Muti – Pizzeria Napoletana and Wine Bar is one of the few establishments in Portugal certified to serve true Italian pizza by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, a distinction known as the Michelin star of pizzas. This distinction is a guarantee of quality and proof that the pizzas served at Muti meet the exacting requirements of the art of making Neapolitan pizzas. This art, considered an UNESCO Intangible World Heritage Site, entails, for example, a long period of fermentation of the pasta at room temperature. Muti means dumb in Italian, nicknamed by its owner, the experienced Neapolitan pizza maker Vicenzo Marino, who spoke little about children.

What happens when mother and daughter get together, one an experienced cook, the other an interior design specialist? Porta Dezanove happens, a modern space with flavours that take us on a journey to other times. In this modern tavern, the house specialities are the codfish ‘iscas’ (they consist of pieces of shredded cod fried in wheat flour, seasoned with salt and sometimes pepper and parsley; they have a flattened or spherical irregular shape, if fried in abundant fat and are about 8-12 cm in diameter) with red bean rice, the Porta Dezanove Salad (rucola, lettuce, ox heart tomato, walnuts and cream cheese), the ‘peixinhos da horta’ (deep-fried green beans), the ‘alheira escangalada’ (sautéed meat sausage) with sprouts and fresh mushrooms sautéed with garlic. With its intimate atmosphere, you can take the opportunity to try the daily specials at lunch, have a snack and a drink at the end of the day, or even socialise with family and friends at dinner.

Right in the city center, this iconic establishment was once a fabric store. Nowadays it is a uniquely decorated bar and restaurant that preserves its old features, adding modern and original elements. The counters where products were shown to customers have been preserved and are now used to dispose of food. The warehouse’s old shelves have also been reused and decorated with a wide range of antique objects such as toys, vases, clocks and radios. It is open every day from 8:30 until 3 am and always with a different schedule. You can come here for a meal during the day or for a drink with friends at night.