A love letter to Lisbon if ever there was one, Lisboeta’s private dining room, The Adega, presents an ideal opportunity to sample the best food and wine of the region in an exclusive and intimate setting. The name Adega translates to ‘the wine cellar’ - which the ten-seater private dining room overlooks. Copper cookware adorns limewash walls, and stained wooden cabinetry laden with blue-glazed ceramics and wine bottles gives the room a casual but polished feel. It’s a homely space with a large central table perfect for a selective birthday dinner, anniversary celebration, or graduation meal.
A celebration of Lisbon’s food culture and heritage, the kitchen - led by chef patron Nuno Mendes and head chef Rodrigo Alves - employs traditional Portuguese techniques, flavours, and produce. Private dining at Lisboeta takes the form of a sharing-style menu, complemented by bespoke guidance from sommeliers in preparation for your event.
The menus are subject to the seasons, and explore as much Portuguese produce as is possible, and often draw inspiration from Portuguese-influenced dishes from regions that once made up its empire. The Vindalho Empada, for instance, takes an Iberian pork pie and emboldens it with Goan spices. Guests can also expect peri peri flavours, perhaps served with grilled carabineiro prawn and garlic, developed from Portuguese mercantile activities in the Americas and South Africa. Other menu items have included cured Azores amberjack with orange and onion, bacalhau a bras (confit cod with caramelised onions), and arroz de marisco with red prawn and acorn-fed black pork.
The Lisboeta wine list is similarly well thought out. It’s a comprehensive selection with a focus on discovery. So expect bottles from Lisboa’s most esteemed and long-established producers, along with up-and-coming labels and winemakers leading Portugal’s burgeoning natural and low-intervention wine scene.