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Bar Do Fundo

Name: Bar Do Fundo
Address: Avenida Alfredo Coelho last restaurant at the bottom of Praia Grande, Sintra 2705-329 Portugal, AW
Price range: Mid Range
Rating: 4.5

★★★★½4.5 out of 5 · 970 reviews

beachfront

seafood

portuguese

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Bar Do Fundo is a $$ seafood & portuguese beachfront restaurant in Sintra rated 4.5/5 by 970 TripAdvisor reviewers; walk-ins welcome.

About

Bar Do Fundo sits at the far end of Praia Grande's beach strip in Sintra, literally the last restaurant before the sand takes over. It's a straightforward beachfront setup doing Portuguese seafood — grilled fish, octopus, arroz de marisco — with tables that look straight out at the Atlantic. The 4.9 atmosphere score makes sense when you see the location; the 4.6 food and service scores say they're not coasting on the view alone. Mid-range pricing and kid-friendly, which is typical for this kind of beach restaurant, though it gets busy on weekends when Lisbon day-trippers make the drive. You don't need a reservation, but showing up before 1 PM or after 3 PM helps. The fish is fresh, portions lean generous, and the whole thing works because it doesn't try to be more than what it is — a solid beach lunch spot that happens to have one of the better settings on the Sintra coast.

At a glance

Area: Sintra
Vibe: beachfront
Price: ●●○○
Reservation required: –
Kid friendly: ✓
Cuisine: seafood
portuguese
Dietary options: —

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