Café Brasil Marisqueira

Cafe Brasil Marisqueira describes itself as the oldest establishment of its kind in Portimao, sitting right in the heart of the city on the famous Rua das Lojas. Its own site traces the business back through decades of history, growing out of the old taverns that were once the meeting point for fishermen who put their livelihoods in the hands of the sea, and it remains a place with a genuinely local, family atmosphere. The kitchen is built around fresh shellfish delivered daily from the Algarve, and the menu runs from a simple, affordably priced snack or breakfast on the wide outdoor esplanade through to more substantial dishes such as arroz de marisco (seafood rice) and feijoada de gambas (prawn bean stew). Diving-caught clams and percebes (goose barnacles) and gamba da costa (local coast prawn) are among the specialities the restaurant is best known for, alongside a full menu of meat and fish for guests who prefer something other than shellfish. Cafe Brasil Marisqueira is open Monday to Saturday from 8:30 to midnight. Its own website has been unreachable to automated checks at the time of this listing (it returns an access-denied response to standard requests), so this description is built from an archived copy of the site rather than a live fetch; the address, phone and opening hours below are confirmed from that archive.