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Matheus Simões Martins

@mat.mart_

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Em Lisboa
🥢🔪Head Chef @afterdark.lisbon
🍶🍶 Certified Sake Sommelier @sakesommeliers

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Novo menu a partir do dia 7 de julho. 🥢 taken in Príncipe Real by @mat.mart_

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A minha relação com o sake começou meio por acaso, por curiosidade, e acabou virando uma das partes mais importantes do meu trabalho. Quanto mais eu provava e estudava, mais percebia como o sake tem uma capacidade única de se ligar à comida, não só a acompanhar, mas a realçar sabores, equilibrar pratos e trazer umami de um jeito muito próprio.

A certificação de sommelier de sake pela SSA veio para consolidar isso tudo. Para mim, o sake não é só uma bebida: é um ingrediente, uma ferramenta e uma inspiração. Uso-o todos os dias na cozinha, seja a criar pratos, a testar combinações ou simplesmente a entender melhor o que quero transmitir no prato.

Ainda há muito a se descobrir, histórias a se ouvir e contar, garrafas a servir e harmonias a experimentar. Sinto que o mundo dos sakes é inesgotável.

- Matheus Martins
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My relationship with sake started almost by accident, out of curiosity, and it ended up becoming one of the most important parts of my work. The more I tasted and studied, the more I realized how sake has a unique ability to connect with food, not just to accompany it, but to enhance flavors, balance dishes, and bring umami in its own distinctive way.

The SSA sake sommelier certification came to solidify all of this. To me, sake is not just a beverage: it’s an ingredient, a tool, and an inspiration. I use it every day in the kitchen, whether creating dishes, testing pairings, or simply understanding better what I want to express on the plate.

There is still so much to discover, stories to hear and tell, bottles to serve and pairings to explore. I feel that the world of sake is inexhaustible.

- Matheus Martins taken in Lisboa, Portugal by @mat.mart_

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a year ago

Tokyo → Kanazawa → Kyoto → Naoshima → Hiroshima → Osaka taken in Japan by @mat.mart_

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I first walked into @afterdark.lisbon almost a year ago, right before it opened. The menu wasn’t even finished yet, but I got to try a few dishes, and I already fell for how intimate the space felt. I didn’t get to taste much that day, but the katsu sando stuck with me. So when I got invited back to try the finished version, I was genuinely excited!

One thing worth knowing: chef @mat.mart_ goes back to Japan regularly, for long stretches, just to research. You can taste it. Every dish feels like something he fell in love with over there and wanted to bring back and share. Even the decor is his. Every piece came home in his suitcase.

I loved getting to pick my own little sake cup. Small detail, but it makes the whole thing feel personal. This is the kind of place I’d recommend to anyone curious about Japan, or anyone who already loves izakayas. Perfect for a date, or for a friend you haven’t properly caught up with in a while. The tasting menu runs through 8 courses, paired with sake, and it’s built for lingering. Cosy room, and the chef tells the story behind every plate.

Highly recommend. Go
#lisbon #foodie #restaurant #thingstodo japan by @mat.mart_

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One of those Lisbon restaurants that deserves a spot on your list. 🍣

@afterdark.lisbon is an intimate Japanese izakaya experience that feels like much more than just dinner — especially if you’re curious about sake, Japanese cuisine, and trying something a little different in Lisbon.

I went in not knowing quite what to expect… and left already thinking about what I’d order again. 😂

If you’re looking for unique restaurants in Lisbon, Japanese food in Lisbon, izakaya spots, or a memorable dinner experience, save this one.

📍 After Dark, Lisbon

Table for One | Lisbon restaurant guide | Japanese food | Izakaya | Sake | Lisbon food spots

#tableforone #lisbonrestaurants #lisbonfood #lisboneats #lisbonfoodies taken in Principe Real, Lisboa by @mat.mart_

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Este prato é inspirado no sando japonês, uma sanduíche macia e delicada, frequentemente encontrada em cafés e padarias japonesas. Aqui, o recheio destaca a carne de porco preto alentejano, conhecida pelo seu sabor intenso e marmoreio natural.

Reserve o seu lugar no nosso balcão e venha experimentar um dos favoritos da nossa carta.

📸 @henriquepisidoro by @mat.mart_

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2 months ago

Este merece a sua atenção: Cogumelo-do-Cardo com arroz estalado e beurre blanc de nori.

Aqui o cogumelo é só o começo…🍄‍🟫 taken in Príncipe Real by @mat.mart_

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2 months ago

Alerta de novidade no menu!

Quem resiste a um frango perfeitamente crocante por fora e suculento por dentro? Inspirado no petisco de Kombini favorito do Chef @mat.mart_, o Fami’ Chicken é acompanhado por uma salada de couve e salada coral, maionese de umeboshi que torna tudo ainda mais cremoso e o toque da pimenta sansho, que traz uma refrescância deliciosa ao paladar.

Ah, e não te esqueças de espremer um limãozinho por cima. Faz toda a diferença. 😮‍💨 taken in Príncipe Real by @mat.mart_

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Segue @chez.loubach para mais dicas 🍽️✨

Mais um restaurante que entrou para a minha lista de favoritos. O @afterdark.lisbon é um izakaya intimista no Príncipe Real com uma proposta muito própria: um menu de degustação inspirado pela última viagem do chef @mat.mart_ ao Japão, acompanhado por um pairing de saquê que eleva cada momento da refeição.

A experiência ganha ainda outra dimensão quando feita ao balcão — é onde acontece a verdadeira magia deste tipo de espaço. 🍶

📍 After Dark
R. do Monte Olivete 73, 1200-244 Lisboa taken in Lisboa, Portugal by @mat.mart_

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3 months ago

Conheça uma das novidades do nosso menu de verão: Shumai Trufas XO.

Porco preto com um sabor intenso e profundo.
Camarão tigre suculento no coração do prato.
Finalizado com trufa fresca e o nosso molho XO (uma explosão de umami).

É quase impossível resistir ao segundo.

Já está disponível no menu.
Faça a sua reserva através do link na BIO. taken in Príncipe Real by @mat.mart_

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3 months ago

Saí deste jantar quase a chorar de felicidade e acho que isso diz muito sobre um restaurante. Ou então diz muito sobre mim.

Esqueci-me de mencionar, mas se fizerem pré-reserva, de 3.ª a 5.ª feira, têm um desconto de early bid. O menu de 11 momentos com pairing de sake fica a 90€px, em vez de ficar a 120€px. Vale cada centavo.

📍After Dark
💰59-79€ px sem bebidas (depende que menu escolhem)
R. do Monte Olivete 73, 1200-244 Lisboa

#lisboa #ondecomerlisboa #ondecomer #restauranteslisboa #tascodependente | oferta taken in Lisbon, Portugal by @mat.mart_

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5 months ago

This might be the most chaotic dish in Lisbon. It's called "Chaos." Obviously.

Príncipe Real. Chef Matheus at After Dark. An overflowing gunkan. Wagyu, tuna, uni, roe, cured quails egg. Stacked high, spilling over, no rules on how to eat it. Hands, chopsticks, whatever you want.

Matheus grew up in São Paulo, trained at Cordon Bleu in Melbourne Australia, he now cooks in Lisbon. He took a dish from a Japanese izakaya and made it completely his own. Traditional sushi, made in the most nontraditional way possible. Every ingredient he loves, in one dish.

Every restaurant has one dish that says who they are. The dish the chef would stake their name on. We're going to find it. This is The Signature. And this one said everything.

Know someone who needs to eat here? Send them this.

#GFQSignature #LisbonFood #SignatureDish #PrincipeReal #JapaneseFusion taken in Príncipe Real by @mat.mart_

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