Our summaries of the restaurant visits might start to sound boring as we always seem to be very happy with all the dinners but so far the consistent high quality across all restaurants is quite impressive. Last night at Mito in Porto https://mitorestaurante.pt/ was no different and hits kind of a sweet spot of restaurants we also back in the US prefer and which one might describe as Contemporary/New Portuguese.
Couvert - sourdough bread, flavored butter, vegetable paste
Beef croquets, chorizo mayo
“Bola de Berlim”, pata negra ham, bacon doughnut
Carrot in misosuke, apricot chutney, vegetable jus
Wild mushrooms, celery, toasted onion cream, lamb’s lettuce
Roasted pumpkin ravioli, cottage cheese, hazelnuts, lime
Black pork chop, 20 days dry aged (230 g), french fries, grilled vegetable salad
Chocolate mousse, coffee & tonka bean ice cream, honey, fleur de sel, olive oil
Chestnut french toast, apple confit, madeira wine, buttery sheep’s cheese