Portuguese Plates
More Portuguese restaurants for traditional specialties.
Photo courtesy of Caldeiras.
Caldeiras has a fully Portuguese menu and runs a dinner-for-two special which includes two entrees — choices like shrimp Mozambique, cod and Portuguese steaks — and a bottle of wine for $36.99, Sunday through Thursday nights. 990 Pleasant St., Fall River, Mass., 508-673-0026, caldeirasrestaurant.com
Caravela’s Portuguese menu includes everything from steak and chourico sandwiches to a full steak plate smothered in house sauce with garlic and red peppers, topped with two fried eggs and fries, as well as shrimp Mozambique and chicharros, a whole fried Portuguese fish served with boiled potatoes and salad. 637 South Main St., Fall River, Mass., 508-235-1030, caravelafallriver.com
T.A. Restaurant is Fall River’s Azorean restaurant. T.A. stands for Tabacaria Acoreana, and the restaurant serves a menu that’s focused on seafood, with dishes like ameijoas a Acoreana, which are littlenecks steamed in white wine, garlic and spices, as well as bacalhau, shrimp served in various ways, and octopus, but they have the usual meaty counterparts, too. 408 South Main St., Fall River, Mass., 508-673-5890, tarestaurant.us
