Xtian Restaurant

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"As photogenic as the hotel itself, this on-site restaurant announces itself with cherry-red doors and window frames and ceramic detailing by Giuseppe Ducrot, then seats you among lacquered tiles, plush gilded stools, and intricately woven Maison Gatti chairs. Chef David Abreu oversees a day-into-night offering that starts at breakfast with continental staples alongside local cheeses, charcuterie, wonderfully wobbly pastel de nata, and rustic bread smothered with deliciously sweet tomato jam; lunch and dinner bring succulent slices of duck breast in a sweet orange sauce, a grilled octopus salad with onions and bell peppers, an exceptional cod fish stew with potatoes, clams, and caramelized shallots, and a velvety cauliflower soup so soothing that, on my first night, I heard a guest at the next table ask for a second helping. Finish with apple tarte tatin, cheesecake with Alentejo honey, or a poached pear with mulled wine, all served on covetable plates and bowls from local favorite Vida Dura." - Radhika Seth