Leitao
Portuguese restaurant · West Village ·
Farm-to-table seasonal cuisine with global influences
Farm-to-table seasonal cuisine with global influences
"This West Village spot is a good choice to close out the year. Chef Nuno Sousa’s four-course, $180 feast, paired with all Portuguese wines, includes sliced octopus; grass-fed prime sirloin with cremini mushrooms, and mustard pepper sauce; sea bass with spinach sauce and smoked paprika; and custard tart topped with cinnamon and sugar." - Eater Staff
"Technically, this is a cervejaria, modeling itself on the convivial beer bars of Porto. But really, it’s a Portuguese restaurant in the farm-to-table vein, with a specialty in sandwiches like the amazing Francesinha, featuring steak, salami, and Portuguese sausage smothered in mozzarella with a tomato and beer sauce. Order days ahead and you and some friends can share a suckling pig dinner with all the trimmings." - Robert Sietsema
"I dare you to try to eat the francesinha with your hands: this Porto-born “Frenchie” at the West Village spot is listed among entrees for good reason—at $22 it piles wagyu picanha steak, Portuguese sausage, salami and mozzarella under a tomato-and-beer gravy (the menu also cryptically notes it “contains shellfish”), producing a salty, meaty, beery and cheesy mess that is utterly divine." - Robert Sietsema
"Because eateries must close by 10 p.m., I once arrived with two pals at a Portuguese restaurant in the West Village and we were served a cocktail but no food since the kitchen was already shut, a reminder that strict closing rules can leave you drinking but not eating even when you’re seated." - Robert Sietsema
"I ordered chicken piri piri from Upright Brew House’s collaboration with Leitão: a half bird browned and paved with so much garlic that the mouth is set on fire even before chiles and vinegary gravy kick in; the fries were every bit as good as the chicken and the portion easily feeds two ($22)." - Eater Staff
