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DOCA DE SANTO AMARO, PORTUGAL LOCATED ON THE TAGUS RIVERSIDE, THE WHOLE OF 5 OCEANOS RESTAURANT IS FAVOURED BY ITS PROXIMITY TO, AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE RIVER. ON THE OUTSIDE, THE PLEASANT ESPLANADE EXTENDS ACROSS THE DOCKS IN INTIMATE CONTACT WITH WATER; WHILST INSIDE LARGE WINDOWS PROVIDE A PRIVILEGED AND UNIQUE VIEW OVER THE LISBON RIVER. THE UPPER FLOOR DINING ROOM IS SPACIOUS AND BRIGHT, BOTH DURING THE DAY AND AT NIGHT. THE LAMPS REMIND US OF MARINE MOTIFS, RESTING UPON THE SEA-BLUE TONES THAT DOMINATE THE DECORATION. A UNIQUE LOCATION, WHERE THE ARCHITECTURE REFLECTS THE COLOURS AND FLAVOURS OF 5 OCEANOS AND INVITES ONE TO TASTE LIFE, EITHER OVER DINNER FOR TWO, WITH THE FAMILY OR SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS. MATOSINHOS, PORTUGAL A COSY ENVIRONMENT THAT AIMS TO BE UNCLUTTERED, RESEMBLING AN OLD PORTUGUESE HOUSE WITH ITS STRAIGHT-LINE CHAIRS OF BLUE DECAPÉ. A SPACIOUS AND BRIGHT ROOM IN LIGHT TONES, WHERE FISH ARE PART OF THE DECORATION, EXHIBITED IN A SPECIAL WINDOW THAT REMINDS US OF A FISH AUCTION. SURROUNDED BY THIS PREDOMINANTLY BLUE ENVIRONMENT, WE DIVE INTO THE OCEAN, ACCOMPANIED BY THE FRESHNESS OF THE AQUARIUM THAT EXTENDS ALONG THE DINING ROOM. THE RESTAURANT’S SYMBOL, A WORK OF ART THAT AIMS TO RECREATE A MARINA WITH SAILING BOATS, WAS PAINTED ON A HUGE SCREEN COVERING ONE OF THE WALLS, ENHANCING THE LINK TO THE SEA. A MODERN TOUCH, ON A TRADITIONAL TILE FAÇADE, WARMLY INVITES ONE TO ENTER REVEALING AN INTERIOR OF INTIMATE MARINE ATMOSPHERE. | ||||
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