Holiday memory — Caldo Verde that transported me back

I first ate Caldo Verde on a trip five years ago and have been searching for a version this good ever since. This restaurant finally delivered the sweet and eggy in pastries quality I remembered. piri piri was handled correctly — something most restaurants here get slightly wrong.

Portugal developed bacalhau salt cod cookery while exploring the Atlantic and has over 365 recipes for it. It was the a pastelaria morning coffee memory that I was really chasing and this recreated it. Vinho Verde was offered and brought the whole experience together. Some dishes are attached to a time and place. This one finally restored that attachment.