🍽 A few foodie spots to make sure you don't go hungry in the Algarve: our favourite restaurants
- Claire Vous Aide
- Feb 20
- 3 min read
Updated: Mar 21
📍 in ALBUFEIRA and the surrounding area :
🦞🦪 A Lagosteira - excellent seafood restaurant. Close to the famous Pine Cliffs Golf Resort.
🍕 Massa Fina - traditional pizzeria 2 steps from the superb Galé beach.
🍰 Pastelaria Riviera - wide choice of home-made pastries to enjoy on the spot in the large tearoom or to take away; on the other side of avenue dos Descobrimentos, 2 steps from the Pingo Doce supermarket, you can also take a lunch break with the daily specials offered by the 2nd Riviera shop (salads, fish and traditional Portuguese cuisine).
🥩 🍤 Refúgio Do Vicente - a wide range of traditional Portuguese dishes (cataplana, bacalhau, picanha...), meats and pizzas; 5 minutes' drive from Albufeira-Ferreiras train station. See dedicated article.
🥗🥩 🍤 20age - tapas and petiscos ; wide choice of appetizers and traditional Portuguese and Brazilian dishes, close to the Albufeira-Ferreiras railway station.
🥢 🍤 Restaurante China - quality Chinese cuisine; large room suitable for group meals. A 5-minute drive from Galé beach.
🍕 🥗 🥪 Doçaria Almeixar - varied menu: traditional fish and meat dishes as well as sweet and savoury crepes, sandwiches, home-made pizzas, pastries and home-made ice creams. Highlight: you can eat in at any time; 5 minutes' drive from Galé beach.
🐟🥩🍤 Cozinha do Claudio - traditional cuisine, attentive service. Large indoor and outdoor area.
Quinta da Saudade - charming traditional restaurant with a varied menu, located in Guia, between Albufeira and Armação de Pera. Excellent food and service. Delighted by the braised tuna with wasabi mashed potatoes. Setting: superb property (traditional Algarve Quinta) with🐎 its equestrian centre.
📍 in ARMAÇÃO DE PERA :
🍲 🐟 O Serol - a large seafront terrace where you can enjoy traditional Portuguese dishes and fresh fish.
🦑 🐟 Rocha da Palha - charming restaurant directly on the beach; a few pretty straw huts in front of the place for sunbathing.
🥗 ☕️ Snack bar Fortaleza - perfect for a light lunch (salads, toast, pastries) overlooking the ocean.
🐟 Zé Leiteiro - to enjoy all-you-can-eat fish in a small restaurant just 2 steps from the beach.
🍗 Balbino - traditional Portuguese cuisine, spacious restaurant, family atmosphere.
🍦🍨 N'ICE CREAM - rua Sra dos Navegantes, the ideal place to enjoy an ice cream on a small promontory overlooking an immense sandy beach.
📍 in OLHOS DE ÁGUA :
🦑 🍗 Duarte - traditional Portuguese cuisine; very popular with locals, even in high season.
📍 in CARVOIERO :
🍦🍨 Palacio do Cône - for delicious home-made ice creams, just 2 steps from the entrance to Carvoeiro beach. The whipped cream and wafers in the ice cream cones are also homemade! R. do Paraíso 4 8400, Carvoeiro. Also read the article Discover the caves and cliffs of the Algarve by boat 🚤
🥪🥗🐟 JOMAR - for a relaxing break. Daily specials and a few local specialities in this small snack bar. Ideal for a plate of squid/fries/salad. Rua dos Pescadores 59.
📍 in BENAGIL :
🦑 O Pescador - stylish restaurant 2 steps from Benagil beach. Local culinary specialities. Nice terrace.
Dumar d'benagil - small, informal restaurant. Simple but local cuisine, 2 steps from Benagil beach. Rua dos Pescadores.
📍 in ALVOR :
🦪 OstraSelect Algarve - Ostreiculture - ONLY FOR TAKE AWAY! Estrada do Vale da Lama, Odiaxere. Tel: +351.919.463.570. Not far from the famous Palmares golf course ⛳️
🐟 Casa do Rio - cosy restaurant set on a cliff overlooking Alvor Bay.
📍in QUARTEIRA :
🥗 🍠 Raízes - vegetarian cuisine.
📍in FARO :
🦑 🐟 🍗 O Pitéu - nice menu with traditional Portuguese dishes - right in the city centre.
📍in CABANAS DE TAVIRA :
🐟 Pedro - large indoor dining room; traditional local cuisine. Ideally located (Largo Armaçao da Abobora) close to the small boats that will take you across the estuary. See the article Algarve: Discover the historic heart of Tavira and enjoy a break at Cabanas de Tavira 🏖