The Tavares is a historic
restaurant located in
Lisbon, Portugal that has operated continuously since 1784. It is the oldest restaurant in Lisbon,
having operated in the same location (though not the same building) since this time. It is the second oldest restaurant in the
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula (),
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* Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica''
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* french: Péninsule Ibérique
* mwl, Península Eibérica
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and has been classified as a national
landmark in Portugal.
The restaurant was frequented by writer
Eça de Queiroz
José Maria de Eça de Queiroz (; 25 November 1845 – 16 August 1900) is generally considered to have been the greatest Portuguese writer in the realist style. Zola considered him to be far greater than Flaubert. In the London ''Observer'', ...
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who referenced it in his book
Os Maias
''Os Maias: Episódios da Vida Romântica'' ("The Maias: Episodes of Romantic Life") is a realist novel by Portuguese author Eça de Queiroz. ''Maia'' is the name of the fictional family the novel is about.
As early as 1878, while serving in t ...
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Restaurants in Portugal
1784 establishments in Portugal
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