Popular, Inclusive, Top-Notch.
Designed by Chef Maumau (Mauricio Horsth), Águas de Bacalhau is located in the historic center of Braga, in Portugal. Fortunately very popular and distinguished with several awards and certificates, every day it welcomes lovers of gastronomy from all over the world, who come not only to enjoy a top-notch gastronomic experience, but above all to surprise the palate with the most varied cod compositions (and not only), reinterpreted and revisited by the Chef and his team. Águas de Bacalhau is an inclusive, multicultural and multilingual space, where art, flavour, knowledge and sharing are celebrated.
Monday – Saturday
12.30 – 22.30
Sunday
12.30 – 15.00
Tuesday
Closed
Hands On.
At Águas de Bacalhau we believe in getting our hands dirty. For this reason, we created our delicious bread, known worldwide, which we produce here at home to serve with our famous fermented butter that delights those who visit us. We also produce our delicious ice creams, with exotic and eccentric aromas, capable of melting the hearts of the bravest. Our Buffalo Wings (chicken) or our Pica Jões (Pork) are the perfect invitation for an afternoon or evening of gatherings – until the cod (or another of our delicacies) arrives.
Tasting Experience
An experience to "shout to the heavens"! People come from all over the world because of this!
Main Dishes
Traditional Portuguese cuisine revisited by Chef Maumau and his team. A carnival of striking flavors (Portuguese style).
Start Smile
Just Like That. You taste it and you smile. Big Smile. You can't control it. Trust us.
The main event
We cook it so many times… God!!
Fried Cod with potato chips and onion
A roasted cod fillet served with “açorda” made from our Homemade bread
With béchamel foam and cornbread croutons
The Cool Ones
Homemade by the Chef.
It’s green, has truffles, a cloud of grana padano and it’s roman canoe. Order and see.
Pork flavoured, it smells like stied pork but it’s something else
With Chicken, it’s smoked and has Asian Barbecue
awards and distinctions
Don’t know Águas de Bacalhau yet? Do as those who reward us and distinguish us for the excellence of our cuisine and service: come in, try it and come back often! We are waiting for you at Campo das Hortas, in the historic center of Braga, Portugal. Trust our several hundred 5-star online reviews. We have one of the best digital ratings in the country, a team of talented multilingual cooks. We are waiting for you.
Chef’s Table
My name is Maurício Horsth (Maumau) and most people know me from the Portuguese TV show Hell’s Kitchen. For me, this important stage in my life was a way of celebrating a talent to which I owe my happiness. Over the years, with dedication and love I have developed and acquired new technical knowledge and explored the more scientific side of the kitchen. Today, my creations are the sum of this chaos that I like to call harmony: passion for art and flavour, knowledge, science and tradition. My table is waiting for you .
Tasting and exaltation.
If there’s one thing we all know, it’s that – as we say in Portugal – “the eyes also eat”. Every day I have the pleasure and honor of welcoming at my special table people from around the world who are looking for a surprising and immersive gastronomic experience. In this experience i cook in a personalized way and share the techniques, tricks and quirks that make the difference when it comes to creating a high-quality dish that stands out from the rest. With an open door, I share my creations, step-by-step, from choosing the food to preparation and cooking, composition and plating. In this experience there are no menus, there is no time! There is only empathy, symbiosis and sharing that will dictate a unique and always different tasting experience.
Order and Collect.
"If you are close to Braga, just go!!! Now! What a twist of flavours and out of the pot experience! A melodic symphony of tasty strings, embodied as Wagner, suave as Satie, topsy-turvy as Mozart. And no, I will not tell you what we had...figure it out by yourself! Welcome to the Águas de Bacalhau Side - we have cookies done upside-down and inside-out...just dare it!"
"True NAVIGATORS! A wonder to discover. Astronomical. The preparation reuses everything, you can see the flavour at the table, from the soup with a wonderful flavour, to the starters, best "broken eggs" ever, Appetizers 👌🏽, already on the plate both the cod rice and the low-temperature venison (and everything else we tried) are amazing. For dessert, the pudding so typical of the city, reinvented as tasty or even tastier, and the brownie, my friends, I let you discover it🤤
Art and Knowledge
Ready to serve you.
The Sub Chef
The Enigmatic Dinner Room Boss
The Cook
