South, Lakes
Palmares Golf Club House. Tel.: 926 292 617. Dinners from Tuesday to Saturday, prior reservation.
It is applauding. It received its first Michelin star at the end of 2021, just six months after opening its doors, in June of the same year. At the helm of Al Sud, the fine dining at the ClubHouse of the five-star Palmares Ocean Living & Gold resort, is Louis Anjos, a chef who had already received the prestigious distinction for his previous performance at the Bon Bon restaurant, in Carvoeiro, in Lagoa. With the promise of providing a true gastronomic experience, the menu combines the creativity of signature cuisine with Portuguese culture and local products., thus giving great prominence to what comes to us from the sea. With views of the Bay of Lagos and the Alvor estuary, the menu includes two tasting menus, one for six moments and the other for ten, which, among many surprises, include oysters from the Aveiro estuary, rooster fish with açorda and roe and the Iberian pork plume.
See Tavira, Tavira
Calçada da Galeria, Largo Abu-Otmane 13. Telephone: 281 381 363. Tuesday to Saturday, from 12:00 to 15:00 and from 18:30 to 22:00.
From windward we moved to leeward Algarve, where, at the end of 2021, another star fell. We are talking about A Ver Tavira, by chef Luís Brito, who took advantage of the pandemic to turn the space upside down, in such a way that it ended up transforming it into one of the new spaces of Portuguese gastronomy to be distinguished by the Michelin Guide, at the end of the year past. . The menu of this house proudly assumes its Portuguese roots, but with traces of experiences from other experiences around the world, if Luís Brito had not already passed through Angola, Brazil, Spain or Germany. To taste in the historic center, facing the Gilão River, there are three tasting menus available.: A Ver Tavira (€145, without pairing), with six moments, A Viagem do Sabor (€145, without pairing), with eight moments and also the Seasonal Menu, designed for vegetarians. You can check the full menu here.
view, Portimao
Bela Vista Hotel & Spa, Rua Tomas Cabreira, Praia da Rocha. Tel.: 282 460 280. Wednesday to Sunday, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The Michelin star arrived at the Vista restaurant, at the Bela Vista Hotel & Spa – the first hotel in Portimão, with its doors open since 1934 – in 2017, two years after the start of the intervention of chef João Oliveira, whose trip includes visits to Yeatman and Vila Joya, both distinguished by the same gastronomic guide. Whether from the interior or from the esplanade, the landscape seems to come out of a summer dream: it is with your eyes on the sea and on the sandy beach of Praia da Rocha that It is now possible to taste the two tasting menus, recently renovated by the Valongo chef. The first, the Vista menu (€160), focuses on the sea, with 90% of the products from the Algarve, here the bivalves, crustaceans and fish from the Algarve coast are the main protagonists, highlighting the species based on the season. seasonality. The same can be said of the second, Estação (€130), in which the emphasis is on plant-based products —designed for vegetarians and vegans, it is made from organic vegetables, also from the region—. Tiago Samarro, sommelier, is in charge of pairing, focusing on wines with little intervention.
Tasca, Almancil
Cuá Cuá Club Quinta do Lago, Buganvilia Plaza, Estrada da Quinta do Lago 1, Almancil. Tel.: 963 354 344. Every day, from 6:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Directly from Dubai to Cuá Cuá Club Quinta do Lago, here is the new Tasca de José Avillez. Although the concept is not entirely new, it has undergone changes, reflected in a different menu from the original space, which marks the internationalization of the Belcanto chef in Dubai. Thought, this time, for a “holiday” restaurant, it is inspired by Páteo and the Mini Bar —projects that share a house in Bairro do Avillez—, it takes away the options of traditional Portuguese food (because in the Algarve, he explained in a interview with the Observer, this offer is already broad and sufficient) and adds options designed from scratch for the first space signed in the Algarve. With 160 seats, spread out inside and on the terrace, there are salads, raw and marinated, sushi options and even individual dishes, including fish, seafood and meat, not forgetting vegetarians. Try the crispy tuna cone and spicy marinade (€12), the prawns with moqueca and lime sauce (€15) or the prawn, crab and clam rice (€65). To start and finish, cocktails and desserts.
White Art, Sagres
Rua da Mareta, 8650-372, Sagres. Tel.: 282014022. From Monday to Sunday from 12:00 to 13:00.
With spaces in Sagres, Arrifana and Aljezur, Arte Bianca was recently chosen as one of the best pizzerias in Europe by the 50 Top Pizza —one of the most prestigious competitions in the evaluation of the Italian specialty—, joining the ranking of which Forno d ‘Oro , in Lisbon, by the Nepalese chef Tanka Sapkota. In this set of houses on the Costa Vicentina, in addition to a careful choice of ingredients for the toppings, the secret is in the dough: made by chef and pizzaoilo Emanuele Zingale in his own laboratory, they are natural, using carefully selected Italian flours . Here natural yeast is used and the product is subjected to maturation processes so that the result is a light and digestible product. In Sagres, Arte Bianca opened in 2019 and includes six gourmet pizzas on the menu (including the Algarve with Algarve black figs with port, Serpa DOP cream cheese, port reduction, mixed leaves, mozzarella fior di latte campano) and classic pizzas, from Margherita to 4 cheese or Diavola. In addition to these, which are the stars of the house, the menu also has starters, salads and fresh pasta.
ladder, lighthouse
Conselheiro Bivar 8 Street, Faro. Tel.: 910 998 476. From Tuesday to Sunday, from 12 noon to 11 p.m.
Oysters, razor shells, prawns, cockles. Corvina, sea bream, ray, horse mackerel. These are some of the species that make up the list at Escama, the new space in the center of Faro that promises to bring “the best that Ria Formosa has to offer” to the table. The counter is reminiscent of a market square: made of marble, it shows the product coming directly from the auction house, preserved on ice, so that the customer, as when making a purchase, can observe and choose. The difference is that you don’t have to cook it, you can eat it right there, even choosing the way you want it cooked. That’s all: there is no closed menu here, because you don’t control what the sea decides to give you. Therefore, according to the client’s wishes, there is a kind of personalization of the dish, by chefs Filipe Oliveira and Tiago Flores.
Yakuza Algarve, Albufeira
Pine Cliffs Resort, Pinhal do Concelho, 8200-912 Albufeira. Tel.: 934 000 359. From Monday to Wednesday, from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. From Thursday to Saturday, from 19:00 to 01:00.
The new Yakuza season is officially inaugurated at Pine Cliffs Resort: operational since June 1, the Olivier group space that has the signature of the chef of the same name —and which, of all its projects, is the second to internationalize ( is in Paris) — has gunkans, niguiris, temakis and many fusion cuisine options. The suggestion is that you also try the Kura Tara (Alaskan black cod marinated in sweet miso) or the Tako Sakana (which includes guacamole and fresh fish), without forgetting the Kit-Kat chocolate mousse. Cocktails and sake available.
MOTAO, Vilamoura
Vilamoura Marina, 8125-000 Quarteira. Tel.: 969 649 749. Open every day. In June, from 7 pm to 2 am on weekdays and from 7 pm to 4 am on weekends. From July to September, from 7:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.
We continue with Asian flavors, but now from Vilamoura Marina. From Japan, to China, passing through Korea and Thailand, in MöTAO, a space of the Fullest group, the menu sounds in various corners of this continent and includes, to begin with, street finger food, from dim sum, to baos or kebabs. Also noteworthy are the tiger prawn pad thai and the tom yum or tomahawk prawn. But there is more to this menu. Everything to enjoy in a space that combines food with fun, with the frequent presence of a DJ (the concept is for dinner and night), where there are 150 seats and a lounge space, which has swings. It is also worth mentioning the boat from where it is possible to take walks, while enjoying a meal.
My.Al.Mar — Tapas by the sea, Vilamoura
Falesia Beach, Albufeira. Tel: 289 153 861. From Monday to Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Every day from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
My.Al.Mar — Tapas by the Sea, the restaurant at the Hilton Vilamoura resort on Falésia beach, is now open. Here, summer has come early in May, with an eclectic menu designed by chef André Simões. Among starters to combat hunger, grilled fish, poke bowls, salads, pizzas and hamburgers, there are vegan croquettes with spinach and pine nuts, cheeks with wild potatoes, surf and turf poke bowl with chicken and shrimp, Caesar salad or a My . Al .Sea with black Agnus veal, fried egg, bacon, smoked cheese, pickles, coleslaw, lettuce, tomato and onion.
Moles, Vilamoura
Domes Lake Algarve, Praia da Falésia, Apartado 811, Vilamoura. Tel.: 289 320 700. From Tuesday to Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
The former The Lake Spa Resort is now called Domes Lake Algarve. Vilamoura’s five-star resort reopened in April, now part of the Greek Domes group. With the new administration came changes, which extend to all elements of the space, including the five themed restaurants available there. The concept honors the origin of those who are now in charge and, therefore, as far as food is concerned, the group challenges those who visit it to make a “gastronomic journey from the heart of the Mediterranean to the Iberian Peninsula” to experience “some of the best flavors that Europe has to offer”. You can do it in any of the restaurants, but the highlight goes to Topos: this is where the chef Dionysios Pliatsikas proposes an experience of contemporary Greek cuisine, highlighting the product that comes from the sea, in what is considered a journey through the islands bathed by the Aegean. The journey is long: it crosses borders and reaches the Iberian Peninsula, led by executive chef Vitor Moreira.
Restaurant L14, Albufeira
L14, from Tuesday to Saturday, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. RAW Food Bar Sushi, from Tuesday to Saturday, from 7 to 10 p.m.
The NAU Salgados Duna Suite hotel, in Herdade dos Salgados, includes two gastronomic spaces that are reopening for the new summer season: L14 and the RAW Food Bar Sushi. The first, signed by chef Vitor Monteiro, is dedicated to Portuguese cuisine (with protagonists from the land and the sea), while the second, showing us the name, pays homage to Japanese cuisine —it includes a sushi bar , for a more relaxed atmosphere—. food, with the possibility of taking away (until 7:00 p.m.). The two spaces coexist in the same place, building L14, where Sunday brunch is also served, which also returns —and which gives free access to the Felicitás Spa L14 circuit, which, upon reservation, allows you to enjoy the sauna, Bath Turkish bath, jacuzzi, contrast shower, relaxation areas and hydromassage pool.
Source: Observadora
