6 tasting menu rooms worth the trip across Portugal, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Portugal.
Antiqvvm ★ 4.8 · Porto
Rua de Entre Quintas 220, 4050-240 Porto
Antiqvvm in Porto's Massarelos is chef Vitor Matos's two-star room in a 19th-century manor by the Palacio de Cristal, with a terrace looking down.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The terrace tables are the move on a clear evening.
Encanto ★ 4.5 · Lisbon
chiado · Largo de Sao Carlos 10, 1200-410 Lisboa
Jose Avillez's vegetarian Encanto in Chiado, Lisbon: one Michelin star, a Green Star for sustainability, and the first vegetarian Michelin in Iberia.
2Monkeys ★ 4.5 · Lisbon
Avenida · Rua Camara Pestana 23, 1150-082 Lisboa
2Monkeys at Torel Palace Lisbon: Vitor Matos and Guilherme Spalk cook a one-Michelin-star tasting for 14 diners in an open kitchen, Tuesday to Saturday.
Blind ★ 4.3 · Porto
Rua de Entreparedes 40, 4000-201 Porto
Blind in the Torel Palace Porto is chef Vitor Matos's one-star Porto counter alongside his two-star Antiqvvm, an intimate room pulling from the same.
Tip: Closed Tuesday. Book through the hotel's concierge desk for shorter waits.
Gastro by Elemento ★ 4.2 · Porto
Rua Maria Adelaide Freitas Gonçalves 13, 4350-109 Porto
Gastro by Elemento near Estadio do Dragao in Porto is chef Ricardo Dias Ferreira's wood-fired one-star kitchen, with almost every plate touching live.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The chef cooks in front of the counter; ask for those seats.
Kartilho ★ 4.0 · Braga
Rua D. Paio Mendes 10, 4700-424 Braga
Braga's most serious meat-and-wine table without a formal tasting menu structure. Mature Minho beef, dry-aged cuts and a cellar of Minho, Douro and Alentejo.
Tip: Order the tabua de enchidos as a starter while the kitchen fires the main cuts over wood.