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Rojões com morcela como fazem nas aldeias
Fried pork the way Beira villages make it, with turnip greens.
Viseu Old Town · next to the Cathedral · since 1967
Where your senses come alive again
Traditional Beira cooking, from recipes gathered one by one in the villages of the region. Pork rojões with blood sausage, salt cod baked in cornbread, oven-roasted kid goat and Dão wine, served in clay and cast iron.
4.4 ★★★★★ 1,646 Google reviews
Recommended Restaurant · Boa Mesa Expresso
Rotary Club Viseu 2024/25
National Road N2 · km 172
Rua Augusto Hilário, 45 · Viseu
1967
Our story
Recipes the elders kept by heart
Dom Zeferino, who founded the Cortiço, travelled through the villages of the region listening to old recipes that only existed by word of mouth. Those gatherings gave us the dishes that are still on our menu today.
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Dishes with a name of their own
Meat
Fish
Bacalhau podre, apodrecido na adega
The name scares visitors. Those who taste it order it again.
Meat
Feijocas à maneira da criada do Sr. Abade
Bean stew served in the cast-iron pot, as it always was.
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What our guests say
★★★★★ 4.4
1,646 Google reviews
“It's getting rare to find restaurants that seem to have stopped in time, in the best sense: a cosy atmosphere, tasty traditional food and friendly people.”
Ana Rito ★★★★★
“A typical house with rustic decor, a very cosy atmosphere and friendly, highly professional service. Highlights: the cod in cornbread, the Lafões-style veal and the pork cheeks.”
Pedro Reis ★★★★★
“It came recommended and didn't disappoint one bit. The carqueja rice is divine.”
Pedro Branco ★★★★★
“The best dinner we've had in Portugal so far. A rustic tavern serving traditional dishes from Viseu.”
María M. Buhain Fernández ★★★★★
“Still an excellent example of Portuguese cooking! The best? Cod in cornbread and, for dessert, farófias. Not to be missed if you visit the city.”
Joana Machado ★★★★★
“Nothing here feels artificial or pretentious. It's honest and authentic. A charming detail is the rustic tableware the dishes are served in.”
Angelina S. ★★★★★
Who has been here
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Groups, events and catering
A long table, like a village feast
We put tables together for groups of 10, 12, 15 or more, with set menus. We also do takeaway and catering.
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