The best restaurants Alentejo

Here, the view is the restaurant's strong point, over and above the food. Start by reserving a table by the window, then order gazpacho or sarapatel, a pork liver and offal stew, one of the house specialties. In addition to the menus, there's a wide choice of grilled meats and fish on the menu. The setting is chic and intimate, the wine list is varied and the service is friendly. You can even spend the night in one of the rooms in the adjacent hotel.

This restaurant is aptly named: it means "rosemary" in French, a symbol of good faith and kindness. The cuisine is based on the same philosophy with unexpected products and generous recipes from the Estremoz region. You will have the choice of sitting outside on the terrace under pretty white umbrellas, or inside at soberly decorated tables. A tasting experience to discover, accompanied by excellent award-winning wines from the Alentejo. Not to mention the smiling and attentive welcome.

Located in the center of town, overlooking the Place do Gadanha, this excellent restaurant offers a varied menu with homemade recipes. Sabores das Maltezas also sells quality regional products, including wines, liqueurs, honey and cheeses. Among the specialties are several sure-fire favourites: carne à l'Alentejana, carne de porco ibérico and tapas. The plates are well presented and tempting, with the town of Estremoz in the spotlight. On request, the restaurant can organize events and provide catering services. A picturesque and welcoming address.

In a beautiful Alentejano mountain in the Nossa Senhora do Carmo neighborhood, with a typical mill of the region, here is a rustic and welcoming address. You can eat in a comfortable room, with a fireplace for the winter evenings, tomato soup, dogfish with clams or migas with pork. Excellent sheep cheese. The red wine in a jug from the nearby Cartuxa cellar is of very good quality. The white wine, served chilled on a summer's day, gives a little taste of paradise. One of the best restaurants in Évora, according to the locals.

Although the building doesn't look like much, the O Sacas restaurant is an excellent regional eatery serving generous seafood dishes. The view of the ocean is exceptional, especially at sunset, as the restaurant is located on the edge of a cliff. Some Lisboans on their way to the Algarve make the detour to have lunch here. Specialties include feijoada de búzios (whelk cassoulet) and dishes of chocos (small cuttlefish). A delicious moment in a relaxed atmosphere.

Located at the bottom of the city, Dom Joaquim restaurant has already received several awards for its delicate and very well executed traditional Alentejano cuisine, including one from Michelin in 2017. The tables, well laid out and mainly occupied by regulars, are framed by light marble walls and the young service team is taking care of itself. On the menu, regional gastronomic dishes such as Arroz de Lebre, Borrego assado or Bacalhau. The tourist menu can be a pretty good choice. Good selection of wines.

O Trilho is very popular with the locals and is one of the places you can't miss when it comes to the typical cuisine(migas, espadas, sopa de cação, açorda, baked lamb) of Moura. Every day we offer you three new dishes! If you stay several days in the area, you will be able to discover new flavors and associations in the respect of the traditional Portuguese cuisine. As a bonus, the service is excellent and the owners will advise you on the best wine to go with it.

Don't confuse the cafeteria on the first floor, where you can enjoy a quick coffee with a Serpa queijada, with the restaurant on the second floor. With a very regional folk theme, objects and photos adorn the walls and every nook and cranny. The menu is clear: local cuisine is the order of the day: dogfish soup, cod in a variety of forms, salmon estufado with tomato sauce, tasty old-fashioned duck rice and doces conventuais. Don't forget to try the famous açorda as a starter, which is enhanced by the olive oil produced by the owner - a wise tip!

It is difficult to find a more central place than this restaurant, where many typical Alentejo dishes are served: carne de porco com amêijoas (pork with clams), cozido grão á alentejano (grain stew), arroz de tamboril (monkfish rice), galinha de cabidela (simmered chicken). The sopa de cação is well known and has been for a long time in Alentejo, because this fish, a small shark, was one of the few that could withstand the transport and it was not expensive... If you don't have a big appetite, don't hesitate to ask for a portion for two, that should be enough..

It serves local cuisine.

A genuine old-fashioned tasca, whose walls are covered with large terracotta wine jars from which the house wine is drawn. Garlic and onion braids hang from the ceiling. Grilled meats, excellent fish and house specialties(filhoses com mel, migas alentejanas) are served on long communal tables. Tasty and hearty! All of which deserves to be accompanied by a good glass of Alentejo wine. For dessert, we recommend you try the tarte de requeijão. Attentive service.

Modest facilities, small space and those little white embossed paper placemats on the tables. This establishment doesn't look like much but it is run by a lovely couple who will make you feel at home. Here no manners, they serve traditional home-made food: fish soup, rice with duck (arroz de pato), black pork, spaghetti with Bolognese sauce... Simple but well-made and tasty food, and always the soup of the day. A small canteen as we would like to find everywhere on the corner. Highly recommended!

This is a very typical restaurant that is worth a visit. Open only for lunch, O Molho serves local dishes: soups, migas, etc. The prices are reasonable and the portions are very generous. Feel free to take meia doses, i.e. half-portions, or to share the meal. Unless you have a strong appetite.... It will also allow you to taste several dishes in one meal, knowing that everything is appealing. Typically decorated room. Reservations are strongly recommended, especially in high season.

O Cruzamento is a no-fuss address where you can enjoy the rustic dishes of Alentejano cuisine at reasonable prices. Don Manuel, the owner, states on his website that the restaurant's private parking lot can accommodate dozens of buses and hundreds of cars! Rest assured, the dining room is not large, and sometimes you even have to queue. One of the specialties isensopado de borrego, a lamb stew simmered in the regional style, with migas and porco preto. Tip: the half portion is more than enough for one person.

Looking for a culinary experience a little out of the ordinary in a classic restaurant? A Confraria is unique in that it offers tasting plates from the region. This means you can try a range of different dishes, cooked with talent for generations, at a very reasonable price. The plate is made up of four compartments, and your mission (if you accept it) is to choose from among the Alentejo's finest meat, fish or game dishes in season. At the rear of the restaurant is a small terrace.

A stone's throw from the public garden, this establishment is renowned in Alentejo. A pleasant service and a good cuisine with appetizing starters: queijinhos secos, linguiça (hot dry sausages), octopus salad. As massive dishes: borrego ensopado, clams with pork meat. Finally, pastry specialities that take the cake with them: bolo de gila, doce de amêndoa and queijadas. You will be served with local wines or an excellent beer, served in a cool glass and used only once a day.

An offshoot of the Casa da Tia Amalia, this weekend spot offers revised tapas plates, combining Alentejo and Arabian specialties. From its magnificent terrace, you have an exceptional view of the city from across the river. The bright interior is dotted with antique musical instruments, and live concerts are occasionally held. With its smiling welcome and generous dishes, this is the place to go in the evening to enjoy the spectacle of the stars.

This former 16th century prison, located in the ramparts of Estremoz, is now a restaurant. You can taste regional specialities such as partridge in Estremoz oil with chestnuts, wild asparagus and grapes, in a cosy and refined setting. The welcome is attentive. The rooftop bar with a panoramic view of Estremoz and the surrounding plains is perfect for an aperitif. An excellent address. Don't forget to book: it is often full.

Installed in the old railway station, this restaurant is specialized in seafood. You will be seated in a large room with exposed beams and imposing chandeliers. At the counter, you will admire the large display of fish from which you can choose the one you want to eat. You will taste the specialties of the coastal part of Alentejo, such asaçorda with prawns, shrimps with garlic, rice with knives. Very generous portions. Cais da Estação also has a very pleasant terrace.