I made reservations at Gruta, a Michelin Bib Gourmand, for our first night in Porto. It's located at Rua de Santa Catarina, No. 447. You can make reservations on The Fork from their website:
Couvert--€3/person. It included a bread basket with homemade olive oil focaccia & spreads (seaweed butter, tapenade and fish rillette). Delicious!
Starter of Gambas Rosas--€12. Nice & garlicky sauce. Each order has 7 shrimp.
Moqueca--€20. This was good but it wasn't the Brazilian version I'm used to. There wasn't much urucum flavor.
Arroz do Mar--€20. Tasty al dente rice stew with squid, shrimp and clams. The shrimp were on the small side.
Peixe do Dia--€22. The croaker was very well prepared--moist interior with crispy skin.
Pistachio mignardise at the end of the meal.
Rede Reserva Tinto from the Douro--€18.
Rio Pequeno Reserva from the Douro--€23.
It was a great meal and a nice start to our trip. The couvert, gambas and croaker were the highlight of the meal.
2022 09 24
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