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Casa Lisboa Gastronomia Portuguesa

Casa Lisboa, located in the famed Lan Kwai Fong area ofCentral, is widely considered one of the best Portuguese restaurants in the city, serving authentic Portuguese dishes such as bacalhau, Portuguese roast suckling pig, piri piri chicken, plus other contemporary Portuguese fare.

For its Spring menu, Casa Lisboa, helmed by Group Executive Chef Jesus Pascual and head Chef Rodolfo Vicente, is introducing five new dishes, which we were delighted to try out.

The first new item is Scallops with Spinach “Esparregado”, Watercress, Bacon and White Port-Lemon Vinaigrette ($132), an appetiser featuring scallops, citric juice and creamy spinach mash. We also had Bacalhau a Bras ($145), not a new dish, but a Portuguese favourite made with salted cod shreds, onions and chopped fried potatoes, cooked with scrambled eggs.

Iberico Pork Secretos “Bifana” Sandwich with Green Chilli-gherkin Mayo ($118) is another innovation. An upscale version of the popular Macanese pork-shop bun, this savoury sandwich uses Iberico pork secretos seasoned with paprika, bay leaves, garlic, pepper onion and mustard before it is slow cooked and served with a tangy mayo sauce.

Grill Sea Bass with “Acorda Alentejana” of Clams, Green Beans and Samphire ($288) is a traditional soup dish modernised by Casa Lisboa’s chefs; the sea bass is grilled and flavoured with olive oil, garlic, salt, lime juice and lemon juice.

Slow-cooked Iberico Pork Collar Stew with Plums, Chestnuts and Broccolini ($290) is next. The Iberico pork neck is slow cooked for 12 hours and then braised with tomatoes, plums, chestnuts, bay leaves.

The dessert is “Torta De Laranja” Portuguese Orange Roll with Moscatel Roxo ($80), a yummy roll cake in a citrus flavour enhanced by the muscatel-based dressing.

All the dishes go well with wine. Casa Lisboa houses a nice collection of wines from Portugal. We had 2018 Casa Ferreirinha Esteva Douro, a red, and a dry, sweet 2006 Domingos Soares Franco Moscatel Roxa de Setubal, both more than fit for purpose.

If you are in the mood for a relaxing dinner of hearty Portuguese food, we recommend you try Casa Lisboa’s new dishes plus its regular delights.

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