Julien Montbabut

The Monumental Palace occupies a grand 19th-century Beaux-Arts building on the Avenida dos Aliados. Montbabut's French-Portuguese dialogue — French technique applied to Portugal's extraordinary pantry — represents a historic cultural exchange between two nations whose culinary traditions have long influenced each other.

Julien Montbabut is a French chef leading the gastronomic restaurant at the historic Hôtel Le Monumental Palace in Porto, where he earned one Michelin star. His classical French training shapes an approach that celebrates Portuguese ingredients — salt cod, Alentejo pork, Atlantic fish — through French fine-dining technique.

France — classical French haute cuisine training; adapted to Portuguese ingredients and context

Career

• Chef at French Michelin-starred restaurants, France (2000s–2015)
• Head Chef at Hôtel Le Monumental Palace, Porto, Portugal (2015–present)

Mentored by French classical cuisine.