GUSTO by Heinz Beck

GUSTO by Heinz Beck is the signature restaurant of the Conrad Algarve hotel in Quinta do Lago, Almancil, and holds one Michelin star. The kitchen is built around the philosophy of Heinz Beck, the German chef who holds three Michelin stars at La Pergola in Rome, adapted here into a Mediterranean and Italian-leaning menu that aims for a balance of modernity and healthy cooking. Diners choose between a la carte service and two tasting menus, one of 7 courses and one of 9, each available with a wine pairing. The signature dish is Beck's Fagottelli Carbonara, a handmade pasta pouch filled with carbonara and pecorino, alongside seasonal plates built from Portuguese and Mediterranean ingredients. The dining room opens onto the hotel's open kitchen, with terrace seating overlooking the pool for guests who prefer it. The restaurant is open Wednesday to Saturday for dinner, with the bar service running slightly longer either side. Reservations are recommended given the restaurant's Michelin status. Note: Hilton's booking pages for this restaurant are heavily script-rendered and blocked our usual site crawler, so some operational detail here (hours, contact routing) is drawn from secondary listings rather than confirmed directly against hilton.com; see report for detail.