A Portuguese bread soup of stale country loaf reborn in a garlicky broth with olive oil, coriander, poached egg and either shellfish or salt cod added.
Acorda originates with the Alentejano shepherds in central Portugal as a hot bread-and-water sustenance, and travelled north into Lisbon kitchens in the 19th century. The seafood version, acorda de marisco, became the city's most-celebrated take, with Pap'Acorda the canonical room since 1981.
4 editor picks for Acorda in Lisbon, ranked by editorial score. All Lisbon signature dishes · Acorda across every city.
Pateo Bairro do Avillez ★ 4.5
chiado · Rua Nova da Trindade 18, 1200-303 Lisboa
Pateo at Bairro do Avillez in Chiado, Lisbon: the glass-roofed centre court of Jose Avillez's complex, modern Portuguese mains served at long tables.
Solar dos Presuntos ★ 4.5
Restauradores · Rua Portas de Santo Antao 150, 1150-269 Lisboa
Solar dos Presuntos in Restauradores, Lisbon: a family seafood institution open since 1974, famous for cured ham, Minho cuisine and a celebrity wall.
Pap'Acorda ★ 4.4
cais-do-sodre · Avenida 24 de Julho 49, Mercado da Ribeira, 1200-479 Lisboa
Pap'Acorda in Cais do Sodre, Lisbon: a Bairro Alto classic reborn at Mercado da Ribeira, still cooking Manuela Brandao's signature seafood acorda.
Casa do Alentejo ★ 4.2
Restauradores · Rua Portas de Santo Antao 58, 1150-268 Lisboa
Casa do Alentejo in Lisbon's Restauradores: a 17th-century palace with a Moorish patio serving the bread soups, migas and pork of the Alentejo.