Restaurante O Silva

My family and I had just gotten to our rental. After settling in, we were starving. We took a 5-10 min walk straight down the street to O Silva’s. It’s beautiful inside. White interior with warm wood. We all started with the cheese plate app. I believe there was 3 cheeses. It was a good app. I got the bacalhau dish (1st photo doesn’t do it justice because there’s a ton of caramelized onions on top of the cod). It was THE BEST cod dish I’ve ever had and I’m from New England. No kidding. It was cooked perfectly. Seared perfectly. The skin was perfectly seared. Crispy skin. The meat was flaky. Cooked in a garlicky butter. The potatoes weren’t quite sweet potatoes but they were sweet, but not too sweet. I ate them like locals - a bit of vinegar and piri piri sauce. It enhanced the flavor of the potatoes.

It was so good that we back 2 other times. I ordered the bacalhau again. Other members of my family ordered it too. It was just as good as the first time I had it.

The 3rd time we went I tried another dish, but wasn’t as memorable as the cod dish. It was the boca negra fish dish (2nd photo). It was good, but the cod gripped my heart.

The only word of caution I have is to double check your receipt. Only happened the 1st time.