Alfama NYC Restaurant | Online Dinner Reservation | Cuisine:Portuguese Experience: Alfama features gourmet Portuguese cuisine, showcasing traditional Portuguese fare with contemporary touches.
Signature dishes include Caldo Verde, Codfish Cakes, Fresh Sardines marinated in a red pepper and onion vinaigrette, Codfish Souffle, Mariscada Alfama (a stew fish, clams, lobster, mussels, squid and shrimp in a tomato and wine sauce served in a traditional cataplana), Bife na Pedra (Stone-grilled filet mignon served with mixed green salad and rice or steak fries). The restaurant features a comprehensive list of 70 Portuguese wines focusing on the best examples from each wine-producing region in Portugal.
Alfama is themed blue and white, featuring works of art by Isabel Pavao and Eduardo Alarcao, both accomplished Portuguese contemporary painters. In addition, a blue and white 18th century tile panel decorates the main dining room with a view of Alfama, Lisbon's oldest historic district, as seen from the Santa Luzia observatory.