Cellar200 bottles
CuisineMinho river cooking with lamprey, trout and the Alvarinho-marinated cabrito
Price€€
Neighbourhoodmelgaco

The list: Alvarinho-only list from the Melgaço producers, poured to match river-fish and cabrito

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Location

Address: Avenida da Galiza 50, 4960-526 Melgaço, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, Vinho Verde

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Largo do Paço ★ 4.8

8000 bottlesModern Portuguese tasting menus inside a 16th-century manor hotel, with extensive Vinho Verde and Douro pairing flights€€€€amarante

The Michelin-starred restaurant of Casa da Calçada near Braga, with tasting menus paired against a Portuguese cellar that gives Vinho Verde Alvarinho and Loureiro prominent slots alongside Douro reds.

The list: Portuguese-led cellar with deep Vinho Verde Alvarinho and Loureiro flights alongside Douro and Alentejo whites

Awards: Michelin (one star) 2025

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Pedro Lemos ★ 4.8

2500 bottlesContemporary Portuguese tasting menus inside a Foz do Douro townhouse, with seasonal pairings drawn from the Minho and Douro€€€€penafiel

Chef Pedro Lemos runs a Michelin-starred Foz tasting-menu room with pairing flights that lean on the Minho and Douro cellars, so Vinho Verde Alvarinho and Loureiro often open the meal.

The list: Portuguese-led pairing flights with Vinho Verde Alvarinho, Loureiro and the Minho Vinhão tinto featured on tasting menus

Awards: Michelin (one star) 2025

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Antiqvvm ★ 4.7

6000 bottlesChef Vitor Matos tasting menus from a Crystal Palace garden mansion with deep northern Portuguese pairings€€€€penafiel

Chef Vitor Matos's Michelin-starred dining room in a Crystal Palace garden mansion runs Portuguese tasting menus with curated pairings that give Vinho Verde Alvarinho and Loureiro early slots.

The list: Curated Portuguese cellar with Vinho Verde Alvarinho, Loureiro and the Niepoort Dócil featured on the by-the-glass pairing flights

Awards: Michelin (one star) 2025

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A Carvalheira ★ 4.3

600 bottlesClassic Minho cooking with arroz de sarrabulho, bacalhau and roast suckling pig in the historic Ponte de Lima riverside€€ponte-de-lima

A long-running Ponte de Lima restaurant on the Lima river bridge serving classic Minho cooking with a Vinho Verde-led wine list and the tinto verde served from porcelain malgas.

The list: Vinho Verde-led list with Loureiro, Alvarinho and the Lima Vinhão tinto on porcelain malgas

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Casa de Chá da Boa Nova ★ 4.8

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

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Tasquinha da Linda ★ 4.4

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

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