• 5
• Great cook

First things first: this restaurant is now all VEGAN! We went to Mel & Limao and had a great meal. Actually we went in the afternoon when it was between meals and were able to get coffee, a detox green juice and we could not pass up the carrot/oat cake with coconut whipped cream! We went back for dinner and had tapas...actually not tapas in the traditional sense but small bowls of different plates. We had a traditional Portuguese dish called the Woodpecker..it had pickles, potatoes and vegetables with seitan...I would never order something with pickles in it but it was fabulous! We then had an Indian spinach Saag and then a curried lentil dish. All delicious. We are going back tonight. Mel is an accomplished cook and her small dishes each have very unique spices and character. Please visit, you will not regret it. It is a nice 10 minute walk from the main area through a nice neighborhood. Be sure to check out the Chapel of Nossa Senhora Do Pe da Cruz, a 17th century church right next to Mels. I love that she helps rescue dogs and her compassion for life.