I am sharing with you 2 addresses of restaurants that I have been frequenting for several years now.
No stay in the Algarve is complete without a pleasant meal with family or friends at Refúgio Do Vicente or at O Barco. In these 2 restaurants - which have a large terrace ⛱ - you can enjoy Algarve specialities in a friendly atmosphere, surrounded by locals and regulars.
👉🏽 At the Refúgio Do Vicente, less than 5 minutes by car from Albufeira-Ferreiras Station🚊, among the varied a la carte proposals, I particularly recommend:
o “arroz de tamboril” = monkfish rice,
a “espetada de lulas/tamboril com camarões” = squid/ monkfish brochette with prawns,
a “sopa de peixe” = fish soup served with its small pasta,
a “picanha com abacaxi” = picanha meat with pineapple,
o “tornedó com legumes e batatas fritas” = excellent beef tournedos with vegetables and chips.
👉🏽 At the O Barco restaurant, 5 min. 🚗 from the very vast beach of Galé, you can enjoy your choice of:
delicious grilled fish: dourada, robalo, sardinhas, atum (sea bream, sea bass, sardines, tuna),
the succulent "cataplana de peixe e mariscos" (fish and shellfish) served in a sauce simmered with onions, tomatoes, peppers and coriander,
tasty brochettes of squid or chicken in piri-piri sauce,
the traditional "bacalhau" accompanied by its "batatas a murro" (small potatoes browned in the oven).
🍮 🍰 For those with a sweet tooth, you should know that at these two addresses, they also bake "in-house". Among the sweets that will make you take notice:
“bolo delicias do algarve com figos, alfarroba e amêndoa” = traditional Algarve cake with figs, carob and almonds,
“bolo de bolacha” = cake made from "Maria" biscuits soaked in coffee,
mango mousse,
“pudim” = the unmissable egg flan,
red fruit cheesecake,
... and many other temptations that you can choose from in the shop window of these two typical restaurants.
🤤 Your mouth is already watering? Then it's over here 🗺👇🏽 :
📍Refúgio Do Vicente Estr. da Nora s/n, 8200-559 Albufeira
Tel : 289 034 527 ⚠️ Closed on Mondays.
📍O Barco Right next to the Coviran supermarket. EM 526, 8200-373 Albufeira
Tel : 289 591 086
⚠️ Closed on Sundays.