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The restaurant terrace on Rua 25 de Abril, with tables on the pedestrian street© Restaurante D. Sebastião

Restaurant · Lagos

D. Sebastião Restaurant

Old-town Lagos restaurant open since 1979: live fish and shellfish, cataplanas and a cellar of about 240 Portuguese wines.

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Where
Lagos

A house from 1979 in the centre

D. Sebastião opened in May 1979 on Rua 25 de Abril, the pedestrian street that runs down towards Praça Gil Eanes. It has two rustic-style dining rooms, one on the ground floor with about forty seats and one on the first floor with sixty, and a street terrace for about thirty-eight people. On the ground floor there are two tanks with live clams, oysters, lobsters and other shellfish.

What to order

The menu is Portuguese and Algarve cooking, with plenty of fish and shellfish. The most ordered dishes, according to the house itself, are the pork chop with figs, seafood rice, king prawns and fresh grilled fish. There is fish cataplana and clam and prawn cataplana, skate with garlic, tuna with onions and lamb stew, and a few vegetarian dishes. For dessert, Algarve sweets such as Dom Rodrigo and Morgado da Serra. With coffee they bring dried figs and almonds.

The cellar

They have a cellar with about 240 Portuguese wines, plus port and madeira. It can be visited with a tasting if you ask beforehand.

What to order: the pork chop with figs or the grilled fish of the day, and a Dom Rodrigo for dessert.

Practical details

Opening hours

Its website does not publish opening hours; confirm by phone, especially out of season

Cuisine
Portuguese, Algarve, fish and seafood

Details checked on 12 November 2026.

House specialities

  • Pork chop with figs
  • Seafood rice
  • Clam and prawn cataplana
  • Fresh grilled fish

Tips

  • Call ahead The website does not publish opening hours or closing days.
  • Ask for a table upstairs if you want calm The terrace is on the pedestrian street and in summer there is a lot of foot traffic.

Frequently asked questions

Where is it?

At Rua 25 de Abril, 20-22, in the old town, two minutes from Praça Gil Eanes.

Do they have vegetarian dishes?

Yes, a few: salads, couscous with vegetables and tofu with rice.

Can the cellar be visited?

Yes, with a tasting, by prior reservation.

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

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