mousse, Chocolate Crumble
  2. Orange with Olive Oil Sliced Orange, Olive Oil, Cinnamon

Icon Vegetarian

  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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