By the time I discovered Kappo, I really didn’t think any Japanese restaurant in Portugal could still surprise me, but chef Tiago and his team run an elegant but never-stuck-up omakase; a space that completely redefined what I came to expect from this sort of experience.
The food here is fun, creative, and surprisingly plentiful, with each moment serving as a natural evolution that takes us from small bites of raw seafood to entire cuts of wagyu shabu shabu, only to end on the single best bite of a charcoal-burnt nigiri you’ll ever eat; a cascade of Japanese delicacies that goes well beyond a quality cut of otoro.
There are many restaurants on this list I’d sooner give a Michelin stars to than the ones that currently hold it, but I was entirely outraged to discover that Kappo had somehow been snubbed. This is not only among the best meals in Portugal, it could easily hold its own as a top-shelf omakase anywhere in the world. Yes, that includes Tokyo.
O jornalismo que a Mensagem de Lisboa faz une comunidades,
conta histórias que ninguém conta e muda vidas.
Dantes pagava-se com publicidade,
mas isso agora é terreno das grandes plataformas.
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