Ocean Porches

Awards

MICHELIN Guide

Two stars restaurant, 2026

All Michelin stars in Porches All Michelin stars in Portugal All 2 stars Michelin in Porches All 2 stars Michelin in Portugal

OAD

European Classical Restaurants 2026, 76

All OAD European Classical in Porches All OAD European Classical in Portugal

Restaurant Ranking

Restaurant Ranking 2024, #182, PRO #19.00, USER #0.00

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Chef

Hans Neuner

Cuisine

Creative, Contemporary European

• 2025
• 2023

Dinner at Ocean Restaurant

on 08 Nov 2025

by maiakovski_ maiakovski_

OCEANO PACÍFICO

A entronização dos chefes deixa na sombra aqueles que têm nas mãos o poder de elevar ou desfazer uma noite. A boa hospitalidade faz esquecer pratos menos inspirados. O contrário nunca acontece. No Ocean, a equipa de sala tem Igor Levit a tocar Brahms, enquanto Christian Thielemann dirige a Filarmónica de Viena. Nos últimos anos, raramente encontrei uma equipa com esta finesse. Nelson Marreiros e João Wiborg são tipos discretos, jogadores de equipa, cheios de classe.

Depois... More

OCEANO PACÍFICO

A entronização dos chefes deixa na sombra aqueles que têm nas mãos o poder de elevar ou desfazer uma noite. A boa hospitalidade faz esquecer pratos menos inspirados. O contrário nunca acontece. No Ocean, a equipa de sala tem Igor Levit a tocar Brahms, enquanto Christian Thielemann dirige a Filarmónica de Viena. Nos últimos anos, raramente encontrei uma equipa com esta finesse. Nelson Marreiros e João Wiborg são tipos discretos, jogadores de equipa, cheios de classe.

Depois de anos de cozinha internacional e duas estrelas Michelin, Hans Neuner e o agora ausente Márcio Baltazar, voltaram-se para Portugal e para a diáspora. Um novo estímulo para a sua cozinha e storytelling. À procura do caminho para a terceira estrela.

O menu desta primavera foi de alto nível, técnica meticulosa, acidez corajosa. Menu mundano, de clara influência asiática, que poderia estar em qualquer fine dining holandês. Ou em Marbella. É preciso esforço para vislumbrar algum traço de cozinha portuguesa — ou da diáspora — que tanto nos insistem em contar. Provo uma longa coletânea de sucessos, a pedir depuração, cujo fio condutor é um storytelling cansado.

Onde vejo falhas, outros exultam.

Para a revista austríaca Falstaff, “Neuner is considered the best chef in Portugal” … “because he cooks more typical dishes than many of the locals.”
Não é coisa pouca.
A Falstaff prossegue, a olhar para o Portugal-dos-pequeninos com aquela visão caricatural e mente microscópica de colonizador que, entre um copo de champagne e meio frango da Guia, nos tira estatisticamente a pinta: “Home cooking was hardly valued in Portugal back then. It is thanks to Neuner that this has changed.”

No Ocean sobra em talento o que lhe falta em visão antropológica. Não é por sairmos de barco com pescadores, nem por cruzar o país de Harley, que se entende Portugal. Há vida para lá dos lugares-comuns. Aqui já se cozinhava antes do livro da Infanta. No Ocean assentará bem a terceira estrela. Mas entre capulanas, gadgets kitsch, loiças exóticas, ukuleles, balões, excesso, sobra pouco para o que sai da cozinha. A memória fica na sala. Onde a hospitalidade supera o prato. Less

Dinner at Ocean Restaurant

on 03 Nov 2023

by João Wengorovius

"Feijoada" - Lobster, Pork belly, Chorizo".
A menu inspired by Brazilian flavours? By an Austrian chef in Portugal?
The introduction took me by surprise. A good surprise, by the way.
I had made a point of not trying to find out anything beforehand about what I was going to eat. Which requires a certain amount of discipline when information stumbles in front of you at the turn of every scroll.
But I do my best to counter this paradox in the world of fine dining, where diners arrive having seen... More

"Feijoada" - Lobster, Pork belly, Chorizo".
A menu inspired by Brazilian flavours? By an Austrian chef in Portugal?
The introduction took me by surprise. A good surprise, by the way.
I had made a point of not trying to find out anything beforehand about what I was going to eat. Which requires a certain amount of discipline when information stumbles in front of you at the turn of every scroll.
But I do my best to counter this paradox in the world of fine dining, where diners arrive having seen all the photos, videos and descriptions of the experience they're about to have and yet still want to be surprised…
Brazil actually follows on from "A Journey to India" (Setúbal, Cape Verde, Ghana, Mozambique, Goa), and "On the Route of the Islands" (Azores, Madeira and São Tomé), a recreation of the routes of discovery in search of flavours and influences that remain in Portuguese food today.
An exploration of the give and take of many years of exchanging products, techniques and cultural references.
"The next one will be Macau and Japan," says @hansneuner (who, despite having been in Portugal since 2007, always has that gift of being an outsider who can have another look at things).
The result is a blend of the exotic and the familiar, a reawakening of references and memories of quintessential dishes and ingredients (feijoada, pão de queijo, manioc, moqueca, barbecue, maminha,...), which serve as a starting point for something that is not intended to be literal, nor a reproduction of what already exists, but rather an spark for the creative process, never leaving out the good use of the Algarve's excellent produce along the way.
I left in a curious mood about the next menu. @restauranteocean Less

7 / 10

Dinner at Ocean

on 26 Oct 2023

by Gerhard R.

Dinner at Vila Vita Parc Ocean Restaurant

on 10 Jan 2023

by Yves Silvain

The discoveries route @restauranteocean

- Sole, peanut, ‘matapa’ -
- Tiger prawns, tomato, XO sauce -
- Quail piripiri, tomato salad -
- Lamb, mung beans, mango, purple curry -
- Cashew seeds & fruit -
- Banana, cardamom, sura cake -

A journey from Portugal to India by @hansneuner ✨

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#Oadtop100 #thebestchefawards #foodtravel #finedining #michelinstars #gourmet #foodgasm... More

The discoveries route @restauranteocean

- Sole, peanut, ‘matapa’ -
- Tiger prawns, tomato, XO sauce -
- Quail piripiri, tomato salad -
- Lamb, mung beans, mango, purple curry -
- Cashew seeds & fruit -
- Banana, cardamom, sura cake -

A journey from Portugal to India by @hansneuner ✨

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#Oadtop100 #thebestchefawards #foodtravel #finedining #michelinstars #gourmet #foodgasm #gastronogram #foodie #restaurant #chef #delicious #foodporn #tastyfood #foodlife #cooking #instafood #journey #stories #gastronomy #cuisine #dinner #foodiegram #michelinstar #michelinguide #50bestdiscovery #foodtastictraveler #ocean #lamb #algarve Less

Dinner at Vila Vita Parc Ocean Restaurant

on 09 Jan 2023

by Yves Silvain

The discoveries route @restauranteocean

- Ash corn, yam, caviar -
- Blue crab, passion fruit, coconut -
- Olive, tarragon, seaweed bread -
- Oyster, dill, cucumber, escabeche -
- Langoustine, lemongrass, black tea, persimmon -

@hansneuner takes you on a journey from Portugal to India ✨
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#Oadtop100 #thebestchefawards #foodtravel #finedining #michelinstars #gourmet #foodgasm... More

The discoveries route @restauranteocean

- Ash corn, yam, caviar -
- Blue crab, passion fruit, coconut -
- Olive, tarragon, seaweed bread -
- Oyster, dill, cucumber, escabeche -
- Langoustine, lemongrass, black tea, persimmon -

@hansneuner takes you on a journey from Portugal to India ✨
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#Oadtop100 #thebestchefawards #foodtravel #finedining #michelinstars #gourmet #foodgasm #gastronogram #foodie #restaurant #chef #delicious #foodporn #tastyfood #foodlife #cooking #instafood #journey #stories #gastronomy #cuisine #dinner #foodiegram #michelinstar #michelinguide #50bestdiscovery #foodtastictraveler #ocean #algarve #portugal Less