Despite its name (The Hunter), this popular restaurant is the place for seafood in Guarda. Locals flock to its glass-fronted dining room to feast on evergreen crowd-pleasers such as grilled squid and sea bass fresh in from Aveiro. Bookings recommended for dinner.
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