Portugal

174
ESTORIL, CASCAIS & SINTRA
7
CASCAIS
Moderate
Beira Mar Restaurante PORTUGUESE Cozy and crowded, with a terrace
that spills onto a traffic-free plaza in front, this is the best restaurant in the center of
Cascais. Established in the 1950s, with present management in place since 1973, it
evokes a relatively simple seafront tavern, except that the food and service are a lot better
than that cliché might imply. Within sight of a well-scrubbed kitchen, you’ll enjoy such
menu items as a savory sopa de marisco (shellfish soup), filet of whitefish with shellfish
rice, baked sea bass in a salt crust, or whitefish crowned with a banana. Grilled sole and
several kinds of shellfish round out the menu.
Rua das Flores 6. & 021/482-73-80. www.beiramarcascais.com. Reservations recommended. Main
courses 15€–35€. AE, DC, MC, V. Wed–Mon noon–4pm and 7pm–midnight.
Eduardo’s BELGIAN/PORTUGUESE Rustically decorated with regional artifacts,
this provincial restaurant occupies the street level of a postwar apartment building in the
center of Cascais. It’s named after its Belgian-born owner, Edouard de Beukelaer, who
turns out savory Portuguese and Belgian meals. The well-prepared food might include
filet steaks, braised filet of turbot, crayfish in butter sauce with capers, and veal liver.
Nothing very imaginative is served, but everything is decently prepared.
Largo das Grutas 3. & 21/483-19-01. Reservations recommended. Main courses 12€–32€; fixed-price
menu 18€. AE, DC, MC, V. Thurs–Tues noon–3pm and 7–11pm.
Reijos INTERNATIONAL/PORTUGUESE This place is likely to be
crowded, so in high season you’ll have to wait for a table or abandon all hope—this
intimate, informal bistro is that good. The menu combines fine American and Portuguese
foods with pleasing results. Justifiably popular items include grilled lobster with
butter sauce, shrimp curry, and filet mignon. Two dishes from Macau are prepared at
your table: beef with garden peppers, and shrimp with cucumbers. Fresh seafood includes
sole, sea bass, grouper, fresh salmon, and bacalhau a Reijos (oven-baked dry codfish with
cheese sauce). Unlike many European restaurants, Reijos serves fresh vegetables with its
main dishes at no extra cost. The service is excellent.
Rua Frederico Arouca 35. & 21/483-03-11. Reservations required for dinner. Main courses 15€–32€. AE,
DC, MC, V. Mon–Sat 12:30–3:30pm and 7–11pm. Closed Dec 15–30.
Inexpensive
B&B Restaurante PORTUGUESE No, the B&B in the name doesn’t stand
for bed and breakfast—rather for bom and baratoa, meaning good and cheap in Portuguese.
The little eatery lives up to its namesake. One reader wrote that she would gladly
have paid double for the meal she consumed here. The restaurant is run by a expat
Frenchman who arrived in town some 30 years ago. The octopus usually wins a rave from
most clients; it’s slowly cooked in the oven for about 2 hours before it’s lightly grilled in
olive oil and fresh herbs. The catch of the day can also be served grilled and golden
brown. The cook is superb at turning out shrimp as well. Many diners end their meal
with a glass of port.
Rua do Poço Novo. & 21/48-20-686. Reservations recommended. Main courses 9€–12€. No credit cards.
Mon–Sat noon–2:30pm and 6:30–9:45pm.
Dom Manolo PORTUGUESE In the center of Cascais—in fact, on its main
street—this Spanish-operated restaurant and grill looks like an Iberian tavern. The
kitchen dishes out reasonably priced, tasty, uncomplicated regional fare. It attracts more
local residents than fancy foreign visitors. The perfectly cooked spit-roasted chicken, with