In the former Solar do Vinho do Porto, a sublime landscape over the Douro serves as inspiration for the "sensory essays" that chef Vítor Matos promises to provide. History and refinement are combined with tastings with live cooking, tradition and author notes. The menu, always dynamic, offers classic dishes of Portuguese cuisine with a hint of modernity, always emphasizing fresh products, seasonal trends and the rediscovery of unique palates.

Located in the emblematic Largo de S. Carlos, in the heart of Lisbon, the Belcanto Restaurant has the signature of the popular Chef José Avillez, one of the most recognizable faces of haute cuisine in Portugal. A more intimate and very personal space, Belcanto has an innovative and daring menu, based on the main assets of national and contemporary cuisine.

The living room, nobly decorated, has big tables, a fireplace for the winter and a balcony facing the ocean, creating a romantic and fanciful atmosphere. The service of dishes is never repeated from confection to confection, creating a visual delight, followed by the gustatory one. Highlighting a dish is impossible, because the menu changes weekly, because here it is not the product that rules, but what is created from it – today is fish, tomorrow is meat, and nothing is eternal. The wine list is certainly a paradise for oenophiles, not only the Portuguese but also of the four corners …

The Boa Nova restaurant, chef Rui Paula's bet, brings the sea and the sky to the table. In a setting of rare beauty, indoors and outdoors, this restaurant occupies the famous Casa de Chá da Boa Nova, a work by Siza Vieira in Leça da Palmeira, classified as a National Monument. Leaning over the rocks and the sea, the emblematic building has been restored, respecting its unique characteristics and also the original furniture according to the drawings of the time and using the materials initially planned.

With a superb view over Porto, it has the mastery of chef Ricardo Costa, who has also won two Michelin Stars here. The cuisine is sophisticated and creative, inspired by regional ingredients, where fish and the freshest products take pride of place.

With a cuisine increasingly supported by the strength of the flavors and the lightness of the dishes, Vila Joya remains at the top of the best restaurants in the world. An achievement that gains even more strength when you know that the menu served changes daily and that it is adapted according to the customers.

Designed by the renowned Chef Portuguese Henrique Sá Pessoa, the Alma Restaurant is located in one of the noblest areas of the city of Lisbon. True to himself, Sá Pessoa takes advantage of the various influences and transports them to the first menu, which can be tried à la carte or, preferably, through tasting menus.

Integrated in The Cliff Bay hotel, the Il Gallo D'Oro Restaurant is an elegant and unique space with two Michelin Stars on the island of Madeira. Since 2004, the chef in charge has been Benoît Sinthon, who combines regional products with varied and high quality ingredients, in a cuisine of refinement. It is an aromatic signature, with the best that the Iberian Peninsula has to offer, from fresh products to delicate flavors.

Born in Cascais, the restaurant 100 Maneiras moved in 2009 to Bairro Alto and reopened, in early 2019, in another space, albeit within walking distance. It is a restaurant where the quality and originality of Bosnian chef Ljubomir Stanisic's cuisine reaches moments of genius, told as if it were a book.

The à la carte dishes are a good option for the less curious and, despite the magnificent preparation, they show only a very small part of the mastery of the kitchen. To find out how many ingredients are made of the world, the ideal is to opt for one of the tasting menus (three, five or seven courses) with wine pairing. Bon Bon holds a Michelin Star.

The Portugueseness of Feitoria's dishes matches perfectly with the concept of the hotel where it is installed, dedicated to the Discoveries. Thus, we set out for each menu, working on the fusion of influences and pointing out paths, new paths for Portuguese gastronomy.

After years at the helm of the Guincho Fortress, the French chief has a new home. Vincent Farges now runs Epur, in Lisbon, a Based on the "art of purifying, removing everything that is superficial", the space bets on tasting menus that grant additional lightness to any meal. The space follows the same line: cleaned of excesses, and overlooking the city and the Tagus.

Fifty seconds is how long it takes to take the elevator to the Fifty Seconds restaurant. The ambience of the room and the inspiring location, 120 meters high, overlooking the Tagus River, accompany each dish, which tells a story of flavors of the world.

At the Pedro Lemos restaurant, gastronomy takes on new approaches, always with a focus on traditional haute cuisine that marks the chef's work. The best ingredients combine with the chef's talent and excellent service to provide new gastronomic and wine experiences in a more minimalist space that continues to be synonymous with sophistication and good food. The quality of the space has already been awarded a Michelin Star.

Famous and recognized by several international publications and guides, Catalan chef Sergi Arola continues to invest in Portugal and in partnership with Penha Longa Resort, in Sintra. The restaurant has disconcerting presentations and dishes that force the use of all the senses, and the menus available have been thought out in detail. It already has a Michelin Star.

There is an almost artistic atmosphere, the result of the concept of the hotel unit itself, which breathes names such as the artists Graças Morais, Júlio Resende and Nadir Afonso, which is reinforced by the baptism of the tasting menus of the restaurant G. There you gather the best that the land of Trás-os-Montes has to offer, which it is a lot, from vegetables to meats, from olive oil to wine, through creative and unprejudiced cuisine. The guiding line is to pay homage to the products through the most modern techniques, transforming this place into a true gastronomic lever of …

Always a restaurant with strong French influences, Fortaleza do Guincho seeks new horizons within what is called the "Portugality". The person in charge is the Portuguese chef Miguel Rocha Vieira, who took over it in 2015. With a philosophy based on haute cuisine and the sea as its main inspiration, Fortaleza do Guincho offers a daring incursion into traditional gastronomy. In 2001, the restaurant, with a strong influence of haute cuisine, won its first Michelin star that it still holds today.

In the heart of Guimarães, a new concept has emerged: A Cozinha por António Loureiro, where tradition is combined with creativity in a menu that is inspired by genuinely Portuguese flavors, but promises modern and sustainable cuisine. Guiding the rhythm of the seasons and in tune with nature, this restaurant uses local products, combining the sophistication of signature cuisine with the simplicity of traditional cuisine.