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10Best Restaurants by Type
10Best Restaurants by Cuisine
Expert Tips for Lisbon Restaurants
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Tapas 'N' Friends, Sé: "The Camembert delight with bacon is a dish that every cheese lover should try. Order it first as it takes a while to prepare."
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Beco: "Reservations essential. Drinks are paid for separately, at the end of the show."
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Esqina Cosmopolitan Lodge's Gastro & Cocktail Bar: "Order the avocado toast, fruit bowl, and fresh juice special - a delicious and nutritious brekkie combo!"
Best Lisbon Restaurants
Madragoa Café
Tucked away in Lisbon's Santo district is this rustic-styled eatery that's won a handful of awards for its traditional home style cooking. Ably run by...
Tágide
Tágide has arguably the best view across downtown Lisbon of any restaurant in the vicinity. Its first-floor terrace reveals a wonderfully romantic tableau...
O Pitéu da Graça
Where do chefs eat on their days off? They nip up to Lisbon's Graca district and chill out in this humble and homely eatery that, at the risk of sounding...
Mesón Andaluz
It takes bravado to beat the Spanish at their own game but this charmingly authentic tapas bar is doing exactly that, with some of its repeat customers...
A Provinciana
This no-frills, family-run eatery wouldn't look out of place in the middle of the Portuguese countryside. The fact, then, that it's tucked away in the...
Casa do Bacalhau
Fittingly, the name of this premier seafood restaurant translates as the "House of Cod" such is its affinity with this most popular and nourishing of fish....
Leopold
Less often means more, and this minimalist gem delivers a memorable dining experience with deceptive ease. Located within the walls of the historic...
Prado
Opened in December 2017, Prado is one of Lisbon's newest restaurants. Born out of a long abandoned factory premises the contemporary styled eatery is fast...
Taberna da Rua das Flores
Anyone familiar with Portuguese author Eça de Queirós (1845-1900) will probably have read 'A Tragédia da Rua das Flores' (The Tragedy of the Street of...
Local Expert Restaurant Recommendations
Local Expert Restaurant Recommendations
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About Lisbon Restaurants
Exploring Lisbon’s restaurant scene is to discover a feast of cosmopolitan food and flavours.
Eateries across the city serve up a banquet of traditional Portuguese cuisine, local and regional fare influenced not only by the sea but also by the rich culinary heritage of the hinterland.
The most authentic menus are often those chalked up on blackboards displayed outside the most unassuming of tascas – small, inexpensive taverns usually family-run and tucked away off the beaten track.
There are the inevitable tourist traps, where waiters hover outside touting for custom, but the vibe is always friendly and these haunts can be convenient for families, larger groups and casual, unfussy eaters.
Many fine-dining venues have adopted a contemporary and innovative approach in the kitchen. Their menus combine the finest Portuguese ingredients with the tastes and textures of southern Europe, the Mediterranean, and even the Far East.
For a truly memorable occasion, dine out at a fado house. The haunting strains of this beautiful but solemn musical expression is played out between meals in a hushed room over flickering candlelight.
But if it’s a spicier, more exotic menu you’re after, make for one of the city’s colourful Brazilian or Africa restaurants where the mood, like the food, is hot.
And for those seeking an elite dining experience, there are a handful of world-class chefs, some with Michelin Star credentials, presiding over Lisbon’s most celebrated gourmet restaurants.
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