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CHECKin by Leonel Pereira

Name: CHECKin by Leonel Pereira
Address: Rua do Castelo 7, Faro, 8000-243, Portugal, Faro, PT
Telephone: +351 968 070 776

Chef Leonel Pereira’s intimate Faro restaurant serves honest, flavorful contemporary cuisine with deep respect for ingredients and seasonality.

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CHECKin by Leonel Pereira – Faro, Portugal – Michelin Recommended Contemporary Dining

On Rua do Castelo in Faro’s old town, CHECKin by Leonel Pereira is a compact, 26-seat dining room with an outdoor terrace for 30 more. Chef Leonel Pereira, holder of a Michelin star, opened this spot as a more informal counterpart to his starred work—and the restaurant quickly earned a Michelin Recommended distinction of its own.

The menu reads like a boarding pass, taking guests through the chef’s career via his most emblematic dishes. The cooking is contemporary, guided by seasonality, respect for the product, and sustainability. Pereira and his team use modern techniques to preserve the individual flavour of each ingredient, while cooking with as little fat, sugar, and salt as possible. The result is honest, flavorful food meant to be shared.

The atmosphere matches the cooking: refined yet relaxed. Dinners only, from 7 to 11 PM. The short, focused menu changes with the seasons, always rooted in the best Portuguese products. Whether you sit inside the warm, intimate dining room or outside on the terrace, the experience is one of direct, unfussy generosity—a chef letting good ingredients speak for themselves.

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