Restaurants in Figueira da Foz

Open since 1885, it's been a tobacco store (hence the name—"house of Havana"), grocery, drug store, bookshop and photographer’s studio. It's always been a meeting place, part of the city's fabric in the heart of the Bairro Novo. Today Casa Havanesa overflows with a jumble of books,…

They actually do a range of steaks, but seafood is the main attraction of this simple and relaxed old house in the fisherman's district of Buarcos. The fish dishes vary depending on the catch, but can include fried anchovies, grilled tuna belly, cod-tongue rice. You can also choose…

Perhaps because their restaurants are so dependent on the tourist trade, Figueira locals tend to be a bit sniffy about eateries in town. However, they flock to this place in the village of Paião, 10km (6[bf]1/4 miles) south over the Mondego bridge. It is a classic rustic Portuguese…