At Carvalhal beach is this unassuming restaurant with its magnificent sandy shoreline setting. Owned by a fisherman, it's the best spot for catch-of-the-day grilled, with a squeeze of lemon. The fish here [especially the sea bass], not just in these restaurants but here in Portugal, is outrageously good - something to do with the chilly depths of the Atlantic. It can be a little choppy, but you can see why surfers, windsurfers and kitesurfers flock here at the beginning and end of the season.

On a quiet stretch of Portuguese coast with sweeping vistas of the paddy fields this restaurant is housed in a former rice husking mill, the Museu do Arroz feels like an extension of De Carvalho’s home [the owner who started out as a programmer for Texas Instruments and IBM in Europe before moving to Brazil and becoming an interior designer]. This is the epicentre of Comportas social scene with a lounge area filled with overstuffed velvet couches this is upscale dining.  A popular destination and perhaps the best gastronomic choice on the Setúbal Peninsula that [would recommend the excellent salt cod fritters!] This is the smarter sister to the more relaxed Ilha do Arroz also owned by De Carvalho.

The Michelin Guide for Spain and Portugal has announced the selection for 2016, in which Portugal has retained its 17 Michelin stars in 14 Portuguese restaurants.

** Michelin Stars 2016
- Belcanto (Lisboa), José Avillez
- Ocean (Armação de Pera), Hans Neuner
- Vila Joya (Albufeira), Dieter Koshina

* Michelin Stars 2016
- Eleven (Lisboa), Joachim Koerper
- Feitoria (Lisboa), João Rodrigues
- Fortaleza do Guincho (Cascais), Vincent Farges
- Henrique Leis (Almancil), Henrique Leis
- Il Gallo d’Oro (Funchal), Benoît Sinthon
- L'And Vineyards (Montemor-o-Novo), Miguel Laffan
- Pedro Lemos (Porto), Pedro Lemos
- São Gabriel (Almancil), Leonel Pereira
- Willie’s (Vilamoura), Willie Wurger
- Bon Bon (Carvoeiro), Rui Silvestre
- Casa da Calçada (Amarante), Vítor Matos​