Lurdes Capela
A sixty-year-old family restaurant in the center of the Caldas do Gerês spa town, cooked over wood fire, with breadcrumb steak 'o pedaço' as its signature.
In the center of Caldas do Gerês, next to the spa bathing area, the Capela family has run the restaurant across three generations, with about 45 seats. Many dishes are cooked over wood fire. The signature 'o pedaço' is a breadcrumb-coated steak served with cornbread crumbs, cabbage, honey and shallots. Other dishes include wood-roasted Gerês kid goat, Barroso veal from a native local cattle breed, octopus, and several types of cod. Seasonal Portuguese stews and pork blood porridge are also available. No reservations are taken; seating is first come, first served, and lines are long on weekends and in peak season. Expect about 15–25 euros per person.
Opening hours
Lunch 11:30–14:30, dinner 18:30–21:30; one day closed each week (website says Sunday; confirm by phone)
Nearby sights
- Vila do Gerês & Thermal Spa
- Pedra Bela Viewpoint
- Junceda Viewpoint
- Arado Waterfall
- Tahiti Waterfall (Fecha de Barjas)
- Vilarinho da Furna
- Albergaria Forest
- Geira Roman Road