Maiale
Maiale Empório e Restaurante
An Italian restaurant and food shop on the leisure street, with handmade pasta, local beef from Mutum Farm and about 460 wines.
Maiale is at 34 Rua do Rosário, on Rua do Lazer, the leisure street. Founded by Roberta Graziani, it is both a restaurant and a food shop. It is known for handmade pasta and bread, plus local Curraleiro Pé Duro beef from Mutum Farm. Its cellar holds about 460 wines and was recognized by Wine Spectator in 2018. Signature dishes include Curraleiro beef dumplings, homemade bacon and egg pasta, and duck leg confit. Dessert is tiramisu. Live music is sometimes offered. The restaurant has over 1,000 TripAdvisor reviews, so book ahead on weekends.
Opening hours
Lunch and dinner; dinner runs late Thursday to Saturday (check the venue)
Nearby sights
- Historic Center & Rua do Lazer
- Igreja Nossa Senhora do Carmo
- Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Rosário
- Museu das Cavalhadas
- Igreja Nosso Senhor do Bonfim
- Santuário de Vida Silvestre Vagafogo
- Reserva Ecológica Vargem Grande
- Cachoeira do Abade