Portuguese bistro Taberna Londrina will be opening its first restaurant in Luxembourg on 27 November. Its menu features the Francesinha, an indulgent and hearty sandwich smothered in gravy.
The chain announced its arrival in Luxembourg on social media. It will be only the second location to open outside of Portugal. The other is based in Paris.
“Bring your family and friends and come and be part of this unique moment! Together we’re going to bring the true flavour of Portugal to Luxembourg,” the eatery said on Facebook and other platforms.
Concept ‘renewed and adapted’
The restaurant will be located in the same building that houses EY in Kirchberg.
“After France, we are now on our way to Luxembourg, where we will be even closer to our Portuguese community, with the best Francesinha in the world and the best of national cuisine,” the company said in July when it first announced it would be opening in Luxembourg.
The Kirchberg restaurant will have the “same spirit and concept of a modern brewery where the snack culture is lived and breathed” as its Portugal outlets, the company said. It will carry a “unique menu of premium beers from the four corners of Europe, in a truly unique and attentive selection that will delight beer lovers.”
However, this concept will also be “renewed and adapted” to the Luxembourg market, the company said. For the first time in Taberna Londrina’s 10-year history, there will be a breakfast and brunch menu, “adapted to the needs of the area where the restaurant will be located, with extended opening hours from breakfast to dinner.”
(This story was first published in Contacto. Translated and edited by Cordula Schnuer.)