Slow-roasted whole kid goat, marinated in white wine, garlic and rosemary, cooked until the skin crisps and the meat falls from the bone. The Easter centrepiece of the Minho table.
Roast kid is the defining meat of the Minho spring table, reaching its peak at Easter when the youngest animals from mountain farms arrive in Braga. The tradition of serving cabrito at Easter derives from the region's monastic heritage, when the Church's restrictions on meat during Lent broke at Easter with the seasonal roast. Arcoense in the Cividade neighbourhood has served it as its flagship dish since the 1970s, sourcing kid from the same farm families in the Peneda hills each season.
3 editor picks for Cabrito Assado (Roast Kid) in Braga, ranked by editorial score. All Braga signature dishes · Cabrito Assado (Roast Kid) across every city.
Restaurante Tia Isabel ★ 4.4
Maximinos · Avenida Frei Bartolomeu Mártires 32, 4715-385 Braga
Tia Isabel is the restaurant Braga residents send family to on Sundays. Papas de sarrabulho, stuffed bacalhau and roast kid are kitchen staples.
Arcoense ★ 4.3
Maximinos · Rua Engenheiro José Justino de Amorim 96, 4715-023 Braga
Founded in the 1970s on the outskirts of Braga, Arcoense built its reputation on certified Bisaro pork, Minho-style cod and padeiro-style roast.
Casa de Pasto das Carvalheiras ★ 4.2
Centro Historico · Rua D. Afonso Henriques 8, 4700-030 Braga
A sharing-table restaurant with azulejo floors and orange walls in the historic quarter, serving duck rice, cod and roast kid. Every Wednesday brings Pasto.