Restaurants and Cafés

When entering Évora, outside the walls, but only a few minutes from the centre of town – a short detour to the right on the road from Lisbon -, you will find the restaurant Cardo that is part of the Ecorkhotel, Évora Suites & SPA. This eco-hotel with a modern design and cosmopolitan environment is surrounded by cork oaks, holm oaks and olive trees, and fits perfectly well into the environment with cork as its most important element covering the façade of the main building and is also the major decorative element inside it. The dining room is large, bright and comfortable and amazes us with a wonderful view of the Alentejo montado and with a serene environment and discrete elegance.  

The cuisine is based on the produce of the region and on the techniques of contemporary cooking, resulting in dishes that are very elaborate, albeit uncomplicated and easily recognisable. What stands out is the quality of the raw materials, in addition to the technical and aesthetic perfection, of the free range chicken, guinea fowl and rabbit pies or peixinhos da horta (green bean tempura), tiny deep fried mackerel and prawns with three sauces for starters; bacalhau seco à moda da minha terra, moist tomato sauce with slowly boiled baby octopus and crispy black rice, pork cheeks in a red wine confit, asparagus and vegetable migas and lamb carré on truffled potato purée with mustard seeds and sautéed vegetables for main dishes; and a meringue millefeuilles with passion fruit cream, white chocolate and praliné ice cream with fleur de sel for desserts. Wine cellar includes wines mainly from the Alentejo but also from the rest of the country. Service efficient and friendly!