Tapas de Portugal brings António Coelho’s fine comfort menu to the cosiness of a Taipa rooftop

With a cosy bar area on the ground floor and a rooftop terrace overlooking the Taipa Village streets, the new Portuguese-style tapas bar, Tapas de Portugal, is the latest venture of Portuguese chef António Coelho, the head chef of Michelin-recommended restaurant Antonio, which is opposite this three-storey building.

Formerly a Spanish tapas bar, the eatery is starting a new chapter with some signature Portuguese delicacies by Coelho, but in smaller portions. Open from noon until 4am, it satisfies cravings for late-night bites. We started with the traditional Portuguese appetiser ovos mexidos com farinheira. Served on a slice of toasted bread, the Portuguese smoked sausage, farinheira, is diced and mixed with scrambled eggs, making a doughy and tasty topping. It was not meaty at all, leaving a fine smoke flavour and sweet taste.

This was followed by our favourite, bacalhau à braz, which was prepared with the famous Portuguese dried and salted cod; scrambled eggs, onion, garlic, marinated red pepper, olives and matchstick fries. The Portuguese comfort food dish was balanced and scrumptious, and the matchstick fries gave it a pleasant crunchy texture.