Portuguese Home Dinner or Tapas in Cascais: Local Stories & Wine

Two and a half hours of food, wine and the reason behind every dish

A dinner or tapas experience hosted at Teresa's home in coastal Cascais, where you cook and eat traditional Portuguese food while hearing stories from a lifelong Lisbon resident. You choose between a full menu (starter, fish rice main, dessert) or six shared tapas with the same courses. DOC certified Portuguese wines pair throughout. The host speaks English, Portuguese or French, and the session runs about 2.5 hours in a wheelchair-accessible space near Guincho beach.

The experience

You arrive at Teresa's home in Cascais, a short distance from Guincho beach, and step into a kitchen where Portuguese food is not plated for you but made in front of you. This is not a cooking class where you follow steps. It is a meal where the host walks you through the reason each dish exists, the story it carries, and how flavour tells you something about the way people here eat. You pick your menu when you book: either a full dinner (cheeseboard and hams, then Portuguese fish rice, then a traditional sweet) or six different tapas served the same way, with the same dessert to close.

Wine runs through the meal: a curated selection of DOC certified bottles from across Portugal, chosen to match what you are eating. The dishes are shared, so you taste what Teresa makes and hear why it matters, not just what goes into your mouth. The ocean breeze from Guincho carries through, and you hear the seagulls that live there. Two and a half hours is long enough to eat slowly, ask questions, and let the stories settle.

What’s included

• A curated selection of DOC certified Portuguese wines from across the country.
• a cheeseboard with a variety of hams and either Portuguese fish rice or six different shared tapas.
• a traditional Portuguese sweet dessert.
• the host's stories and knowledge of Portuguese food and life in Lisbon over four decades.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to FridayDeparts at 19:00

Book up to2d before

AgesAdult (16 to 69 years) · Under 16: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, French and Portuguese

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 8 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Portuguese Traditional Food by Meals & Memories

Is this one for you?Teresa's home sits in the coastal area of Cascais near Guincho beach, so if you are staying in Cascais or nearby without a car, you have a local address to reach rather than arranging transport to a restaurant across the city. The experience is built around her kitchen and her stories, which means the meal moves at the pace of conversation and cooking, not service: suited to someone who wants to linger and ask questions rather than move through courses on a schedule.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, French and Portuguese.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

Can I choose between the dinner menu and the tapas menu?

Yes. The dinner menu includes a cheeseboard with hams, Portuguese fish rice as the main course, and a traditional Portuguese sweet for dessert. The tapas menu offers the same starter and dessert but swaps the main for six different shared tapas dishes. You decide which one suits you when you book.

What wines are served with the meal?

A curated selection of DOC certified wines from favourite regions across Portugal pairs with the food throughout the experience. The wines are chosen to match the dishes you are eating.

How long does the experience take?

The experience runs for 2.5 hours, which gives time to cook, eat, and hear the stories behind each dish without rushing.

Is there a minimum age to attend?

Yes, the minimum age is 16.

Is the home wheelchair accessible?

Yes. Teresa's home is fully wheelchair accessible, with accessible surfaces and areas throughout, and transportation options to reach it are also wheelchair accessible.