Palmares continues transformation with launch of new signature restaurant
Palmares Ocean Living & Golf has moved to enhance the resort's renowned gastronomic offering, featuring signature cuisine based on local produce and the region, with the opening of a new signature restaurant, Preceito.
Led by chef Alexandre Cabrita, who won the coveted title of ‘Chef of the Year 2025’ in Portugal's oldest and most prestigious national cooking competition, Preceito embraces a philosophy that prioritises the produce and the natural environment of Palmares – where the sea, the Alvor estuary and the Algarve mountains find their place in a cuisine built from what the territory offers, respecting the seasonality and identity of the ingredients.
Retaining its deserved reputation for attention to detail that defined its previous path, the restaurant has reinvented its menu to present golfers and guests with gastronomy that pays homage to the Algarve: to its products, its authenticity and its way of life. With a more informal approach, Preceito, which is situated in the golf clubhouse, offers a more fluid, intimate experience more aligned with the Palmares lifestyle: a restaurant designed not only for special occasions but also for returning.
Among the standout dishes on offer are grilled squid with goat butter and citrusy cornmeal porridge, sea bass with oven-baked rice and coastal shrimp and veal tartare with smoked eel and cured egg yolk, one of Cabrita’s signature dishes. The experience is completed with desserts created by the award-winning chef, who uses ingredients such as carob, almond and fig leaf to evoke the Algarve in a modern and elegant interpretation.
The opening of Preceito comes at a key time for Palmares and is a further example of the resort’s vision and evolution as an integrated destination, where nature, sport, hospitality and real estate investment coexist harmoniously, reflecting a continuous strategy of growth and enhancement of the destination.
Launched as an 18-hole course in 1975, Palmares has established itself as an icon of tourism and golf in Portugal over the last five decades, developing into an integrated luxury resort with 200 hectares of panoramic views of Meia Praia and the Alvor estuary.
With facilities including a 27-hole golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., an award-winning clubhouse, outstanding hospitality offer and Signature Residences, the Algarve resort is regarded among Europe’s leading golf venues and recently enhanced its reputation by joining the prestigious European Tour Destinations network.
Complementing its hospitality and leisure offering, Palmares also presents a distinctive residential component, with premium plots and Signature Apartments further elevating its appeal to those seeking investment opportunities or the prospect of living in a setting defined by more than 300 days of sunshine per year.
At the same time, the resort continues to invest in new infrastructure and complementary experiences, including areas focused on wellness and sports, such as padel and pickleball courts, a gym and a swimming pool. And further good times lie ahead with the sales launch of a new portfolio of the new Signature Residences III by RCR Arquitectes from this spring, seaview detached villas and the opening of the first JW Marriott hotel in Portugal in 2028 with its branded residences.
Palmares Ocean Living & Golf is part of the portfolio of assets managed by Details – Hospitality, Sports, Leisure, which is owned by Arrow Global and is the company responsible for managing its tourism assets in Portugal. Details currently manage 23 hotels, 13 golf courses, an equestrian centre and several dining venues.
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About Preceito
Preceito is the new restaurant at Palmares Ocean Living & Golf, opened in 2026 as the successor to the former AL SUD, which held a Michelin star, marking a new phase of repositioning and renewal of the resort's gastronomic offerings. Located in the Palmares clubhouse, with a privileged view of Lagos Bay, the restaurant reinforces the commitment to a more contemporary, relaxed experience aligned with the destination's identity. Led by chef Alexandre Cabrita, the concept is based on signature cuisine inspired by the territory, seasonality, and respect for the product, valuing local ingredients and a sophisticated gastronomic approach. The name Preceito refers to the idea of doing things with principles, at the right time, and with intention – a philosophy reflected in both the menu and the experience provided.
About Palmares Ocean Living & Golf
Palmares Ocean Living & Golf is located ten minutes from Lagos, in the Algarve, and is widely recognised as one of the most emblematic golf destinations in Europe. Born from golf and celebrating the 50th anniversary of its golf course in 2025, it boasts a 27-hole course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., uniquely combining parkland, heathland and links, with privileged views over Lagos Bay. Over the last few decades, Palmares has evolved into a residential destination where golf is complemented by a range of hotels, quality gastronomy, and landmark properties. Currently, the resort includes the five-star boutique hotel Palmares Beach House Hotel, the Signature Apartments, and a clubhouse distinguished as World’s Best Clubhouse 2025, designed by RCR Arquitectes. In the coming years, it will welcome the first JW Marriott hotel in Portugal, reinforcing its position on the international stage. The development and management of Palmares are ensured through the specialized platforms of the Arrow Global group in Portugal – Norfin (SGOIC and Services), From: and DETAILS – Hospitality, Sports, Leisure – in an integrated approach that unites investment, development, and destination management.
About Details – Hospitality, Sports, Leisure
DETAILS is a sports and hospitality platform owned by Arrow Global, responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of tourism assets in Portugal. The company currently operates and develops 28 hotel projects, including six units formerly part of the Dom Pedro Group, Hyatt Regency Vilamoura Algarve, Hilton Vilamoura, Palmares Beach House Hotel and Signature Apartments, as well as The Pearl, The Anchor and The Residences in Tróia. In the Sports & Leisure segment, DETAILS holds the largest portfolio of golf courses in Portugal, featuring the iconic Vilamoura courses – Old Course Vilamoura, Pinhal, Millennium, Laguna, and The Els Club Vilamoura, the Algarve’s first private golf course and the first Ernie Els club in Europe. This portfolio also includes the PGA Aroeira Lisbon courses, as well as Palmares, Vale Pisão, Tróia Golf, Monte Rei and San Lorenzo. The sports portfolio further comprises the prestigious Vilamoura Equestrian Centre and a modern Sports Centre currently under development.
About Arrow Global
Arrow Global, founded in 2005 and headquartered in the United Kingdom, is a leading European vertically integrated alternative asset manager, specialising in credit and real estate.
The Group identifies, acquires and manages credit portfolios, as well as real estate assets, primarily sourced from banks and financial institutions. Arrow Global’s business is regulated across several of the eight Western European countries in which it operates. It currently manages €112 billion in assets and employs more than 4,400 people.
Since 2020, the Group’s asset acquisitions have been carried out through its Investment Funds division, which focuses on deploying capital not only in Credit and Real Estate, but also in Hospitality and Tourism.
In Portugal, through Arrow Global Portugal, and in addition to its direct investments in Real Estate and Credit since 2013, the Group holds direct and indirect stakes in Norfin SGOIC and Norfin Serviços (Real Estate), Whitestar (NPLs), Restart Capital (Private Equity), Details – Hospitality, Sports, Leisure (Hotel Operations), Hefesto (Credit Securitisation), Nexor (Affordable Housing), CredImediato (Credit Intermediation), and more recently From (Commercialisation and Activation of the Group’s Real Estate Assets).
The Group also holds significant investments in high-profile assets and destinations such as Tróia, Vilamoura, Palmares, Aroeira, Monte Rei and Vale Pisão, among others.