Throwback Thursday

 

 

THE HISTORY OF ADEGA RESTAURANTS

 

The story of Adega – which translated means ‘the cellar’ – began in the late ‘90s when founder Luis Ferreira identified a gap in the Johannesburg market place. Back then there were few good eateries which allowed for Portuguese people to gather and enjoy Portuguese fare and traditional hospitality. Being in another line of business entirely. Luis opened the first “Adega do Monge” translated as “the cellar of the monk” in Kensington, east of Johannesburg. And so the Adega Logo was born, showing a happy monk indulging in good wine.