Guides for restaurants
Short guides with the law quoted and menu examples, for owners of restaurants, cafés and pastry shops in Portugal.
Updated October 2026
What you will find
The allergen guide explains what Decreto-Lei 26/2016 requires from restaurants, with the articles quoted, the 14 allergens of Regulation (EU) 1169/2011, the fines it sets and the commonest mistakes — such as sulphites hidden in the wine of a marinade.
The translation guide shows how to put your menu into English, Spanish and French without losing what makes Portuguese cooking special: which languages to choose in each region, based on INE data, why to keep dish names, and what to say about portions, prices per kilo and the couvert.
Who they are for
For people running a small place with no time to read legislation or hire a translator. Each guide ends with concrete steps and links to the free tools and to the city and venue pages where the topic applies.