Private Chef in Coimbra
Rent one of our 53 private chefs for a unique dining experience. You choose the menu, and the cleanup is included.





















How much does a private chef cost in Coimbra?
For 6 people in Coimbra, a private chef costs less than dinner out.
AVERAGE PRICE · 6 GUESTS
420 EUR
70 EUR per guest · everything included
What's included
- Chef comes to you
- All ingredients sourced and bought
- Full meal cooked in your kitchen
- Spotless kitchen afterwards
HERE'S THE REAL BREAKDOWN
- 2 guests105EUR / guest = 210 EUR total
- 4 guests70EUR / guest = 280 EUR total
- 6 guests70EUR / guest = 420 EUR total
- 8 guests54EUR / guest = 432 EUR total
- 10 guests54EUR / guest = 540 EUR total
- 13+ guests50EUR / guest = 650 EUR total
How it works
Personalize your request
Share with us the details of your dream meal, including type of cuisine, preferences, and intolerances.
Receive menu proposals
Our chefs will design menus based solely on your wants and needs.
Get chatty with your chefs
Don't be shy about exchanging some messages with your chefs until your perfect menu is ready!
Book your experience
Once you are happy with your choice, submit your payment to secure your experience.
Enjoy!
All there is left to do is count down the days till your culinary experience begins!
Find your chef
Customize your request and start talking with your chefs.
53 Private Chefs in Coimbra
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More than 1,000 guests have already enjoyed the experience
5 Chef
The guests in Coimbra have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 5.
5 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Coimbra received an average score of 5.
5 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 5 average score.
5 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Coimbra has been scored with a 5 on average.
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188 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Coimbra
Every occasion is unique - make sure you have the right chef and menu for it!








Smoked salmon & burrata
Side dish ( rice , smashed potato, salad , brazilian vinaigrette)
Welcome - drinks
Freshly juice - coffee - still & sparkling water - seasonal infused water
Fresh seasonal fruit selection
Homemade cake
Warm apple crumble — roasted apple, cinnamon crumble & vanilla cream
Vegan chocolat mousse
Crispy beetroot, shrimp and herbed cream cheese sushi rice balls, with sweet red bean teriyaki glaze and spring onion. (bolas crocantes de arroz de sushi, beterraba, camarão e queijo creme com ervas, sobre teriaky agridoce de feijão vermelho e cebolinho)
Smoked eggplant velouté with garlic chips and charred peppers (velouté de beringela fumada com chips de alho e pimentos braseados.)
"egg wrap" stuffed with crispy chicken, asian slaw, peanut wild rice and satay sauce ( "wrap de ovo" recheado com frango crocante, salada asiática, arroz selvagem com amendoim e molho satay.)
Poached white fish with yogurt lime sauce, green lentil dal, and sweet potato pebbles,(peixe branco escalfado com molho de iogurte e lima, dal de lentilhas verdes e "gravilha" de batata-doce.)
Grilled mackerel with fennel and orange salsa, wild rice and green pea puré (cavala grelhada com salsa de funcho e laranja, arroz selvagem e puré de ervilhas.)
Cod & clam stew with preserved lemon, tomato, madeira wine, and herbs, served with carrot dumplings. (ensopado de bacalhau e amêijoas com limão curado, tomate, vinho da madeira e ervas, servido com bolinhos de cenoura.)
Smoky duck breast over duck couscous, rich chocolate-infused balsamic glaze, and spiced roasted pears. ( peito de pato defumado sobre cuscuz de pato, glace de balsâmico achocolatado e peras assadas com especiarias.)
Pork chops with herb crust, ginger-orange sauce and roasted potato duchess (costeletas de porco com crosta de ervas, molho de gengibre e laranja e batatas duchesse assadas.)
Slow-braised beef medallion with saffron-pumpkin risotto and hazelnut gremolata. (medalhão de novilho braseado lento com risoto de açafrão e abóbora e gremolata de avelã)
Basque burnt cheesecake with honey-lavender drizzle and caramelized figs. (cheesecake basco queimado com calda de mel e lavanda e figos caramelizados)
Beetroot and dark chocolate brownie with raspberry-chili sorbet.(brownie de beterraba e chocolate amargo com sorvete de framboesa e chilly.)
Black sesame crumble with miso-caramel apple and vanilla icecream. (crumble de sésamo preto e miso-maçã caramelizado e gelado de baunilha)
Ceviche de robalo — leite de tigre cítrico, gel de lima, óleo de coentros e milho crocante
Sashimi de salmão curado — ponzu, pepino comprimido a vácuo, rabanete e óleo de ervas
Atum maçaricado — ponzu de gengibre, tuile de sésamo e óleo de cebolinho. upgrade rabilho premium +12€/pessoa
Polvo sous-vide maçaricado — espuma de pimento assado, crumble de azeitona preta e paprika fumada
Camarão a baixa temperatura — espuma de abacate e lima, chili e crocante de milho. upgrade camarão tigre gigante +20€/pessoa
Tataki de angus — ponzu, creme de alho negro, pickle e cebola crocante. upgrade wagyu +20€/pessoa
Vitello tonnato — vitela rosada, espuma de tonnato, alcaparra crocante e limão
Pato sous-vide maçaricado — espuma de laranja e miso, sésamo e glaze de miso
Porco ibérico a baixa temperatura — romesco aerado, amêndoa, salsa e pimento fumado
Leitão crocante — gel de maçã verde, mostarda aerada e jus de assado
Beringela miso — espuma de tahini, romã e sésamo
Couve-flor assada — creme aerado de amêndoa, ras el hanout e limão
Burrata — tomate assado, pesto, pistácio e balsâmico
Queijo de cabra maçaricado — beterraba, espuma de mel e mostarda e noz
Corvina a baixa temperatura — espuma de batata trufada, beurre blanc e espargos
Robalo de pele crocante — espuma de couve-flor, beurre noisette de soja e alho-francês queimado
Salmão glaceado com miso — espuma de batata-doce, pak choi, sésamo e citrinos
Tamboril a baixa temperatura — espuma de coco, gengibre e lima, legumes verdes e coentros
Arroz caldoso — escolha entre: * cogumelos & trufa * espargos, ervilhas & limão * tomate assado & pimento * abóbora, miso & sálvia extras: camarão +6€ | polvo +8€ | marisco +12€ | camarão tigre +20€/pessoa
Lombo de angus — espuma de batata trufada, cogumelos, espargos e jus de vinho tinto. upgrade wagyu +30€/pessoa
Borrego a baixa temperatura — espuma de cenoura, jus de borrego, cebola glaceada e hortelã
Porco ibérico — espuma de milho assado, pimento fumado, jus e pickle de cebola
Supremo de frango — espuma de cogumelos, alho assado, jus de aves e pele crocante
Peito de pato rosado — espuma de batata-doce, laranja, miso e jus de pato
Couve-flor assada com miso — creme aerado de amêndoa, pistácio, limão e ervas frescas
Couve chinesa braseada — espuma de coco e gengibre, cogumelos, sésamo e óleo de coentros
Fondant de chocolate — coração líquido, espuma de caramelo salgado, avelã e gelado de baunilha
Pavlova de frutos vermelhos — merengue crocante, creme de baunilha e gel de framboesa
Tiramisù contemporâneo — café, espuma de mascarpone, cacau e crocante de chocolate
Panna cotta de coco & baunilha — manga, lima, espuma de gengibre e crumble de coco
Cheesecake desconstruído — creme de cheesecake, frutos vermelhos, crumble, gel de limão e espuma de baunilha
Ananás maçaricado — espuma de coco e lima, amêndoa e caramelo de rum
Pastel de nata reinterpretado — creme de nata, folhado caramelizado, espuma de canela e açúcar queimado
Codfish fritters with black-eyed pea salad and roasted pepper aioli (pataiscas de bacalhau com salada de feijão fradinho e aioli de pimentão assado)
Portuguese cuscos and vegetable salad with crispy chourlzo (salada de cuscos de vinhais e legumes com chourlçp crocante)
Strawberry and feta cheese salad with honey balsâmic dressing and black sesame crisp (salada de morango e feta com vinagrete de mel e balsâmico e crocante de sesamo)
Creamy carolino rice with, shrimp, clams, coriandar and lemon (arroz carolino cremoso com amêijoas, coentros e limão)
Costal fish stewed in white wine, tomato and herbs (peixe da costa estufada em vinho branco, tomate e ervas)
Bacalhau à braz ( traditional codfish stir fry with onion stew, olives, egg, crispy potato and parsley)
Chicken and mushroom roulade with sweet potato mash and roasted garlic cream sauce (roulade de frango e cogumelos com esmagada de batata doce e molho cremoso de alho assado)
Short rib taglitelli, julienne root vegetables and são jorge cheese (tagliatelli de entrecosto, juliana de tuberculos e queijo são jorge)
Pork medallions with mustard sauce, roasted apple and chestnut and spinach wild rice ( medalhões de porco com molho de mostarda, maçã e castanhas assadas e arroz selvagem de espinafres)
Homemade orange and chocolate egg pudding ( pudim de laranja e chocolate)
Homemade chocolate mousse with crunchy peanut praline and fresh fruit (mousse de chocolate caseira com praliné de amendoim crocante e frutas frescas)
Drunken pear crumble with salted caramel ice cream (crumble de pera bêbeda com gelado de caramelo salgado)
Crispy egg - herb mayonnaise & roasted garlic
Carapau alimado - cured and flaked horse mackerel with onion, olive oil, lime and garlic
Croquette - mustard & honey, green apple purée & pickle
Carne de porco à portuguesa - portuguese-style pork with garlic, white wine and herbs
Brandade de morue
Arroz doce - portuguese rice pudding with marinated plum and cinnamon crisp
Giant pastel de nata - a generous interpretation of the traditional portuguese custard tart
Ceviche with prawn
Frikkadels (south african spiced meatballs with mango chutney)
Chou-chou prawns (angolian spiced prawn skewers)
Jamaican golden beef pastries
Stuffed baked sweet potato (beef mince/chopped sausage/onions/spices)
Roast beef & potato salad
Moroccan squid and pasta salad with fresh fruit
Bandeja paisa (mixed roast meats, fried banana, buttered rice, side vegetables)
Kuku pakka (curried chicken with vegetables served with chickpeas pancakes
Bunny chow ( spicy lamb curry served in a crisp bread bowl, with sauteed vegetables
Jollof chicken & rice (ethiopia) roasted chicken served on a bed of rice, accompanied with fried banana salad
Kushari with prawn (layered rice, lentils & macaroni in harrisa tomato sauce)
Jamaican jerk chicken
Jambalaya ( with bacon, chorizo, prawn)
Rouz jeroubi (tunisian lamb and rice)
Chefs signature banana & marmalade bread & butter pudding
Fried bananas & icecream
Coconut & rice pudding
Umm ali ( fylo pastry baked with nuts, milk and rose water)
Empanadas (chicken)
Tandoori chicken tacos with guacamole, salsa & sour cream
Pan fried prawn and pineapple skewers
Chicken tikka masala & bao
Lumpia shanghai (crisp spring rolls)
Ukoy (prawn fritters)
Mulligatwany sea food chowder
Chefs signature bacon, apple & egg salad
Pancit bulabok ( rice noodles)
Belgian waffles & roast honey chicken
Bicol express ( spicy pork & shrimp stew with fried rice)
Texan grilled pork chops with pumpkin pie
The pub grub: guinness beef stew, champ, caramel carrots
Chefs signature banana & marmalade bread & butter pudding
Banoffee pie
Belgian apple strudel & whipped cream
Duo de legumes
Cromesquis de especiarias
Brás dê legumes
Gnocchi
Hambúrguer de feijão
Tábua de produtos vegans
Sopa de feijão
Sanduíche vegetariana
Fettuccine com legumes e molho de tomate
Massa fresca e molho pesto
Raviolis
Puré de arroz com naco de beterraba
Arroz doce de oliveira do hospital
Jesuítas
Mil folhas em andares com sorvete de tangerina
A personal chef for any occasion in Coimbra
Since the first private chef joined Take a Chef in Coimbra in September 2015, more than 53 Private Chefs have joined our platform in Coimbra and offered their services as private chefs anywhere in Coimbra.
Starting in 2015, 1,041 guests have already enjoyed a chef in Coimbra. To book your chef in Coimbra, just share your event details in our form. Receive proposals from top chefs and chat with them until you find your match.
Up until today, our chefs have shared 188 customized menu proposals, sending a total of 473 messages to their guests, who rated their experience with an average score of 5 out of 5.
Since the first dinner provided by Take a Chef, 1,041 guests have enjoyed unique experiences with no hassle. Our guests in Coimbra usually book menus around 63 EUR per person, including 3.86 courses, sharing an average of 4.78 messages with their chefs. If you've never had a chef at home but want to add an extra spice to your next celebration, just rent a chef in Coimbra.












Frequently asked questions
Below, you can find the most common questions about private chef services in Coimbra.
What does a private chef service include in Coimbra?
A private chef service includes everything necessary to enjoy a personalized dining experience at home. This includes:
- Customization of a menu based on your preferences;
- Purchase of ingredients;
- Mise en place (preparation of ingredients) before arrival;
- Preparation of the menu at your home;
- Complete table service;
- Set up and cleaning of the kitchen and used spaces.
Please note that tableware and glassware are not included. Gratuity is entirely at your discretion.
How much does a private chef cost in Coimbra?
The price of renting a chef in Coimbra can vary depending on the specifics, but smaller groups tend to have a slightly different price per person compared to larger gatherings.
Booking prices range from 50 EUR to 105 EUR. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 50 EUR per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 54 EUR per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 70 EUR per person, and for 2 people, the price is 105 EUR per person.
Seasonal ingredients, your location, and how soon you book also affect the final price. If you're interested in getting free quotes with no obligation, fill out our form and let the best chefs near you send unique proposals for your event.
How can I hire a private chef in Coimbra?
Booking is easy! Just tell us the date of your event, number of guests, dietary preferences and any allergies, and a few details about your kitchen. Within a few hours, you'll receive customized menus from qualified chefs. Each chef's profile will include their experience, reviews, and photos of their dishes.
Feel free to chat directly with the chefs through our platform. Ask them to modify menus, discuss pricing, or get answers to any questions you might have. Once you've found the perfect chef and menu, finalize your reservation online. We'll then provide the chef's contact information to confirm any final details.
How can I find a private chef near me?
There are currently 53 chefs available in Coimbra. Fill out a form specifying your needs and the date. Take a Chef will connect you with the best available chefs in Coimbra who will send you their menu proposals. You can then choose the chef and menu that suits you best.
Is there a maximum number of guests for a private chef service?
While there's no strict limit on guest count, private chef experiences are designed to create a more intimate atmosphere, perfect for gatherings of friends and family. Since most homes have limited space to accommodate large groups, parties typically don't exceed 15 people.
Does the chef cook at my house?
Yes, the chef always prepares the menu at your home for a more personalized experience. However, some prep work might be done beforehand for complex dishes.
Can I cook along with the chef?
Absolutely! Many guests are passionate about food and relish the chance to learn from the chef. You can pick up new kitchen skills and get a behind-the-scenes look at each dish on the menu. Feel free to jump in and cook alongside the chef for a truly interactive experience!
Are the ingredients fresh?
Yes, they're 100% fresh. Unlike restaurants with pre-made dishes, private chefs prioritize using the freshest ingredients possible. This is because the chef creates a customized menu specifically for you, then goes out and sources the finest ingredients to bring your chosen dishes to life.
Are drinks included in the personal chef service?
Drinks are not typically included, but you can discuss adding them to the menu proposal with the chef.
How much should I tip my private chef in Coimbra?
Tipping for private chefs is entirely at your discretion. Our goal is for you to have an unforgettable experience, and the chef always appreciates a nice tip. However, the decision and amount are completely up to you.
Personalize your menu
A romantic dinner or a gathering of friends. Traditional dishes or exotic flavours. A fine dining experience or a family-style meal. Every private chef experience is unique! Submit your request and personalize yours.








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How many chef services are booked in Coimbra each month?
Private chef reservations can vary seasonally depending on the destination. In Coimbra, for example, demand often increases during special dates like Valentine's Day or Mother's Day, so it's best to book in advance.
If you're wondering about the best time to hire a chef, any month is perfect for enjoying a private chef. Just keep in mind that prices may vary, especially for last-minute bookings. So, don't wait—book your chef early to secure your unique dining experience in Coimbra.
Cost of a private chef in Coimbra
The cost of hiring a private chef in Coimbra can vary based on several factors, including the number of people in your group or seasonality. Larger groups tend to have a different average rate per person compared to smaller groups that hire a chef:
Booking prices range from 50 EUR to 105 EUR per person.
For 13 people or more: 50 EUR
For 7 to 12 people: 54 EUR
For 3 to 6 people: 70 EUR
For 2 people: 105 EUR.
Additionally, prices can fluctuate depending on the time of year, location, and how soon you book your personal chef. If you want to get free quotes, just fill out our form and receive tailored proposals for your event. No committment at all.
What is the most reserved type of cuisine in Coimbra?
We mainly offer six types of cuisine in Coimbra: Mediterranean, Italian, French, Japanese, Mexican, and surprise. The type of cuisine with the highest number of bookings is the Mediterranean, but you can have anything you want (our surprise menu will cover that!).
Beyond these six types of cuisine, our private chefs personalize diverse menus for their clients every day, adjusting every detail to find the perfect menu for every occasion and every group. Our private chefs can accommodate any allergy or dietary restriction and suggest other cuisines or fusion dishes. Submit your request and hire a chef in Coimbra!






Talk to our chefs in Coimbra
Each of our chefs is one-of-a-kind, with professional culinary training and years of experience in diverse restaurants. Craving Italian pasta, Spanish paella, or traditional sushi in Coimbra? You’ll get it. Tell us about your event in Coimbra, and discover the best chefs who will customize every detail of your experience.










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