Cor de Tangerina

A vegetarian restaurant at the foot of the castle

Cor de Tangerina began in 2006 and defines itself as more than a restaurant: a place of learning around natural, wholefood eating, with ingredients from local producers and organic farming. It is run by the chefs Álvaro Dinis Mendes and Liliana Duarte. It is on Largo Martins Sarmento, opposite the statue of Afonso Henriques and a step from the castle and the palace, on a first floor with a garden and terrace.

What to order

The cooking is vegetarian and vegan, with Portuguese roots and seasonal produce, so the menu changes. Its best-known dish is the potato mille-feuille with chanterelles and acorn, with which it won the vegan category of the 7 Maravilhas da Nova Gastronomia. It is a good option if you are travelling with someone who does not eat meat, in a city of rojões and kid.

When to go

Since the team also devotes itself to training and events, the restaurant opens mainly at the weekend: Friday and Saturday, lunch from 12:00 to 15:00 and dinner from 19:30 to 22:00; Sunday, lunch only. It is one of the few places in the centre with an option like this for Sunday at midday, after seeing the castle. Book by phone or email.