Portugal is world renowned for its azulejo (beautiful ceramic tiles), trolley cars and of course its beaches. It’s also the perfect foodie country. One day you could be eating ice cream in a bowl full of Froot Loops at Pop Cereal Café in Porto and the next day you might be dining on duck croquettes at Pharmacia in Lisbon. After a long hot day patrolling the waterfront in Cascais, it’s tough to beat the omakase at Confraria in Cascais, Portugal if you’re looking for a light dinner.

 

Umbrellas and chairs are set up near the ocean alongside one of the beautiful beaches in Cascais, Portugal. Photo Courtesy of FoodWaterShoes
Sea You There – Cascais in Portugal is Known for Its Beautiful Beaches

 

We came across Confraria after we struck up a conversation with the lovely manager of trendy White & Voodoo boutique. She told us Confraria is her favorite dinner spot in Cascais, so we decided to test it out.

 

A bottle of sake, glasses and chopsticks sit on the table at Confraria Sushi, a Japanese restaurant in Cascais, Portugal. Photo Courtesy of FoodWaterShoes
Sake to Me – The Table is Set at Confraria, a Japanese Restaurant in Cascais, Portugal

 

Rather than being a traditional bare bones sushi joint, Confraria oozes trendiness.

 

The shake cheese hot roll is deep fried and stuffed (frito recheado) with salmon (salmão). It's also made with mozzarella, tabasco and topped with chives (cebolinho). The roll is on the table at Confraria Sushi, a Japanese restaurant in Cascais, Portugal. Photo Courtesy of FoodWaterShoes
No More Mr. Rice Guy – The Sake Cheese Hot Roll at Confraria in Cascais, Portugal

 

From the colorful logo and pops of color around the room to its eclectic menu, Confraria is anything, but boring. One example on the punchy menu is the shake cheese hot roll. It’s deep fried and stuffed (frito recheado) with salmon (salmão), mozzarella, tabasco and topped with chives (cebolinho).

 

Inside Confraria Sushi in Cascais, Portugal there are rainbow tiles decorating the corner of the room. There's a red couch over which a mirror with candles is hung at the Japanese restaurant. Photo Courtesy of FoodWaterShoes
The Right Stripes – Colorful Tiles Adorn the Wall at Confraria in Cascais, Portugal

 

The menu covers a wide range of dishes from carpaccio and gyoza for starters to tapas like blue cheese with pear and then, of course, there’s the sushi.

 

A spicy tuna roll made with tabasco and mayonnaise (maionese) and chives (cebolinho) at Confraria Sushi, a Japanese restaurant, in Cascais, Portugal. Photo Courtesy of FoodWatershoes
They See Me Rollin’ – A Spicy Tuna Roll at Confraria in Cascais, Portugal

 

Confraria also has a number of salads and quiches on its menu as well. Our favorite dish of the evening was the chef’s omakase, but we also enjoyed some of the quirkier rolls on the menu especially the caprese and the camembert rolls.

 

The caprese roll at Confraria Sushi in Cascais, Portugal is made with dried tomato (tomate seco), basil (rucula) and mozzarella. Photo Courtesy of FoodWaterShoes
Have a Rice Day – A Caprese Roll at Confraria in Cascais, Portugal

 

The delicious caprese roll at Confraria is made with dried tomato (tomate seco), basil (rucula) and mozzarella.

 

In addition to Confrari, here’s a list of other neat little local spots we love across Portugal.

 

The camembert roll is a creative gooey combo of smoked salmon (salmão fumado) and Camembert cheese (queijo).

 

The Camembert roll at Confraria Sushi (a Japanese restaurant in Cascais, Portugal) is made with smoked salmon (salmão fumado) and Camembert cheese (queijo). Photo Courtesy of FoodWaterShoes
I Camembert It – The Camembert Roll at Confraria in Cascais, Portugal

 

Confraria even takes “classics” like the California roll and spins them on their heads.

 

The California Roll at Confraria Sushi (a Japanese restaurant in Cascais, Portugal) is made with cucumber (pepino), mango (manga) and salmon (salmão). Photo Courtesy of FoodWaterShoes
Just Roll With It – A Twist on the Classic California Roll at Confraria in Cascais, Portugal

 

Normally a California roll consists of cucumber, crab and avocado, but the refreshing version at Confraria is made with cucumber (pepino), mango (manga) and salmon (salmão).

 

Wondering what the fork you should eat for dinner tonight? Curious about some of the other amazing grub spots we’ve tried around the globe? Here are some of our favorite restaurants around the world.

 

As with all sushi restaurants, make sure you pay attention to which kinds of rolls and how many pieces of sushi you’re ordering, so you properly fill your belly. At Confraria, rolls come in as few as two and as many as eight pieces.

 

The Confraria spice roll at Confraria Sushi (a Japanese restaurant in Cascais, Portugal) is made with grilled salmon (salmão grelhado), Tabasco, mayonnaise (maionese), chives (cebolinho) and wrapped with salmon (envolto com salmão). Photo Courtesy of FoodWaterShoes
The Good Kind of Fishy – The Confraria Spice Roll at Confraria in Cascais, Portugal

 

Lounging on Portugal’s picturesque beaches is tough work. If you’ve suffered through a day of salt air and sand, Confraria is the perfect way for any weary adventurer to refill their tank.

 

The exterior street view of the outside front of Confraria Sushi as seen from the sidewalk of the Japanese restaurant in Cascais, Portugal. Photo Courtesy of FoodWaterShoes
Confraria in Cascais, Portugal

 

Confraria
Address: 14 Rua Luis Xavier Palmeirim
Cascais, Portugal
Hours: Sunday Through Thursday Noon to Midnight, Friday and Saturday Noon to 2:00am
Phone: +351 21 483 4614
Pricing (All in Euros): Starters €1.80 to €12.00, Tapas €7.60, Salads €9.20 to €14.90, Quiches €14.20, Original Rolls €8.70 to €13.20, Temaki (Hand Rolls Served in Cones of Nori or Seaweed Paper) €5.40 to €10.80, Sashimi (Thinly Sliced Raw Fish) €9.00 to €28.90, Sushi Combination Plates €13.10 to €21.70, Sushi and Sashimi Combos €13.40 to €48.30, Nigiri (Thinly Sliced Raw Fish Served Over Rice) €2.00 to €4.30, Hossomaki (Rolled With Seaweed on the Outside) €2.50 to €7.20, Uramaki (Rolled With Rice on the Outside) €3.80 to €15.80, Gunkan (Sushi Wrapped in Fish) €4.30 to €7.50, Dessert €4.50 to €5.50, Drinks €2.50 to €21.90