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The history of the RC, formerly Restaurante Commercial, began in Ribeira do Porto, the heart of the city, where merchants connected to the port wine trade abounded in its streets.
It was precisely in the Forrester building, the residence of the famous Baron Forrester, who was responsible for promoting the port wine trade all over the world, that contrasting, sophisticated and well-known restaurant was established, so that lovers of fine dining could refresh themselves with sumptuous meals and the finest wines.
Founded in 1894 by the chef of Spanish origin, Manuel Recarey Antelo, it would come to be considered the most emblematic restaurant in the city and a place of encounter and conviviality of prominent figures of social, political and cultural life.