Bacalhau a Gomes de Sa is a signature dish of Portugal; we have verified places to eat it in Porto. Porto's contribution to the bacalhau canon: shredded salt cod layered with sliced potatoes, onions, eggs and olives, baked together with olive oil and parsley. Start with where to eat Bacalhau a Gomes de Sa in Porto.
Bacalhau a Gomes de Sa · Porto
Porto's contribution to the bacalhau canon: shredded salt cod layered with sliced potatoes, onions, eggs and olives, baked together with olive oil and parsley.
Jose Luis Gomes de Sa, a 19th-century cod merchant in Porto, sold his family's recipe to a chef at the Restaurante Lisbonense in the late 1800s. The recipe was condition: never change it. The dish spread from Porto across Portugal and remains the city's contribution to the bacalhau preparation canon, eaten on Christmas Eve and at family Sunday lunches.
Where to eat in Porto:
- Adega Sao Nicolau
- DOP
- Abadia do Porto
Where to eat Bacalhau a Gomes de Sa in Porto: the editor picks