The best restaurants in Estoril

It might sound like a joke, but it isn’t. Romina, the Italian behind this Estoril restaurant, really does have the surname Lamassa. ‘It was a funny coincidence,’ she laughs. She has lived in Portugal since 2012, is married to a Portuguese man and, despite training as a vet, has an immeasurable passion for pasta. Every morning, she makes the fresh pasta served in the restaurant, which is also available to take away. The menu is simple but effective. The short list includes tagliatelle carbonara or Bolognese, paccheri alla Genovese and ravioli filled with salmon, spinach and ricotta, or cod. To finish, there is the essential tiramisu and a southern Italian speciality: caprese al limone cake made with limoncello and white chocolate.

At Dona Ana Baiana, Ana Coelho transports diners straight to Bahia with comforting, home-style dishes. After six years at Mercado da Vila and a stint at Casa da Guia, which was destroyed by Storm Martinho, she settled in Galerias do Estoril. The smaller, more intimate space allows for more attention to each customer, while Ana remains the sole cook, serving specialities such as banana moqueca, prawn acarajé, couscous with egg and queijo coalho, and cassava chips. For dessert, there is mungunzá, a traditional Brazilian sweet.

One of Greater Lisbon’s most authentic Chinese restaurants, it serves the traditional flavours of the Kuong Tong region. At lunchtime, the legendary dim sum is the jewel in the crown, with fresh batches constantly leaving the kitchen. The dinner menu is too extensive to list, so we’ll make things easier: Peking duck is one of the specialities, alongside shark fin soup.

Visit Pow Chicks without doing your homework and you might assume it is a long-established American franchise. It isn’t: the brand is Portuguese and its story is a recent one. After two years serving chicken burgers from a dark kitchen in Alvalade, it opened its first bricks-and-mortar restaurant in Campo Pequeno in 2025, followed by a second near the Casino gardens in Estoril in 2026. The retro look and atmosphere recall American diners from the 1950s and ’60s. The menu focuses on five chicken burgers, all made with deboned, seasoned chicken thigh, hand-breaded and fried to order. The Pow Chick’s, for example, combines cheddar, bacon and pickles with the house sauce, while the Hot Honey Chick’s pairs spicy honey with Pow mayo.

A long-standing favourite among Estoril locals, Jackpot is an old-school restaurant with excellent service and simple yet sophisticated décor, its tables dressed in crisp, perfectly ironed white tablecloths. Located opposite Casino Estoril, it also has a terrace for warmer days. Seafood is the speciality, but there is also a wide selection of meat dishes, including bifinhos à Jackpot and chateaubriand for two, best accompanied by creamed spinach and freshly fried chips. To finish, expect the traditional desserts of a Portuguese seafood restaurant, such as rice pudding, crème caramel and chocolate mousse. It is also an excellent choice for a late meal.

When Carolina Sales arrived in Portugal, she brought more than a decade of experience – including three shops in Rio de Janeiro – and a large following in Brazil. It did not take long for her fine patisserie to make an impression in Oeiras, not only with the brigadeiros that started it all, but also homemade cakes, tarts, biscuits and even a fitness range. Three years later, the brand expanded to Estoril. Its celebrated brigadeiros – both classic and reinvented in flavours such as pistachio, coconut and apricot – and homemade cakes by the slice are now joined by new additions including pastéis de nata, macarons and éclairs. The space has the same romantic feel as the original and is designed for visits throughout the day, with breakfast and brunch options as well as light meals.