Day-by-day eating plans for Lisbon. weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.

Day-by-day plans

Lisbon weekend: the classics, done right ★ 4.7

First-time visitor, two days2 days

A weekend built around the dishes Lisbon invented, the cafes that wrote the rulebook, and one new-classic dinner.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: Belem pastries, seafood lunch, Chiado tasting menu

    Morning
    Pasteis de Belem at 09:00, queue is short before the tour buses. Walk to the Jeronimos monastery next door.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Cervejaria Ramiro on Avenida Almirante Reis, 13:30. Goose barnacles, tiger prawns, then a prego no pao to close.
    Evening
    Dinner at Belcanto in Chiado, 20:30. Jose Avillez's two-star tasting menu, reserve weeks ahead.

  2. Day 2: Sunday: Manteigaria breakfast, Restauradores lunch, Cais do Sodre night

    Morning
    Manteigaria Chiado at 08:30 for pastel de nata hot from the oven, with a bica espresso at the counter.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Casa do Alentejo in Restauradores, 13:00. Acorda alentejana in the Moorish patio, then carne de porco a alentejana.
    Evening
    Sol e Pesca on Cais do Sodre's pink street from 20:00 for conservas, then late drinks at O Bom, O Mau e O Vilao.

Lisbon three-day deep dive: chefs, tascas and the Tagus ★ 4.7

Returning visitor, three days3 days

Three days of Lisbon's new-Portuguese wave, the tasca tradition, and an Alfama charcoal-sardine night.

  1. Day 1: Friday: brunch, Principe Real lunch, Loco dinner

    Morning
    Comoba in Cais do Sodre at 09:30 for matcha pancakes and a flat white.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at A Cevicheria in Principe Real, 13:00. Walk-in only, the corvina with sweet potato and the salmao with pitaia from the daily ceviche board.
    Evening
    Dinner at Loco in Estrela, 20:00. Alexandre Silva's 16-moment surprise tasting menu, micro-seasonal cooking.

  2. Day 2: Saturday: market morning, modern Portuguese lunch, blackboard supper

    Morning
    Time Out Market at 10:30 for coffee and a pastel at Manteigaria's market stall, walk through the original market next door.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Prado in Baixa, 13:30. Antonio Galapito's farm-to-table tasting in the old fish-factory dining room.
    Evening
    Dinner at Taberna da Rua das Flores in Chiado, 19:30, no bookings. The daily blackboard, cash only.

  3. Day 3: Sunday: cafe morning, Time Out Market lunch, beer district, late seafood

    Morning
    Cafe A Brasileira in Chiado at 09:30 for a bica espresso and a pastel at the marble counter.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Pap'Acorda inside Time Out Market, 13:00. The acorda de marisco that named the room, with a glass of Esporao branco.
    Evening
    Beer at Dois Corvos and Fabrica Musa in Marvila from 17:00, then late seafood at Cervejaria Pinoquio on Restauradores.

Lisbon vegan weekend ★ 4.5

Vegan or vegetarian, two days2 days

A plant-based weekend that does not compromise: a vegetarian Michelin tasting, Mouraria's pioneer vegan tapas, and the city's best vegan francesinha.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: plant-based brunch, vegan francesinha lunch, Michelin dinner

    Morning
    Comoba in Cais do Sodre from 09:30 for matcha pancakes with cashew cream and berries.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Ao 26 Vegan Food Project in Chiado, 13:30. The vegan francesinha with melty plant-based cheese.
    Evening
    Dinner at Encanto in Chiado, 20:00. Jose Avillez's one-Michelin-star vegetarian tasting room with a Green Star.

  2. Day 2: Sunday: Anjos brunch, Mouraria temple supper, Chiado wine night

    Morning
    Fauna and Flora in Anjos at 10:00 for pancakes and filter coffee, brunch built for the dietary-mindful.
    Afternoon
    Wander Mouraria mid-day, snack at the South Asian counters on Rua do Benformoso.
    Evening
    Dinner at The Food Temple in Mouraria from 19:30, vegan tapas with natural wine. Late drinks at By The Wine on Rua das Flores.

Lisbon coffee and pastel de nata crawl ★ 4.6

Coffee and pastry lover, one day1 day

A single-day crawl threading Lisbon's specialty coffee houses with the city's pastel de nata anchors: Pasteis de Belem, Manteigaria and the Mercado da Ribeira counter.

  1. Day 1: Day 1: Belem morning, Chiado coffee, Manteigaria finish

    Morning
    Open at Pasteis de Belem in Belem at 09:00 for the canonical original pastel de nata. Coffee at Hello Kristof in Santos with a flat white.
    Afternoon
    Walk to Manteigaria Chiado for a fresh pastel de nata baked every 20 minutes. Coffee at Copenhagen Coffee Lab Principe Real.
    Evening
    Aperitif at By The Wine on Rua das Flores. Dinner at Bistro 100 Maneiras in Chiado, the modern Portuguese tasting with a glass of vinho verde.

Lisbon on a budget: tascas, bifanas and Mercado da Ribeira under 35 EUR a day ★ 4.4

Budget traveller, two days2 days

A weekend of Portuguese classics in Lisbon held under 35 EUR a day across O Velho Eurico, Cervejaria Pinoquio, Mercado da Ribeira and a Solar dos Presuntos lunch.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: tasca breakfast, bifana lunch, market dinner

    Morning
    Breakfast at A Brasileira on Rua Garrett for a coffee and pastel de nata under 5 EUR. Walk Chiado and the Bairro Alto streets to wake.
    Afternoon
    Lunch bifana at O Velho Eurico in Alfama under 10 EUR with a beer. Coffee at Fabrica Coffee Roasters Rossio.
    Evening
    Dinner at Mercado da Ribeira with multiple counter options under 20 EUR; share a bacalhau and an Alentejo wine pour.

  2. Day 2: Sunday: bakery breakfast, casual lunch, cervejaria dinner

    Morning
    Breakfast at Confeitaria Nacional in Baixa under 6 EUR with a galao and a fresh pastry. Walk to the Tagus riverfront.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Ze dos Cornos in Mouraria with sardinhas assadas and a beer under 15 EUR. Coffee at Comoba in Cais do Sodre.
    Evening
    Dinner at Cervejaria Pinoquio for ameijoas a bulhao pato and a glass of vinho verde under 25 EUR. Nightcap at Bairro do Avillez bar.
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