30 editor picks across Portugal.
30 restaurants worth the trip across Portugal, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Portugal guides.
Henrique Sa Pessoa's new two-Michelin-star Lisbon room at Pateo Bagatela in Rato, opened February 2026 after closing Alma, three rotating tasting menus.
OrderEither the seafood-focused 9-course tasting or the signatures menu.
Ákua is chef Júlio Pereira's fish counter in central Funchal, opened in 2019, working the Atlantic catch against produce grown on the island.
OrderWhatever the counter lists off the day boat, cooked simply over fire.
TipThe room is small and popular with locals at lunch, so reserve. The operator publishes no schedule online.
Cervejaria Ramiro in Lisbon: a 1950s seafood hall on Avenida Almirante Reis where goose barnacles, tiger prawns and clams come straight off the boat.
OrderAmeijoas a Bulhao Pato then a prego no pao to close.
Prado in Lisbon's Baixa: Antonio Galapito cooks farm-to-table Portuguese in a converted fish factory with Roman ruins, biodynamic wine list.
OrderThe vegetable starters and whichever whole fish landed that morning.
Gavião Novo grills fish off the Funchal coast on Rua de Santa Maria, the old town street where the day boat rather than the menu decides dinner.
OrderFish from the Funchal coast, grilled whole off the day boat.
TipBook ahead for dinner. The dining room is small and the pavement tables on Rua de Santa Maria go first.
Kampo is chef Júlio Pereira's land-facing Funchal restaurant, built on island growers and on matured Rubia Galega beef carved at the table for sharing.
OrderThe maturado chuletón or T-bone from the beef section, carved for sharing.
TipNo two sources agree on the schedule and the operator publishes none, so call before lunch. Dishes are built to share across the table.
Taberna da Rua das Flores in Chiado, Lisbon: Andre Magalhaes cooks Portugal's colonial-route flavours from a blackboard menu, cash only, no bookings.
OrderWhatever Magalhaes has chalked on the board for the day.
Loco in Lisbon's Estrela: Alexandre Silva's one-Michelin-star kitchen serving a single 16-course surprise tasting, open kitchen, micro-seasonal, zero-waste.
OrderThe 16-course surprise tasting, the only menu offered.
Almeja in Porto's Bonfim is chef Joao Cura's seasonal counter, building short tasting menus around what arrived from the Atlantic and Minho gardens.
OrderWhichever menu the kitchen is running this week.
TipTiny room. Book a week ahead. Lunch is cheaper than dinner and runs the same kitchen.
O Paparico in northern Porto runs an evening-only Portuguese kitchen inside a small stone house near the Areosa church, with a long Douro wine list.
OrderSlow-roast suckling pig, bottle of Douro red from the cellar.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Two services, 19:00 and 21:30; book a fortnight ahead.
Operating since 1926 and run by the Cruz Sobral family's third and fourth generations. The kitchen in Campo das Carvalheiras slow-cooks everything.
OrderWood-oven roasted meats: the Cruz family has used the same wood-fired oven since 1926 and it shows in the crust on everything.
TipSmall dining room. Book ahead for weekends or arrive at noon.
Armazém do Sal works a Mediterranean and contemporary Portuguese carte on Rua da Alfândega, billing itself as a warehouse of flavours in central Funchal.
OrderGrilled squid with mashed potato and beetroot mayonnaise, off the chef's selection.
TipThe house publishes no schedule online, so call ahead for lunch. Reservations go through the site or by phone.
Horta is PortoBay's healthy comfort-food room on the Funchal Lido promenade, flagging every vegan and vegetarian plate on an otherwise mixed carte.
OrderThe barley risotto with red pesto or the beetroot hummus, both listed vegan on the carte.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday, and the a la carte runs in the evening only. Ask for a table on the Lido promenade rather than inside.
Avista hangs over Pirate's Bay on the Funchal cliff line, running a Josper grill menu and Asian plates across a carte built for sharing at table.
OrderAnything off the Josper grill, taken at a window table over the bay.
TipThe operator publishes no schedule online, so confirm the lunch service when you book. Ask for the terrace edge, not the inner row.
Bairro do Avillez in Chiado, Lisbon: Jose Avillez's 1000 sqm complex housing the Taberna, Pateo, Mini Bar and Pizzaria Lisboa under one roof.
OrderThe Taberna's exploding olives and a glass of Esporao branco.
Solar dos Presuntos in Restauradores, Lisbon: a family seafood institution open since 1974, famous for cured ham, Minho cuisine and a celebrity wall.
OrderThe plate of presunto first, then arroz de marisco for two.
O Velho Eurico in Lisbon's Mouraria: Ze Paulo Rocha's neo-tasca behind Sao Cristovao church, modern takes on Portuguese classics, books months ahead.
OrderThe octopus salad and a glass of vinho verde.
Mini Bar Teatro in Chiado, Lisbon: Jose Avillez's gastrobar in the Sao Luiz theatre, dishes named after stage terms, open from 7pm to 1am daily.
OrderThe Now On tasting menu, eight theatrical small plates.
Ze dos Cornos in Lisbon's Mouraria: a tile-walled tasca on Beco dos Surradores, charcoal-grilled pork ribs at 12 euros, cash only, no bookings.
OrderCharcoal-grilled pork ribs with rice and beans.
Taberna da Esperanca in Lisbon's Madragoa: a tiny blackboard-menu petiscos room cooking bacalhau a Bras, rojoes and chicken livers, Dao wines.
OrderRojoes with rice and homemade fried potatoes, plus a glass of Dao.
Casa de Linhares in Lisbon's Alfama: a 16th-century palace turned fado-and-dinner room, bacalhau and suckling pig with two fado sets at 21:00 and 23:00.
OrderThe bacalhau and pig combo with the late fado set.
The Food Temple in Lisbon's Mouraria: a tiny vegetarian set-menu room on Beco do Jasmim, four daily-changing courses, twelve seats, a tucked-away yard.
OrderWhatever's on the four-course set menu that night.
Tapabento behind Sao Bento station in Porto plates octopus salad, duck rice and grilled tiger prawns in a small, loud, family-run dining room.
OrderThe octopus salad to start, then the duck rice with chourico.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday. Book the 19:00 sitting if you want a chance of a same-day table.
Taberna dos Mercadores in Porto's Ribeira packs eight tables, an open kitchen and a board of acorda, rojoes and cod croquettes a block from the Douro.
OrderAcorda de mariscos, the bread-and-seafood stew that built this place.
TipReservations exhausted weeks ahead. Try lunch Tuesday or Wednesday for a walk-in chance.
Casa Guedes on Praca dos Poveiros in Porto has pulled roast pork leg into a soft fofo roll since 1987, with optional Serra da Estrela cheese melted on top.
OrderSandes de pernil com queijo da Serra, glass of vinho verde.
TipOpen daily, kitchen runs continuous service. A second site at 76 to 80 handles the overflow on Saturdays.
DOP at Largo de Sao Domingos in Porto is chef Rui Paula's modern-Portuguese tasting room inside the Palacio das Artes Fabrica de Talentos, opened in 2010.
OrderTasting menu with wine pairing. Cataplana de mariscos a la carte for one plate.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Lunch tasting is cheaper than dinner and runs the same kitchen.
OMA in Porto's Miragaia is chef Luis Moreira's neighbourhood counter, a Michelin Bib Gourmand for short tasting menus built around the day's fish.
OrderWhichever short tasting the kitchen is running; the wine pairing is the move.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Eight counter seats; book through Instagram or by phone two weeks out.
Tia Isabel is the restaurant Braga residents send family to on Sundays. Papas de sarrabulho, stuffed bacalhau and roast kid are kitchen staples.
OrderBacalhau recheado: stuffed cod with herbs baked the Braga way, served with white rice.
Restaurante do Forte has cooked inside the São Tiago fortress in Funchal since 2001, with terrace tables above the bay and a Portuguese carte.
OrderFish from the Madeiran boats, cooked in the fortress kitchen.
TipAsk for a terrace table at sunset. The fortress walls block the wind that hits the promenade below.
Casal da Penha is a family-run Funchal restaurant just off the hotel strip, with a classic dining room, a Madeiran terrace and a grilled fish carte.
OrderEspetada on the laurel skewer, or the grilled codfish that fills most tables here.
TipThe terrace is the reason to come. Ask for it when you book rather than on arrival.
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