The Best Vegetarian in Portugal
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The best vegetarian in Portugal, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and The 50 have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Encanto comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Lisbon and Porto.
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You ring a doorbell to get in, which sets the tone for what follows. Encanto is José Avillez's intimate vegetarian tasting menu restaurant, tucked next to his Belcanto, with books lining the walls and arching overhead like a cozy fever dream of a library. The menu is strictly plant-based, seasonally driven, and technically serious, paired with biodynamic wines and house-made kombuchas. It holds a Michelin star, which the vegetables apparently earned on their own terms.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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The name nods to resin extraction and the chef's family roots in that craft, which tells you something about how seriously this vegan and vegetarian restaurant takes its relationship with the land. The menu shifts with the season and the chef's mood, offered as a six or eleven-dish set, and leans contemporary in plating and imagination. Expect combinations that feel genuinely thought through rather than assembled by committee.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant