Restaurants · Western Algarve

Quarenta & Quatro

Quarenta & Quatro, also listed as Restaurante 44, serves Portuguese cooking at Barranco da Fonte in Alfambras, north of Carrapateira. Its rural setting and advance-order seafood specialities make it relevant to a day exploring the Costa Vicentina.

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The illuminated Quarenta & Quatro restaurant sign beside a stone wall and paved entrance
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What to expect

The restaurant and bar is part of Barranco da Fonte’s rural accommodation, with a public menu and a separate dining offer. Grilled sea bass or sea bream, octopus, lamb and vegetable dishes provide choices for a mixed group. The actual address is Alfambras, rather than Carrapateira village or its beaches.

Some dishes need planning: the operator lists seafood xerém, octopus-and-sweet-potato cataplana, monkfish rice and razor-clam rice as specialities ordered a day ahead. Other dishes appear on the ordinary menu. Contact the restaurant to choose the meal and arrange a table, especially when travelling from Carrapateira or combining lunch with a walk.

Also known as
Restaurante 44 · Restaurante Quarenta e Quatro

Planning your visit

  • Special-order dishes require 24 hours’ notice.
  • Actual base: Barranco da Fonte, Alfambras.

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