Some tables are chosen for what is on the plate.
Others for where they are placed.
And sometimes, you don’t have to choose.
There are places you return to for the food.
And others for the view.
Monte Mar has both.
Set right above the ocean, it is quite literally on top of the sea, one of the most striking locations in the area.
A long-standing classic in Cascais, it’s the kind of place where booking ahead is simply part of the ritual.
We don’t overthink it here.
We always go for the same: the fried fish fillets with cockle rice, a dish that has earned its place over time.
The setting does the rest.
The light, the horizon, the sound of the ocean just below.
A table worth returning to, again and again.