After spending sunset photographing the lighthouse at Cabo de San Vincente at the southwestern-most point of Portugal and mainland Europe, we drove to the nearby town of Salema for dinner.
Rick Steve recommended to stay in Salema but we decided on Lagos as we thought it was a more central location for the things we wanted to see in the Algarve.
However we were curious about this seafood restaurant that Rick Steve raved about, called O Lourenço, so we decided to check it out.
We did not have reservations, but we were there early enough that they gave us a table. The staff brought a display of fresh fish of the day, and when asked for his recommendations, he said his favorite fish was the Red Sea Bream, a local fish to the Algarve.
We ordered Mozambique prawns and grilled Red Sea Bream, deboned, with sides of potato, salad, and snap peas. The prawns were gigantic and delicious, and the fish was grilled to perfection, with a firm texture and seasoned just right. Dinner was so amazing that we had to try their dessert, the Pudim do Ovos, that resembled most to flan.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Highly recommended! Rick Steve did not steer us wrong. This was the BEST seafood we had on our trip to Portugal, perhaps tied with another excellent seafood place we had in Porto with Ricci and Amy near the end of our trip.
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