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GEOGRAPHIA PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE RICHNESS OF PORTUGUESE GASTRONOMY, NAMELY ITS GLOBAL CHARACTER. IN FACT, PORTUGUESE CUISINE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST FUSION CUISINES, A PRODUCT OF THE INFLUENCES THAT THE PORTUGUESE BROUGHT FROM THE “WORLDS” WHERE OVER THE CENTURIES THEY WERE PRESENT, WHETHER AT THE LEVEL OF INGREDIENTS OR CULINARY TECHNIQUES. IN THE SAME WAY, THE CUISINE OF THE PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES’ (EAST- TIMOR, GOA, MOZAMBIQUE, ANGOLA, SÃO TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE, CAPE VERDE, GUINÉ-BISSAU, BRAZIL) WAS ALSO INFLUENCED BY PORTUGUESE CUISINE, WITH DISHES THAT BLEND LOCAL TRADITIONS AND INGREDIENTS WITH THOSE THE PORTUGUESE LEFT THERE. AT GEOGRAPHIA YOU CAN TASTE TRADITIONAL PORTUGUESE DISHES, BUT ALSO OTHERS FROM COUNTRIES WITH THE SAME LANGUAGE AS US. IT’S A “FOOD THAT SPEAKS PORTUGUESE”, WITH DISHES THAT WHILE NOT BEING “OURS”, IN A CERTAIN WAY ALSO ARE. THE RHINOCEROS WE CHOSE AS OUR IMAGE SYMBOLIZES THE CROSSROADS OF PORTUGUESE- SPEAKING CULTURES THAT INSPIRES GEOGRAPHIA. IT’S A DRAWING BY ALBRECHT DÜRER OF THE ANIMAL (CALLED ULYSSES) WHICH WAS GIVEN BY AN INDIAN SULTAN TO KING DOM MANUEL I, HAVING ARRIVED IN LISBON IN 1515. NO RHINOCEROS WAS SEEN IN EUROPE SINCE THE ROMAN ERA. THE KING IN TURN OFFERED THE ANIMAL TO POPE LEO X, WHO HAD A FONDNESS FOR EXOTIC ANIMALS. ULYSSES NEVER ARRIVED IN ROME. THE ANIMAL DROWNED WHEN THE SHIP CARRYING HIM SANK OFF TH E COAST OF ITALY. H IS CARCASS WAS RECOVERED, STU FFED AN D SENT BACK TO TH E VATICAN. FOOD THAT SPEAKS PORTUGUESE

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Page 1: FOOD THAT SPEAKS PORTUGUESE · “Quindim” with mango ice cream Custard made from sugar, egg yolks and coconut Brazil 6 Chocolate mousse and salami with São Tomé chocolate São

GEOGRAPH IA PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE RICH NESS OF PORTUGUESE GASTRONOMY, NAMELY ITS GLOBAL

CHARACTER. I N FACT, PORTUGUESE CU ISI NE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST FUSION CU ISI NES, A PRODUCT

OF THE I NFLUENCES THAT THE PORTUGUESE BROUGHT FROM THE “WORLDS” WHERE OVER

THE CENTURIES THEY WERE PRESENT, WHETHER AT THE LEVEL OF I NGREDIENTS OR CULINARY

TECHN IQUES. I N THE SAME WAY, THE CU ISI NE OF THE PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES’ (EAST-

TIMOR, GOA, MOZAMBIQUE, ANGOLA, SÃO TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE, CAPE VERDE, GU INÉ-BISSAU, BRAZIL)

WAS ALSO I NFLUENCED BY PORTUGUESE CU ISI NE, WITH DISH ES THAT BLEND LOCAL TRADITIONS AND

I NGREDIENTS WITH THOSE THE PORTUGUESE LEFT THERE.

AT GEOGRAPH IA YOU CAN TASTE TRADITIONAL PORTUGUESE DISH ES, BUT ALSO OTHERS FROM

COUNTRIES WITH THE SAME LANGUAGE AS US. IT’S A “FOOD THAT SPEAKS PORTUGUESE”, WITH DISH ES

THAT WH ILE NOT BEING “OURS”, I N A CERTAIN WAY ALSO ARE.

TH E RH INOCEROS WE CHOSE AS OUR IMAGE SYMBOLIZES THE CROSSROADS OF PORTUGUESE-

SPEAKING CULTURES THAT I NSPIRES GEOGRAPH IA. IT’S A DRAWING BY ALBRECHT DÜRER OF THE

AN IMAL (CALLED ULYSSES) WH ICH WAS GIVEN BY AN I NDIAN SULTAN TO KING DOM MANUEL I, HAVING

ARRIVED I N LISBON I N 1515. NO RH INOCEROS WAS SEEN I N EUROPE SINCE THE ROMAN ERA. THE

KING I N TURN OFFERED THE AN IMAL TO POPE LEO X, WHO HAD A FONDNESS FOR EXOTIC AN IMALS.

ULYSSES NEVER ARRIVED I N ROME. THE AN IMAL DROWNED WHEN THE SH IP CARRYING H IM SANK

OFF THE COAST OF ITALY. H IS CARCASS WAS RECOVERED, STUFFED AND SENT BACK TO THE VATICAN.

F O O D T H A T S P E A K S P O R T U G U E S E

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SIGNATURE COCKTAI LS €

Caipirinha with clove and cinnamonBrazil

7

GroguitoMojito with grogue, a sugar cane spiritCape Verde

7

Gin & Jinha Portuguese Gin, Ginjinha and spicesPortugal

7

Banana LassiYogurt, banana, pistachio, cardamom and pepperGoa

7

COUVERTBread, butter, cassava chips 2,5

Buttery cheese from Alentejo 5

STARTERS

Dim Sum of minchi with a soy and honey sauce Minced meat and soy sauce Macao

8

Bojés with a mint and cilantro chutney Chick peas flour and onionsGoa

8

Tuna loin tartar with pineapplePortugal, Brazil

10

Spider crab meat with cashew nutsPortugal, Brazil

10

Fish soup with garam masala mayonnaise Portugal, Goa

6

Warm Timorese salad Chicken, sweet potato, pumpkin, almonds, chick peas, banana, orangeEast Timor

10

VEGETARIAN / VEGAN

Vegetables curry with coconut rice Goa

14

Tuna loin tartar with pineapple

Bojés with a mint and cilantro chutney

Cassava and coconut milk purée with “sun meat” (cured salted beef)

Free range chicken with peanut curry

The best sponge cake in the Universe with red berries coulis

Chocolate mousse and salami with São Tomé chocolate

-------------------------- MENU “TRI P AROUND TH E PORTUGUESE SPEAKI NG WORLD” . 30€ --------------------------

For a minimum of 2 guests. Menu served for the entire table.

Vegetarian

Contains peanuts

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MEAT

Pork VindalooPork marinated in wine and garlicGoa

14

Cassava and coconut milk purée with “sun meat”Cured salted beefBrazil

15

Free range chicken with peanut curry Mozambique

14

Mature “Picanha” beef with “baião de dois”Beef, rice with butter beans, bacon and “carne de sol”Brazil

17

Fat rice with Macanese saladRice, meats and smoked meatsMacao

13

FISH

Goan shrimp curry with coconut riceGoa

14

Cassava and coconut milk purée with codfishPortugal, Brazil

14

Octopus with chickpeas purée and vegetablesPortugal

18

Fish MoambaFish, palm oil, okraAngola

14

Tuna with cornmeal (xerém) from Cape Verde and a purée of coconut milk and spinaches (matapa) Tuna lon, corn, spinaches, coconut milk, peanutsCape Verde, Mozambique

17

EXTRAS

Sautéed vegetables 4

Xerém 4

Cassava fries 4

Matapa Spinaches, coconut milk, peanuts

5

-------------------------- ON SATURDAYS TRY OUR TRADITIONAL BRAZI LIAN BEAN STEW (FEIJOADA) . 15€ --------------------------

Vegetarian

Contains peanuts

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DESSERTS

The best sponge cake in the Universe with red berries coulis Portugal

6

“Quindim” with mango ice creamCustard made from sugar, egg yolks and coconut Brazil

6

Chocolate mousse and salami with São Tomé chocolate São Tomé e Príncipe

6

“Bebinca” of 7 layers with vanilla ice-cream Goa

7

Cheesecake of two cheeses (goat and cream) with guava marmelade and “Maria” cookies Portugal, Brazil

6

Ice-creams from Geographia 5

DRI N KS

Beer 2

Water (70cl) 2

Soft Drinks 2

Orange Juice 3,5

Lemonade 3

Coffees and Teas

Coffee “GEOGRAPHIA”Our exclusive blend is made with beans we select from small producers and then roast in wood, in the old way. It’s a coffee that speaks Portuguese with beans from Timor, São Tomé, Cape Verde, Brazil (Arabica) and Angola (Robusta).

1,5

Decaf 1,5

Cappuccino 3 

Good Hope Tea (from Companhia Portugueza do Chá)Our exclusive blend, made with rooibos from Cape Town (Cape of Good Hope), erva-mate from Brazil, lemongrass and a note of tropical fruits. Served hot or cold.

3SPIRITS

Grog Maduro Nha Terra Reserva Especial 7

Cachaça 21 Brazil 7

Johnnie Walker Red Label 7

Gin 13 Lúpulo 7

Vodka Absolut 7

Vinho do Porto Quinta do Noval 2012 5

Vinho do Porto Blacket Tawny Reserve 5

CR&F Aguardente Velha Reserva 5

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ENJOY THE WINES WE SELECTED FOR YOU AS A RESULT OF THE CONTACT AND FRIENDSH IP WE HAVE CULTIVATED OVER TIME WITH SOME

OF THE BEST WINE PRODUCERS IN THE COUNTRY. THEY ARE ALL “WINES OF DISCOVERY”, THAT INVITE YOU TO GO ON A VOYAGE THROUGH

THE “GEOGRAPH IA” OF THE DIVERSE WINE REGIONS IN PORTUGAL. WE BELIEVE, AND HOPE, THAT SOME OF THEM WILL BE UNKNOWN TO

YOU AND THAT AFTER TRYING THEM YOU WILL BE CONQUERED BY THE SURPRISE THEY OFFER AND BY THEIR PRICE/QUALITY RELATION.

Reg ion Bottle

Sparkl ing

Bairrada Quinta das Bageiras Bruto 15

Bairrada Filipa Pato 3B Blanc de Blancs 20

Rosé

Algarve Barranco Longo 18Verdes/Douro Covela Rosé 24

Reg ion Bottle G lass

Green

Verdes Portal da Calçada Reserva 15

Verdes Covela Avesso 17

Verdes Soalheiro Alvarinho 22

House wine

Douro Santos da Casa (Red, White and Rosé) 13 3,5

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Red

Trás-os-Montes Quinta de Arcossó Reserva 2013 25Douro Travesso 15Douro Lacrau 17Douro Gaivosa Primeiros Anos 25Douro Quinta de La Rosa 28Dão Tricana 15Dão Ribeiro Santo 20Dão Quinta Ponte Pedrinha Touriga Nacional 23Dão Pedro e Inês 25

Bairrada Sidonio de Sousa Reserva 25Tejo Padre Pedro 15

Alentejo Courela (Cortes de Cima) 12Tejo Cabeça de Touro | Edição Limitada 28

Alentejo Cortes de Cima Syrah 32

Port Wine

Douro LBV Quinta do Noval 35 5

Douro Tawny Blacket Reserva 35 5

Reg ion Bottle G lass

White

Douro Travesso 15Douro Lacrau 17Douro Vale de Cavalos 20Dão Ribeiro Santo 20Dão Pedro e Inês 25

Bairrada Quinta das Bageiras Colheita 22Bairrada Luis Pato Rebel 2017 25

Beira Casas Altas Riesling 28Tejo Padre Pedro 15

Lisboa Casal Sta. Maria Sauvigon Blanc 30Alentejo Courela (Cortes de Cima) 12Alentejo Espargueira 15Alentejo Herdade Grande Viognier 22Alentejo Herdade do Sobroso 28

VAT included | Complaints book available | No dish, food or drink, including the couvert, can be charged if not requested by the customer

Food intolerances and allergies: Before making your request for food and drinks, please let us know if you want clarification about our ingredients