Fall River restaurant named top 15 must-try Portuguese restaurants in the United States

Fall River is known in southern New England, if not the whole country, for its Portuguese cuisine and the restaurants that serve it. One of the Scholarship City’s spots has earned critical acclaim.

Chowhound has complied the 15 must-try Portuguese restaurants in the United States. One that made the list is Sagres.

Here is what they had to say:

“The area of South Coast Massachusetts is no stranger to Portuguese cuisine, particularly in the cities of Fall River and New Bedford. This helps make Massachusetts the state with the second largest population of Portuguese immigrants in America. Sagres is a long-beloved restaurant in Fall River, first opening in 1976. It is one of the first Portuguese eateries in the United States, making it one of Massachusetts’s most historic restaurants as well as one of its best.

“What makes Sagres stand out is that it sticks to tradition, serving classic Portuguese food that’s comforting for both your stomach and your soul. The bife a Portuesea is one of Sagres’s most popular meals at just $27 as of this publication. This Portuguese-style sirloin steak lies underneath a stack of peppers and eggs, with yolks that burst beautifully over the thick cut of meat and accompanying rice and homemade fries.

“Like all of the meals at Sagres, the seafood dishes are hearty and most likely more than enough for just one serving. The Mariscada — a seafood stew popular in Portugal — contains a generous portion of lobster, shrimp, cod, calamari, and littleneck clams all simmered in a robust tomato bouillabaisse sauce.”

To read more on who else made the cut, click here.

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