The best restaurants Lisbon Area

This café/restaurant is only for the most adventurous who dare to go into the narrow streets of the Mouraria. O Corvo is the perfect place to meet up with friends or to come with your book and spend the afternoon. On the menu there is something for everyone, from focaccia to burgers and a wide selection of salads. There are also cheese and charcuterie tables and dishes to share if you just want a bite to eat. For early risers, there are two versions of brunch, a classic and a healthier one.

Welcome to the home of celebrated chef José de Avillez! A restaurant that remains one of the city's trendiest addresses to this day. It is divided into several areas that have appeared over the years. The latest of these is the pizzeria upstairs, where there's even a children's playroom. In the Mini Bar, you can extend your meal with dancing or live music. Alternatively, the Páteo and Taberna offer petiscos and Portuguese cuisine at any time of day.

This cute little restaurant takes you to Mozambique! In a warm and colourful setting, the boss Chamba welcomes you and even plays a traditional musical instrument from time to time. But Mozambique, you will find it especially on your plate because Chamba prepares delicious specialities from his country. If you are not tempted by an exotic dish, you can always enjoy a pizza over a wood fire, the chef's other specialty (he was a pizza chef in a previous life).

Located at the beginning of the shopping street near the pier, this restaurant offers dishes based on fish and/or seafood. You can easily spot it with its facade and colourful sign. Seafood lovers will be delighted because everything is fresh and of high quality. It has a large room for group dining but also a terrace to enjoy the sunny weather. Among the dishes, we recommend lulas gralhadas or the traditional sea bream. Vinho da casa is a sure thing.

Situated just off the main shopping street, this restaurant boasts a lovely rooftop terrace for lunch before the beach. A little paradise for vegetarians, you can enjoy delicious fruit juices and dishes of the day, which are generally mezze with vegetables and cereals in a multitude of flavors. For dessert, there are cakes that won't make you feel guilty. The decor invites you to travel, with a wealth of antique objects and furniture evocative of India. A calm and soothing place to recharge your batteries.

After the opening in 2015 of a first ZeroZero pizzeria in the Principe Real neighborhood, here is another sign of this name, created in 2017 on the riverfront in Parque das Nações. Same concept around the Italian gastronomy with a wider menu: pizzas with light and crispy dough cooked in oak wood fire, pastas, vegetarian dishes but also risottos. We love this warm place, its terrace and its superb view on the Tagus.

Located on a street behind the main road, this tea/coffee room is an immediate eye-catcher. The decoration is modern and in the spirit of the times with its petrol blue walls and white earthenware tiles. A few tables outside to enjoy the sunny weather, a counter top table in the window with high stools. Inside, a counter offering a wide choice of pastries, quiches, wraps... We don't know what to choose anymore! If you stay there for a while, you can see the customers who come to buy bread.

Located on the edge of the Parque de Monsanto, not far from Belém, this is, as its name suggests ("fish market"), a fish and seafood restaurant. The room is rustic and spacious, with a warm, local atmosphere. In the center is a large aquarium and a fish stall - just like at the market. Next to the stall is a large barbecue where the fish is grilled. This is the originality of the house! The restaurant also offers a good selection of wines and various homemade sweets, such as pastel de nata.

You will be very well received in this typical churrasqueira (a place where meat is grilled) of unpretentious quarter. Its yellow front and bombarded rooster (unusual for this type of traditional establishment) can be recognized from afar. If you are a fan of frango assado (grilled chicken), that's where you should go! You will also find other dishes but mainly meat. Like any self-respecting churrasqueira, it is also available to take away (in case you want to have a picnic in the Mafra tapada).

In a little street in the upper quarter, perhaps one of Lisbon's best Italian restaurants, or at least the one most associated with the capital's movida. It's famous for its veramente italiana owner and its minimalist 1950s decor, with pastel-colored walls and furniture. After a delicious gazpacho, set your sights on one of the many pizzas (nice), fresh pasta (okay) or risotto (not bad), or why not the filet of three fish with pistachio sauce! Reservations are recommended.

Notice to amateurs! One of the favourite addresses of intellectuals and advertisers, thus a point of meeting of journalists and policies that come to dinner late… Emblematic of Príncipe Real its low lighting and its ringing to enter assure intimacy! In a British boisé pub, place à de to Snob or la to transmontana, Tuesday it is black pork skewers (carrillera ibérica) and Friday, cozido to Portuguesa. Among the decor, the Oliveira brothers have been on the bar for four decades, have kept a clock without a needle, history to say that here not only the time has stopped but it is no longer important…

This is a restaurant that is as traditional as it gets amidst the more modern concepts that can be found in the Parque das Nações. You will find a selection of many regional dishes in a relaxed atmosphere. Served as a terracotta dish or small casserole, the cuisine is generous and copious: monkfish and shrimp brochettes, grouper massada, polvo or bacalhau à lagareiro, arroz de pato, the traditional migas of Alentejo, and also some grilled meats. For dessert, fruit or why not the famous sericaia.

In a welcoming, traditional village-style setting, come and taste Alentejo cuisine that smacks of its peasant origins: cold meats and cheeses, soups and açordas, migas with pork, hare with beans... Not forgetting the region's famous southern sweets: pão de rala, encharcada de ovos, bolo rançoso and sericaia de Elvas (you know, with candied greengage on top). All in all, good, nutritious food. Friendly, welcoming service. An address for those who want to discover regional cuisine.

Located in the north of the city, established in an old grocery store, this tasquinha serves not only excellent petiscos (chouriço, fifth, ovas de, polvo de…) but prepares good joyous, ravigotante and prétention cuisine (orange duck, feijoada to brasileira, choquinhos fritos).

An institution opened in 1936, it can be eaten at any time of the day or night. In this large refectory with arcades and tables, benches and wooden stools, there are couples of retired people, tourists or partygoers attracted by the smell of chorizo bread coming out of the oven. All the best values to recover your strength or to waterproof: caldo verde (green cabbage soup), pão com chouriço (chorizo bread), pastéis de bacalhau (cod fritters) and arroz doce (rice pudding)... As often happiness can be summed up in simple things!

A Russian restaurant in Portugal, why not? An alternative to Portuguese cuisine. A very different restaurant, with red and black colours that reminds us of the origin of the bosses! An avant-garde decoration, forbidden at the time by Stalin, lights and candles to accompany your culinary journey. A discovery of dishes from the former Eastern bloc countries, elaborate and popular, such as koteliete (beef and pork cut into pieces, with onions, bread and milk). Without forgetting a vodka to digest well! To be tested with delight.

Close to the Oceanarium, in an area of Lisbon not necessarily known for its high gastronomy, it is a specialist in seafood and fresh grilled fish. You will find a decoration in reference to the sea and a beautiful terrace with a view of the Tagus, for a lunch in the open air. Among the sure values, let yourself be tempted by fried cuttlefish, rice with lobster or white grouper and clams. Expect rather high prices.

Named after a tea prized by the gauchos of Rio Grande do Sul (Southern Brazil), this chain has several branches in Lisbon. The colourful and friendly area is ideal for a traditional Brazilian churrasco made up of good grilled meat (including picanha, filet mignon and many other equally prized pieces, sometimes on skewers), not to mention a feijoada (a kind of Brazilian cassoulet) and a magnificent sideboard, which you will have the honour of attacking at a fixed price until you are satisfied.

Ideally located with its small terrace overlooking one of the main streets of Graça, this restaurant offers some tapas and a nice selection of wines to accompany them. There are also individual dishes with the classic burgers (also available in vegetarian version). You might want to stop in for a cheese and cold cuts board with a glass of sangria (which is very good by the way). The establishment also has some tables inside in case of bad weather. The staff is very friendly.

Delicious homemade burgers, a stone's throw from the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. This restaurant is known throughout Lisbon. Such is its renown that it now has its own corner at the Time Out Market among the top chefs. The waiters are attentive and the large dining room is bright and decorated in a gourmet bistro style. For dessert, if you still have room, you can indulge in donuts. For drinks, you'll find a wide selection of local craft beers. The ideal place to recharge your batteries!

One of the last great pastries, decorated in the 19th century, where some intellectuals nostalgic for the 1950s and 1960s are sitting in the late afternoon. It's the great Baroque temple of greed! High room covered with mirrors, stucco ceilings decorated with chandeliers, gilding and scrolls. The small welcoming tables are inaccessible to quick drinks at mealtime, since it is also a restaurant. The house's pastry specialities will delight you as much as the incredibly retro atmosphere!

This vegetarian restaurant is a colourful haven of peace between three hospitals. The establishment has a kind of small glass carousel tent very pleasant, and a space on two floors very close to a waterfall. You will taste a healthy cuisine, in the form of various salads, wok noodles, tapas of oriental inspiration... It was the Dalai Lama himself who gave the benevolent house its letters of nobility by honouring it with his presence.

Between the National Museum of Ancient Art and the shores of Alcantara, this good address has already proven its worth for more than ten years. The restaurant boasts of being one of the best Italians in Lisbon and he is certainly right. This beautiful discovery, a little romantic, enchants us with its extremely thin pizzas, creamy risottos, and fresh pastas (lasagna, ravioli, rigatoni, tagliatelle, tortellini...). In a pretty amber-yellow residence decorated with a bougainvillea tree, the pizzaiolo is busy at first sight in front of his oven with a wood fire.

A little hidden in the heart of La Mouraria, this restaurant is one of the best vegetarian and vegan addresses in Lisbon and one of the pioneers! Moreover, as a victim of its success, it is advisable to book because the room is not very large and the establishment is often full (even its small terrace). Every day, a different unique dish is served and an assortment of tapas and soup. As a drink, you can taste homemade beer. Recently, they have also been organizing vegan cooking workshops and other activities.

Housed in the superb Palacio de Alverca, believed to date from the late ^17th century, the Alentejo Regional House is an incredible blend of different styles. Upstairs, you'll find huge rooms, a former smoking room, small salons and even a former ballroom with a décor straight out of the film Sissi Empress. The cuisine is rustic and not very elaborate or unforgettable. If you manage to find a seat on one of these vast tables of guests, don't hesitate to opt for the bacalhau, the porco a alentejana and, last but not least, the flan cake.

A dinner, and especially a lunch in Atira te Ao Rio (literally: "throw yourself into the river") is one of Lisbon's most memorable experiences. Located on the other side of the river, it offers you a beautiful view of the city. Romanticism guaranteed at the end of the day for sunset. Once on site at the end of the quay (on the terrace, almost with your feet in the water, or in the dining room), enjoy traditional Portuguese cuisine with a touch of auteur while enjoying one of the most beautiful views of Lisbon. Reservation recommended, the place being run in summer.

The cafeteria is in two parts, located in different places: one associated with the Foundation's building and a self-service area in the Museum of Modern Art. In the self-service restaurant, you will find a buffet of appetizers and salads in addition to pastries, as well as a wide variety of good daily specials and desserts at very competitive prices. All these good reasons mean that you will be queuing up at times that coincide with the lunch break at the neighbourhood offices. A good address.

This neon lettered place is worth a visit, if only for its incredible sixties decoration: large carved wooden panels, series of slates on the ceiling and a string of high revolving stools with files placed in front of long varnished wooden counters. Galeto serves without interruption until late. A battalion of waiters and cooks, headed by a high-ranking chef who teaches lessons, are working hard to produce a wide range of snacks or more consistent dishes: hamburgers, various salads, bifes to accompany sauces, pastries...

This French bakery is now located in a small street overlooking the square opposite the entrance to the Museo d'Arte Antiga (rua da Janelas Verdes). Don't let the name fool you, this is not a traditional French bakery. You'll find French baguettes and viennoiseries, but it also serves hearty breakfasts from 8am, lunches and brunches all day long. The menu has recently been revamped, with açaí bowls for those who prefer lighter breakfasts.

Fancy a pizza that tastes like Italy? Despite the growing number of pizzerias in Lisbon, this one remains among the best and most famous. It has moved from a street in Alfama to the modern part of the city. The principle remains the same and so does the menu. The space, however, is much bigger and there are even some tables outside. It is open one more day as a bonus, what more could you ask for? We tested the 4 cheeses and we adhere, the pastry is crunchy and tasty, no doubt it is home made..

Located on the "Docas" (the docks of the Alcantara marina) in one of the former hangars that have been converted into restaurants or bars, 5 Oceanos faces the marina, overlooking the Tagus and the 25 Avril deck, and boasts a large terrace. As soon as you enter, the large seafood aquariums give you a clear idea of the restaurant's speciality. If it's meat you're after, you'll also find what you're looking for. Quiet during the day, this area comes alive in the evening, especially at weekends, when you'll get a taste of the Lisbon atmosphere.

In an atmosphere and atmosphere inspired by an old pharmacy, this restaurant with its large esplanade and view of the Tagus offers a correct variety of petiscos (Portuguese tapas). You can go there all day long to taste them. All the small details and utensils refer to the world of pharmacy, even the name of the cocktails... We would like to go there at the end of the day to enjoy the sunset and see all the young Lisbotians gather at the Santa Catarina miradouro just opposite.

In Chiado, next to the São Carlos theater, a beautiful Austrian-inspired café. The menu features typical Austrian specialties. We liked the breaded mushrooms with tartar sauce and mixed salad. The apfelstrudel is not bad either, as are the traditional grilled sausages with Emmental cheese and a draught beer from the selection: Kozel, Paulaner or others. On weekends, you can enjoy a hearty brunch or sip a lemonade, without missing out on the excellent hot chocolate or Viennese coffee. Pleasantly relaxed service.

This establishment is famous for its prego no pão (the famous beef sandwich), carnivorous friends you are warned! This is an ideal place to eat locally and cheaply, which is becoming increasingly rare in the small village of Ericeira. This restaurant even has its own coat of arms, like a historic house. Here you will find mainly burgers and other meat-based sandwiches but also soup as a starter, all served with homemade beer. There are a few tables on the street to enjoy the sunny weather.

Located next to the marina of the Parque das Nações, this restaurant has created a concept that is unique: to plunge us into the atmosphere of the drug cartels, except that here, all that is done is "food trafficking" and smuggling takes place only to obtain good products. His adage: mi casa es su casa. On the menu, a multitude of traditional dishes and it's good! As for the atmosphere of the cartels, it is not necessarily very accomplished but the place is friendly and one will have pleasure to take his lunch or his dinner there.

"If on the one hand there is strength in unity, at Tapisco it is sharing that makes the table", as they announce on their website. Chef Henrique Sá Pessoa, who has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants, invites you to discover his concept of tapas from both sides of the border of the Iberian Peninsula. In a luxury bistro atmosphere, you will eat Spanish tapas, Portuguese dishes and sip traditional vermouth. Since its opening, this restaurant has been full, a sign of its quality.

May the cod enthusiasts rejoice! Here is a restaurant where you can enjoy it in all its forms. Since its opening, this restaurant has been Sintra's favorite. We talk about it every corner of the street. It is not very easy to find (yes, it has to be earned!), so don't hesitate to ask the centre's shopkeepers. On the menu you can taste the revisited bacalhau pasteis, a trio of bruschettas using some of the tapas from the menu, or the cod hamburger. All these dishes were prepared by chef Ricardo Santos.

A house of petiscos, a decoration made with taste, a wide choice of Portuguese style tapas with original accompaniments. The one that seduced us the most: the caramelized cod, with its sweet potatoes. It's up to you to choose your preference. For those eager for meat, chef Filomeno Nogueira will offer you the "prego", a sandwich whose meat has been carefully selected and perfectly seasoned. In this establishment, the decoration is full of colours. A different house that is really worth the detour!

In the heart of the city, this double tavern presents, in a modest setting, a fairly large map of good Portuguese specialities (in the oven or grilled). The fish is really excellent and the female friendly staff. Recommended.

It is said to be a meeting place for artists and journalists, but also for many people from the neighbourhood. Founded in 1899, here is one that has not succumbed to the fever of modernity of the district, keeping a traditional atmosphere in a classic room with white walls and high baseboards of azulejos. A menu that includes all the typical fish or meat dishes such as grilled sea bream, tuna steak or pork secrets. The portions are generous, so there is not always enough room to taste the excellent desserts.

In one of the busiest streets in Lisbon, the Casa Brasileira pastry shop is definitely a timeless place to live. Be careful not to confuse it with Café A Brasileira in Chiado. You will be attracted by its window full of pastries of all kinds. In an exotic and Portuguese decor, it is a place for a homemade economic snack. If you are willing to pay the surcharge, you can also enjoy the terrace.

A truly popular brasserie, built in 1836 on the ruins of a former ^13th-century convent: two beautiful, long, vaulted rooms covered with magnificent, brightly-colored, Masonic-inspired antique azulejo panels and more recent works by Portuguese artist Maria Keil, a garden and the remains of a cloister. This cervejaria (now very touristy!) serves fairly classic Portuguese cuisine: meats (bife à Trindade), fresh fish and seafood (clams, boletes, crabs, lobsters, shrimps and prawns...).

Located along the ocean, near rua das Furnas, towards the yacht club not far from Santa Maria Park, this is a superb restaurant (with a neighboring marisqueira for seafood) with a seafront terrace. A warm welcome awaits you as you choose your fish of the day, which will be grilled on a barbecue by the grilled fish chef and his acolytes. In an irresistible kitsch marine setting (ropes, knick-knacks, colored porcelain...), the ocean invites itself to your table.

Close to the Eduardo VII park, this restaurant offers a certified Thai cuisine of quality and faithful to its origins. The cook, a Thai, ensures the uniqueness of this Asian cuisine and offers a journey through the different regions of Thailand. She prepares the dishes with fresh products that contribute to enhance the aromatic particularity of this cuisine. The menu presents a wide variety of dishes where vegetarians will find their account. On the second floor of a building, the atmosphere is welcoming and relaxing.