Restaurant · Peneda-Gerês
O Abocanhado
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- Price
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- Where
- Brufe (Terras de Bouro)
Closed for holidays from 9 to 20 November 2026; reopens on Saturday the 21st.
A restaurant hanging over the Homem valley
O Abocanhado is in Brufe, a village in the Serra Amarela at about 800 m altitude and 12 km from Terras de Bouro. The building was built from scratch in granite and wood, fitted into the slope like one more terrace, and the dining room looks straight into the depths of the Homem river valley. The house says it works with raw materials from the region and with people from the area, and takes care over waste management and energy saving. Its name comes from a Minho word: the bocanho is the clearing that opens on a rainy day.
What you eat
Cooking from the north of Portugal, using local produce: roast meats, salt cod and Minho stews. The menu is under revision on its website, so ask on arrival what is on that day. They serve lunch from 12:30 to 15:30 and dinner from 19:15, until 21:30 in winter and 22:00 in summer. It does not publish a closing day: if you go on a Sunday or on a weekday out of season, call beforehand.
Getting there
From Galicia it is the most direct plan: cross through Lobios and the Portela do Homem border towards Lindoso, follow the N203 to Entre Ambos-os-Rios and take the Germil road (CM1348) and then the CM1149 to Brufe. From Braga or Gerês village, follow the restaurant's signs. The roads are narrow mountain roads: allow plenty of time.
What to order: the roast meat of the mountains and the view, by day: ask for a table by the picture window.
Practical details
- Phone
- +351 253 352 944
- [email protected]
- Opening hours
- Cuisine
- Minho, regional
Tips
- Go for lunch, not dinner The view over the valley is half the visit and at night you cannot see it.
- Call ahead in November It closes for holidays from 9 to 20 November 2026 and reopens on Saturday the 21st.
Frequently asked questions
Is it open on Sundays?
Its website gives lunch and dinner hours with no closing day. Confirm by phone, on 253 352 944.
Is it far from the Gerês?
It is in Brufe, 12 km from the seat of the municipality of Terras de Bouro, on mountain roads. From Lobios you reach it via Lindoso and Germil.
Do you have to book?
It is advisable, especially at weekends; book by phone or at [email protected].
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