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Iconic Sublime Comporta Gets a Bold New Expansion

Ann Abel — Wed, 27 May 2026 12:43:27 +0000

In the decade or so since the pioneering Sublime Comporta opened its doors, other boutique hotels have been sprouting between the rice fields, pine groves, and beach dunes of Comporta. But none has quite matched Sublime’s singular character: the scent of the forest, the elemental appeal of the “Comporta cabana” architecture, the azure sweep of the biological pool that’s shared by a string of suites, and the overall feeling of intimate expansiveness. So it was big news when the hotel […]

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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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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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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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