Casa Portuguesa do Pastel de Bacalhau, Portuguese restaurant in Santa Maria Maior, Portugal.
Casa Portuguesa do Pastel de Bacalhau is a restaurant in Lisbon that specializes in codfish cakes filled with Serra da Estrela PDO cheese, mixing traditional Portuguese ingredients in fresh ways. The venue offers a small menu focused on quick, handheld dishes centered around this signature item.
The establishment opened in 2015 and grew from shepherd traditions in Serra da Estrela, where the founders spent their early years living among mountain communities. These roots continue to shape the venue's approach and ingredient choices.
The restaurant merges city dining with rural food traditions by using authentic Serra da Estrela cheese made from sheep milk in fish-based dishes. This blend shows how regional ingredients shape new recipes and keep local craftsmanship alive in contemporary cooking.
The restaurant sits in central Lisbon and is open daily, perfect for visitors wanting to eat quickly. The dishes are portable and can be taken away, making it convenient for people in a hurry.
The restaurant works directly with local shepherds and pays premium prices for sheep milk to ensure fair pay for their year-round work. This approach keeps traditional shepherd communities in the region and their craft production alive.
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