The clifftop promenade is lined with restaurants — most touristy, with menus in five languages — but the seafood up the riverbank in Portimão and the small grills of Ferragudo are where the locals eat. Algarve specialities to try: grilled sardines (best in summer), cataplana de marisco (a copper-pot seafood stew), arroz de marisco, and the sweet doces de amêndoa.