After a nine -year hiatus, the Repsol Guide again evaluated Portugal Restaurants . The guide is one of the most respected references of restaurants, hotels and travel experiences from Spain and Portuguese territory.
Released on Monday (7), the new Lusa edition highlighted a total of 194 restaurants From north to south of the country, including addresses led by Brazilians. Classifications divide the houses into a one, two or three “suns” system . More than 20 professional inspectors evaluated Portuguese addresses, including in the Azores and Madeira Island.
As a result, four restaurants received the maximum distinction of three suns; 17 received two suns and 49 had a sun. There are also 124 recommended restaurants on the list.
Restaurants with maximum distinction
Four restaurants from Portugal received three Sunsol guide, which indicate a “unique, solid experience, with a perfect conjugation of flavors, ingredients and ideas.” The guide also explains that the service must be exemplary and the cellar must be complete and “enviable”.
The restaurants with three suns in the Repsol Portugal 2025 guide are:
- Belcanto in Lisbon, of chef José Avillez;
- The Yeatman in Vila Nova de Gaia, chef Ricardo Costa;
- Ocean in Porches (in the Algarve), chef Hans Neuner;
- IL GALLO D’ORO in Funchal (in Madeira), of chef Benoît Sinthon.
All other restaurants with two suns or one sun can be checked in the guide app (iOS or Android) or In this link.
Restaurants headed by Brazilians
Among the evaluations, there are five addresses led by Brazilians. They appear in the classification with a sun, which indicates coherent kitchens, using quality products that are growing. Of the five houses, three are in Lisbon, one in Alentejo and one in the Algarve.
In the capital, the list is Arkhe played by the chef João Ricardo Alves born in São Paulo. French and Italian kitchens, it serves a tasting menu focused exclusively on vegetables, with vegetarian and vegan recipes.
Also in Lisbon is the Cicero which has seasonal menus signed by the chef Alessandra Montagne which is ahead of two restaurants in Paris, the spice and ours. She is sponsored by Alain Ducasse and will take over the operation of a new business at the Louvre Museum. In the house in the neighborhood of Campo de Ourique, the kitchen is also played by the chef and owner ANA CAROLINA MIRANDA .
In the capital, there is still the WITHOUT whose co -founder has Lara Espirito Santo . Alongside New Zealand George McLeod, she plays the house in Alfama, where she serves creative menus focused on sustainability and zero waste. Regenerative agriculture, preserves and fermented are some of the pillars, which also yielded the Sol Sol Award to the restaurant.
Already in Estremoz, in Alentejo, is the Gadanha grocery led by the chef Michele Marques . The rustic hall is accessed through a grocery store. There is a “comfort food”, focusing on Alentejo cuisine, as well as in the wines of the region and all over the country.
Finally, in Loulé, one of Algarve’s friendliest little city, the Maranhão chef HENRIQUE LEIS Command your eponymous restaurant. He worked with Paul Bocuse and Guy Savoy before opening his own home in Portugal in 1993. Overlooking the sea, the restaurant serves an international kitchen that combines classic French bases with local ingredients and flavors.
HOW THE REPSOL GUIDE WORKS
The evaluations were made by a team of more than 20 local inspectors that traveled restaurants from all over the country, including the Azores region and Madeira Island.
They are from different areas, from law to engineering, and do not need to be linked to the hotel and food and beverage sector. The requirement is that they have a vast gastronomic knowledge and to follow defined criteria.
The classification system evaluates the experience as a whole, from reserve to the moment you leave the restaurant. In addition to the food itself, they are judged environment, service, variety, sustainability, seasonality, cellar and concepts such as zero kilometer and circular economy.
According to the guide, the classifications are:
- Restaurants with three suns : Indicates a unique, solid experience, with conjugation of flavors, ingredients and ideas. It is a proximity kitchen of both local and raw materials, with exemplary ballroom service and enviable cellar. If it were a note, it would be 10;
- Restaurants with two suns : Indicates a kitchen with maturity, potential and ambition to evolve. Dishes reveal mastery of technique; Service must be impeccable and the winery values a good selection. These are restaurants that are worth the long trip;
- Sun : One who is recommended to friends and deserves to be repeated. Use of quality products, with honest and coherent kitchen that remains growing, as well as cellar with surprises;
- Recommended restaurants : that have a vibrant quality and a kitchen with “heart”. Cultivates a usual clientele and has careful choice of wines.
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