Restaurants in Lisbon area

This is a contribution to food lovers and those who have guests & visitors in Lisbon area =)

Local traditional food

Note that Portuguese food usually has fish or meat.

  • Alfama (there are plenty of cute places to sit around):

  • Chafariz do Carmo & Bairro de Avillez

    • Duque. One of my favourite ones. A sweet little spot that I strongly recommend going early. It can rarely be booked, so if you are urgently needing to sit down, don’t go here.
    • Trindade

  • Bairro alto:

  • Praça de Espanha e Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
    • Luzboa Tiny but cute, the palce to go if you find local decoration interesting and you don’t mind eating tasty food with other people sitting close to you.
    • Laurentina Very famous for its Bacalhau (Cod fish). It’s an elegant place to go so it may get pricy.
    • Jaguar Highly recommended by locals. Not fancy but tasty.
    • A Minha Avó - Vegan Portuguese Food VEGAN but inspired by the most traditional Portuguese food.

  • Santos:

    Walking around between Santos and Bairro Alto you also find many local small places that are good. Between Cais do Sodre and Santos there are some streets where you can find nice spots:

    • Rua da Boavista
    • Praça de São Paulo

  • Benfica

  • Caxias & Paço de Arcos & Oeiras & Carcavelos & Cascais

  • Parede & Estoril

  • Trafaria (other side of the river)

Veggies:

Fado:

You can find some touristic spots in Bairro Alto easily. However, the Alfama area and its little spots are more authentic:

Alternative and non-traditional food:

  • Lisbon city

    • Zappi. Good pizza with natural ingredients. You can taste it with the tomato sauce of a Margarita.
    • Retrogusto experience. Good pizza.
    • Lupita. Quite crowded, but it’s one of the best pizzas in the city.

    • Come Prima Traditional italian restaurant. It’s more known for it’s pasta and risotto. Book a table before going there.

    • Sushisan Santos. Good quality/price balance. All you can eat.
    • Trickys. Modern food, good music, seasonal products. Book with enough time in advance.
    • Rebel Asian. I LOVE IT!
    • Soju Pocha (소주포차). Corean, recommended, kind service and relatively good price.
    • Onigiri-A. Intimate, cute, small and good Japanese restaurant. Book it if possible. Good prize.
    • Lost In. Indian + Mediterranean & Asian fusion with an incredibly beautiful terrace.
    • Natraj Tandoori. Good Indian.
    • Fogo de Chão (Brazilian meat rodizio, there are several around the city)
    • Da Wanmian. Authentic humble chinesse cheap familiar local, also called the illegal.
    • Boa-Bao. Asian, a bit expensive.
    • Mediactico. Highly recommended, very good wines are Monte Carochina and Arinto de Acores.

    • Ground Burger Personally, one of the best burgers in the city and it has international&artesanal drafted beer.

    • Farès (Arabic)
    • Yallah (Middle East food. The yallah dish is recommended)
    • Coyo Taco. The one in Cais do Sodré.

  • Oeiras, Carcavelos and Cascais

Nice terraces for a drink

There are plenty of terraces, particularly in spring&summer, so you’ll find places everywhere. These are nice.

Brunch & breakfast:

Cocktail bars (welcome to a hot topic in Lisbon :) )