{"id":1048,"date":"2018-05-18T15:38:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T15:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soao.pt\/taberna-asiatica\/"},"modified":"2024-01-10T20:52:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T20:52:30","slug":"taberna-asiatica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.soao.pt\/en\/taberna-asiatica\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Tavern"},"content":{"rendered":"[mk_page_section bg_image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.soao.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mg_2652.jpg&#8221; attachment=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; enable_3d=&#8221;true&#8221; video_color_mask=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.5)&#8221; video_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; min_height=&#8221;290&#8243; full_width=&#8221;true&#8221; full_height=&#8221;true&#8221; section_id=&#8221;si-so-menu-home&#8221; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner attached=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/6&#8243;][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;300&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hidden-sm&#8221;][mk_fancy_title tag_name=&#8221;h1&#8243; size=&#8221;30&#8243; force_font_size=&#8221;true&#8221; size_smallscreen=&#8221;30&#8243; size_tablet=&#8221;30&#8243; size_phone=&#8221;20&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;bold&#8221; txt_transform=&#8221;capitalize&#8221; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221; animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221;]Asian Tavern[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;120&#8243; visibility=&#8221;hidden-sm&#8221;][mk_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.soao.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/slide0-2.png&#8221; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221;][mk_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.soao.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/scroll-1.png&#8221; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; link=&#8221;http:\/\/www.soao.pt\/sobre-nos\/#section2&#8243; align=&#8221;right&#8221; el_class=&#8221;si-stairs-button js-smooth-scroll&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_image=&#8221;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/section-e.png&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; enable_3d=&#8221;true&#8221; min_height=&#8221;588&#8243; full_width=&#8221;true&#8221; full_height=&#8221;true&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;0&#8243; section_id=&#8221;section2&#8243; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=&#8221;false&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;90&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1565187056894{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">The first floor, the ground floor, is practically on the street; only a big window separating the city life from the hustle inside So\u00e3o. Coming in, Fujin, the Japanese God of Wind, welcomes us. We could actually be in one of the typical neighbourhood in Osaka, Shanghai, Bangkok, Tokyo or Hanoi, with unique the scents, the bustle and the restlessness of an Asian tavern, but being in Lisbon, in one of the city\u2019s most vibrant restaurants.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">In the room, the scents of the spices blend with the sounds of the art of cooking and with the conversations of the clients seated on the robata counter, the restaurant\u2019s epicentre and the usual place for chef Jo\u00e3o Francisco, who cuts, grills and prepares some of the courses from the menu for the clients to see. It is precisely in the area adjacent to the counter that the sushi bar at So\u00e3o stands.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">With 30 seats (12 at the counter), the room lives off the agitation associated to a typical tavern and is accurately decorated. Between the barrels of sak\u00ea, the paper lanterns, the bird cages, the kakemono engravings and a thousand and one objects that bring true authenticity of the oriental culture, an aquarium placed next to the counter stands out, designed exclusively by Fernando Ribeiro, the great global expert in aquariums. From there, lobsters, shrimps and the European lobster are taken for the chef\u2019s creations.<\/span><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;90&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_column][mk_gallery images=&#8221;884,886,888,883,887,1076&#8243; column=&#8221;6&#8243; height=&#8221;150&#8243; item_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243; orderby=&#8221;post__in&#8221; disable_lazyload=&#8221;true&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526378193881{background-color: #231f20 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;60&#8243;][mk_fancy_title tag_name=&#8221;h4&#8243; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; size=&#8221;32&#8243; force_font_size=&#8221;true&#8221; size_tablet=&#8221;40&#8243; size_phone=&#8221;25&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;bold&#8221; txt_transform=&#8221;capitalize&#8221; font_family=&#8221;PT+Serif&#8221; font_type=&#8221;google&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221;]Menus[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;whitetext&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1655910460029{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Not being a Japanese restaurant, So\u00e3o dedicates one of his menus to the Japanese kitchen ex-libris. With its Sushi &amp; Sashimi Menu, So\u00e3o honours the oriental gastronomy, or Japanese one.Jo\u00e3o Francisco Duarte, who adds to his curriculum passages at the sushi bar of the former Bica do Sapato, at Midori, now with a Michelin star, under the auspices of Pedro Almeida, at Penha Longa Resort, and an enriching experience at Sushi Samba, in London, one of the most renowned restaurants in the world, also with a<br \/>\nPortuguese executive chef, Cl\u00e1udio Cardoso.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Talking about the Bar Menu, the restaurant\u2019s head bartender, took his time researching Asia\u2019s most traditional drinks with the purpose of creating a Bar Menu that was genuine and faithful to the Asiatic traditions. Through sak\u00eas he arrived to the universe of the Japanese whisky and to the less-known distilled, such as shochu, soju and baijiu. The cocktail menu drinks inspiration from the courses: it&#8217;s the countries they come from that inspire every tailor-made cocktail, thought as an extension to the gastronomic options. The gins, rums, vodkas and beers are equally from Asian origin. The tea also deserved the attention of the bar team. From a unique partnership in Portugal with the tea sommelier Sebastian Filgueiras, founder of Companhia Portugueza do Ch\u00e1, resulted So\u00e3o\u2019s six teas, ideal to pair with the course, and also three surprising harmonisations of tea and whisky.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In So\u00e3o\u2019s Main Menu it is possible to travel around the world and taste specialties from India, China, Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea, Indonesia and Laos. From India come the typical samosas, from Thailand the aromatic pad thai and from Vietnam the famous pho; the dim sum take us on a journey to China, the spicy kimchi makes us jump to Korea. 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