Vista Restaurante

Vista Restaurante holds 1 Michelin star and sits inside the Bela Vista Hotel and Spa, a 19th century family house that became the first hotel in the Algarve in 1934 and is now a member of Relais and Chateaux. The dining room and terrace look straight over the cliffs and sand of Praia da Rocha, giving the restaurant one of the most photographed settings on this stretch of coast. The kitchen is led by chef Joao Oliveira, who trained at Largo do Paço, the Yeatman and Vila Joya before taking on Vista. His cooking draws on national Portuguese cuisine and Mediterranean influences, built around fish and seafood landed daily at Algarve ports, with the rest of the produce chosen for precision and imagination rather than following a fixed formula. The restaurant is run by the same team as the wider Bela Vista Hotel and takes reservations through its own online booking system. It is aimed at guests looking for a proper tasting menu experience in the Algarve rather than a casual meal, and its combination of a Michelin star, a historic building and sea views makes it one of the standout fine dining addresses in Portimao and Praia da Rocha.