Vila Vita Parc’s Ocean restaurant was awarded the ‘Platinum Fork’ for the fourth year straight in the ‘Boa Cama Boa Mesa’ restaurant-hotel guide
– April 19, 2022
With two Michelin stars, Vila Vita Parc’s Ocean restaurant, headed by chef Hans Neuner, has been awarded a ‘Platinum Fork’ for the fourth year straight in Expresso’s ‘Boa Cama Boa Mesa’ restaurant-hotel guide. And the five-star resort in Porches also received a ‘Platinum Key’ in the hotel category of the awards.
Ocean restaurant was awarded with its first ‘Platinum Fork’ in 2012, when the category was first introduced.
The guide’s criteria for Boa Mesa (restaurant category) was selected based on five categories: location, service, wine cellar and price/quality, whilst Boa Cama‘s criteria (hotel category) was selected based on the touristic project, the building, its architecture and décor, services, customer service and price/quality. Visits and evaluations were carried out until the beginning of March 2022.
The restaurant has already started the new season with the “Route of India“ menu, taking diners on a journey with sojourns in Cape Verde, Ghana and Mozambique to Goa. The new menu is described as an exploration of the richness of flavours and ingredients characteristic of each area and, above all, of the influence brought by the caravels of the golden period of the Portuguese Discoveries to the valued Portuguese gastronomy.
The menu costs €235 per person and offers the option of pairing for €140 per person. Ocean serves only dinners, from Wednesday to Sunday, from 7pm to 10pm.
Reservations can be made through therestaurantocean.comwebsite or via telephone +351 282 310 100, and the full Menu can be seen here.
Algarve chef Hans Neuner receives ‘wildcard’ to cook at Estoril Open tennis tournament
– January 24, 2021
Chef Hans Neuner from the two-Michelin star restaurantOcean at Vila Vita Parc Resort in Porches has been invited to host a live night-timecooking event on April 29for the guests of the Millennium Estoril Open tennis tournament in Cascais.
Using the kitchen at Slice Restaurant, the chef will be serving dishes inspired by Cascais and its “excellent products, telling a story about the region through his brilliance”.
Neuner has lived in the Algarve for more than 13 years, having become one of the region’s most famous and successful chefs. He has been a two-Michelin star holder since 2011 at Ocean and also placed 50th in the 2021 edition of The Best Chef Awards.
He will now be showcasing his talents at Millennium Estoril Open, the only ATP World Tour tennistournament to take place in Portugal.
“The combination of the art of gastronomy and sports – two distinct worlds which deep down share the same ambition of being at the top – could only result in a unique and inspiring experience for all visitors,” said Vila Vita Parc general manager Kurt Gillig.
“It is with genuine pleasure that we team up with Millennium Estoril Open, which, like us, has the will to create a positive impact in our country, which is immediately reflected on an international level,” Gillig added.
Meanwhile, Estoril Open tournament director João Stilwell Zilhão said that the partnership with Hans Neuner and Ocean is “further proof that Millennium Estoril Open aims to be much more than a tennis event.
“We are proud to provide our sponsors and partners with truly unique experiences, not only in terms of tennis, and I’m certain that the night starring Hans Neuner will be memorable,” said Zilhão.
This will be the seventh edition of the Millennium Estoril Open in Cascais. Last year, the tournament took place behind closed doors due to the pandemic, but tennis fans will be returning to the stands this year.
The ATP tournament receives great media attention, having been the subject of 38 hours of television broadcast in Portugal and over 2,360 hours internationally. The global sponsorship is evaluated at around €360 million.
Ocean Restaurant, Best Luxury Restaurant in the World 2021, wins Michelin Star for the 11th consecutive year
– December 15, 2021
Chef Hans Neuner’s Ocean Restaurant in Vila Vita Parc Resort (Porches, Lagoa) has retained its two Michelin stars, adding yet another victory to the team’s portfolio after having received two international awards in October this year for Best Luxury Restaurant in the World (2021) and Best Locally Sourced Produce Menu by The World Luxury Awards.
“We are happy and always honoured to be part of the @michelin world, seeing our Michelin stars maintained. It’s 11 years of Michelin stars now! Thank you fantastic team!” was posted on the restaurant’s Instagram account.
Created under the strategic vision of Kurt Gillig, Managing Director at Vila Vita Parc Resort & Spa, in Porches, who has put the region on the world gastronomy map, restaurant Ocean, whose cuisine has been led by Chef Hans Neuner since 2007, offers spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean and the perfect combination of sublime cuisine, impeccable service and an elegant atmosphere, but stripped.
Bon Bon Restaurant in Carvoeiro Wins Michelin Star for the 7th consecutive year
Nuno Diogo and Chef José Lopes from Bon Bon, Carvoeiro, which retained its one star
Bon Bonowner Nuno Diogo has celebrated the restaurant’s accomplishment which has come after a change in kitchen leadership and at the end of an “atypical and very difficult year on every level for the restaurant sector.”
As Nuno Diogo pointed out, this was the seventh straight year that Bon Bon has received a Michelin star.
“This is a distinction that honours us greatly in a particularly difficult year, one of many sacrifices and uncertainty,” he said, adding that receiving the Michelin star comes as a “prize for all the difficulties we overcame this year”.
“It is an award that leaves us proud, but that should also leave Lagoa proud for having a restaurant of unmatched quality,” he said.
“I also want to thank chef José Lopes, our whole team at Bon Bon and those who contributed to its success with commitment, creativity and sacrifice,” the owner added.
Here’s the full list of awarded restaurants in Portugal
Two stars:
• Alma (Lisbon, chef Henrique Sá Pessoa)
• Belcanto (Lisbon, chef José Avillez)
• Casa de Chá da Boa Nova (Leça da Palmeira, chef Rui Paula)
• Il Gallo d’Oro (Funchal, chef Benoît Sinthon)
• Ocean (Alporchinhos, chef Hans Neuner)
• The Yeatman (Vila Nova de Gaia, chef Ricardo Costa)
• Vila Joya (Albufeira, chef Dieter Koschina)
One star:
• 100 Maneiras (Lisbon, chef Ljubomir Stanisic)
• A Cozinha (Guimarães, chef António Loureiro)
• Antiqvvm (Porto, chef Vítor Matos)
• Al Sud (Lagos, chef Louis Anjos) – newcomer
• A Ver Tavira (Tavira, chef Luís Brito) – newcomer
• Bon Bon (Carvoeiro, chef José Lopes)
• CURA (Lisbon, chef Pedro Pena Bastos) – newcomer
• Eleven (Lisbon, chef Joachim Koerper)
• Eneko Lisboa (Lisbon, chef Eneko Atxa e Lucas Bernardes)
• Epur (Lisbon, chef Vincent Farges)
• Esporão (Reguengos de Monsaraz, chef Carlos Teixeira) – newcomer
• Feitoria (Lisbon, chef João Rodrigues)
• Fifty Seconds by Martín Berasategui (Lisbon, chef Filipe Carvalho)
• Fortaleza do Guincho (Cascais, chef Gil Fernandes)
• G Pousada (Bragança, chef Óscar Gonçalves)
• Gusto by Heinz Beck (Almancil, chef Libório Buonocore)
• LAB by Sergi Arola (Sintra, chef Sergi Arola e Vladimir Veiga)
• Largo do Paço (Amarante, chef Tiago Bonito)
• Loco (Lisbon, chef Alexandre Silva)
• Mesa de Lemos (Viseu, chef Diogo Rocha)
• Midori (Sintra, chef Pedro Almeida)
• Pedro Lemos (Porto, chef Pedro Lemos)
• Vila Foz (Porto, chef Arnaldo Azevedo) – newcomer
• Vista (Portimão, chef João Oliveira)
• Vistas (Vila Nova de Cacela, chef Rui Silvestre)
• William (Funchal, chef Luís Pestana)
In late November, restaurateur Nuno Diogo and chef Rui Silvestre received the news that they had been dreaming of for most of their professional lives: restaurant Bon Bon, in Sesmarias, was awarded a Michelin star.
The news broke just as Bon Bon was closing for its winter break, which was probably just as well, as Nuno had some major renovations planned and what better way to open in 2016 than with a stunning new look and a prestigious Michelin star under their belt? Chef Rui Silvestre spent most of the winter basking in the glory of his spectacular new achievement, travelling around Europe developing new ideas and appearing as a guest chef. Full of new ideas, an extended kitchen that is tooled to deliver some serious gourmet delights and an impressive new aquatic-design dining room, complete with a temperature-controlled wine room that houses some spectacular wines, the team at Bon Bon is proud to welcome you to its Michelin-starred restaurant.
Already a firm favourite with local foodies and on the radar of Michelin stargazers, it looks like they are in for a very busy year. Advance reservations are recommended. 282 341 496 | 962 441 493
