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RESTAURANTE PETISCAIS
The coastal town of Olhão is the largest fishing village in the Algarve and just ten minutes by car or train from Faro. The adjoining Olhão railway station building is Petiscais restaurant, a new stylish concept bringing culinary delights from one of the most iconic buildings in the town. Built in 1903 it was inaugurated on May 15th 1904 when the first train from Faro stopped at Olhão station. The location is called Covered Key and has been used as a warehouse for exporting fish, salt and octopus as well as coal, building materials, fertilizers, rice and seeds. The restoration project is the brainchild of entrepreneurs, Rui and Andreia Oliveira; Rui from Lisbon and Andreia and her family,
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locals. Worldwide travel and experience in other business ventures have brought their dream and this spectacular project together. Rui and Andreia have a young family and live locally, taking care of the day to day running of the restaurant, giving that essential personal touch. They bring together a truly unique surrounding, professional and attentive service with culinary delights courtesy of young but very experienced chef David Monteiro ll whilst Evaldir Marques takes care of the table and mixes the drinks behind the bar.
As well as being previously used for storage, the building provided a workshop to support and maintain the railway infrastructure and social services for railway workers and
the originality can be seen in the detail and artifacts. The restoration project has been immense and after opening in December 2017 they have already built an international clientele that loves the chic and chilled ambience it offers.
Chef David was born and raised in Olhao and has worked with many of Portugal’s top chefs, now he has made Petiscais his home and with the rest of the team aims to take his dishes to win culinary awards. The menu is designed with the freshest of ingredients and based on bringing you traditional portuguese dishes with modern techniques and twists which we can say works amazingly and the delicious food is backed up by two international bars, decide to dine inside or out on the glorious sunny terrace whist enjoying brilliantly made drinks from barman Evaldir. Petiscais promises to be different and also to ensure a dining experience in a cozy, modern environment. With ample private parking, you’ll receive a warm welcome and top level dining experience with new interesting flavours and hospitality second to none. It was a pleasure to meet Rui and Andreia and see for ourselves the impressive project and to taste the delicious dishes.
Contact details: Facebook, Petiscais Restauraçåo T: +351 918 707 936 E: cais.olhao@gmail.com Open Monday to Saturday Times 11:30 to 15:30 - 18:30 to 23:00 Closed on Sundays
