Restaurante A Brasa — Restaurant in Portimão

We stumbled upon this place while walking through town, and it ended up being one of the best dining experiences during our travels across Portugal for two weeks. The handwritten, Portuguese-only menu was a challenge I was okay with and expected during this trip, considering my very rudimentary experience with that language. One of the kind locals offered some food recommendations here and basically insisted we try the piri piri chicken ("frango assado" = "roasted chicken" on the menu). We did, and it was so good! It was perfectly grilled and had tasty, little dollops of garlic cream sauce, which made this version unlike - and better than - the piri piri we had elsewhere in this country. The waiter was fantastic and friendly, stopping to chat with us for a couple minutes as we were leaving (they were about to close for the afternoon, so the place wasn't very busy). Be sure to look us up for plenty more...

This feels like a proper local place. Lovely service from the hard working team that does eat in or take away peri peri chicken. Very good pricing (half of what you’d pay down at a tourist joint near the water). Great wine on tap. Most importantly incredible chicken, fries, salad, and dessert! My favourite place in Portimao having tried many. Great...

More than worthwhile a visit. Family run, original Portuguese restaurant in the center of Portimao with an open charcoral BBQ in the restaurant. Today we tried the Prato do Dia "Cordon Bleu", very tasty. See photos of the complete menu. They run it as a take away, also... and the Locals love that. Parking in one of the little...