
Portugal gains 9 new Michelin Stars.
Yesterday Star hunters got more reasons to travel to Portugal. With the 9 new Michelin stars we have 26 stars in total shared between: Algarve 8, Lisbon (incl. Sintra and Cascais): 8, Porto: 5, Funchal 3, Alantejo 1, Amarante 1
Two venues, the Yeatman in Gaia and Il Gallo d’Oro in Madeira were awarded their second Michelin stars, and join the Ocean in Porces, Vila Joya in Albufeira and Belcanto and Lisbon as the country’s top restaurants in the famous red guide. Seven restaurants were also awarded their first Michelin star at the ceremony in Girona in Spain and now join nine other venues on the exclusive list, for a total of 21 Michelin starred diners in Portugal. Source: The Portugal News