Gourmet

Restaurante Ribalta, Algoz €€ Off the beaten track but worth the journey, this is a traditional-looking Algarve cottage-style restaurant offering traditional Algarve home-cooking. Basic dishes of the day freshly cooked

Marisqueira Rui, Silves €€€ The Algarve’s most famous seafood restaurant. The food is as fresh as it gets and the ambience relaxed and noisy from the sound of crab cracking.

O Barradas, Lagoa/Silves €€€ Located on the old road from Lagoa to Silves, this is one of the best restaurants in the area for traditional Portuguese food with an international

O Leão de Porches, Porches €€€ Located in the centre of the small town, this is one of the oldest and most appealing restaurants in the Algarve. Established in the

Cacto, Odiáxere €€€€ A lively restaurant located on the EN125 between Portimão and Lagos, Cacto specialises in grills such as great steaks and kebabs. The beef salad starter is highly

O Caniço, Alvor €€€ One of the longest established beach restaurants in the Algarve, Caniço enjoys a spectacular location literally built into a cave in the cliff face below the

Vista Restaurante, Praia da Rocha €€€€ The charming Relais & Châteaux Bela Vista Hotel, right on the seafront in Praia da Rocha, is home to one of the best fine-dining

Luar da Foia, Monchique €€ Heading up from Monchique town to Foia, O Luar is on the left, and whilst this place serves the tasty grilled piri-piri chicken that Monchique

Tasca do Petrol, Marmelete € Tasca do Petrol is located in the foothills of the Monchique Mountain, on the road that leads from Monchique to Aljezur. This hugely popular restaurant

Sueste, Ferragudo €€€ For the ultimate in fresh fish, charcoal-grilled to perfection, head for Sueste at the end of the fisherman’s quay in Ferragudo. Simple surroundings with soft jazz ambient