The Best Seafood Near Conceito, by the Record

The nautical lines of this seafood restaurant on the Estrada do Guincho have been a fixture along the Guincho coast for as long as anyone can remember, all pale wood and light tones with the Atlantic close enough to justify everything on the menu. Fish and shellfish from the region are the whole point, and the wine cellar running beneath the building is quietly enormous. Sharing menus are available for two, though regulars tend to know the room well enough to order without looking.

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A wooden sculpture of a giant ray hangs over the dining room, which tells you everything about where José Avillez's most sea-forward restaurant wants your head to be. Perched between Guincho and Cascais with views to match, it's a seafood restaurant built around ultra-fresh fish displayed in an open kitchen. The menu leans into the Portuguese coast with the kind of confidence that doesn't need explaining.

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A U-shaped counter for ten people wrapping an open kitchen is the whole room here, tucked beneath another restaurant inside a hotel on Avenida da Liberdade. The chef runs a single tasting menu built around Atlantic fish and seafood, with caviar and truffle showing up when the mood calls for it. You pass through an entrance bar lined with over a thousand mirrors on the way in, which sets the tone neatly.

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A seafood restaurant inside the small, luxurious JNcQUOI House hotel on Avenida da Liberdade, where the fish and shellfish are displayed on ice near the entrance so you can point at your dinner before it's cooked. The glass-walled kitchen at the back keeps the sizeable team visible throughout. Everything is à la carte, with grilled, salt-baked, and wood-fired preparations sharing the menu in a spacious, Mediterranean-styled room.

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