Restaurant Adamastor

Restaurant Adamastor
R. Mal. Saldanha 22, 1200-109 Lisboa, Portugal

I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve walked past this restaurant growing up whilst on my way to Santa Catarina’s Viewpoint where I used to drink litrosas (cheap 1l portuguese beer bottles) with my mates.

I couldn’t find much information about the restaurant (which I’ve never been to, crazily enough) but I found information about the tiles’ style.

This is a classic Lisbon geometric style which was mass-produced during the second half of the 19th century when industrialisation enabled factories in Lisbon, Porto and Gaia to produce millions of tiles for exterior building cladding.

Floral patterns are particularly prevalent in Portuguese tiles, symbolising growth, beauty and the connection between humanity and the natural world: a reminder of the importance of nature in Portuguese culture.