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For the third consecutive year, the restaurant “A Cozinha”, in Guimarães, by chef António Loureiro, was awarded a Michelin star, it was announced this Monday.
“Thank you all very much, we remain committed to doing more and better every day, with a passion for cooking and service and respect for nature,” wrote the natural chef from Guimarães on his Facebook page.
However, on the restaurant’s Facebook page, a publication, this Tuesday, highlights: “This year we win our Star again, as a team.”
“We are proud, happy and grateful to have what we have; earned with love, respect, dedication, responsibility and commitment ”, adds the restaurant.
“The day we stop being happy doing what we like to do, the day the Kitchen is nothing more than passion, respect and commitment, that day, regardless of any Pandemic, it will not be worth continuing. Here we are happy and we are learning to be resilient ”, the publication ends.
“A Cozinha” is located in the historic center of Guimarães, in Largo do Serralho. It opened in 2016, combining “creativity and tradition to stimulate the senses”.
“It is inspired by genuinely Portuguese flavors, but it promises a modern, creative and sustainable cuisine. Guiding the rhythm of the seasons and in tune with nature, our starting point is our recipe and the authenticity of local products, combining the sophistication of signature cuisine with the simplicity of traditional cuisine “, says the description of the restaurant .
Born in Guimarães, António Loureiro began his career in 1994, went to several restaurants – national and international – with Michelin stars and directed the kitchen of some of the best hotels in Portugal.
Photo: DR
In 2014, ‘the taste, aroma, creativity, intensity and respect for the essence of the ingredients’ earned him first place in the prestigious Chef of the Year contest.
Since 2019, his restaurant “A Cozinha” has been listed in the Michelin Guide.
2020 news
This year, at the national level, the Lisbon restaurants ‘100 Maneiras’ and ‘Eneko Lisboa’ were awarded a Michelin star, while ‘São Gabriel’ (Almancil) lost the star it held, having closed at the end of 2019. was announced today.
The two new stars for these two Lisbon restaurants are the Portuguese novelties of the Michelin Guide Spain and Portugal 2021, announced tonight in a virtual ceremony from Madrid.
Thus, Portugal now has a total of seven two-star restaurants (‘exceptional cuisine, worth a detour’) and 21 with one star (‘first-rate cuisine, worth stopping by’), one more than in the 2020 edition .
Portugal still does not have any restaurant with the highest rating from the Michelin Guide, which this year also maintained the figure of three stars in Spain – 11.
In total, the Spain and Portugal 2021 Guide includes 11 restaurants with three stars (unchanged from 2020), 38 with two stars (three new) and 203 with one star (21 new).
In another category of the Michelin Guide, the ‘Bib Gourmand’ (a great quality / price ratio), there are five novelties in Portugal: ‘Avista’ (Funchal), ‘CHECK-In Faro’ (Faro), ‘O Javali’ ( Bragança), ‘O Frade’ (Lisbon) and ‘Semea by Euskalduna’ (Porto).
The presentation gala of the Michelin Guide Spain and Portugal 2021 took place tonight at the Real Casa de Correos, in Madrid, in a ceremony transmitted virtually, due to the covid-19 pandemic.
List of Portuguese restaurants distinguished by the Michelin Guide in 2021:
A star:
100 Maneiras (Lisbon, chef Ljubomir Stanisic) – new
The Kitchen (Guimarães, chef António Loureiro)
Antiqvvm (Porto, chef Vítor Matos)
Bon Bon (Carvoeiro, chef Louis Anjos)
Once (Lisbon, chef Joachim Koerper)
Eneko Lisboa (Lisbon, chefs Eneko Atxa and Lucas Bernardes) – new
Epur (Lisbon, chef Vincent Farges)
Feitoria (Lisbon, chef João Rodrigues)
Fifty Seconds by Martín Berasategui (Lisbon, chef Filipe Carvalho)
Fortaleza Guincho (Cascais, chef Gil Fernandes)
G Pousada (Bragança, chef Óscar Gonçalves)
Gusto de Heinz Beck (Almancil, chef Libório Buonocore)
LAB by Sergi Arola (Sintra, chef Sergi Arola and Vlademir Veiga)
Largo do Paço (Amarante, chef Tiago Bonito)
Loco (Lisbon, chef Alexandre Silva)
Lemos table (Viseu, chef Diogo Rocha)
Midori (Sintra, chef Pedro Almeida)
Pedro Lemos (Porto, chef Pedro Lemos)
View (Portimão, chef João Oliveira)
Views (Vila Nova de Cacela, chef Rui Silvestre)
William (Funchal, chefs Luís Pestana and Joachim Koerper)
Two stars:
Alma (Lisbon, chef Henrique Sá Pessoa)
Belcanto (Lisbon, chef José Avillez)
Boa Nova Tea House (Leça da Palmeira, chef Rui Paula)
Il Gallo d’Oro (Funchal, director Benoît Sinthon)
Ocean (Alporchinhos, chef Hans Neuner)
The Yeatman (Vila Nova de Gaia, chef Ricardo Costa)
Vila Joya (Albufeira, chef Dieter Koschina)
News updated at 2:53 pm with a statement from the restaurant.
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