MICHELIN STAR RENEWED AS PALMARES RESTAURANT ‘AL SUD’ DEBUTS ALGARVE-INSPIRED MENU

Palmares Ocean Living & Golf’s ‘AL SUD’ – one of the only Michelin-starred restaurants in European golf – has retained its star for a fifth consecutive year as it unveils a new dining concept for 2025.

Inspired by the agriculture and gastronomy of the Algarve – particularly the Al-Andalus period, which spanned the eighth to 15th centuries – executive chef Luis Anjos has handcrafted a unique menu from locally sourced ingredients for golfers, visitors and hotel guests to experience and enjoy.

To highlight the harmony and duality between ocean and land, the new menu pairs fresh-caught seafood such as oysters, squid and turbot with flavours that have been grown and harvested in the Algarve for centuries.

Each dish is served in a modern and sophisticated setting to effortlessly blend tradition and luxury, creating one of the only Michelin-starred restaurants at any European golf resort and setting a benchmark for Portuguese fine dining as a whole.

A key part of the Palmares clubhouse, which was named Europe’s best at the 2024 World Golf Awards, AL SUD enjoys breathtaking panoramic views across Portugal’s southern coastline, the golf course’s nine-hole ‘Praia’ loop and the Atlantic Ocean.

The coveted Michelin Star must be renewed annually based on the feedback of anonymous specialist inspectors and is the most prestigious honour a restaurant can receive.

Anjos said: “The cuisine of the Algarve region is so unique and filled with character, not only now but throughout history – so it was a pleasure to develop this new concept inspired by the Al-Andalus period in particular.

“We have a rule that every dish we create at AL SUD is either inspired by the Algarve, uses local ingredients or both. The new menu is no different. Our spectacular location is fantastic inspiration for any chef.”

Nuno Sepulveda, co-CEO at Details – Sports, Hospitality, Leisure, Palmares Ocean Living & Golf’s management company, said: “Palmares is an incredible setting for AL SUD, one of only a handful of Michelin-starred restaurants in European golf.

“It’s a privilege for us to be able to offer such a memorable dining experience, which really helps to elevate the golf offering at Palmares and makes it a benchmark for golf resorts across the continent to follow. From the freshness of the dishes and the originality of the menu to the attention to detail shown in every department, no stone is left unturned in Al SUD’s desire to offer the best dining experience possible to everyone that visits.”

Palmares Ocean Living & Golf is home to an acclaimed 27-hole golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jnr, comprising three nine-hole loops: Lagos, Praia and Alvor.

Managed by Details – Sports, Hospitality, Leisure, the venue invites guests to stay in either the elegant Beach House Hotel or luxurious Signature Apartments, all a stone’s throw from the sapphire Atlantic.