SEM Restaurant
Restaurant · Castelo ·
Tasting menu with low-intervention wines, hyper-local & zero-waste
Tasting menu with low-intervention wines, hyper-local & zero-waste
"Few tasting menus are as creative—or as mission-driven—as this newly Michelin-awarded spot, where seasonality, local farmers, and anti-waste ingenuity guide every course. From jars of ferments lining the walls to dishes like egg white garum crunch (think tempura-meets-the-best-crisp) and sourdough with leftover sourdough miso butter, the experience is surprising and delightful throughout. It’s also refreshingly affordable for the quality—add the wine pairing to complete the ride." - Abigail Malbon
"There are two different ways to have a meal at Sem: either at the wine bar or the restaurant, both located in the same building separated by a window on a busy street in Alfama, where the 28 tram zooms by. Make a night of it by booking a table on the restaurant side for their six-course tasting menu, or keep it casual at the bar where you’ll find a smaller food menu written on a chalkboard. They change up the dishes seasonally, but you can expect things like honey-roasted carrots with pomegranate or razor clam escabeche. This is a great dinner spot for a small group of friends, a date, or dining solo at the bar." - rita geraldes
"In this completely relaxed and informal setting, the decor is enhanced by the shelves of jars full of the preserves and fermented products that feature on the menu. Here, chefs George Mcleod and Lara Prado (George is from New Zealand; Lara is from Brazil) take their responsibility towards a sustainable approach seriously, using ingredients from regenerative agriculture, reducing their use of plastic much as possible, and doing their utmost to eliminate food waste, all of which they manage to achieve without detracting from the flavour and freshness of their ingredients. Their cooking is centred around a single tasting menu that varies in line with what is available from their local producers." - Michelin Inspector
"There are two different ways to have a meal at Sem: either at the wine bar or the restaurant, both located in the same building, separated by a window on a busy street in Alfama, where the 28 tram zooms by. Make a night of it by booking a table on the restaurant side for their seven-course tasting menu, or keep it casual at the bar where you’ll find a smaller food menu written on a chalkboard. They change up the dishes seasonally, but you can expect things like honey-roasted carrots with pomegranate or razor clam escabeche. This is a great dinner spot for a small group of friends, a date, or dining solo at the bar." - Rita Geraldes
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