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3 portuguese places in Cape Town we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Cape Town | Portuguese across every city.

Villa Portuguese ★ 3.7

$$PortugueseCity Bowl

Villa Portuguese on Buitenkant Street in Cape Town serves chicken trinchado, spare ribs and grilled queen prawns, with happy hour daily from five to seven.

OrderChicken trinchado, with grilled queen prawns if the table is sharing

TipHappy hour runs daily from five to seven and all day on Mondays, when the doors only open at 16:00.

Petiscos ★ 4.0

$$PortugueseTable View

Petiscos has grilled Luso-Mozambican prawns and peri-peri chicken in Parklands near Table View, on the northern edge of Cape Town, since 2006.

OrderThe grilled lemon-butter prawns, the dish that built this no-frills room's following.

TipThe kitchen closes at 21:00 from Tuesday to Thursday, 21:30 on Friday and Saturday and 16:00 on Sunday.

Dias Tavern ★ 4.0

$$PortugueseCity Bowl

Dias Tavern has served Portuguese trinchado, prego steaks on hot skillets and grilled chicken on Caledon Street in Cape Town's District Six since 1988.

TipBook ahead for a weekend table, order the rump trinchado in its homemade sauce, and note it is closed on Sundays.

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