A loose, soupy seafood rice cooked in a tomato-and-shellfish broth, layered with prawns, clams, mussels and crab claws, finished with coriander.
Arroz de marisco came up the Atlantic coast from Aveiro and the Setubal peninsula in the 1960s, hitting Lisbon menus by the 1970s. The Lisbon version stays soupier than the Spanish paella tradition, and Solar dos Presuntos's wine-list bible recommends the dish over any other on the menu.
4 editor picks for Arroz de marisco in Lisbon, ranked by editorial score. All Lisbon signature dishes · Arroz de marisco across every city.
Cervejaria Ramiro ★ 4.7
Intendente · Avenida Almirante Reis 1-H, 1150-007 Lisboa
Cervejaria Ramiro in Lisbon: a 1950s seafood hall on Avenida Almirante Reis where goose barnacles, tiger prawns and clams come straight off the boat.
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.
Cervejaria Liberdade ★ 4.3
Avenida · Avenida da Liberdade 185, 1269-050 Lisboa
Cervejaria Liberdade in Lisbon: a polished seafood hall inside the Tivoli Avenida, Berlenga gooseneck barnacles, Algarve prawns and Aveiro oysters daily.
Cervejaria Pinoquio ★ 4.2
Restauradores · Praca dos Restauradores 79, 1250-188 Lisboa
Cervejaria Pinoquio on Lisbon's Praca dos Restauradores: a no-fuss Portuguese seafood room serving from morning to late night, clams and arroz de marisco.