Chiado’s Prince

Chiado´s prince is the name which the great José Avillez is known.

In the last September it was opened the new restaurant Café Lisboa, as the name says his location is in Lisbon, in Saint Carlos Nacional Theather. Where Chef Avillez want to recover the lost tastes of Lisbon greatest dishes, like the classic cream pie with cinnamon or the Lisbon pie which is made with meat cook in their own juices and brandy.

This is his fourth restaurant in Chiado (Cantinho do Avillez, Belcanto and Pizzaria Lisboa).

José came thundering in the world of gastronomy. He is graduated in Business Communication and Marketing, then his thesis is about Portuguese Gastronomy, when he realizing his passion for the food.

He started his career in restaurant “Forte do Guincho” in Cascais. He worked with considerable names in the world food, like Alain Ducasse, Ferran Adrià. He was a trainee in the best restaurant in the world, El Bulli in Roses, Barcelona.

That is why he is one of the most known, daring and spoken chefs in the Portuguese Food History.