Fortaleza do Guincho Restaurant is a once in a lifetime experience, we can guarantee you that. The first thing you’ll notice in this fine dining experience is the absolutely breathtaking environment that surrounds this fortress. With the Guincho Beach, in Cascais, as background, this restaurant, integrated into one of the most luxurious hotels in Portugal, the Fortaleza do Guincho, is worthy of one Michelin star.

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With a philosophy based on the best practices of haute cuisine, the restaurant’s proposals have always been inspired by the Atlantic – the restaurant’s background. The fresh fish and seafood assume the spotlight at the table of Fortaleza do Guincho Restaurant. To that, the Chef adds the best national products that are a constant at Guincho’s table, honoured and recreated in each dish, and in each season, before the recognition of national and international criticism.

With the main goal of working the haute cuisine, Fortaleza do Guincho restaurant opened doors in 1998. Later then, in 2001, the restaurant, marked by its strong influence of haute cuisine, won its first Michelin star. Ever since, Fortaleza do Guincho restaurant has been holding on to it.

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Besides the strong inspiration in the Atlantic, the Fortaleza do Guincho cuisine is very marked by classic Frech gastronomy. And these two elements are what really brings to the table a once in a lifetime experience.

In the latest years, Fortaleza do Guincho has been betting on changing its concept, by simplifying the restaurant’s set-up to end up with the excessive formality and has assumed officially the bet on a Portuguese fine dining cuisine.

The 5-star Hotel

This fine dining restaurant is inserted in Fortaleza do Guincho, a five-star hotel with a unique service. Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Fortaleza do Guincho hosts a Charming Hotel that is part of the prestigious Relais & Châteaux association.

The Hotel Fortaleza do Guincho counts with eight Courtyard Rooms, located in the cloister, with side beach view through a small fortress window. Upstairs, the 16 Superior Rooms offer splendid views of the Atlantic Ocean, all with enclosed balconies. Also located on the top floor, the 3 Junior Suites offer the best views over the sea, just opposite, and over Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of Continental Europe.

Every room has television, mini bar, telephone, hairdryer, a safe, room service, and are equipped with all the facilities you could wait from a 5-star hotel.

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