Queijaria Central ★ 4.0
Cheese shop, cafe and pastry counter on Avenida Central in Braga, founded in 1952 by a man from the Beira to bring his region's cheese north. It also sells Montalegre cured meats and regional cakes.
Small cheese shop in central Guimarães selling cheeses, cheese boards and gift hampers. Prados de Melgaço, a goat dairy near Melgaço, lists it as a stockist.
Portugal Journeys calls Serra da Estrela one of the best cheese pairings at the Portuguese table with Vinho Verde: the wine's acidity cuts the cheese's fat and mild tang. A young, light blend of Loureiro and Arinto, often with Trajadura, does just that.
Nisa is semi-firm, slightly acidic and intensely aromatic. A Vinho Verde white fermented or aged wholly or partly in oak gains body and texture for it, and keeps the high acidity that meets the cheese's own.
Azeitão is buttery and creamy, slightly spicy, acidic and salty. An unoaked varietal Loureiro, light to medium in body with high acidity, cleans the cream from the palate and leaves the spice alone.
Address: Alameda São Dâmaso 59/61, 4810-286 Guimarães, Vinho Verde
Cheese shop, cafe and pastry counter on Avenida Central in Braga, founded in 1952 by a man from the Beira to bring his region's cheese north. It also sells Montalegre cured meats and regional cakes.
Cheese shop beside the Arco da Porta Nova in Braga, with Portuguese and imported cheeses, boards and a local producer's wine. Prados de Melgaço, a goat dairy near Melgaço, lists it as a stockist.
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