Crêperie L'Autêntica Normandie — Restaurant in Portimão

We arrived at 7:07.59 thus 31 minutes and 59 seconds after it opened but Pascal was well prepared for our group of six. Despite the fact that we outnumbered him by six hundred percent, Pascal very quickly made us welcome and explained the menu according to Levi-Strauss' The Raw and the Cooked. The meat eaters ordered vegetarian with added meat and the vegetarians order Les Alpes speck without the meat. Everything was delicious and served with humour and alacrity (the zeugma is optional). Specialist drinks of the region (Normandy) were appreciated. The bill was calculated to four decimal places and totally accurate plus delivered on authentic stationery from the 1970s which I kept as a souvenir of a charming experience. Si on parle français, on a la chance de parler avec un natif accueillant. Merci pour votre hospitalité et à...

Imagine this: you are walking around Portimão late on a Sunday evening. You stumble across a French crêperie that is still open. Rock music blares. Decor is quirky bric à brac chic. You feel like you're in your cool uncle's living room. And then the food comes out! The owner/chef cooks you the most delicious crêpes à la française. You'd swear you were in Normandy. Or maybe on the rue du Montparnasse in Paris. The balance of flavors-- creamy cheese, salty ham, perfectly cooked egg-- so simple and so delicious. And the chocolate in the choco crêpe! Perfection. Everything about this dining experience in Portimão was unexpected and delightful. The owner can not only cook perfect crêpes, but he is also charming, witty, and very accommodating. One of our top experiences in the Algarve. I recommend it highly. Merci et à...

10/10! It may sound weird going to a place like this in Portimao, but trust me, It is going to be the BEST possible choice.

The restaurant is super cozy and very well decorated; the owner is extremely kind and warm, always trying to make you feel at home (at his home, in Normandie, since he is a native breton guy) and above all, the food is superb, simply delicious.

We tried two galettes (the "normand" and the "Choz" ones) and a sweet crêpe as a dessert. We cannot be happier, there is no doubt we will come back when we return to Portimao.

Thank you for everything, the dinner was such a lovely time! 🙂

P.S: In case you still have doubts, all the food is typically breton and homemade in front of you. And local craft beers...