O Encalho Restaurant

Located in the village of Amareleja, O Encalho, opened in August 2001, is a restaurant dedicated to regional Alentejo cuisine, with a simple and comfortable atmosphere. With a capacity for 36 people, it prepares traditional dishes based on local products, including migas (a bread-based dish), chickpea stew, lamb stew, beans with mushrooms, pig's trotters with coriander, codfish açorda (a bread soup), codfish broth with purslane or spinach, fresh cheese and egg. For dessert, the menu features homemade sweets inspired by convent and traditional recipes, such as encharcada de ovos (a egg-based dessert), sericaia (a cake), pão de rala (a sweet bread), chocolate mousse and rice pudding.