WHERE TO EAT The best Caldeirada in the world (according to food experts)

"Top-quality seafood is cooked to perfection by the owner's wife in this friendly restaurant. Try the caldeirada (fish stew)."

"The cuisine is meaty, fishy and plentiful. This is the place to try caldeirada de enguias (eel stew) for two (€20)."

"Begin with some starters that prepare your appetite for a good caldeirada de enguias."

"For more than 30 years this no-nonsense place has been serving excellent regional cuisine to crowds of appreciative locals and visitors. Specialities include caldeirada de enguias (eel stew)."

"It’s a great place to try the local enguias (eels), served fried, grilled or caldeirada (stewed)."

"Chef Michael Cimarusti’s L.A. restaurant, Connie & Ted’s, is modeled on a New England seafood shack. It features seafood dishes ranging from clam cakes to this flavorful stew named after his Portuguese uncle. It’s loaded with clams, mussels and cod as well as chunks of linguiça, a smoky, mildly hot cured Portuguese sausage."

"Luckily, the fish caldeirada which followed brought us back to a heavenly setting. The velvety broth with pimento, onions and a light touch of chilli, with lively flavours but always perfectly balanced. Delicious!"

"Here we had, among others, Caldeirada but this time we chose it with fish and assada sardines – a local speciality. Truth be told I don’t like sardines, but these were something special."

"At Gafanhoto you can eat the best Caldeirada de enguias there is."

"We loved the gargantuan eel stew at Praia do Tubarão."