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Chef João Rodrigues’ Canalha Comporta, a Love Letter to Classic Portuguese Cuisine

Ann Abel — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:38:42 +0000

Even before Lisbon’s Canalha restaurant was out of soft opening last year, it was the talk of the city’s foodie class. One journalist went as far as calling it the only Portuguese restaurant in Lisbon—that’s how thorough, and well-executed star chef João Rodrigues’s love letter to classic neighborhood restaurants is. So it was big news when the chef and his team opened a pop-up at the luxury Sublime Comporta resort at the end of June. Until the end of October, […]

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Xtian Restaurant – Creative Portuguese Cuisine at Vermelho Melides

Greg Boegner — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:01:07 +0000

Xtian in Melides is a cosmopolitan restaurant with traditional roots. Located at the tremendously-chic Vermelho Hotel, the menu features classic Portuguese dishes, elevated with creativity and sophistication. Open for lunch and dinner, Xtian has become a destination dining spot, not only for region foodies, but also for Lisbon elite. It’s a fun and fancy restaurant, without the pretentiousness sometimes associated with fine dining. “Xtian” is short for “Christian”….as in Louboutin…as in the footwear designer, and owner of the hotel and […]

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Jacaré da Comporta

Ann Abel — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 13:46:51 +0000

Unique among Comporta restaurants, Jacaré da Comporta—now part of the always-stylish Sublime Comporta group—expanded in summer 2023 with a more international approach. They’re importing Italian ingredients and bringing unique flavors to the coast. In the meantime, the design is very much in line with what Comporta is turning into: a bohemian mix of elements inspired by Bahia, Brazil, and historical details like Alentejo blankets and wheat sacks used as decor. It makes sense because the space was inaugurated, in 2019, […]

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JNcQUOI Beach Club in Comporta

Ann Abel — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:05:01 +0000

In summer 2023, Lisbon’s impossibly chic JNcQUOI transported its vibe to a prime waterfront location in Praia do Pego in Comporta. From the outside, the JNcQUOI Beach Club looks like a humble beach shack, but inside, it’s a stylish dining room designed by award-winning Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen (often referenced on the AD 100), with large round overhead lamps and lavishly large windows. The long menu, which is signed by chef Jerónimo Ferreira, includes cold and hot starters, fresh […]

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Restaurante Sal – Cool, Casual and Chic on the Beach, Praia do Carvalhal

Ann Abel — Sat, 20 May 2023 13:47:00 +0000

The simplicity of fresh fish cuisine at Restaurante Sal, on Praia do Carvalhal belies its cosmopolitan guest list. When I lunched there last year, my bare feet squished into the sand, on zesty octopus salad and some of the lightest fried calamari I’ve ever tasted, one of Portugal’s most famous transplants just happened to be sitting at the next table. More impressive still: no one was bothering her. That vibe is what makes Sal special. Celebrities are treated—by staff and […]

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Sublime Comporta Beach Club

Ann Abel — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 11:45:03 +0000

Sublime Comporta, the hotel that helped put Comporta on the international luxury map, was a bit late to the game in creating a beach restaurant and club. But what it lost in time, it made up for with quality. The Sublime Comporta Beach Club is a see-and-be-seen lunch spot, to be sure, but it’s also one that is quite beautiful and delicious. The design is beachy and chic, full of neutral tones and organic materials. And because of 2020 regulations, […]

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Sem Porta – Modern Portuguese Cuisine at Sublime Comporta, Alentejo

Ann Abel — Sun, 20 May 2018 11:27:09 +0000

Fittingly, the name Sem Porta means “without a door,” at the welcoming restaurant at Sublime Comporta. The airy, well-lit dining room was modelled on the old rice-sorting facilities of the area, and the simple, understated decor is both sophisticated and relaxed—a perfect showcase for the seasonal and regional cuisine. The menu celebrates both traditional Alentejo gastronomy and of-the-moment inventions. It ranges from shrimp açorda, shellfish rice, and lamb with broad beans and chorizo to low-temperature cauliflower with Portuguese cheese jus […]

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Food Circle – Intimate Outside Dining at Sublime Comporta in Alentejo

Ann Abel — Sat, 19 May 2018 10:16:16 +0000

Food Circle, Comporta’s most intimate, immersive dining experience unfolds nightly in the summer months. Each evening, 12 lucky guests—a mix of international visitors and Portuguese regulars—gather around a round counter in an open-air pavilion deep within the Sublime Comporta hotel’s 1,500-square-meter organic garden. Chef Tiago Santos, joined Sublime Comporta in 2018 after working at Bar Douro in London and several Michelin-starred restaurants in Portugal, including Casa da Calçada in Amarante and The Yeatman in Porto. Each night, he or his […]

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