Everything Cool in Portugal
SPECIAL NOTE: On Friday, 10 May 2013, Herdade dos Grous Restaurant is hosting a Wine Tasting & Gastronomic Lunch in association with Rota das Estrelas. For this very special event, José Avillez (Michelin star chef from Belcanto in Lisbon) and Hans Neuner (two Michelin star...
One of the hottest new restaurants in Portugal is a small little neighborhood spot in Aveiro. It’s called O Bairro. (In fact, “o bairro” is Portuguese for “the neighborhood.”) Sitting on a street corner, across the walk from the city fish market, this quaint little...
Canning fish and regionally produced foods is a part of Portugal’s recent history. Canneries from Portimão to Porto churned out tin after tin of food products destined for dinner tables across the globe. Now, in Lisbon, the humble little can of fish is celebrated as haute...
Feitoria Restaurant, in the Altis Belem Hotel in Lisbon, is a Michelin star contemporary Portuguese restaurant infused with international flavors and ingredients honoring Portugal’s great Age of Discoveries. “Feitoria” is a 15th century Portuguese word for a coastal...
With the Summer beach party scene now a thing of the past, urban sophisticates have returned to the city in search of the latest trendy place to hang out. They won’t have far to look. Welcoming them with open arms is the new hip stylish hotspot in Lisbon, U Chiado Trendy Bar...
Country becomes cool in a hip new guest house not far from Tavira in the eastern Algarve. Fazenda Nova (“New Farm” in English) is an apt name for this rural retreat offering every amenity of an urban boutique hotel. Located on 10 hectares of rolling hills, seemingly far away...
