6 Best Restaurants in The Algarve, Portugal

In an elegant dining room overlooking Praia da Rocha, this restaurant is known for its beautifully presented dishes crafted by a chef who meticulously seeks out only the best local ingredients. Chef João Oliveira worked at some of Portugal's top award-winning restaurants, and here he puts his own stamp on refined Algarvian cuisine. The interior is elegant and sophisticated, with enormous glass windows that allow sunlight to stream in.

With its quirky interior illuminated by dozens of pendant lamps, this lively tapas bar—with inventive cuisine and fine wines—is popular with locals for a big night out. There's a strong focus on Portuguese wines, but the menu ranges further afield, with camembert, shrimp tempura, and tuna tataki.

This fresh, breezy waterside restaurant and bar, which includes lounge chairs by the infinity pool as well as dining tables inside, is perched on a promontory at the mouth of the Guadiana River. The menu features Portuguese classics, plus a range of crowd-pleasing dishes like pizzas and burgers.

Situated a little way out of town in Quartiera, this independent French-Portuguese restaurant has a traditional, family-run feel and a band of loyal followers. Fair-priced seafood tapas are on the menu, along with classics like French onion soup.

This modern and minimalist restaurant has a focus on health-boosting ingredients, so diners can expect nutrient-packed bowls, salads, wraps, and ciabattas. It's all served in a pretty indoor-outdoor dining room.

This restaurant is more than just a glamorous beach club—although it is that, too. Both outside on the terrace and inside the glass-walled dining room, the staff turns out a varied menu laden with international favorites. Plus, there's a seafood or fish catch of the day, impressive salads, sandwiches, and smoothies.