Informal eatery serving hearty family-style Portuguese cooking in an old-fashioned setting.
"WHAT: A sturdy brick building with pinstripe-blue awnings that doubles as an embassy for the filling, palliative foods of Portugal; the Ocean State boasts the largest Portuguese-American population in the United States.
WHY: Natalia Paiva-Neves and her father, Dinis Paiva, stir up an enveloping, come-as-you-are atmosphere — as much neighborhood gathering place as a restaurant. Expats and regulars of all backgrounds come to relish their homey, quintessential Portuguese classics: bacalhau na brasa (grilled salt cod and boiled potatoes strewn with browned garlic and onions wilted in olive oil), a cod variation called bacalhau de natas (this one baked in heavy cream), and carne de porco alentejana (marinated pork and fried potatoes with local littleneck clams). A bottle of effervescent Vinho Verde will lighten the meal and deepen the immersion course." [Eater]
Portuguese Restaurant
Address: 579 Warren Ave, East Providence, RI 02914