Seafood restaurants in Portugal
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Azenhas do Mar
This smart restaurant, in Azenhas do Mar, serves fresh fish caught by the owner – the clams and steamed barnacles are delicious with a glass of house white. The sea views are wonderful, especially from the deck. Step up to the bar to glimpse the old water mill.
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Furnas do Guincho
Straddling a rocky outcrop looking out to the Atlantic, this smart seafood restaurant is about 1km along the road to Guincho. Savour house specials like goose barnacles and lobster over dramatic sea views.
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Taberna Do Valentim
Hidden among the humble abodes of the old fishermen’s neighbourhood you’ll find this fantastic seafood restaurant. Fresh grilled fish is available by the kilo, while the equally well-loved dishes are the rich seafood stews – arroz de tamboril (monkfish rice) and magnificent caldeirada (fish stew).
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Don Tonho
Built into ancient riverside ramparts, this elegant restaurant serves traditional Portuguese fare prepared with a contemporary twist. Opened by Rui Velosa, crown prince of Portuguese pop, it serves up superb seafood, including fine bacalhau (dried salt-cod), and also boasts one of Porto’s most extensive wine lists.
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Adega da Marina
This barnlike place is a bit like a Portuguese grandmother – she hasn’t changed her hairstyle in a while. But she dishes out generous portions of reliable (and economical) tasty grilled chicken and seafood favourites to grateful guests. Her accessories include iron chandeliers and farming implements.
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Gambrinus
Since opening in the 1930s, this wood-panelled beer hall (named after the patron saint of brewing) has been serving the best seafood in Lisbon. Book ahead to savour delicacies like steamed clams and shellfish bisque, rounded out with vintage port. Service is discreet, the crowd dressy.
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Conchina da Nazaré
This simple place with outdoor seating on a backstreet square serves good-value seafood, including wood-grilled fish and delicious açorda de marisco (thick bread soup with seafood). Many nights there are more locals than tourists.
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Barão de Fladgate
With excellent food, enviable views, and of course lots and lots of port, the restaurant in Taylor’s port-wine lodge is a worthy splurge. The menu is long on seafood, the speciality being (surprise!) bacalhau.
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Tavares Rico
Tavares is the fairest with its all-gold 18th-century interior lit by chandeliers. Signature dishes such as scallops with Alentejo bacon are beautifully cooked, artfully presented and marry well with Portuguese wines.
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Centenário
A smartly decorated restaurant, specializing in grilled fish and seafood stews, Centenário serves delectable arroz marisco (seafood with rice). Outdoor seating on the tree-shaded square in front.
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Restaurante Marisqueria Rui
Situated in the old town, this place is Sagres’ finest seafood restaurant. Join the locals – it gets busy – and savour plates of cockles, clams and crabs to bass and seafood rice.
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Cervejaria Ribadouro
Bright, noisy and full to the gills, this bustling beer hall is popular with the local seafood fans. The shellfish are plucked fresh from the tank, weighed and cooked to lip-smacking perfection.
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Casa Durão
A rustic venue where you can start the evening with beer and a big plate of garlicky ameijoas (steamed clams, around €5) on a little outdoor terrace overlooking the sea.
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Tasca Rasca
In a charming old-fashioned setting (woodwork, curious murals), Tasca Rasca serves rich plates of seafood. Try the cataplana a tasca (seafood stew cooked in a copper pot).
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Restaurante O Garfo
Hunkering down in the arches that face the docks, O Garfo is a solid, unpretentious eatery offering lots of very fresh fish dishes and more. There are tables outside in summer.
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Apeadeiro
With chequered tablecloths, big windows and walls hung with fishing nets, this sunny restaurant is known for its superb chargrilled fish – shrimp piri-piri is delicious.
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Doca Peixe
Doca Peixeis famous for its market-fresh seafood. Doca Peixe is practically under Ponte 25 de Abril. Savour lemony oysters or cod with clams on the terrace.
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Lisboa á Noite
Dinner is plucked from the tanks at this smart haunt, glammed up with tangerine-and-white hues and night shots of Lisbon. Sea-foodies lap up the Algarve clams with octopus.
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A Lanterna
This cosy if touristy place specialises in paella-like cataplana (seafood simmered with herbs, tomatoes, onions and wine), served in its low-ceilinged dining room.
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Taska Abstrakto
Decorated with eclectic artwork on the walls, this colourful place serves creative and nicely prepared dishes like coconut prawns in curry sauce and vegetarian couscous.
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Restaurante Mar Bravo
On the ground floor of the town’s top hotel you’ll find its most upscale restaurant, with high-quality seafood simply prepared, plus ocean views.
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Quatro Águas
Next to Portas do Mar, there’s a touristic hum at this pleasant restaurant, which serves good seafood, fish and meat dishes. You can eat inside or out.
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Sancho
Amid dark wood furnishings and a beamed ceiling, this place serves excellent fish and seafood. Look for the wooden Sancho (Quixote's sidekick) out front.
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A Tasquinha
This snug family operation serves…you guessed it – seafood! High quality and reasonable prices make it hugely popular. Expect queues on summer nights.
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Restaurante Pereira
Simple, good-value and off-the-beaten-track, this is a good, unassuming restaurant with checked tablecloths and TV, serving up lots of seafood.
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