The Antiqvvm restaurant (Porto) received a second Michelin star on Tuesday, while four establishments received one star, the publication reported at a ceremony exclusively dedicated to Portugal in Albufeira.
At the ceremony, chef Vitor Matos saw Antiqvvm receive two Michelin stars, joining the remaining seven restaurants previously recognized by the guide in this category, credited with “excellent cuisine worthy of a visit.”
“In Antiqvvm, a restaurant that stands out for its beautiful view of the Douro (from the balcony) and its unique location, in the same palace where the Romantic Museum is located, all his creativity, his technique of craftsmanship, and his culinary experience while working are revealed, as well his special obsession is to offer dishes that, although original, are natural and harmonious, combined with the best seasonal products. His proposal invites gastronomes to take a “journey around the world” with their tastes, going beyond the purely gastronomic, because, as he himself notes , through his dishes he strives to “promote the values of cultural, natural, evolutionary, social and artistic cuisine,” he explains in the guide.
2Monkeys (Vitor Matos and Francisco Quintas, Lisbon); Desarma (Octavio Freitas, Funchal); Ó Balcão (Rodrigo Castelo, Santarem) and Sála (João Sa, Lisbon) are restaurants that have received a Michelin star, which characterizes “high-level cuisine, worth a visit.”
There are a total of 31 one-star restaurants in this year’s guide. Three restaurants did not renew their star: Eneko Lisboa (due to closure), Casa da Calçada (Amarante, under construction) and Vistas (Vila Nova de Cancela, due to the departure of chef Rui Silvestre, who joined Fifty Seconds).
Portugal still does not have the maximum distinction of three stars (“unique cuisine that makes the trip worthwhile”).
Portuguese restaurants featured in the 2024 Michelin Guide for Spain and Portugal were announced tonight at the first exclusively national gala, which will become an annual event, reports the publication, which until the 2023 edition announced the winners in a joint ceremony between the two countries. .
Portugal also has two more restaurants with a green star (which characterizes sustainable gastronomy): Malhadinha Nova (João Sousa, Albernoa) and Ó Balcão (Rodrigo Castelo, Santarem) – now there are five in this category.
On the evening when the Minister of Economy and Maritime Transport, António Costa e Silva, asked for stars to be awarded to female chefs, the Young Chef award was presented to Rita Magro (Blind, Porto). The “sala” award (which distinguishes the service) was given to Pedro Marquez (Yitman, two stars, “Gaia”), and the “sommelier” award was received by Leonel Nunez (Il Gallo d’Oro, two stars, Funchal).
Eight new Bib Gourmand restaurants were announced at the ceremony (good value for money, around 45 euros): Flora (João Guedes Ferreira, Viseu); Inato Bistro (Thiago Costa and Miguel Rodriguez, Braga); Norma (Hugo Alves, Guimarães), O Pastus (Annakaren Fuentes, Paço de Arcos); Olayas (Monica Gomes, Figueira da Foz); Oma (Luis Moreira, Bayan); Patio 44 (Simão Soares and Afonso Ramos, Porto) and Poda (João Narigeta, Montemor o Novo). There are currently 32 restaurants in Portugal that have received this award.
The guide also recommends 21 more establishments, for a total of 96.
List of Portuguese restaurants included in the 2023 Michelin Guide for Spain and Portugal:
Two stars:
Alma (Lisbon, chef Enrique Sa Pessoa)
Antiqvvm (Porto, chef Vitor Matos)
Bel Canto (Lisbon, chef José Aviles)
Casa de Chá da Boa Nova (Lesa da Palmeira, chef Rui Paula)
Il Gallo d’Oro (Funchal, chef Benoit Sinton)
Ocean (Alporcinhos, chef Hans Neuner)
The Yeatman (Vila Nova de Gaia, Chef Ricardo Costa)
Vila Joya (Albufeira, chef Dieter Koschina)
Star:
2Monkeys (Lisbon, Vitor Matos and Francisco Quintas)
100 maneiras (Lisbon, chef Ljubomir Stanisic)
“Kitchen” (Guimarães, chef António Loureiro)
Al Sood (Lagos, Chef Louis Anjos)
A Ver Tavira (Tavira, chef Luis Brito)
Bon Bon (Carvoeiro, Chef Jose Lopez)
Cura (Lisbon, chef Pedro Peña Bastos)
Desarma (Funchal, Octavio Freitas)
Eleven (Lisbon, chef Joachim Kerper)
Encanto (Lisbon, chef José Aviles)
Epur (Lisbon, chef Vincent Farge)
Esporão (Reguengos de Monsaraz, chef Carlos Teixeira)
Euskalduna Studio (Porto, chef Vasco Coelho Santos)
Feitoria (Lisbon, chef Andre Cruz)
Fifty Seconds (Lisbon, chef Rui Silvestre)
Fortaleza do Guincho (Cascais, chef Gil Fernandez)
G Pousada (Braganza, chef Oscar Goncalves)
Gusto by Heinz Beck (Almancil, chef Liborio Buonocore)
Kabuki Lisbon (Lisbon, chef Sebastian Coutinho)
Kanazawa (Lisbon, chef Paulo Morais)
LAB Sergi Arola (Sintra, chef Sergi Arola and Vladimir Veiga)
Le Monument (Porto, chef Julien Monbabu)
Loco (Lisbon, chef Alexandre Silva)
Mesa de Lemos (Viseu, chef Diogo Rocha)
Midori (Sintra, chef Pedro Almeida)
Ó Balcão (Santaren, chef Rodrigo Castelo)
Pedro Lemos (Porto, Chef Pedro Lemos)
Sala (Lisbon, chef Joao Sa)
Vila Foz (Porto, chef Arnaldo Azevedo)
Vista (Portimão, chef João Oliveira)
William (Funchal, chef Luis Pestana)