The Best Places To Eat In Lisbon
CHIC
Belcanto
Chef José Avillez's two-Michelin-starred flagship occupies a wood-panelled dining room in Chiado, where just ten tables sit beneath vaulted ceilings and minimalist chandeliers. A pair of tasting menus take diners on a contemporary journey through Portuguese cuisine – look for dishes like scarlet shrimp curry with cauliflower and green apple, and suckling pig with orange peel purée. The chef's table is the one to book for front-row kitchen action.
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Prado
In a light-filled former fish factory on the eastern edge of central Lisbon, Prado showcases farm-to-table Portuguese cooking beneath soaring ceilings hung with plants. Chef António Galapito, who worked with Nuno Mendes in London, creates seasonal menus from the ingredients of small-scale producers – highlights include marinated mackerel with green apple juice, olives and capers, or smoked cod, tomato water and oregano. For each dish, there’s a beautiful pairing to be found on the all-natural wine list. The adjoining wine bar can bookend an evening here, but deserves to be visited in its own right too.
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Feitoria
Within the riverside Altis Belém hotel, this Michelin-starred restaurant by chef André Cruz blends contemporary Portuguese cuisine with exotic influences from the country’s golden age of discovery. Tasting menus (which include vegetarian options) are created around core concepts of ‘Land’, ‘Root’ and ‘Leaf’ – all are offered with excellent Portuguese wine pairings.
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Santa Joana
Taking pride of place within Locke de Santa Joana's restored 17th-century convent, this Portuguese brasserie is led by the great Nuno Mendes. Its vaulted dining room provides an elegant backdrop for dishes like slow-cooked skate with fennel and smoked butter sauce, grilled Alentejo pork presa, and crispy chicken. An extensive network of Portuguese farmers and growers supplies the seasonal produce.
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Bica do Sapato
In a converted warehouse between the train station and the Tagus, this stylishly expansive venue can seat 300 across its various dining areas and riverside terrace. Seafood-led Portuguese menus offer contemporary updates of local classics. Stay late enough and DJs will emerge, then the dancing will start.
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JNCQuoi Fish
Celebrating Portugal’s maritime heritage through dark clay flooring, limestone walls and ceramic tiles, the design for this Avenida da Liberdade restaurant is a perfect match for its menu. Chefs Filipe Carvalho and António Bóia are all about contemporary Portuguese seafood – imagine codfish cake with caviar and tartar sauce or seared grouper with Algarve white prawn. Custom furniture by Room2Fit and handmade Carrara marble lighting fixtures complete the sophisticated interior.
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CONTEMPORARY
SEM
At this elegantly relaxed, zero-waste restaurant in Alfama, chefs George Mcleod and Lara Prado create seasonal tasting menus using ingredients from regenerative Portuguese farmers, with everything preserved, pickled, fermented, smoked or dehydrated to eliminate waste. The intimate dining room maintains a relaxed atmosphere, while low-intervention wines complete the innovative approach.
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Canalha
Close to MAAT in Belém, Canalha is a neighbourhood-style restaurant where marble tables, a fish counter, and counter seating evoke traditional Portuguese tascas. Its contemporary edge comes from the kitchen, which turns out sharing plates like squid in sheep's butter or swordfish, lemon escabeche and capers.
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Mimi
A new opening from well-established ‘chefpreneur’ Olivier da Costa, Mimi is a 30-cover omakase experience. Amid dark walls and mood lighting, it offers a 12-course tasting menu of Portuguese seafood prepared using Japanese techniques. Depending on the latest catch, Algarve angulata oysters, spider crab, alistado prawns and Sagres red snapper might all feature.
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Kureiji Izakaya
Drawing on the energy of Tokyo dive bars rather than the gravity of formal omakase, João Francisco Duarte’s izakaya is a counter-service restaurant in Cais do Sodré. In a lively atmosphere enhanced by weekend DJs, it serves kushiyaki and yakitori skewers, sushi, toro sashimi and wagyu tartare – all complemented by Japanese-inspired cocktails.
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Turvo
For his first solo project, rising-star chef Vasco Lello reimagines traditional Portuguese recipes in a pleasantly pared-back space that lets his seasonal cooking shine. Dishes like brown crab rice, escabeche-style partridge and marinated fresh mackerel make the most of great local produce.
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Broto
At this Chiado restaurant, chef Pedro Pena Bastos draws on his family roots and Michelin-level talent to create seasonal menus of elevated Portuguese comfort food. His efforts in the kitchen are matched by interiors of bare wood, terracotta and ceramics that create an atmosphere of refined simplicity.
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Arca
The concise, contemporary menu at this Bairro Alto bistro stands out because of the precise, unique flavour work of chef Artem Matlaev. Chicken piri-piri comes with tzatziki and fermented tomatoes, or you might find black pork neck steak served with clams and chestnut purée. Wines are natural here, while the cocktails lean classic.
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Skizzo
From squid to entrecote, the team in Skizzo’s open kitchen cook almost everything over wood fire. The vibe at this Lapa establishment is as current as ever after a light refresh early in 2026 – the natural wines and hip soundtrack help with this too – while Mediterranean-leaning sister restaurant Da Noi should be on your radar too.
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Tasca Baldracca
If you can’t get into O Velho Eurico (see below), there is always Tasca Baldracca. That’s not to say this is anyone’s idea of a backup option – it just happens to be nearby. ‘Fine dining is dead’ says a sticker in the window, but that doesn’t mean fine food is no more – you just get to enjoy it in a cooler setting. In suitably relaxed surrounds, Baldracca’s talented kitchen team bring Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish influences to bear on fairly priced, inventive seasonal menus.
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Tricky’s
Friends Joao and Jenny started Tricky’s a few years ago, and the buzz around their vibey place in Casa do Sodré has grown and grown. Inspiration for Joao’s zingy small plates can come from anywhere, but the produce is usually Portuguese. Jenny’s natural wine list looks beyond Portugal and is always interesting.
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Pomme Eatery
A contemporary option in Príncipe Real, Pomme Eatery is all about sharing plates with diverse influences. Amid the industrial design stylings, you might find a chicken schnitzel salad sitting happily on the same menu as octopus carpaccio with mayo kimchi. Ingredients are seasonal and often organic, while the drinks list focuses on natural wine and cider.
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CLASSIC
O Velho Eurico
Early in 2026, the lead time for a table at O Velho Eurico had risen to two months. Unless you’re unnaturally organised, your only chance is to join the queue for walk-ins around 15 minutes before service begins, and hope. A young chef and his cool team have turned this tiny old tasca in higgledy-piggledy Mouraria into Lisbon’s hottest restaurant. Against a backdrop of graffitied walls and Portuguese radio classics, they offer their updated take on some local staples – chorizo bao, migas d’alheira and a carefully undercooked sponge cake were among our highlights. Service is charming – you might end up doing a shot with staff – and the whole experience intoxicating.
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Café de São Bento
From its downtown location on Assembleia da República, Café de São Bento has spent over four decades perfecting a single dish. Its signature steak draws on an 18th-century recipe, arriving in a generous coating of creamy sauce with crispy fries. Dark wood panelling and intimate lighting make it a popular destination for local power brokers.
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Pica-Pau
‘Zero creativity’ is the promise from Pica-Pau chef Luís Gaspar. In the modern surrounds of his Príncipe Real restaurant, he scrupulously follows the time-honoured recipes for Portugal’s classic dishes. From bacalhau à Brás to prawn açorda, they’re all here – and Luis’s renditions are beautiful.
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Galeto
Day and night, family-owned Galeto has been sating hungry Lisboetas since the 1960s. Take a seat at the seemingly endless counter and you’ll be presented with a menu almost as long as that famous counter. Classic orders include the signature beef with a fried egg, ham and pickles, and the hamburger with fries and creamed spinach. One to remember if you find yourself in need of a little something at 2am.
Avenida da República 14
Taberna da Rua das Flores
The tiled floor and half-dozen marble-topped tables of Taberna da Rua das Flores evoke the city’s traditional taverns – so does the cash-only policy – but chef André Magalhães’s daily changing menus offer a contemporary take on the classics. There are no reservations, so be prepared to queue – knowing that André’s is cooking worth waiting for.
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Pinóquio
Named after the toy store that once stood on this site in central Praça dos Restauradores, Pinóquio is one of the city’s best-known seafood-focused marisqueiras. Its pica-pau is revered too – tender sirloin is served in a classically rich sauce. In summer, try for a terrace table beneath one of its famous stripy parasols.
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Tasca Pete
Tascas are the trattorias of Portugal – unfussy eateries doing traditional things well. There’s lots to love about them, and that’s what British chef Peter Templeton noticed when he took over this one close to Alfama. In a classic small setting, his handwritten menus showcase the best of the week’s produce – all best enjoyed with something from the natural wine list.
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Cervejaria Ramiro
Ramiro offers a classic Lisbon experience. Avoid the frenetic bar next door, don’t settle for a roadside table outdoors, and take a seat at one of the long tables that fill its tiled main space. This is where locals have been flocking since the 1950s for expertly done fish – spider crab with roe and whopping, garlicky tiger prawns are among the specialities – and a famous steak sandwich the regulars call ‘dessert’.
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Ponto Final
This summertime favourite is a ferry and a walk away from Cais do Sodré, but its water’s-edge views of Rei, the 25 de Abril bridge and the wider city skyline are worth the journey. The menu is full of rustic seafood, and sunset is an especially good time to book.
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CASUAL
Quiosque de São Paulo
Lisbon’s network of historic kiosks does sterling work, reviving those who climb the city’s hills to reach its many miradouros. But, among them all, Quiosque de São Paulo in Cais do Sodré stands out. The only one that’s independently owned, its menu is by André Magalhães – the chef of A Taberna da Rua das Flores (also on this list) – who has a free hand here to turn out classic Portuguese snacks alongside traditional pick-me-ups such as amaretto-like Amarguinha.
Praça de São Paulo
Time Out Market Lisboa
It’s touristy, of course, but Cais do Sodré’s Time Out food market – open from morning to midnight – is a good way to get a grab-and-go overview of the city’s food scene. Beneath its iron-and-glass dome roof, you can find outlets from Michelin-starred chefs like Henrique Sà Passoa, outstanding local businesses like the tinned-fish specialist Conserveira de Lisboa, and great purveyors of pastel de nata such as Manteigaria.
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Lupita Pizzaria
At this industrially styled pizza joint in Cais do Sodré, you’ll find naturally leavened pies with toppings that blend Italian, Portuguese and American influences. Try the Fugazzeta of mozzarella, Viso cheese, burnt white onion, oregano and Laborela cured ham. There are natural wines to go with, plus a single standout dessert – cheesecake.
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Sol e Pesca
On party-hard Pink Street in Cais do Sodré, this is a former fishing tackle shop that still looks one. But step inside and you won’t be expected to catch your own dinner. Instead, you have your pick of the tinned fish that now lines its walls. It’s a humble, wonderful showcase for Portugal’s amazing conservas – try spicy needlefish or smoked sardines in olive oil straight from the tin, with a glass of alvarinho, but leave room for the kitchen’s classic cod with cornbread too.
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Pippo
One to remember if you find yourself crashing on the walk/run/cycle out to Belém, this Portuguese-Italian bar-restaurant in Santos does a great line in pizzettes. Made with a quality Italian flour, its mini pizzas come in an array of topping combos – imagine carbonara with smoked provola and guanciale, or kale with stracciatella. Small plates and natural wines complete the charming offering.
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Duíche
Sandwiches are the stars at this compact modern eatery near Jardim da Estrela. Signature fillings run from BBQ pulled pork, chicken piri piri and carne asada to a Deli Veggie of aubergine, mushroom duxelles, flamengo cheese, cucumber, red peppers, onion pickles, caramelised onions, green pesto and garlic mayo. All come on lovely house-made bread.
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Taqueria Paloma
Marvila is a fast-emerging riverfront neighbourhood to the east of downtown Lisbon. If you find yourself wandering its galleries, vintage shops and padel courts, Taqueria Paloma is the name to remember. Start with aguachile ceviche with shrimp or tuna tartar before diving into the main events: classic tacos from pollo to al pastor delivered in gluten-free corn tortillas.
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As Bifanas do Afonso
The bifana pork sandwiches at this cash-only, hole-in-the-wall outlet in Baixa might be the best in the city. The recipe’s a secret, but the results are not: right in the window, the pork simmers slowly in its broth. Join the queue, load your roll with mustard and chilli oil, and find a quiet corner of the adjoining square to make a mess in. Five minutes’ walk away, Casa das Bifanas is an eat-in alternative that hits similar heavenly standards – or there’s O Triangulo da Ribeira close to the Time Out Market.
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BAKERIES
Manteigaria
Do one thing well. It’s a philosophy that resonates with many, but is lived out by few. Manteigaria is a shining example of what it can achieve. At its stores around town, there’s just a single item on the food menu: a buttery pastel de nata that ranks among Lisbon’s best. Your only decision is whether to take away or have it with a coffee at the espresso bar. Castro is a good-looking rival worth also keeping an eye out for – or there’s A Carioca in Chiado for a vegan take on the classic.
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Pastéis de Belém
This is where you find the OGs. Monks at the nearby Jerónimos monastery created the original, secret recipe for pastel de nata. Today that recipe is known only to a trio of master confectioners of the Fábrica de Pastéis de Belém who have sworn not to share it with anyone. They use it to produce thousands of the warm little tarts here every day – and these are the only ones legally allowed to be called ‘pastéis de Belém’. Cinnamon or icing sugar are the only acceptable toppings – we lean to the former – and don’t worry, the eat-in and takeaway queues both move quickly.
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Møbler
Møbler’s mini empire on Chiado’s Rua Nova da Piedade spans a mid-century design store, a café and a bakery. Through the back of the café, the leafy terrace is a lovely spot for a weekend brunch built around the bakery’s slow-fermented sourdough. Natural wines, fresh juices and kombucha round out the pleasingly contemporary offering.
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Gleba
Diogo Amorim trained at Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck, then opened this sourdough bakery in Alcântara a decade ago. The original is the place you can still watch the traditional flour-milling process live, but the group now has outlets across the city where you can try sourdoughs made from old, sustainable cereal varieties.
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