The best Italian pizzerias and restaurants Lisbon

An Italian restaurant and grocery store that stands out for the authenticity of its Italian cuisine. Its chef, Tanka, attended one of Italy's top culinary schools, Gambero Rosso, and offers traditional yet innovative cuisine using fresh, quality produce. Enhanced with delicious sauces, they exude exquisite flavors - a true culinary voyage! Meats, fresh pasta of the day, burrata... are served with refinement. Selection of Italian wines, lovely terrace and attentive service. Well worth a visit, but reservations are recommended.

Opposite the Santa Apolónia train station, a superb pizzeria that stands out for its original and informal concept. The pizzaiolos shape the dough and put the pizzas in the oven before your very eyes. Then the waiters move to bring the delicious pizzas, which are eaten on large tables, each lit by a lantern. Its terrace on the banks of the Tagus offers the perfect setting for a meal with family, friends or lovers. The space is always full and there is often a queue at weekends, but the pizzas are worth the detour!

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.

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.

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.

Its name refers to the pizza dough, made here from flour 00. From the wine bar with a menu of more than 80 Italian nectars to the proseccos, as well as the delicatessen and cheese stalls that can be tasted on site or taken away... the products, all certified, come from the boot, and more particularly from Veneto. A la carte: salads, pasta and pizzas. Pizzas made of thin, crunchy and flavoured dough, they are the success of the house. In good weather, you can enjoy the superb terrace overlooking the botanical garden.

The name of this pizzeria comes from its oven covered with a thin layer of gold, installed in a corner of the room. It's an opportunity to taste the real Neapolitan pizza, "the Michelin star of pizzas"! Its dough is unique, made from organic and natural yeast, which Tanka, the owner, brought from Italy. Other dishes, specialties of the house, are proposed as beef cooked at low temperature. For the amateurs, a choice of more than 35 craft beers from different countries is also proposed. To finish, we can't resist the homemade tiramisu.

A large bistro-style room, large leather benches reminiscent of club chairs, bottles of wine displayed on the back wall: in short, everything to feel in a warm atmosphere. Located on the first floor of the Tivoli Oriente hotel, this restaurant invites you to indulge without feeling guilty. You'll find classic Italian dishes: pizzas, pastas but also salads and all kinds of side dishes.

The first pizza as we know it today was made in 1889. In 1972, Chakall was born. As an adult, he traveled the world, discovering unknown flavors. He settled in Lisbon to open this establishment. The pizzas are made with dough that rises for 32 to 72 hours, for easy digestion. You can choose between the classic version, the one with activated charcoal or the one with turmeric. Each option has a wide range of toppings made from fresh ingredients.

Retrogusto's plan is to bring the Sicilian and Neapolitan pizza tradition to the heart of Lisbon. They work with a mixture of three different flours to make the dough, which is then left to rise for at least 48 hours. As well as applying traditional recipes, care is taken to recreate a special atmosphere, paying attention to the smallest details... At their Retrogusto Experience address, they also organize events to showcase Italian culture.

Definitely a great place to eat Italian. The place is very small, so you'll have to come early to have space but it's worth it! A homemade decoration in the window calls out to you from the street. You will then enter a very narrow space where the bar is located to then go down to the room itself. It is in the back room that concerts are organized. To eat, we recommend the burrata with truffles. There is also a well-stocked cocktail menu, some of which are the house's own creation.