Isabel and Costa’s guidebook to Lagos and Portugal

Isabel (And Costa)
Isabel (And Costa)
Isabel and Costa’s guidebook to Lagos and Portugal

Our favourite restaurants in Lagos

Good food, great value and pleasant service. Although now discovered by tourists this restaurant is off the beaten track in Lagos town and so still retains its authenticity.
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Os Lambertos
LB 11 R. do Compromisso Marítimo
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Good food, great value and pleasant service. Although now discovered by tourists this restaurant is off the beaten track in Lagos town and so still retains its authenticity.
More upscale, but still good value. Highly recommended. Great view from the cliff. One of the very best.
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Restaurante Camilo
Estrada da Ponta da Piedade
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More upscale, but still good value. Highly recommended. Great view from the cliff. One of the very best.
Great for fish, meat and regional dishes. Right on the beach! Access by car is a little tricky. Check your maps app and towards the end of the directions follow the road closest to the coast.
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O António
Avenida Fernão de Magalhães
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Great for fish, meat and regional dishes. Right on the beach! Access by car is a little tricky. Check your maps app and towards the end of the directions follow the road closest to the coast.
Outside Lagos on the N125. Basic but excellent food, especially roast piglet, a favourite Portuguese dish.
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A Choupana
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Outside Lagos on the N125. Basic but excellent food, especially roast piglet, a favourite Portuguese dish.

Other restaurants we recommend.

Outside of Lagos and around Portugal.
Elegant, still good value, has one of the best wine collections and shops in Portugal. Good for special occasions.
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Veneza
Estrada de Paderne
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Elegant, still good value, has one of the best wine collections and shops in Portugal. Good for special occasions.
This restaurante and location is famous for a regional dish called Cozido à portuguesa, or Portuguese boiled dinner. Although the dish appears simple, it takes hours to prepare. It is similar to southern US cuisine in that it contains pig ears and feet. You don't have to eat everything, and it also contains other savoury pork meats, and also vegetables. For the adventurous. Google it.
Restaurante Canal Caveira
39 R. a
This restaurante and location is famous for a regional dish called Cozido à portuguesa, or Portuguese boiled dinner. Although the dish appears simple, it takes hours to prepare. It is similar to southern US cuisine in that it contains pig ears and feet. You don't have to eat everything, and it also contains other savoury pork meats, and also vegetables. For the adventurous. Google it.
If you are in central or northern Portugal we highly recommend a stop in this town and this restaurant. The regional dish here is roast piglet. The bread is to die for. Highly recommended.
Pedro dos Leitões
1 Rua Álvaro Pedro
If you are in central or northern Portugal we highly recommend a stop in this town and this restaurant. The regional dish here is roast piglet. The bread is to die for. Highly recommended.

Recommended sights and towns around Portugal

One of the most beautiful places in the world! Take a drive and also a boat cruise or short ride. Great place for wine tours and tasting also. Port wine originates here.
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Douro River
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One of the most beautiful places in the world! Take a drive and also a boat cruise or short ride. Great place for wine tours and tasting also. Port wine originates here.
A centuries old garden and forest once tended by monks. In the centre is an amazing palace which is a hotel. Rooms are sometimes on sale. Amazing walks, food, mystery. Unique.
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Serra do Buçaco
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A centuries old garden and forest once tended by monks. In the centre is an amazing palace which is a hotel. Rooms are sometimes on sale. Amazing walks, food, mystery. Unique.
Off the beaten track but worth a journey. A fortified village on a mountaintop. Check ahead for accommodation.
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Marvão
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Off the beaten track but worth a journey. A fortified village on a mountaintop. Check ahead for accommodation.
Another historic town on a hilltop. Great for walking, photography, views of surrounding countryside.
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Monsaraz
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Another historic town on a hilltop. Great for walking, photography, views of surrounding countryside.
A magnificent beach on the west coast, near the south and easily accessible by car from Lagos. Unforgettable views. Good local restaurants. Good surfing.
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Praia da Arrifana
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A magnificent beach on the west coast, near the south and easily accessible by car from Lagos. Unforgettable views. Good local restaurants. Good surfing.

Sightseeing

A must-see local local spot just on the outskirts of lagos. For views, boat tours through caves, and sunsets. Just drive along the main boulevard between the canal and downtown, towards the west, up the hill past the fort and watch for the signs. The turn is towards the left.
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Ponta da Piedade
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A must-see local local spot just on the outskirts of lagos. For views, boat tours through caves, and sunsets. Just drive along the main boulevard between the canal and downtown, towards the west, up the hill past the fort and watch for the signs. The turn is towards the left.
This beach is a short and easy walk for the condo. Go out of the main door, turn right then right again. A short distance down the street, on the left, you will see the path to this beach.
Meia Praia, Portugal
This beach is a short and easy walk for the condo. Go out of the main door, turn right then right again. A short distance down the street, on the left, you will see the path to this beach.