Establishment in Praça do Comércio recently received certification from APC (Portuguese Association of Celiacs) for its menu completely suitable for celiacs, including starters, burgers, breads, sauces, desserts and even gluten-free beers.
The date May 16th marks Celiac Disease Awareness Day, and Café do Rio, a 100% gluten-free gourmet burger restaurant in Praça do Comércio, will offer celiac customers a 2×1 promotion on all burgers in the house between the 16th. and May 19th. “It’s a way for our main audience to encourage family and friends to get to know our establishment. All burgers on the menu participate in the promotion and the pair of burgers can be with different options, but in this case, you pay for the one with the highest value”, explains Andrea Zamorano, partner at the restaurant.
Café do Rio was the first restaurant in its segment to receive certification from APC – Portuguese Celiac Association.
“Our speciality is gluten-free cuisine with lots of flavours! We use 100% Alentejo meat, from local breeders, and we make all our products in-house, including breads and sauces, to ensure that there is no presence of gluten and, thus, eliminate any risk of cross-contamination. The sauces are even available for sale and customers – celiac or not – love them. The fame of our inclusive cuisine has spread and it is very common for us to receive tourists from all over”, says Rui Domingos, the other partner of the house.
Café do Rio’s menu is a delight for everyone: in addition to the dishes aimed at those with celiac disease or gluten-free diets, there are also several lactose-free, vegetarian, vegan and low-carb options. “We were the first to offer gourmet vegan and vegetarian burgers, and today we even see our original recipes reproduced in other restaurants – which fills us with pride”, says Andrea Zamorano.
On the menu, the Portuguese Farta-brutos (mustard sauce, cheese, ham, bacon, ham, sautéed mushrooms, cucumber pickle, tomato, lettuce, fried onion and fried egg, €18), Mirandelês (meat mixed with Mirandela game sausage, old mustard sauce, bacon, tomato, lettuce, fried onion and fried egg, €15) – both are the most popular in the house; the very spicy Diablo (which has Chipotles Morita sauce, bacon, padrón peppers, corn nachos, tomatoes, lettuce and fried onions, €16); the pretentious Siciliano (meat mixed with fresh mozzarella and basil, feta cheese and basil sauce, a slice of mozzarella, tomato, onion and arugula, €15) and Gorgonzola (gorgonzola cheese sauce, bacon, goat cheese, tomato, lettuce and fried onion, €15); the vegetarian Grain and Feta Cheese (grain and feta cheese burger, feta cheese and basil sauce, tomato, onion and arugula, €14) and the vegan Beans and Mushrooms (white bean and portobello mushroom burger, homemade guacamole, tomato, lettuce and onion, €14). All come accompanied by homemade fries, basmati rice or salad. Café do Rio’s menu also includes drinks such as natural juices, smoothies, traditional cocktails, beers, wines, whiskeys, gins, coffees and teas. The dessert menu includes ice creams, mousses, cheesecakes, brownies and fresh fruit.
The restaurant is located in Praça do Comércio (more precisely at Rua da Alfândega, 114), an easily accessible address and very close to the Terreiro do Paço metro station and other public transport.
CAFÉ DO RIO – HAMBURGUERIA GOURMET
- Rua da Alfândega, 114, 1100-016 Lisbon
- daily, for lunch, from 12pm to 3pm, and for dinner, from 7pm to 11pm
- reservas@cafedorio.pt or +351 218 868 050
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