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Comporta, Portugal
Photo: Chef AmazingRice fields, storks and empty beaches an hour south of Lisbon, and a handful of places to eat that people drive down for. Our story is dinner in a horse stable.
Arroz de marisco and grilled fish on the sand
Where to eat in Comporta
1A photo like it
Cavalariça
Get: The Alentejo pork croquettes with clam mayo, Sado oysters, then fish and dessert
Our own story. An old horse stable turned dining room by chef Bruno Caseiro and Filipa Gonçalves, open since 2017 and in the Michelin Guide Portugal since 2024. Shared plates, good cocktails, Portuguese ingredients treated with imagination. (Chef Amazing)
2A photo like it
Sal
Get: Fish soup, black rice with cuttlefish ink and aioli, grilled fish, carabineiros with coriander rice
Born in 2012 on Pego beach, moved in 2023 to the old O Dinis site on Carvalhal. Simple room, fish soup and black rice that people drive for. Also in our story trip notes. (timeout.pt)
3A photo like it
Sublime Comporta Beach Club
Get: Oysters, grouper ceviche, tuna tataki, paella à marinheira, olive oil pudding
On the sand at Carvalhal, open to everyone, and the one beach restaurant that stays open all year. Michelin's Good Cooking listing in 2025 was reported by Taste of Lisboa. (sublimehotels.pt)
4A photo like it
Dona Bia
Get: Arroz de lingueirão with tomato and coriander, fried soles with cockle rice, filetes de peixe-galo
The roadside Comporta classic, open for more than 30 years. Loose rice dishes made with the local rice, fried and grilled fish, cataplana, açorda. Locals and visitors both stop. (timeout.pt)
Plan the trip
- When to go
- May to June and September; July and August are busy.
- Getting there
- About 1 hour 15 minutes from Lisbon airport (LIS) by car.
More for Comporta
Why it's on the list
Our story town: Cavalariça.
- Chef Amazing: Dinner in a horse stable, an hour from Lisbon
- Portugal Confidential: Comporta guide
- Jo & So: insider's guide to Comporta
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