Hello, Kristof ★ 4.8
Hello, Kristof in Lisbon's Principe Real: a Scandinavian-style roastery on Rua do Poco dos Negros, 100 percent arabica, with branches across the city.
40 mid-range places in Lisbon, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Lisbon, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Lisbon food.
The Food Temple ★ 4.8
The Food Temple is a candlelit vegan tapas room down a mouraria alley you would never find on purpose, with cushions on the front steps for warm nights.
TipCash only and dinner-only. Book by Instagram a few days ahead.
Dear Breakfast Bica ★ 4.8
Dear Breakfast's Bica branch in Lisbon: an all-day Bairro Alto room serving eggs every way they can be cooked, plus local-fruit juices to wake you up.
OrderEggs Benedict with smoked salmon, side of bacon.
Fabrica Coffee Roasters ★ 4.7
Fabrica Coffee Roasters in Lisbon: the city's original specialty roaster on Rua das Portas de Santo Antao, in-house roasting, single-origin retail.
Cervejaria Ramiro ★ 4.7
Cervejaria Ramiro in Lisbon: the canonical late-night seafood hall on Avenida Almirante Reis, last orders 00:30, prego no pao the traditional closer.
OrderGoose barnacles and prego no pao
Ze dos Cornos ★ 4.7
Ze dos Cornos is a back-alley mouraria tasca with no signage, tile walls and charcoal pork ribs at 12 euros, locals fill the long table by 19:30.
TipCash only. Arrive at 12:30 or 19:30 sharp or you queue in the alley.
O Velho Eurico ★ 4.7
O Velho Eurico is a neo-tasca tucked behind sao cristovao church that books out a month ahead via instagram dm, tourists rarely find their way.
TipDM the Instagram account for reservations. Walk-ins are very rare.
Cafe Janis ★ 4.7
Cafe Janis in Lisbon near Time Out Market: a flower-covered Cais do Sodre terrace pouring strong cappuccino, with the famed goat-cheese shakshuka.
OrderGoat-cheese shakshuka with sourdough bread.
Taberna da Rua das Flores ★ 4.6
Taberna da Rua das Flores in Chiado, Lisbon: Andre Magalhaes cooks Portugal's colonial-route flavours from a blackboard menu, cash only, no bookings.
OrderWhatever Magalhaes has chalked on the board for the day.
Tasquinha do Lagarto ★ 4.6
Tasquinha do Lagarto in Lisbon's Campolide: a 1973 family tasca with Sporting Lisbon shirts on the walls, atum cebolada and baked octopus to share.
OrderPolvo a lagareiro, baked octopus with potatoes, garlic and olive oil.
O Magano ★ 4.6
O Magano in Lisbon's Campo de Ourique: a 2002 Alentejano room from brothers Marco and Bruno Luis, petiscos, favas com chourico and pork-with-clams done right.
OrderCarne de porco a alentejana, pork with clams, the canonical Alentejo dish.
Tasca da Esquina Campo de Ourique ★ 4.6
Tasca da Esquina in Campo de Ourique, Lisbon: chef Vitor Sobral's modern tasca, petiscos rooted in Alentejano cooking with Lusophone touches and a daily fish.
OrderA round of petiscos, then the daily fish.
Copenhagen Coffee Lab ★ 4.6
Copenhagen Coffee Lab in Lisbon: the Danish-roasted import that brought Nordic light roasts and pour overs to Principe Real, now in six neighbourhoods.
Insaciavel ★ 4.6
Insaciavel (French fine dining) in Lisbon: Tuesday-Saturday from 17:00 only. Closed Sunday and Monday. The Setubal oysters disappear by 20:00 on a busy night.
TipTuesday-Saturday from 17:00 only. Closed Sunday and Monday. The Setubal oysters disappear by 20:00 on a busy night.
Heim Cafe ★ 4.6
Heim Cafe in Lisbon's Santos: a Ukrainian-owned brunch room renovated by hand, flat whites, avocado toast and a steady crowd of digital nomads.
OrderAvocado toast with poached egg, side of bacon.
Comoba ★ 4.6
Comoba in Lisbon's Cais do Sodre: a calm plant-forward cafe on Rua da Boavista, matcha pancakes and sourdough toasts in a bright tiled room with strong wifi.
OrderMatcha pancakes with cashew cream and berries.
O Velho Eurico ★ 4.5
O Velho Eurico in Lisbon's Mouraria: Ze Paulo Rocha's neo-tasca behind Sao Cristovao church, modern takes on Portuguese classics, books months ahead.
OrderThe octopus salad and a glass of vinho verde.
Taberna da Esperanca ★ 4.5
Taberna da Esperanca in Lisbon's Madragoa: a tiny blackboard-menu petiscos room cooking bacalhau a Bras, rojoes and chicken livers, Dao wines.
OrderRojoes with rice and homemade fried potatoes, plus a glass of Dao.
The Food Temple ★ 4.5
The Food Temple in Lisbon's Mouraria: a tiny vegetarian set-menu room on Beco do Jasmim, four daily-changing courses, twelve seats, a tucked-away yard.
OrderWhatever's on the four-course set menu that night.
Petisco Saloio ★ 4.5
Petisco Saloio in Lisbon's Campo Pequeno: a tiny petisco room locals book ahead, fixed lunch menus and evening small plates, ox-tail pie and croquetes.
OrderA round of croquetes followed by pork cheeks in piri-piri sauce.
Faz Frio ★ 4.5
Faz Frio in Lisbon's Principe Real: a 19th-century tavern with wooden booths, ox-tail, goat stew and the city's best octopus salad on a short menu.
OrderOctopus salad and goat stew with rice.
The Mill ★ 4.5
The Mill in Lisbon's Principe Real: an Australian-style cafe and roaster, flat whites and brunch in a bright corner room on Rua do Poco dos Negros.
Dois Corvos Cervejeira ★ 4.5
Dois Corvos Cervejeira in Lisbon's Marvila: the city's first craft brewery, opened 2014 by Susana and Scott, seventeen taps and a full kitchen.
Fabrica Musa ★ 4.5
Fabrica Musa in Lisbon's Marvila: a 2017 brewery and taproom on Rua do Acucar, taps with names like Red Zeppelin and Born in the IPA, live music nights.
Mini Bar Teatro ★ 4.5
Mini Bar Teatro in Chiado, Lisbon: Jose Avillez's gastrobar in the Sao Luiz theatre, theatre-named small plates until 01:00, drinks until 02:00.
OrderTheatre-named small plates
As Bifanas do Afonso late ★ 4.5
As Bifanas do Afonso in Lisbon's Baixa: a counter open through dinner for a quick bifana before heading to Bairro Alto or Cais do Sodre for late drinks.
OrderBifanas at the counter, late afternoon snack
Oitava Colina taproom Graca ★ 4.5
Oitava Colina taproom Graca is a hilltop graca taproom on a quiet street, ten portuguese craft beers in a room with three tables, opens 17:00.
TipWalk up from Tram 28's Graca stop. Stay for a flight of all ten taps.
Fauna and Flora Santos ★ 4.5
Fauna and Flora in Lisbon's Santos: a healthy brunch room serving filter coffee, vegan pancakes and gluten-free bowls. Three branches now across the city.
OrderPancake stack with maple syrup and seasonal fruit.
Tasca da Esquina ★ 4.4
Tasca da Esquina in Campo de Ourique, Lisbon: chef Vitor Sobral's modern tasca, petiscos rooted in Alentejano cooking with Lusophone touches.
OrderA round of petiscos and the daily fish.
Tasca Kome ★ 4.4
Tasca Kome in Lisbon's Baixa: a Japanese-run kitchen on Rua da Madalena, serving takoyaki, salmon zukedon and ika somen sashimi, no fusion gimmicks.
OrderSalmon zukedon if you only have time for one bowl.
Solar 31 da Calcada ★ 4.4
Solar 31 da Calcada in Lisbon's Alfama: a fish-counter restaurant grilling whole sea bass and dourada to order, with arroz de marisco for two.
OrderWhole sea bass from the counter, grilled, with vegetable rice.
Pateo 13 ★ 4.4
Pateo 13 in Lisbon's Alfama: a courtyard tasca grilling sardines and chicken over charcoal, picnic tables, sangria, summer queues from June onwards.
OrderCharcoal sardines straight off the grill, with boiled potatoes.
Fermentage Brewpub ★ 4.4
Fermentage in Lisbon's Marvila: the former Lince space relaunched in 2023, Czech-classic lagers, modern IPAs, slow-fermentation pizza and an arcade.
Oitava Colina ★ 4.4
Oitava Colina in Lisbon's Graca: the eighth-hill taproom on Rua Damasceno Monteiro, ten beers on rotation plus simple bar food, neighbourhood feel.
Sol e Pesca ★ 4.4
Sol e Pesca on Lisbon's pink street: a conservas counter open until 02:00, tinned fish on bread and beer at the outdoor tables, after-club staple.
OrderTinned fish on bread, beer
Fabrica Musa late ★ 4.4
Fabrica Musa in Lisbon's Marvila: a brewery taproom on Rua do Acucar open until 03:00 on weekends, beer with burgers and live music in the front room.
OrderBar food, burgers, beer
Pastelaria Alcoa ★ 4.4
Pastelaria Alcoa is the canonical alcobaca convent-sweets shop, with cornucopias and pao de lo most lisbon visitors miss because everyone goes to belem first.
TipTry the cornucopia, not the pastel de nata. It is the local secret.
Tasca Kome ★ 4.4
Tasca Kome is a traditional japanese kitchen on rua da madalena run by a japanese team, no fusion gimmicks, lunch zukedon as good as anywhere in lisbon.
TipBook salmon zukedon for lunch. Closed Mondays and most of August.
The Mill ★ 4.4
The Mill in Lisbon's Principe Real: an Australian-style brunch cafe and roaster, flat whites, avocado on sourdough and the city's earliest weekend opening.
OrderSmashed avocado and poached egg on sourdough.
Damas ★ 4.3
Damas in Lisbon's Graca: a bakery-bar-bistro hybrid on Rua da Voz do Operario, modern Portuguese plates by day, live music and natural wine by night.
OrderWhatever the chef wrote on the blackboard plus a glass of natural pet-nat.
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