The results are out. The the 8th edition of the competition, organized by gastronomy blog Mesa Marcada (with a record-breaking jury of 147 gastronomy-related people), has awarded The 10 Favourite Restaurants and 10 Favourite Chefs in Portugal in 2016.
Favourite Chef and Favourite Restaurant in 2016
Chef João Rodrigues and Feitoria Restaurant (run by the same chef) were the big winners getting both the top award for Favourite Chef and Favourite Restaurant (Photo by Mesa Marcada)
Special Awards:
- Favourite Casual Dining Restaurant
A Taberna da Rua das Flores (for the 3rd time in row)
- New Chef Award
Chef Pedro Pena Bastos of Esporão (Reguengos de Monsaraz)
- Graham’s New Restaurant of the Year Award
Bairro do Avillez (of José Avillez)
- Estrella Damm Highlight of the Year
Loco (of chef Alexandre Silva) – for the biggest rise in the restaurant ranking
The 10 Favourite Restaurants 2016
| 2016 | vs 2015 | Restaurant | Location | Pts | Times Nominated |
| 1 | +2 | Feitoria | Lisboa | 652 | 87 |
| 2 | -1 | Belcanto | Lisboa | 603 | 77 |
| 3 | -1 | Ocean | Porches (A.Pêra) | 594 | 71 |
| 4 | +4 | Alma | Lisboa | 502 | 81 |
| 5 | +18 | Loco | Lisboa | 471 | 73 |
| 6 | -1 | São Gabriel | Almancil | 367 | 55 |
| 7 | -1 | The Yeatman | VN Gaia | 349 | 53 |
| 8 | -4 | Vila Joya | P.Galé (Albufeira) | 339 | 48 |
| 9 | +25 | Kanazawa | Lisboa | 233 | 36 |
| 10 | -3 | Pedro Lemos | Porto | 207 | 40 |
10 Favourite Chefs 2016
| 2016 | vs 2015 | Chef | Place | Pts | Times Nominated |
| 1 | +3 | João Rodrigues | Feitoria/Altis Belém | 704 | 94 |
| 2 | -1 | José Avillez | Belcanto | 693 | 93 |
| 3 | +5 | Henrique Sá Pessoa | Alma | 524 | 90 |
| 4 | -1 | Hans Neuner | Ocean | 515 | 61 |
| 5 | +15 | Alexandre Silva | Loco | 484 | 79 |
| 6 | -4 | Leonel Pereira | São Gabriel | 447 | 71 |
| 7 | -1 | Ricardo Costa | The Yeatman | 386 | 64 |
| 8 | -3 | Dieter Koschina | Vila Joya | 340 | 51 |
| 9 | = | Pedro Lemos | Pedro Lemos | 232 | 45 |
| 10 | +2 | Vítor Matos | Antiqvvm | 215 | 41 |
The winners of the night (left to right): representative of Pedro Pena Bastos from Esporão, Adriano Jordão and André Magalhães of A Taberna da Rua das Flores, João Rodrigues of Feitoria, Alexandre Silva of Loco and José Avillez of Bairro do Avillez (Photo by Mesa Marcada)
Chef Pedro Pena Bastos of Esporão (Reguengos de Monsaraz)
has won the New Chef Award (Photo by Esporão)
The complete list of voted chefs, restaurants and judges of the competition is available online: Chefs, Restaurants and Judges.
Congratulations to all the winners and organizers, Miguel Pires and Duarte Calvão, for another successful edition.
Andre Ribeirinho 