Cervejaria Ramiro ★ 4.7
Cervejaria Ramiro in Lisbon: a 1950s seafood hall on Avenida Almirante Reis where goose barnacles, tiger prawns and clams come straight off the boat.
OrderAmeijoas a Bulhao Pato then a prego no pao to close.
The restaurants worth the trip in Lisbon. bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
Our picks in Lisbon
100 Maneiras ★ 4.3
100 Maneiras in Lisbon's Bairro Alto: a ten-course nightly tasting on Rua do Teixeira, the Bosnian-Portuguese menu Ljubomir Stanisic built between 2009.
OrderWhichever ten-course tasting menu the kitchen is running this season.
Bairro do Avillez ★ 4.5
Bairro do Avillez in Chiado, Lisbon: Jose Avillez's 1000 sqm complex housing the Taberna, Pateo, Mini Bar and Pizzaria Lisboa under one roof.
OrderThe Taberna's exploding olives and a glass of Esporao branco.
Cantinho do Avillez ★ 4.4
Cantinho do Avillez in Chiado, Lisbon: Jose Avillez's longest-running room, open since 2011, small plates that travel from Portugal to South America.
OrderThe deep-fried green beans alongside Alentejo-style black pork.
Solar dos Presuntos ★ 4.5
Solar dos Presuntos in Restauradores, Lisbon: a family seafood institution open since 1974, famous for cured ham, Minho cuisine and a celebrity wall.
OrderThe plate of presunto first, then arroz de marisco for two.
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.
Prado ★ 4.7
Prado in Lisbon's Baixa: Antonio Galapito cooks farm-to-table Portuguese in a converted fish factory with Roman ruins, biodynamic wine list.
OrderThe vegetable starters and whichever whole fish landed that morning.
A Cevicheria ★ 4.4
A Cevicheria in Lisbon's Principe Real: Kiko Martins's no-reservations Peruvian counter with a giant octopus over the bar, ceviche from Portuguese fish.
OrderThe Ceviche portugues, codfish with rosemary vinegar.
Boa-Bao ★ 4.2
Boa-Bao in Chiado, Lisbon: pan-Asian street food from Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, Malaysia and Japan, served in a 1920s Asian-market themed room since 2017.
OrderTwo bao buns then the kao soi, soup-fried noodle hybrid.
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.
Clube de Jornalistas ★ 4.3
Clube de Jornalistas in Lapa, Lisbon: an 18th-century mansion turned restaurant with a tile-lined private room and a garden for summer service.
OrderBacalhau confit at lunch, served in the inner garden.
Sea Me Peixaria Moderna ★ 4.3
Sea Me Peixaria Moderna in Chiado, Lisbon: a fishmonger that doubles as a restaurant, Portuguese seafood with a Japanese twist on Rua do Loreto.
OrderPick a fish from the counter, ask them to grill it whole.
Mini Bar Teatro ★ 4.5
Mini Bar Teatro in Chiado, Lisbon: Jose Avillez's gastrobar in the Sao Luiz theatre, dishes named after stage terms, open from 7pm to 1am daily.
OrderThe Now On tasting menu, eight theatrical small plates.
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.
O Talho ★ 4.4
O Talho in Lisbon's Sao Sebastiao: Kiko Martins's steakhouse you enter through a butcher counter, dry-aged Portuguese beef, Mirandesa breed.
OrderThe Mirandesa ribeye on the bone, sliced at the table.
Casa do Alentejo ★ 4.2
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.
OrderAcorda alentejana, the bread-and-coriander soup, with a poached egg.
Pap'Acorda ★ 4.4
Pap'Acorda in Cais do Sodre, Lisbon: a Bairro Alto classic reborn at Mercado da Ribeira, still cooking Manuela Brandao's signature seafood acorda.
OrderAcorda de marisco, the bread-and-shellfish stew that named the room.
Ze dos Cornos ★ 4.5
Ze dos Cornos in Lisbon's Mouraria: a tile-walled tasca on Beco dos Surradores, charcoal-grilled pork ribs at 12 euros, cash only, no bookings.
OrderCharcoal-grilled pork ribs with rice and beans.
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.
Cervejaria Trindade ★ 4.1
Cervejaria Trindade in Chiado, Lisbon: an 1836 beer hall in the old Trinitarian convent, blue azulejos walls, prawns, steaks and Sagres on tap.
OrderSteak Trindade in beer sauce and a Sagres on tap.
Henrique Sa Pessoa ★ 4.8
Henrique Sa Pessoa's new two-Michelin-star Lisbon room at Pateo Bagatela in Rato, opened February 2026 after closing Alma, three rotating tasting menus.
OrderEither the seafood-focused 9-course tasting or the signatures menu.
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.
Casa de Linhares ★ 4.5
Casa de Linhares in Lisbon's Alfama: a 16th-century palace turned fado-and-dinner room, bacalhau and suckling pig with two fado sets at 21:00 and 23:00.
OrderThe bacalhau and pig combo with the late fado set.
Clube de Fado ★ 4.4
Clube de Fado in Lisbon's Alfama: a 17th-century house turned fado dining room founded by Mario Pacheco, traditional Portuguese cooking with nightly sets.
OrderThe bacalhau Clube and a Douro tinto, fado sets at 21:30 and 23:00.
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.
Loco Resto ★ 4.6
Loco in Lisbon's Estrela: Alexandre Silva's one-Michelin-star kitchen serving a single 16-course surprise tasting, open kitchen, micro-seasonal, zero-waste.
OrderThe 16-course surprise tasting, the only menu offered.
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