In the Algarve, luxury hotels mostly fit into two categories: glittering grandeur or bucolic simplicity. But its name not withstanding,...
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Lisbon-based food and travel journalist Ann Abel writes for publications including Forbes, Conde Nast Traveller, Departures, Robb Report and Afar.
Some of the best hotels begin as pure labor of love. That’s the case with MO House, the passion project...
The curious-sounding name is no coincidence. Chef André Fernandes wanted his new restaurant, in Alcântara, to call to mind both...
Before Picamiolos came along, nose-to-tail eating had not really been a thing in Lisbon. Sure, there’s some tripe and pig’s...
Although there has long been good Italian food in Portugal, until recently there was no proper mozzarella bar. That changed...
It’s refreshing to see that even as Porto has been experiencing something of a quirky, tiny, independent hotel boom, there’s...
The mission statement is telling: “ERVA restaurant offers unpretentious food without concoctions. We do not want to camouflage the natural...
“We don’t serve any food we wouldn’t eat or any drinks we wouldn’t drink,” says João Sá, the young chef...









