Restaurante Zip Zip — Restaurant in Albufeira

We recently had the pleasure of discovering Zip Zip, a newly taken over gem in the Algarve, and it was honestly one of the best dining experiences we’ve had in over 20 years of visiting Portugal.

Run by the lovely Marco, a local Portuguese, and his wonderful English wife, Vicky, Zip Zip offers a simple, welcoming atmosphere where the focus is firmly on fantastic food and heartfelt service. Every dish we had was bursting with flavour – some of the tastiest we’ve ever enjoyed in the region. You can truly feel the love and passion that goes into every plate.

A special touch was when the chef herself, clearly so proud of her creations, came out to personally ask how we enjoyed everything – a rare and lovely gesture that made the evening even more memorable.

If you’re in the Algarve and looking for delicious food in a relaxed and friendly setting, we can’t recommend Zip Zip highly enough. We can’t...

Great local fish restaurant. Not fancy. I am not a Porugal expert but this is what I guess is part of the quintessence why so many people want to retire here. Other than with beef, fresh fish is mostly the same in 3* restaurants as in a corner cafe in the middle of nowhere. The difference is in the preparation and spices. In this place you taste applied experience of generations of no nonsense cooking with the organic spices available literally along the streets to get there. In my opinion this place is a must if you are staying within a 30 minutes range. I am not sure if they take reservations. We always go to such places earlier than is customary and it...

A lovely setting for a restaurant. The staff super friendly and always willing to help. We spent a good amount of time there waiting for our food to be served which was fish soup and grilled squid. I even joked that maybe they had gone to catch the fish as there was hardly anyone in the restaurant. The fish soup was like tinned tomato soup with fish added to it and the grilled squid was mediocre. The veggies that came with it tasted like the detergent they wash the chopping board with unfortunately. Its a shame that we won't return as it's a cute...