Xic — Restaurant in Faro

This is one of the best restaurants I have ever eaten in. If I could give it six stars I would. The staff are lovely and really helpful and speak English. They explained all the dishes and helped us choose good food we would like. They have menus in both English and Portuguese. It has a very relaxed almost café atmosphere. The food was really good. If you like fish they have loads of fresh fish caught locally in the marina and bought daily, if you don't they also have lots of non fish dishes. It was unlike any other I have eaten and most are family recipes. The deserts are a must try. It is very reasonably priced, main dishes cost between €8 -€18. The wine is nice, local and sold by the glass, carafe, or bottle. The restaurant is clean both in the dinning room and the bathrooms. There is a lot of free...

For those like me who are great fans of Francesinha, this is a very unexpected and positive surprise. We are used to having Francesinha in Porto and the other places usually it is desaponting. That is not the case here. They are fantastic. In addition all staff is incredibly friendly and makes us feel really good. The restaurant is not fancy or in a nice location, but if you are a Francesinha lover, you just don't care, and you must come here. The rest of the food looks equally. Prices are totally fair. So it's a must in the region. 100% recommend for the...

Portuguese food restaurant with good quality/price ratio 👌. They serve traditional dishes both fish and meat (only two vegetarian options though). I went for the “Francesinha Extra à Xic” and it was delicious! The “Extra” has superior meat quality that is totally worth the money 🥪 Some restaurants serve meat that feels like rubber, definitely not this one 😉 The reason for 4 stars is the dessert… it wasn’t the greatest one,...