Tag: Portuguese cuisine
Epur Lisbon: simple yet sophisticated
Epur, the restaurant of French chef Vincent Farges in Lisbon, offers a cuisine of apparent simplicity but truly sophisticated, thanks to the meeting of several influences and perfectly mastered technique.
Eating well in Lisbon is not complicated, to say...
IN Diferente in Porto: a fine Michelin-starred restaurant and an ode to seafood
In Diferente offers fine gourmet cuisine that makes the most of local produce, all in a simple, refined setting.
So, after three evenings of upmarket dining, here I am, at the final dinner of this Portuguese escapade, with this...
Cafeina in Porto: creative, refined dishes at good value for money
Cafeina, in Porto, offers sophisticated modern cuisine at a surprisingly affordable price compared with restaurants serving simpler fare.
For this third dinner in Porto, I'm continuing along the path initially planned: after modern, affordable cuisine (Gruta), a bistro (Cantinho...
Cantinho do Avillez in Porto: a very good Portuguese bistro
Cantinho do Avillez offers typical Portuguese dishes in a bistro atmosphere right in the heart of Porto.
For this second dinner in Porto, I decided to stick with simple, traditional cuisine but to change the atmosphere: after the friendly Gruta...
Gruta in Porto: a great simple and affordable Portuguese restaurant
Located in the heart of Porto, Gruta offers simple, modern Portuguese cuisine that won't disappoint.
As part of the logic behind this trip, I thought I'd go for a crescendo of restaurants, starting with the simple and friendly and...
A look back at my stay in Lisbon and Sesimbra
Even for a short stay in the off-season, Lisbon and the surrounding area is always a pleasant destination to return to.
A look back at the ten days I spent in Lisbon and Sesimbra.
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Restaurant Espadarte in Sesimbra: bland and ordinary
A beachfront restaurant in Sesimbra, Espadarte offers dishes whose visual quality is matched only by their blandness, as well as that of the property as a whole.
For this second dinner in Sesimbra and delighted by my experience at...
O Frade in Lisbon: a very good Portuguese restaurant
Continuation of my culinary adventures in Lisbon, where after a bistronomic restaurant, a gastronomic one and a totally failed experience in a typical restaurant, I decided to persist in this style by booking at O Frade, which seems to...
Restaurant Solar Dos Bicos in Lisbon: a tourist trap to avoid
Surprisingly recommended and well rated, Solar Dos Bicos in Lisbon has everything of the tourist trap: not exceptional dishes, a slow service and not very attentive to the customer. Here they do volume and that's it.
For this meal...