The Machado restaurant, in Nogueira, is a typical space, serving good traditional food, without inventions or pretensions. The space, which is large, is divided into four rooms. The famous house is always full, but the wait will be worth it and guarantees the desire to return. Good mood has been one of the hallmarks of the house for 25 years. Specializing in the typical cuisine of the Lafões region, roast veal is the ex-libris of this restaurant.

Restaurant located right in the center of Cantanhede, in a building full of history and tradition. The house was where the first Marquis of Marialva was born and still maintains the original configuration today, spreading the restaurant throughout the various rooms of the house. Also when it comes to gastronomy, this is a house full of history. With more than three decades of open doors, it has improved traditional recipes, becoming a classic of national restaurants. Be careful with the starters – there are 17 – which can leave little room for the rojões à Marquês, the roast kid à …

Modern and welcoming space serving contemporary and creative signature cuisine, with a national and regional base.

Restaurant known for the delicious dishes of the regional cuisine that serves. The wild boar with chestnuts, the goat to the Montesinho and the rooster in the pot.

A simple and modern space, serving good dishes of modern and reinvented Portuguese cuisine, with two tasting menus.

O Típico is a traditional and rustic restaurant decorated with various agricultural instruments typical of the region and handicrafts. The menu offers carefully prepared regional dishes. Old-fashioned duck rice, cod fritters with tomate rice, migas lagareiras and roast veal with oven rice are delights not to be missed. Finish the meal with crème brûlée, rice pudding or the traditional Águeda pie.

It is an atypical Tasco, a contemporary tavern based on national cuisine, designed to be shared.

Inserted in the Arts and Entertainment Centre, its specialty is the carolino rice dishes of the Mondego, which vary according to the seasons.

Housed in an old agricultural warehouse, this friendly restaurant serves good traditional dishes, favouring local and seasonal products.

It is from the hands of chefs Simão Soares and Alfonso Ramos that great dishes of traditional Portuguese cuisine with a touch of modernity come out.

The space of the Solar do Bacalhau restaurant is huge and occupies an old name of gastronomic reference in Coimbra. From a famous Italian, it has become a traditional one also famous where, now, cod is king, here served in its most diverse forms: in onions, cooked with everyone, roasted or on bread. But there is life beyond cod. The sirloin steak with mustard sauce is proof of this, as well as the offer of pizzas that, although unlikely in a restaurant of this kind, are delicious.

Luís Mourato followed in his father's footsteps, first as a pitchfork and now as host of the family's restaurant, which has been in existence for more than 30 years. A tribute to the bullfighting universe, the references are not limited to the decoration. The menu, where beef predominates, specialises in this matter with grilled kebabs and bull tenderloin. The stewed venison with migas is another of the house's signature dishes, along with the roasted suckling pig with wild mushroom rice. Accompany it with a wine from the region (the menu is extensive and exclusive to the Alentejo) and finish with …

Even with the fame growing year after year, it is still an authentic place where you want to go and come back. The welcome is warm and familiar. In contrast to the cold sea of Viana that almost touches the restaurant. From the fishing and fish warehouses nearby, comes the always fresh fish and seafood, which is the reason for constant pilgrimages.

Xtoria serves the best products Setúbal has to offer, going beyond good roasted fish and fried cuttlefish.

A relaxed space with uncomplicated and fun food, it is the celebration of Portuguese cuisine by the hand of Chef Marlene Vieira.

Nasceu das mãos do premiado Chef João Rodrigues, que propõe uma ementa que vai variando diariamente. O espaço é acolhedor, combinando com a comfort food de qualidade que aqui se serve.

Este espaço informal dos irmãos Geadas (Óscar e António), procura honrar a gastronomia tradicional, levando a autenticidade dos produtos de Bragança à mesa. Entre os petiscos mais populares estão as Chamuças da Tia Mariema, as Vieiras com cuscos de berbigão ou os pratos de caça. O ambiente é rústico e familiar, com uma simpática esplanada para os dias mais quentes.

Luís Moreira e Ana Silveira partilham neste espaço as suas vivências nas diferentes cidades por onde passaram, incluindo a Alemanha (daí o nome do restaurante, que significa avó em alemão). A culinária combina produtos locais com técnicas atuais, dando-lhe uma pitada de personalidade. Aqui, é garantida uma viagem de sabores, começando pela Ásia e terminando em Portugal, com a sobremesa de Ananás, pimenta rosa e maracujá a homenagear os Açores.