Location: Amares
Top Restaurants in Amares
Top Things to do in Amares
- 1. Santuario de Nossa Senhora da Abadia
- 2. Castelo de Lanhoso
- 3. Bom Jesus do Monte
- 4. Quinta de Lamoso
- 5. Santuario Nossa Senhora do Alivio
- 6. Santuario do Bom Jesus do Monte
- 7. Mosteiro De Santo Andre De Rendufe
- 8. Autocar Bar
- 9. Mosteiro de Sao Martinho de Tibaes
- 10. Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro
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Most Popular European food in Amares, Northern Portugal, Portugal
Find out what European restaurants to try in Amares. Amares (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈmaɾɨʃ]) is a municipality in Braga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,889, in an area of 81.95 km².
Things to do in Amares
10. Restaurante Elvira
Overall Ratings
4 based on 273 reviews
Reviewed By lisahI3911RX
not too close to the city center, but absolutely worth the trip. traditional food from portugal in a very nice setting. many families from braga, essentially no tourists. highly recommended!
9. Ai o alho - Vinhos e petiscos
Overall Ratings
5 based on 107 reviews
Reviewed By Antonio G
The space, although a bit away from city center, welcomes you with its old furniture. They call "grandmother's table" to a big table for big groups in the center of the room. The "tapas" are delicious: mushrooms and chicken wings were our favourites, but the chef prepares over 10 different "tapas", and a delicious "amouse bouche" of aubergine. Good variety of wines with very good prices. Main dishes, we had the fantastic T-Bone (really good meat!) and the "Bacalhau", cod-fish "al dente": not too salty, not too cooked. But DO NOT miss the deserts, specially the chef's version of "Romeo and Juliette" and the "beijinhos" of passion fruit. They make it worth to pick the car and drive there!Thanks for your visit and your kind words. Hope to see you soon.
8. Troia Restaurante
Overall Ratings
4 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By Mónica R
Here you can taste really nice food and deserts. People are kind and all the restaurant is clean with a good environment.
7. Restaurante A Rival
Overall Ratings
4 based on 49 reviews
Reviewed By Simon D
A cafe a restaurant and a takeaway. Portuguese dishes well prepared. My wife's shellfish with white beans was good. My veal was a bit tough. Generous portions and you probably won't need the rice which always seems to come. Not overwhelming but Amares is not a huge place.
6. Restaurante Pousada Mosteiro de Amares
Overall Ratings
4 based on 82 reviews
The restaurant area at the Pousada of Santa Maria do Bouro is unique: set in the old kitchen of the Monastery, with the reconstructed original chimney, two impressive ovens and small food heating stoves cut into the stone, it is decorated with a huge gran
Reviewed By LarryF149
We had both dinner and breakfast here. The staff was excellent the food perfectly prepared and beautifully presented and the setting in the original kitchen of the monastery is without peer.The wine list is excellent and reasonable and the desserts were perfect ending to a great meal.
5. Restaurante Cruzeiro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 182 reviews
Reviewed By Peter F
We chose this restaurant as it had a very interesting looking menu and we weren't disappointed. The staff were very friendly and welcoming, helping us select our meal. We chose the baby lamb which was delicious - and fortunately opted for the extra large portion to ensure we had enough between us. It was so tender, flavoursome and moist. There was also a good selection of vegetables. We chose a carafe of local red wine which was "young" but went down well, particularly at the price of 6 euros! Sadly we can't comment on the desserts as we were full up.Just one word of warning: it's cash only but not that expensive.
4. Recanto da Minhota
Overall Ratings
4 based on 78 reviews
Reviewed By JMEdQ
We were recommended to eat here by local people, and that is surely a good recommendation! They are right - everyone seems to come here. It's therefore almost necessary to make a booking. The food is excellent, with the typical large portions and relative simplicity that characterise the cuisine in northern Portugal. The service was very good - despite the place being full and therefore with some obvious 'pressure point' moments. Cheerful and friendly, and delicious food and wine - what more can you want? Highly recommended, and it is good value. There's a menu in English and in French, so don't be afraid to ask.
3. Restaurant Carias
Overall Ratings
4 based on 88 reviews
Reviewed By Richard J
Bouros Santa Marta is no more than a row of houses along the road on one of the routes to Peneda-Geres National Park. We were staying at the Pousada in the next village where the food was expensive and not to our taste to say the least. Investigating a better deal we made our way West from the Pousada coming across this small unassuming restaurant about 2 or 3 kilometres along the road. It's probably about 5k East of Amares.They have a car park above the main road which was convenient. Making our way up the steps to what really appeared to be no more than a cheap bar we had misgivings but the locals drinking around the doorway beckoned is in to be greeted by the patron. He showed us through to a fairly large but simple dining room which was illuminated by the ubiquitous TV screen but the only table occupied was by the kitchen staff. This was about 7.30pm and our first reaction was that perhaps they had a good lunchtime business and we were too late for a proper meal. We were completely wrong. The kitchen staff were shooed back to their stoves and after a lengthy search a menu in English was presented. There was a large selection of mainly grilled dishes which were virtually all listed as suitable for two persons. We ordered veal brochettes between the two of us and a bottle of red wine. The cheapest wines started at 4euros per bottle, not including the even cheaper wines available by the carafe,so we pushed the boat out and ordered the second most expensive bottle of red available for 6 euros. And very drinkable it was too!The restaurant was by now busying up with locals calling in to eat so I think we were now becoming aware that the place had a good reputation, when our meal arrived we could see why. A very large serving plate arrived with fried potatoes, rice,some salad, and two large kebabs of veal ,peppers and onions on top. We could barely eat all the meat because of the generous portion size and had to leave some of the fries and rice. All this came to a total bill just over 22 euros including the usual bread and olives, the wine, and a large bottle of water.This was great wholesome food if you are hungry-as we were, fantastic value, and despite impenetrable language barriers we were made to feel really welcome. Every village across the world needs a bar/restaurant like this.
2. Restaurante O Victor
Overall Ratings
4 based on 550 reviews
Reviewed By SergioC-PhD
I have eaten at quite a few Portuguese restaurants but not one like this. This was exceptional. First, the host/owner Victor was there, extraordinarily attentive to all our needs and questions. Second, our plates: chouriça, bacalhau grelhado, costeletas de vitela and the regional wine were exquisitely prepared in the traditional regional fashion, like how our grandparents did it. The desserts were fantastic - a bolo de laranja. Thoroughly flavorful. The restaurant itself is tucked away in a small street. Parking was not an issue. The residents were nice enough to point us to where it was. The restaurant space is quite ample with paned windows all around that face the most beautiful sunsets in Minho. I will go back without hesitation on my next trip to the north of Portugal. Relaxing and pleasant experience beginning to end. Hats off to Senhor Victor who has provided to the world this gem of a restaurant and experience. One of the highlights of my recent trip.
Amares Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Amares
1. Bira dos Namorados, Braga
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1369 reviews
Bira dos namorados - a space with love in Braga Situated in one of the prime areas of the city of archbishops, near the Cathedral of Braga, Bira dos Namorados is a space blends tradition with innovation in a space that joins fast food with a Regional Stor
Reviewed By The_Real_Hamburger
Not too much to be said about this place. It has a nicely decorated interior trending somewhere in the direction of in-style of nostalgia and offers a fair range of burgers, steak sandwiches, and beers. Food is good but not outstanding and fairly priced. Staff is friendly and attentive.
