Low Cost Food is the company behind the 100 Maneiras group, imagined by Ljubomir Stanisic. You can't dissociate 100 Maneiras from Ljubomir - or vice versa. The chef was born first, in 1978, and to talk about 100 Maneiras is to talk about the ‘most-Portuguese-Yugoslavian-cook-ever’.

The brand's name is intended to provoke, stimulate, and make you think. 100 Maneiras would translate to "without manners"  It refers to the absence of rules, but also to the infinitude of forms. The group seeks to reject preconceived norms and does not accept prejudice: ‘There are no limits to creativity. There are no barriers. There are no boundaries. There is tradition and there is innovation, knowledge and imagination, seriousness and play. There's just no monotony.’

100 Maneiras was born in Lisbon, in January of 2009. This restaurant on Rua do Teixeira was the first in the capital to serve a tasting menu at a more democratic price. A year later, downtown, Bistro 100 Maneiras opened. A historic, Art Deco-inspired space on the site of one of the oldest restaurants in the country where art and gastronomy, music, and cocktails coexist. Among various awards, the Bistro was considered world number one at the Monocle Restaurant Awards in 2017.

In February 2019, 10 years after opening, the new 100 Maneiras opened, two doors up from the first. Just nine months after opening, it was recognized by joining the 50 Best Discovery list, compiled by The World's 50 Best Organization, and became the winner of a Michelin star the following year.

In November 2021, the group expanded with Carnal Restaurant (not that it's not part of the promoting company). This gastrobar (honored by the Michelin Guide with a Bib Gourmand) offers Mexican cuisine, tequila and mezcal cocktails, and art by Carlito Dalceggio, under a clear motto: ‘Libre’. With great flavour.

100 Maneiras presents itself not ‘just’ as a restaurant, but as a family that follows the motto ‘It's the world that emulsifies, that moves us. And it's the emotion that we want to put in the glass, on the stone, in the pot or on the plate.’  

The team

Ljubomir Stanisic

Chef-patrón

Born in Sarajevo, Ljubomir Stanisic arrived in Portugal in 1997. The most-Portuguese-Yugoslav-ever chef is the chef-patron of three restaurants in Lisbon, author of five books, and a television star.

Nuno Faria

F&B Director

Nuno Faria was born in 1980 in Funchal, Madeira. He has been a partner and F&B (food and beverage) director at 100 Maneiras since May 2010 and is one of the best-known faces to those who visit Bistro 100 Maneiras. He is also responsible for the group's wine and produces Companhia dos Vinhos dos Profetas and Villões wines.

Nelson Santos

Managing Partner

He was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in September 1972. As a child, he dreamed of being an aviator. Life took him on other flights, to the centre of the city, where he has been managing partner of 100 Maneiras since January 2009.

Miguel Fernandes

Management control

After a long career working in the nightlife industry, he has been a partner in the 100 Maneiras group since April 2021. Miguel is responsible for Management Control

Manuel Maldonado

Executive Chef

As a child, he was fascinated by the Ocean and dreamed of a career in biology. But it was fire, which his grandfather used to cook with and which he learned to tame in the Scouts, that drew him to the kitchen. Since May 2017, he has been head chef in the 100 Maneiras team.