Vila Nova De Milfontes
With its tall ceilings and colonial-like ambience, Ritual is one of the most atmospheric settings for a meal in town. The eclectic tapas menu features…
Must-see restaurants in Portugal
Sintra
This former bakery, where Sintra’s famous queijadas (crisp pastry shells filled with a marzipan-like mix of fresh cheese, sugar, flour and cinnamon) were…
Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela
This smart cafe, a welcome 2016 Madrogoa newcomer, attracts a well-heeled crowd for brunch all day. On offer is excellent avocado toast (with wild sautéed…
Tomar
One of Tomar's fun experiences, where old meets new. Housed in a former adega (winery), the eatery is lined with wine vats. As grain was once here too, it…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
Despite a posh address on Praça Luís de Camões, O Trevo is a bustling and surly local joint deeply rooted in the daily grind. Working-class lisboêtas go…
Ericeira
This barely larger than a hole-in-the-wall cafe is hyper-focused on its mission of bringing third wave java – single-origin Panamanian, Ethiopian, Costa…
Confeitaria Rainha Dona Amélia
Alfama, Castelo & Graça
This pastelaria's speciality is Queijadas Dona Amelia, small Azorean pastries, which originally date back to 1901, when they were served to Queen Dona…
Madeira
The aptly named Atlantis looks as though it's risen from the waves and clamped itself to the cliffside above the suntrap beach below the Galomar Hotel…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
The beauty set consistently stomps around the monochrome hexagonal floor and massive, glass-encased wine cellar at Pap’Açorda's dazzling new 800-sq-metre…
Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela
With a prime position looking up to the Igreja de Misericordia and an attractive slate-floored interior, this central place is a good spot for a taste of…
Lagos
One of the town's best-value casual cafes, Mimar is excellent for coffee and breakfasts (eg omelettes, croissants) and lunch dishes like toasties, burgers…
Óbidos
A pleasant hum, appealing aromas and colourful plates sum up this stylish, contemporary spot. There's a cosy line of tables down one side, a kitchen on…
Madeira
This contemporary place is Câmara de Lobos' best seafood restaurant, offering the highest quality Madeiran fare. The fish, including parrot fish, red…
Alfama, Castelo & Graça
Off the beaten path, this unassuming place draws a local crowd who come for beautifully prepared, good-value dishes. Join them in flavourful Alentejan…
Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela
A carnivore's delight, this trendy steakhouse is hidden away in the bottom of Embaixada shopping centre (easy to find by car, hard to find on foot). It…
Funchal
The slightly obscure theme here is famous visitors to Madeira (mostly Portuguese celebs), but with a blood-red and basalt interior and black-and-white…
Portugal
This classy option, a short walk from the palace but tucked away down a seldom-used side street, does an incredibly tender and tasty octopus rice (arroz…
The Alentejo
Often touted as one of Portugal's top seaside restaurants, upscale Sal indeed sits on privileged Praia do Pegô real estate with an outstanding direct line…
The Algarve
Dine beneath beautiful vaulted-brick ceilings on delightful petiscos (tapas-style sharing plates), such as mushrooms stuffed with smoked wild-boar sausage…
Madeira
The 'Northern Star' seats 145 at formally laid, tightly packed tables, onto which waitresses plonk the mainstays of Madeiran cuisine such as espada …
Braga
This gourmet hotspot offers tasty entradas (appetizers) at the backlit bar, along with more elaborate dishes – Brazilian-style moqueca (seafood stew),…
Madeira
Around since the late 1960s, the 'Whale' wins the prize for Madeira's craziest restaurant location, sitting atop the crumbly volcanic rock on Port Moniz…
Alfama, Castelo & Graça
This bistro wins the award for Lisbon’s loveliest summer courtyard: all vines, twittering budgerigars and fluttering laundry (though you'll struggle to…
Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela
Locals do their best to keep this quaint corner petiscaria (small-plates restaurant), a former grocery store from 1870, all to themselves – no such luck…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
Known on the street as Cantina das Freiras, this small, sunny cafeteria inside a Catholic association is run by sweet nuns dressed as lunch ladies. They…
Viseu
An authentic slice of old Portugal, this homely restaurant is named after the 19th-century fado singer who once lived down the street. It's a cheerful,…
Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela
Lisbon's first paleo-focused cafe is tucked away on the grounds of Polo Cultural Gaivotas Boavista, as elementary school turned cultural hub, under a…
Ribeira
Happening Traça is tucked in a 17th-century building that once housed a pharmacy. Its retro-cool interior nods to its rustic Portuguese roots in the form…
The Minho
Below the fortifications, near the bridge to Spain, this low-key place serves a wallet-friendly 'pilgrim's lunch' (€7) every weekday to recharge the…
Madeira
Located on São Vicente seafront, the town's best restaurant serves up 360-degree views of the coast and seascape (the dining room actually revolves slowly…
The Alentejo
The old fashioned saloon-style doors at this village grocer leads one to believe this is little more than a pit stop for locals needing to flesh out their…
Sintra
At this charming haunt you can take a pew on the cobbled patio or retreat to the 17th-century vaulted interior, bedecked with century-old azulejos. Dapper…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
The sweet azulejo-filled Faca & Garfo (which means ‘knife and fork’) has earned a loyal local following for its tasty, carefully prepared Portuguese…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
This ravishing former home of Portuguese barons is one of Lisbon's most stunning addresses for foodies, a gourmet food court wrapped in exquisitely…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
If you drop your céntimos at one touristy restaurant in Lisbon, choose contemporary Sacramento, a fun and festive place gorgeously set inside a former…
Monchique
Perched on the cliff edge with expansive views from the glassed-in dining room and wraparound terrace, this rustic restaurant serves traditional…
Viseu
A cosy spot nestled behind an arch in the historic centre, this oh-so-typical restaurant does brisk business serving a mixed crowd of locals and out-of…
Viana do Castelo
At this authentic fishers' hole-in-the-wall decorated with framed pictures of boats, locals gather in the late afternoon for small plates of shrimp and…
Portugal
A block west of the park, this handsomely set pastelaria and restaurant is one of Lisbon's most storied, a destination bakery when it comes to Bolo Rei (…
Madeira
The sister restaurant of Vila do Peixe is the 'House of Meat', a clean-cut eatery specialising in traditional espetada (chunks of beef covered in salt,…
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