Petiscos and natural wine€€bairro-alto
Tasca Ze dos Bois in Bairro Alto: the in-house kitchen of the ZDB cultural centre, petiscos and natural wines on a courtyard, open evenings only.
Signature: Daily petiscos, Natural wine glasses
Order: The chalkboard petiscos plus a natural-wine flight.
Portuguese tasca€Baixa
A Merendinha do Arco in Lisbon's Baixa: a no-fuss workers' lunch room since the 1950s, bitoques, pataniscas and a daily prato do dia under ten euros.
Signature: Bitoque, Pataniscas de bacalhau
Order: Bitoque, the workers'-lunch steak with egg, rice and chips.
Vegetarian Tibetan-Portuguese€€Avenida
Os Tibetanos near Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon: a Buddhist-run vegetarian kitchen since 1989, momos and curries with a quiet garden patio.
Signature: Momos, Vegetarian curries
Order: A round of momos, then a vegetable thali with masala chai.
Portuguese cervejaria€€Saldanha
Cervejaria Galeto on Avenida da Republica in Lisbon: a 1966 cervejaria with the original counter intact, late kitchen, pregos and bitoques until 02:00.
Signature: Pregos, Bitoques, Toasts
Order: A prego no prato, steak sandwich on Portuguese papo seco.
Portuguese seafood€€€Santos
La Madragoa in Lisbon's Santos: a 20-seat family-run room cooking arroz de marisco, bacalhau a lagareiro and grilled sardines with Douro wines.
Signature: Arroz de marisco, Bacalhau a lagareiro, Polvo a lagareiro
Order: Arroz de marisco for two, then grilled sardines.
Portuguese seafood€€€bairro-alto
Lisboa a Noite in Bairro Alto: a stone-walled dining room from 1984 cooking bacalhau, whole fish and roast suckling pig from a domed brick oven.
Signature: Bacalhau Lisboa a Noite, Whole fish, Suckling pig
Order: Bacalhau Lisboa a Noite, the namesake codfish baked in a tile dish.