Petrarum Domus

In the heart of Rua Direita

Petrarum Domus is a restaurant and bar at number 38 Rua Direita, the street that crosses Óbidos from the Porta da Vila to the castle. It occupies a stone house in the medieval town and serves traditional Portuguese cooking at lunchtime and in the evening, with a bar for ginja and cocktails the rest of the day.

What to order

The menu revolves around cod, with bacalhau com natas and bacalhau à Brás, and around two dishes that bear the house name: the octopus and the steak "à Petrarum". To finish, the house offers tastings of ginja de Óbidos, the town's sour cherry liqueur, served in a small white or dark chocolate cup and with or without cherries inside.

Opening hours and booking

Lunch is served from 12:00 to 15:30 and dinner from 19:00 to 22:00, every day except Tuesday. In between there are afternoon snacks and ginja tastings. They ask you to book at least one day ahead through the form on their website, by email or by phone; for the same day, by phone only. On a spring Sunday and in December, during Óbidos Vila Natal, it is wise to do so.

Getting there

Cars do not enter inside the wall. Park in the car parks outside the Porta da Vila and walk up Rua Direita: it takes about five minutes.