5000 bottlesChef Rui Paula seafood tasting menus from the Siza Vieira-designed pavilion above the Atlantic€€€€penafiel
Chef Rui Paula's two-Michelin-star tasting menus in Álvaro Siza's coastal pavilion above the Atlantic, with pairing flights weighted to Vinho Verde Alvarinho and Loureiro for the seafood courses.
The list: Portuguese-led pairings with deep Vinho Verde Alvarinho and Loureiro selections to match the Atlantic seafood
Awards: Michelin (two stars) 2025
400 bottlesAtlantic shellfish, salt-grilled fish and arroz de marisco at the Viana do Castelo fishing harbour€€viana-do-castelo
A Viana do Castelo seafood institution at the working harbour, with the Atlantic shellfish board paired against a Vinho Verde-led list heavy on Loureiro and Alvarinho.
The list: Vinho Verde-led list with Loureiro and Alvarinho weighted for the shellfish board
1200 bottlesChef Renato Cunha contemporary Minho cooking in a converted stone barn between Braga and the coast€€€famalicao
Chef Renato Cunha's converted stone barn in Lousado runs contemporary Minho tasting menus with a Vinho Verde-led cellar that gives Loureiro and Avesso early slots.
The list: Vinho Verde and northern Portuguese cellar with Loureiro and Avesso featured prominently on tasting menus
1800 bottlesChef António Loureiro Minho-rooted tasting menus inside the UNESCO old town€€€€guimaraes
Chef António Loureiro's Michelin-starred Guimarães dining room runs Minho-rooted tasting menus paired with a cellar weighted to Loureiro, Alvarinho and Avesso from the surrounding sub-regions.
The list: Minho-led cellar with Loureiro, Alvarinho and Avesso curated for the seasonal tasting menu
Awards: Michelin (one star) 2025
250 bottlesTraditional Monção cooking with cabrito, lamprey and feijoada à transmontana€€moncao
A Monção restaurant near the riverside walls turning out cabrito, lamprey and feijoada paired against an Alvarinho-led list that surveys the Monção e Melgaço producers.
The list: Alvarinho-led list with the Monção e Melgaço producers poured by the glass for the seasonal cabrito
350 bottlesTâmega-valley cooking with rojões, bacalhau and the local sweet pastries€amarante
An Amarante riverside adega plating Tâmega-valley classics with a Vinho Verde Avesso and Loureiro list focused on the surrounding Amarante and Baião producers.
The list: Vinho Verde Avesso and Loureiro from the Amarante and Baião sub-regions by the glass