Charcoal sea bream
Whole, with crushed potatoes and a garden tomato salad.
€19
Seafood kitchen · Faro old town
The tide of the Ria,
The tide of the Ria,
on your table.
Fish and shellfish that arrive every morning from the Olhão market, grilled over charcoal a short walk from the Arco da Vila.
Catch of the dayChosen at the counter, weighed in front of you
Charcoal grillCoarse salt, olive oil and lemon. Nothing more.
Cataplanas to shareMade to order, for two or more
Inside the old walls
A small house with its door open to the street.
We are eleven tables in a whitewashed house on Rua do Castelo. At lunch the sun comes in through the window. At dinner the candles are lit and the smell of the grill drifts out to the square.
From the kitchen
Three dishes that bring people back
Seafood cataplana
Clams, prawns, monkfish and chouriço in the copper pot, for two.
€52 for twoRia Formosa oysters
Half a dozen, opened to order, with lemon and cracked pepper.
€15
Reservations
Save your table tonight
With eleven tables, summer evenings fill quickly. Call or book online and we will confirm within a few hours.
Our story
One family, one market,
One family, one market,
one grill.
Casa Maré opened in an old fisherman's house in the old town with one simple idea: cook what the Ria Formosa and the eastern Algarve coast give us each season, and nothing more.
Every morning we go to the Olhão market. What is good comes back with us. What is not up to standard stays behind. That is why the menu changes, and the chalkboard on the wall always tells the truth.
Our wines come from the Algarve and the Alentejo, from small producers we know by name. The bread comes from a wood oven in Estoi.
What guides us
Season first
Sardines in summer, clams in winter, octopus when the sea allows. We follow the calendar of the Ria.
Few things, done well
A short menu, cooked by a small kitchen that tastes everything before it leaves the pass.
Like a guest at home
We welcome every table as if it were our own living room. No rush, no ceremony.
Menu · autumn
What the sea brought in today
Prices in euros, VAT included. Ask your waiter for the catch of the day and tell us about any allergies.
To start
Small plates for the table, eastern Algarve style.
Bread, olives and seaweed butter€3.50
Wood fired bread from Estoi.
Ria Formosa oysters (6)€15
Natural, with lemon and shallot vinaigrette.
Clams Bulhão Pato€14.50
Garlic, coriander, olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.
Octopus salad€12
Roasted pepper, red onion and parsley.
Cured horse mackerel€8.50
Marinated in vinegar and garlic, served cold.
From the grill
Served with crushed potatoes and a seasonal salad.
Catch of the dayper kg€58
Choose at the counter. Weighed in front of you.
Sea bream€19
Whole, about 450 g.
Sea bass€22
Whole, about 500 g.
Octopus lagareiro€24
Grilled tentacle, garlic and generous olive oil.
Sardinessummer€13
Six sardines on bread, the traditional way.
Desserts
Algarve sweets, made in house.
Almond and carob tart€6.50
With cream ice cream.
Dom Rodrigo€6
Egg threads, almond and cinnamon.
Figs, honey and goat's cheese€7
Lavender honey from the Caldeirão hills.
Glass of house white€5.50
From a small producer in Lagoa.
Hungry yet?
Book your table and we will keep the best of the day's catch for you.
Gallery
A day at Casa Maré
Reservations and contact
Book your table
For groups larger than eight, please call us directly.