Food and Drink

Eating and drinking in Alentejo

Alentejo gastronomy and the award-winning Alentejo wines are two very strong reasons to visit us and keep coming back.

Our food defies all the senses, wether we tasted it in a restaurant or at our local host’s home. The food gets us close to the flavours of this land and puts is in touch with its never-ending fields. The way herbs go with Alentejo dishes is well recognised, giving them colour and an unmistakable taste of this wonderful landscape.

Alentejo wine complements food properly and awakes our wish to cover the region roads following the Rota dos Vinhos do Alentejo (Alentejo Wine Route). White or red, these wines are the result of centuries perfecting the techniques that take advantage of the climate to create worldwide famous wines.

One of the best ways to appreciate food and drinking in Alentejo is to search for a restaurant in Evora which the locals prefer. Come with us. Don’t be shy. Bring your friends!

Alentejo wine, Portugal wine

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Alentejo wine, the excellent and renowned mature wine from Alentejo, is only one more of the riches of this land. There are even connoisseurs that say that these are probably the best wines in the world. Nothing better than tasting them, especially if you can do it together with Alentejo food. Or with any of the products in these lands. For example, cheese and wine… …

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Dom Joaquim Restaurant in Evora – Traditional Alentejo Food

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If you would like to find a restaurant in Evora serving Alentejo traditional food that imprints the flavours of this land in your memory, you should do like the people who live in the city. We have long elected Dom Joaquim Restaurant as an excellent place to fall in love with our fine cuisine, always accompanied by Alentejo wines which make the desire to come …

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Alentejo food, gastronomy in Alentejo Portugal

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Alentejo food… Ah! Restaurants in Evora are the ideal place for visitors to be introduced to Alentejo gastronomy. In this region, it is well-known, the cuisine is a must. The reason is simple: delicious ingredients from Alentejo together with the wise hands of the people who have lived here for generations. In the past, life in Alentejo was very hard and the economical resources of …

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Portuguese Cooking Class in Évora, Alentejo

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Since you are a food lover looking to experience traditional Portuguese food firsthand, a cooking class in Évora, Alentejo, is a must-try. As you know, Portugal is rich in culinary heritage. And nowhere is this more evident than in Alentejo, famous for its hearty and rustic cuisine, featuring local ingredients. Among many, you will recognise olive oil, garlic, onion, bread, pork, and herbs. Our cooking …

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Olive oil tasting in Alentejo, Portugal

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An olive oil tasting in Alentejo, Portugal, is an activity which many visitors are looking for these days. Why? Because it is something so natural and authentic in this region. Because the olive trees have been in Alentejo for thousands of years and because the olive oil produced here is of outstanding quality. To visit wine cellars is now a tourist activity in the Alentejo …

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Alentejo Tour – Olive oil, Cork, Wine, Gastronomy, Castle | The best of our region

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Our Alentejo Tour – Olive Oil, Cork, Wine and Gastronomy reveals the secrets of the Alentejo and its people through the best products that the soil and climate give us. Besides, it also visits a castle with an amazing view over the Alentejo fields. This tour is the obvious choice for people like you, who travel to get in close contact with those who live, …

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Vitoria Stone Hotel – Evora and Alentejo await inside

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Entering Vitoria Stone Hotel doesn’t mean we should leave the fields of Alentejo behind. The charm of the landscape which accompanies us along the roads until we reach this hotel in Evora keeps on being present. In the peculiar tones of the region. In the noble stones which are extracted here or those worshiped since pre-historic times. In the ever-present cork. This is why we …

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Organisation of Events in Alentejo, Portugal

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The organisation of events in the Alentejo is something extremely attractive for you, private individual or company, who are looking for a beautiful and quiet place but also all the necessary equipment and the best professionals. However, it is difficult to find what you are looking for in a region like the Alentejo, which is so vast and offers so much. Visitevora helps you save …

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