In an elegant old house accessed by a lovely, mature front garden, upmarket Vila Velha offers consistently good seafood mains (go for the catch of the day), plus meat dishes such as wine-stewed rabbit, garlic- and herb-crusted lamb cutlets, and sirloin steak with wild mushroom sauce. Book ahead in high season.
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