# Sabores de Monsaraz

Restaurant en Monsaraz · Monsaraz

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/monsaraz/where-to-eat/sabores-de-monsaraz · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Precio: €€

Family-run eatery inside the walls of Monsaraz, with views of Lake Alqueva. Open for Sunday lunch; closed on Monday.

Eating inside the walls
Sabores de Monsaraz is a small eatery on Largo de São Bartolomeu, inside the walled enclosure. It is run by Dona Isabel, who cooks home-style Alentejo dishes herself, and the dining room looks out over Lake Alqueva. It is open for lunch from Wednesday to Sunday, from 12:30 to 15:30, and for dinner from Tuesday to Sunday. On Monday it is closed all day.
What to order
The menu is short and Alentejan. To start, regional cheese, Iberian pork paio or scrambled eggs with farinheira. For mains, roast lamb the house way, cod prepared several ways, migas gatas with cod and coriander, and cuts of Iberian pork: loin with esparregado, medallions or grilled plumas. The PDF menu on their website is undated, so confirm prices at the table.
Getting there
Cars cannot enter Monsaraz. Park on the esplanade by the town gate and walk up the main street; the restaurant is a few minutes away. The streets are stone and steep.

Qué pedir: the house roast lamb, and to start Alentejo cheese and Iberian pork paio.

## Practical details

- Address: Largo de S. Bartolomeu, 7200-175 Monsaraz, Évora
- Phone: +351 969 217 800
- Email: info@saboresdemonsaraz.com
- Opening hours: Mon closed; Tue 19:30–22:30; Wed–Sun 12:30–15:30 y 19:30–22:30
- Closed on Monday and for lunch on Tuesday
- Cuisine: Alentejo, home cooking
- House specialities: Roast lamb, Migas gatas with cod and coriander, Iberian pork loin with esparregado, Grilled Iberian pork plumas
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://saboresdemonsaraz.com/
- Coordenadas: 38.4428, -7.38

## Cerca de aquí

- [The walled town and castle of Monsaraz](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/monsaraz/things-to-do/monsaraz-castle-village), a 65 m
- [Fresco Museum, the good and the bad judge](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/monsaraz/things-to-do/fresco-museum), a 93 m
- [Xerez Cromlech beside the Orada convent](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/monsaraz/things-to-do/xerez-cromlech), a 605 m
- [Monte Alerta](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/monsaraz/where-to-stay/monte-alerta), a 1.4 km
- [Monsaraz river beach on Lake Alqueva](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/monsaraz/things-to-do/monsaraz-river-beach), a 2.4 km
- [São Lourenço do Barrocal](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/monsaraz/where-to-stay/sao-lourenco-do-barrocal), a 2.6 km
- [Pottery workshops of São Pedro do Corval](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/monsaraz/things-to-do/corval-pottery), a 5.4 km
- [Stargazing at the Cumeada Dark Sky observatory](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/monsaraz/things-to-do/alqueva-stargazing), a 8.2 km

## Consejos

### Book by phone
The dining room is small and on Sundays many day-trippers come up. Call 969 217 800 or 968 729 977.

### Ask for a table with a view
The lake can be seen from the house; say so when you book.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is Sabores de Monsaraz open on Sunday?
Yes, for lunch from 12:30 to 15:30 and for dinner from 19:30 to 22:30.

### Which days is it closed?
All of Monday and Tuesday lunchtime.

### Can I get there by car?
As far as the gate in the wall. From the car park you continue on foot.

Destino: [Monsaraz](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/alentejo/monsaraz.md)