This is José Avillez’s Belcanto restaurant, which is on the list of the 50 best restaurants in the world for “The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants”, more precisely in 31st place in this incredible and delicious ranking.
The well-known Portuguese chef’s space fell a few places compared to last year (it was in 25th place), but the truth is that continuing to belong to this Top is enough to make the chef and his entire team proud.
According to Chef José Avillez on his Instagram account,
Sometimes I think I’m living in a dream when I look around and see everything that’s happened in recent years.
When you sit next to those who, a few years ago, were your idols, who have come to know who you are and treat you as a friend. When you hear the name of your restaurant, your city and your country called out and applauded in an auditorium of 1,200 people from more than 60 countries in Las Vegas. When you realize that you’ve been called to represent your country and you have the enormous responsibility of doing so, and often the fear of not being up to it.
All this may sound like a dream, but it’s not. What is happening is that we are living OUR DREAM. Ours, because this is a shared dream, shared with THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD, which is largely responsible for us being where we are.
We dedicate this distinction to Portuguese cuisine, to Portugal and to all Portuguese people. I believe that soon we’ll have more Portuguese restaurants on “The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants” list and then the dream will be complete!”
What’s so special about Belcanto?
Belcanto opened in 2012 and that same year was immediately distinguished with a michelin star.
Two years later, in 2014, it received its second Michelin star, and in 2019, as part of its evolution strategy, it moved to a new, larger space, but still adjacent to the original one, maintaining its proximity to Largo de São Carlos and its privileged location.
In a unique space, full of details, where art and memories are present, José Avillez offers contemporary Portuguese cuisine in a unique gastronomic journey, worthy of being one of the best restaurants in the world.
Address: Rua Serpa Pinto 10A (near the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos)
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday for lunch from 12.30pm to 3pm and dinner from 7pm to midnight; closed on Sundays and Mondays
The best restaurants in the world in 2024
Las Vegas, in the United States of America, was the location chosen by “The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants” for the election of the 100 best restaurants in the world in 2024, from which this top 5 stands out:
- Disfrutar, in Barcelona
- Asador Etxebarri, in Atxondo
- Table by Bruno Verjus, in Paris
- Diverxo, in Madrid
- Maido, in Lima (also considered the best restaurant in South America)
Atenção vegetarianos, neste restaurante do José Avillez os vegetais são as estrelas principais