It is located in the luxurious Vidago Palace hotel, built in 1910 by King Carlos due to its proximity to the famous Vidago thermal spring waters. It is no surprise that the restaurant boasts a majestic décor, with high ceilings and a huge handmade carpet covering the floor that once served as the palace’s ballroom. Consultant chef Vítor Matos provides traditional Northern Portuguese cuisine combined with modern creativity, showcased in an à la carte menu and two tasting menus: Essência (“Essence”) and Cumplicidades (“Alliances”). Standout dishes? The scallops accompanied by prawn ravioli and a delicate beurre blanc sauce, the sea bass with scarlet prawn served with roasted cauliflower cream, and the moist apple cake, drizzled with cinnamon chutney, nestled inside crispy puff pastry.