Restaurants and Cafés

It opened in 1925 on the seaside and was known as Miramar, a typical cabin where fishermen would eat the fish they had brought in from the sea. With time it became known as Daniel’s Cabin or Barraca do Daniel and began to attract a more urban clientele, namely the journalist and writer Vera Lagoa who, proud of the quality of the delicacies served in that humble establishment, decided to call it Chez Daniel – a rather pompous name that has lasted, even when the cabin moved form the sand and became an ample, bright, sophisticated restaurant with a view of the Santo André Lagoon. 

Chez Daniel has always been run by the same family. Today José Carlos, the grandson of the first owner, now serves at table and his parents are responsible for the preparation of the food.

The menu, that changes every day, depending on the tide, suggests as starters, olives accompanied by Alentejo bread, Alentejo pork paio sausage or Serpa Cheese PDO. Fried eels are also a good start to a meal that during weekend dinners are served to the rhythm of the live music. As regards the fish, all from the sea, the grill works on the croaker, the turbot, the scabbard and the sargo, in addition to fried cuttlefish, ungarnished or accompanied by boiled potatoes, vegetables and salad. Seafood includes clams prepared in the style of Bulhão Pato or plain and boiled or fried prawns with garlic, whereas the meats include veal steak, small veal steak, pork meat with clams and chips, in addition to charcoal-grilled Alentejo pork. The house specials are however the legendary fish stew and pasta with fish prepared according to a recipe by Daniel and dishes made with eels: in fish stews, in eel stews or fried.

A large selection of excellent national wines, mainly from Alentejo! The service is fast and friendly.