Caniço beach restaurant Alvor, Portimao
8.6PETER'S SCORE
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Caniço beach restaurant Alvor

📍 Portimao€€2023-06-06By Peter Cruiming
Food8.0
Service8.7
Value9.0
Atmosphere8.7

Hidden behind a villa park with small and simple vilas, Canico beach restaurant is literally sandwiched between 2 rocks. If no one recommended this (ex Michelin star) restaurant to you, you would never discover it.

You park your car in the road in front of the barrier and walk through the park to the small beach and restaurant. There is control at the entrance.

Make sure you have a reservation, otherwise you won't get in, unfortunately. You go down via a lift, which feels a bit strange because you usually take the lift to go up You come out at a historic underground tunnel. Walking through that, you come to the bar/snack bar, where you can order drinks and simple snacks.

Caniço beach restaurant Alvor, photo 2

Tasty Ibiza music is played. It's open until 4am at night. Those must be fun parties.... 🕺💃 The resort looks a bit old and unsociable, but this probably makes up for a lot....

At -1 you'll find the toilet and the beach, at + 1 restaurant Canico, which you reach by a small staircase....

Apart from fresh fish, Canico serves meat and 4 vegan dishes such as Tahine, paella, risotto and mushroom crepe.

The service is friendly, but has to work too hard. And too often take the stairs because the bar is downstairs and the kitchen upstairs. Logistically a challenge!

As the main course, paella (13.50). What a beautiful and delicious paella! We lived in Barcelona for 2 years, but this one is at least as good as the original Spanish paella! Highly recommended!

As a side we have a beautiful colourful salad (4.20) and boiled Portuguese potatoes (3.50).

For dessert we have the drunken pear (4.50) with cinnamon and a delicious Port. Yummy!

A unique small restaurant/ beach club with good service, great views and delicious food for a fair price! Many beach clubs can take an example from that!!!

Credit Card PaymentFamily FriendlyOnline ReservationsFree WIFIVegan options Vegetarian optionsOutdoor seatingLounge barParking availableSunday Brunch Credit Card PaymentFamily FriendlyOnline ReservationsFree WIFIVegan options Vegetarian optionsOutdoor seatingLounge barParking availableSunday Brunch Impression One Response Maarten van der Zwan says: October 1, 2023 at 1:17 pm A pity that again you do not mention the location

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