6 day trips worth the trip across Portugal, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Portugal guides.
Sintra (travesseiros and queijadas) ★ 4.7 · Lisbon
Sintra, 40 minutes from Lisbon by train: travesseiros, the puff pastry with almond-egg-yolk filling developed at Casa Piriquita in the 1940s, plus queijadas.
Setubal (choco frito and moscatel) ★ 4.5 · Lisbon
Setubal one hour from Lisbon: choco frito, fried cuttlefish in a beer batter, and Moscatel de Setubal tastings at Jose Maria da Fonseca's Azeitao cellar.
Ericeira (Atlantic seafood) ★ 4.5 · Lisbon
Ericeira, 45 minutes from Lisbon: an Atlantic fishing village turned surf town, charcoal-grilled sea bass at Mar das Latas, percebes at Tik Tak.
Azeitao (cheese and wine) ★ 4.4 · Lisbon
Azeitao, 45 minutes from Lisbon: a queijo DOP sheep's-milk cheese and Moscatel wine country, with the Jose Maria da Fonseca cellars dating from 1834.
Cacilhas (riverside fish lunch) ★ 4.4 · Lisbon
Cacilhas, ten minutes across the Tagus from Lisbon: a fishing wharf with riverside grills, Ponto Final and Atira-te ao Rio for charcoal fish lunch.
Cascais (seafood and surf) ★ 4.3 · Lisbon
Cascais, 40 minutes from Lisbon: a beachside town with grilled lobster at Mar do Inferno, lunch at Furnas do Guincho overlooking the Atlantic dunes.