What if Portsmouth had fling with a Latin Lover? What if mojo filled the streets, steaming with the heat of Cuban, Spanish and Latin music? What if you could drink a caipirinha on a Tuesday night? Or Salsa with someone you’d never met?

Welcome to Brazo. Where the flavors of Latin and South American cuisine are completely at home in northern reaches. It’s everything an exotic journey should be, while only an arm’s length from downtown Portsmouth.

Join Chef Phelps Dieck and Deb Weeks for dinner, drinks, a late night meal — or to simply bask in the warmth.

Brazo is proud to be a part of Portsmouth Restaurant Week 2010!

March 26 – April 3rd 2010, for more details visit www.restaurantweekportsmouth.com

We are open for dinner Monday through Saturday.
Come join us and get a taste of Latin America.
Dinner  Monday – Saturday
5 PM  to close
To make reservations, call 603.431.0050, or online

At Brazo, Latin American culture has finally found a home. Here, Latin energy and passion can be tasted in fired-grilled fish and meats, sumptuous fruits and the use of deliciously fresh local ingredients all combined in a feast of bold, spicy, robust flavors. It’s an experience you won’t find anywhere else on the Seacoast.

• To Start
• Entradas
• Desserts
• After Dinner Drinks
• Cocktails

We are located in the heart of historic downtown Portsmouth.  If you know where the Green Monkey restaurant is located, just look across the street and you’ll find Brazo.  We’re located at 75 Pleasant Street, in between State and Court Street.

From Route 95.

Depart the hustle and bustle of life via Exit 7 and head east on Market Street for .7 mile into downtown Portsmouth.   At the end of Market Street that big church is a nice landmark you must turn right.  Take the right traveling in front of North Church,
scoot over to the left lane and take a left shortly thereafter onto Fleet Street.  Once on Fleet, turn left at your first light onto State Street.  The first light on State Street is the intersection of Pleasant Street.  Take a right onto Pleasant and our door is right there for your Latin America getaway.

Although fine casual dining is our first passion, don’t be surprised if a few tables are moved to the side on select evenings to accommodate live Cuban, Spanish or Latin music.  We invite you to join our special events, including bands, theme dining, and VIP events.  Be sure to check out our schedule of upcoming events.

Winter is here!! We welcome the return of $4 fish tacos when it snows!!

Come in and check out our Happy Hour Specials every night at the bar from 5 to 7.

Please join us on Friday March 5th for Latin night and the live tunes of Grupo Fantasia.

We welcome the return of Portsmouth Restaurant Week March 26th- April 3rd. Please book your reservations early.

If you would like to make reservations, want to plan a function or have any question at all, please contact us.
We look forward to having you join us.

Phone: 603.431.0050
Fax: 603.431.0063

TV Diner Review

Restaurant of the Month, Taste Magazine

Hip Brazo Delivers, Boston Globe

Brazo: It’s Electric, Portsmouth Herald

Festive. Welcoming. Vibrant. Robust.

This is Brazo, a casually elegant Latin American restaurant featuring the cuisine of acclaimed chef, Phelps Dieck. Located in the heart of the eclectically stylish Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Brazo showcases exciting Latin and South American cuisine finely prepared—but never overly so—highlighted by locally grown produce, fresh fish and the finest meats.

Just an arm’s length from Phelps Dieck and Deb Week’s beloved Green Monkey restaurant, Brazo is a vacation for the senses. Cuban, Latin and Spanish music fill the air. Exotic rums, tequilas and pisco tempt from behind the bar. While warmth, hospitality and lively fun flows as if carried by the Gulf Stream from southern latitudes.

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Yucatan Style Fish Taco Crisp fried native cod tossed in a fiery marinade of orange, lime, cilantro and cayenne. Served in a corn tortilla with salsa fresca  and garlic crema 11

Jalapeno Artichoke Dip Our signature dish of artichoke hearts, jalapenos, garlic and cheese. Served with grilled pita chips  9

Tapas Platter Ask your server about today’s tapas selection 11pp

Latin “Poutine” Sweet potato fries, ancho beef demi glace, queso fresco, tomatillo salsa, chipotle aioli 9

Empanadas A light flaky crust filled with bef tenderloin, corn, fresh herbs, and cotija cheese 8

Mejillones PEI mussels sautéed in a lobster coconut broth with garlic, chilies, butter and white wine 10

Ahi Tuna Tartar cilantro aioli, sweet potato chips, frisee salad 12

Papaya Glazed Shrimp Skewer bacon and serrano chili wrapped shrimp served over grilled pineapple salsa 10

Jicama Mango Salad nappa cabbage, spiced sunflower seeds, cumin lime vinaigrette 9

Ensalada Verde Mixed baby greens, honey sherry vinaigrette 8  Add goat cheese 2

Sopa Del Dia Ask about our fresh made soup of the day  7

Fire Grilled Churrasco marinated skirt steak, Argentine chimmichuri, sweet potato fries, watercress salad,  smoked jalapeno aioli 24

Gaucho Steak Plate pan seared beef tenderloin, cumin braised red cabbage, blue cheese and  garlic mashed yukons, mesquite butter 28

Chicken crispy pan seared statler breast, papaya habenero glaze, cilantro black beans and rice, avocado and mango salad 22

Maple Chipotle Glazed Rack of Lamb herb polenta cake, almond sauteed haricot verts, bing cherry sauce, mint pesto 28

Crab Stuffed Salmon Maine crab meat, roasted fingerling potatoes, grilled asparagus, salsa fresca, garlic crema 24

Seafood Paella, A classic latin rice dish with cod, mussels, clams, shrimp, house made chorizo, and saffron infused calaspara rice 24pp

Guava BBQ Pork Confit, Crispy12 hour braised all natural pork , orange scented black beans, watercress salad 24

Fettuccine sauteed chorizo, clams, spinach, and artichokes  in a garlic ancho cream sauce 22

Catch of the Day Ask your server about todays seafood special

Chili relleno, roasted poblano pepper stuffed with roasted vegetables, quinoa and goat cheese,  black beans, queso fresco, roasted red pepper crema 16

Tropical fruit trifle, mango mousse layered with coconut cake and tropical fruit compote

Crème catalana, orange and lemon infused crème brulee

tres leches  A South American sponge cake soaked in 3 milks

molten  chocolate cake, spiced peanuts, and Brazilian rum caramel

house made sorbet or ice cream

Flantini 8

Patron xo café tini 8

Warres otima 10 yr tawny port 8

Warres late bottle vintage port 8

Justin obtuse 8

Macallan 12 yr old single malt scotch 12

Highland park 15yr single malt scotch 15

Hennessy vsop cognac 12

Hennessy xo cognac 28

Grand marnier 10

150 year grand marnier 28

Specialty Drinks

Brazilian Sangria
(available by the glass or carafe which serves four)
Made with Brazilian natural cane rum, Los Cardos Malbec wine
and fresh fruit juices. Served on the rocks.

Cuban Bellini
Cristalino Cava, mango puree, and Bacardi Peach Rum.

Kiwi Sangria Martini
Our white sangria made with white wine, kiwi, orange and Bacardi
Citron. Served straight up.

Pomegranate Mojito
Bacardi rum, Pama pomegranate liqueur, mint, lime, simple syrup.

Maca Martini
Leblon sugar cane rum, St Germaine Elderflower Liqueur,
fresh lime juice.

Brazo Cosmo
Our version of the cosmopolitan made with Milagro Silver Tequila,
Patron Citronge, fresh lemon and lime juices and a splash of
cranberry.

Sideway Sour
Classic Chilean cocktail, made with Pisco Montesierpe, lemon juice,
sugar and Los Cardos Malbec syrup served straight up.

Caipirinha (kay-pur-reen-yah)
The national drink of Brazil made with Leblon sugar cane rum,
fresh limes and sugar.

Bee Sting
Milagro Silver Tequila, blood orange juice, Creme de Cassis, honey,
lemon and lime juice.

Habenero Watermelon Margarita
Milagro Reposado Tequila, watermelon puree, lime, habenero
ginger simple syrup.

Hemmingway’s Daiquiri
Fresh muddled grapefruit and lime with Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum.

Anejo Manhattan
Milagro Anejo Tequila, Licor 43, splash sweet vermouth.

Mayan Chocolate Espresso Martini
Vincent Van Gogh Espresso Vodka, Mayan chocolate syrup,
Bailey’s Irish Cream.

Cerveza

Pacifico, Mexico
Heineken Light, Holland
Stella Artois, Belgium
Dos Equis Amber, Mexico
Tecate, Mexico
Estrella, Spain
Negra Modelo, Mexico
Bohemia, Mexico
Sam Adams Lager, USA
Clausthaler Non Alcoholic, Germany
Try your beer Michelada style (salted rim, lime and tobasco) add 2.

Tequila

Milagro Silver Select Barrel Reserve 20
Milagro Reposado Select Barrel Reserve 30
Milagro Anejo Select Barrel Reserve 35
Corzo Silver 15
Corzo Reposado 16
Corzo Anejo 17
Don Julio Blanco 10
Don Julio Reposado 11
Don Julio Anejo 14
Don Julio 1942 25
Herradura Silver 10
Herradura Reposado 11
Herradura Anejo 14
Patron Silver 12
Patron Reposado 13
Patron Anejo 18
Gran Patron Platinum 39
Patron Burdeos 65