Where to eat in Lisbon
From a neighbourhood tasca to a memorable night out.
Explore Lisbon’s tascas, seafood restaurants, contemporary kitchens and cafés. Each recommendation explains what makes it worth a visit and where to find it.
30 restaurants · 5 cafés
Tascas & Portuguese classics
Generous tables, familiar recipes and a taste of different Portuguese regions.
Mouraria
O Velho Eurico
A lively modern take on the Lisbon tasca. For a spirited dinner in Mouraria where Portuguese comfort dishes are given a contemporary edge. Expect a small, lively room rather than a quiet formal meal.
Largo de São Cristóvão 3–4, 1100-179 LisboaRestauradores
Solar dos Presuntos
A long-standing address for Portuguese classics. A long-standing choice for seafood and northern Portuguese cooking near Restauradores. It suits a generous group meal with more ceremony than a neighbourhood tasca.
Rua das Portas de Santo Antão 150, 1150-269 LisboaChiado
Cervejaria Trindade
Portuguese classics in a historic tiled dining room. Eat among the tile panels of a former convent in the heart of Chiado. The restaurant serves steak, seafood and Portuguese classics in a setting worth seeing in its own right.
Rua Nova da Trindade 20C, 1200-303 Lisboa
At the restaurant · GualdimG / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 Príncipe Real
Pica-Pau
Traditional dishes made for an unhurried meal. Portuguese classics in Príncipe Real, with petiscos that work well for sharing. An easy choice when your group wants familiar food in a central location.
Rua da Escola Politécnica 27, 1250-099 LisboaAjuda
O Frade
Alentejo-inspired cooking near Belém. The counter and small dining room evoke an Alentejo tavern. Pair a visit to Belém or the Coach Museum with dishes from that region.
Calçada da Ajuda 14, 1300-598 LisboaAlfama
Taberna Sal Grosso
A small taberna for sharing Portuguese dishes. The original Alfama branch has only a handful of tables and serves Portuguese plates made to share. It is close to Santa Apolónia station.
Calçada do Forte 22, 1100-256 LisboaCampo de Ourique
O Magano
Alentejo flavours in a neighbourhood dining room. Alentejo flavours in Campo de Ourique, away from the busiest tourist streets. A good stop for a substantial regional meal.
Rua Tomás da Anunciação 52-B, 1350-328 LisboaRestauradores
Casa do Alentejo
Regional cooking inside a remarkable historic palace. A regional restaurant within Palácio Alverca, a cultural house just off Restauradores. The tiled rooms and inner courtyard make the building part of the visit.
Rua das Portas de Santo Antão 58, 1150-268 Lisboa
Dining room, photographed in 2009 · Heather Cowper / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Portuguese cooking, new ideas
Local ingredients and familiar dishes approached with a fresh point of view.
Junqueira
Canalha
A relaxed neighbourhood restaurant led by João Rodrigues. João Rodrigues brings market ingredients and Portuguese flavours to a relaxed bistro near MAAT. Sit at the counter to watch the kitchen at work.
Rua da Junqueira 207, 1300-338 LisboaSé
Prado
Seasonal Portuguese produce at the centre of the menu. A seasonal menu built around small producers, just uphill from the cathedral. The dishes change with what arrives from the farm and market.
Travessa das Pedras Negras 2, 1100-404 LisboaCampo de Ourique
Pigmeu
Creative cooking built around pork and its many cuts. This Campo de Ourique restaurant uses the whole pig, from croquettes to its well-known bifana. A useful choice for diners curious about less familiar cuts.
Rua do 4 de Infantaria 68, 1350-274 LisboaAvenida da Liberdade
Santa Joana
Nuno Mendes’s contemporary Portuguese restaurant. Nuno Mendes’s restaurant occupies a restored convent and draws on Portuguese traditions and global influences. The setting makes it a good option for a longer dinner.
Rua de Santa Marta 61B, 1150-294 LisboaChiado
Ofício
A contemporary taberna for snacks or a longer dinner. A Chiado taberna where you can stop for a few plates at the counter or settle in for dinner. The small-plate format suits sharing.
Rua Nova da Trindade 11K, 1200-301 LisboaChiado
Taberna da Rua das Flores
An intimate table with a changing approach to Portuguese food. An intimate, old-shop setting near Largo Camões, with Portuguese ingredients in changing small dishes. Expect a compact room and a menu that can vary.
Rua das Flores 103, 1200-194 Lisboa
Fish & seafood
From a classic cervejaria to a long lunch by the river.
Intendente
Cervejaria Ramiro
Shellfish to share, with the famous prego to finish. A Lisbon seafood institution for shellfish and a steak sandwich at the end. Our full guide covers what to order and how the visit works.
Avenida Almirante Reis 1-H, 1150-007 Lisboa
At the restaurant · Kent Wang / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 Chiado
Sea Me — Peixaria Moderna
Portuguese fish-market roots with Japanese influences. A modern fish-market idea in Chiado, mixing Portuguese seafood with Japanese touches. The counter and seafood display help make the choice.
Rua do Loreto 21, 1200-241 Lisboa
At the restaurant · Bex Walton / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 Baixa
Marisqueira Azul — Praça do Comércio
Seafood at one of Lisbon’s grandest squares. A central seafood meal on Lisbon’s great riverside square. This is the Praça do Comércio branch, useful when sightseeing downtown.
Praça do Comércio 70–71, 1100-148 LisboaRestauradores
Pinóquio
A central classic for seafood and Portuguese dishes. A classic central cervejaria for seafood rice and shellfish, with a terrace on Restauradores. Use the square address rather than its Time Out Market outpost.
Praça dos Restauradores 79–80, 1250-188 LisboaCais do Sodré
Monte Mar Lisboa
Fish and seafood with a riverside setting. Fish and seafood in a riverside warehouse with views over the Tagus. The setting makes it especially appealing for a slower lunch or dinner.
Rua da Cintura do Porto de Lisboa, Armazém 65, 1200-109 Lisboa
A special evening
Tasting menus and carefully paced dinners for a celebration.
Chiado
Belcanto
José Avillez’s fine-dining restaurant. José Avillez’s flagship in Chiado reinterprets Portuguese flavours through a carefully paced tasting experience. Plan this as the centrepiece of an evening.
Rua Serpa Pinto 10A, 1200-026 LisboaBelém
Feitoria
A tasting-menu experience beside the Tagus. A fine-dining stop in Belém with views towards the river and seasonal Portuguese ingredients. It pairs naturally with a day exploring the monuments nearby.
Doca do Bom Sucesso, 1400-038 LisboaEstrela
Loco
A creative tasting menu from Alexandre Silva. Alexandre Silva’s intimate restaurant presents a surprise tasting menu in a quiet Estrela street. Choose it if you enjoy handing the evening over to the kitchen.
Rua dos Navegantes 53B, 1200-731 LisboaParque das Nações
Fifty Seconds
A destination dinner high above the river. The dining room at the top of the Vasco da Gama Tower is reached by a short lift ride. The height and river panorama are part of the occasion.
Cais das Naus, Lote 2.21.01, 1990-173 LisboaMarquês de Pombal
CURA
Contemporary dining inside the Ritz. Inside the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz, this is a contemporary Portuguese tasting-menu experience with its own entrance. Leave time for the full progression of courses.
Rua Rodrigo da Fonseca 88, 1099-039 LisboaBaixa
SÁLA de João Sá
Portuguese ingredients through a personal tasting menu. A small Baixa dining room where João Sá combines Portuguese products and influences from elsewhere. The visible kitchen brings diners close to the preparation.
Rua dos Bacalhoeiros 103, 1100-068 Lisboa
Vegetable-led
Two considered choices where vegetables are the main event.
Chiado
Encanto
José Avillez’s vegetarian fine-dining restaurant. José Avillez gives seasonal vegetables the whole stage in a small dining room beside Belcanto. A special-occasion choice for a fully vegetarian menu.
Largo de São Carlos 10, 1200-410 LisboaRato
Arkhe
Plant-based cooking in an intimate setting. A plant-based restaurant near Rato whose menu treats vegetables as the main event, not an alternative. Best for a considered, slower meal.
Rua de São Filipe Neri 14, 1250-227 Lisboa
Flavours from elsewhere
A small reminder that Lisbon’s tables reach well beyond Portuguese cuisine.
São José
Jesus é Goês
A small address for Goan cooking. A small restaurant dedicated to the flavours of Goa, including spiced curries. It adds a different chapter to a trip otherwise focused on Portuguese food.
Rua de São José 23, 1150-321 LisboaChiado
Boa-Bao
A lively choice for dishes from across Asia. An energetic Chiado room with dishes inspired by several Asian cuisines. Useful for groups who want to share a mix of plates.
Largo Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro 30, 1200-369 LisboaArroios
Mezze
Middle Eastern dishes to share at Mercado de Arroios. Middle Eastern dishes made for the table, inside Arroios Market. It is also a social project supporting refugee women through food.
Mercado de Arroios, Rua Ângela Pinto 40D, lojas 22–23, 1900-069 Lisboa
Coffee shops
Five places for a good coffee, from a quick espresso to a slower morning.
Chiado
Fábrica Coffee Roasters
Portuguese-roasted specialty coffee; several city locations. The Chiado branch serves coffee roasted by the Portuguese brand. Stop for an espresso or choose beans to take home.
Rua das Flores 63, 1200-193 LisboaBaixa
The Folks
Specialty coffee and brunch, with several Lisbon cafés. The Baixa-Chiado branch combines specialty coffee with brunch served throughout the day. A convenient breakfast stop before walking downtown.
Rua dos Sapateiros 111, 1100-619 LisboaBaixa · Madalena
Copenhagen Coffee Lab
Specialty coffee and a bakery close to Praça do Comércio. The Madalena branch combines its own roasted coffee with Danish-style bakery and sourdough. It is a short walk from Praça do Comércio.
Rua da Madalena 96, LisboaBica
Baobá Café
A Brazilian-rooted specialty coffee roaster. The Bica shop highlights beans rooted in the brand’s Brazilian farm and roasted in Portugal. A good stop for coffee rather than a full meal.
Rua de São Paulo 256–258, 1200-430 LisboaPicoas
Simpli Coffee
A straightforward stop for specialty coffee. The Picoas café offers specialty coffee in the modern business district. Handy between Marquês de Pombal and Saldanha.
Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo 41, loja C, 1050-119 Lisboa
Something sweet, or something for everyone
This is a curated starting point, not a claim that we have eaten at every table. Menus, opening hours and booking arrangements change; check with the venue before setting out.