Modern Portuguese€€€cais-do-sodreTue-Wed 12:00-24:00, Thu-Sun 12:00-02:00
Pap'Acorda in Cais do Sodre, Lisbon: a Bairro Alto classic reborn at Mercado da Ribeira, still cooking Manuela Brandao's signature seafood acorda.
Signature: Acorda de marisco, Chocolate mousse
Order: Acorda de marisco, the bread-and-shellfish stew that named the room.
Portuguese Tasca€mourariaMon-Sat 11:30-17:00, Thu-Sat 18:30-22:00
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.
Signature: Garlic pork ribs, Pataniscas de bacalhau
Order: Charcoal-grilled pork ribs with rice and beans.
Modern Portuguese€€alfamaTue-Thu 10:00-02:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-04:00, Sun 10:00-19:00
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.
Signature: Daily specials, Natural wines
Order: Whatever the chef wrote on the blackboard plus a glass of natural pet-nat.
Portuguese Seafood and Beer Hall€€chiadoSun-Thu 12:00-24:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-01:00
Cervejaria Trindade in Chiado, Lisbon: an 1836 beer hall in the old Trinitarian convent, blue azulejos walls, prawns, steaks and Sagres on tap.
Signature: Steak Trindade, Tiger prawns
Order: Steak Trindade in beer sauce and a Sagres on tap.
Modern Portuguese Tasting€€€€RatoTue-Sat 12:00-15:30, 18:30-24:00
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.
Signature: Bacalhau confit, Iberian pork from the Alentejo
Order: Either the seafood-focused 9-course tasting or the signatures menu.
Portuguese Petiscos€€MadragoaTue-Sat 19:30-02:00, Sun 13:00-16:00, 19:00-24:00
Taberna da Esperanca in Lisbon's Madragoa: a tiny blackboard-menu petiscos room cooking bacalhau a Bras, rojoes and chicken livers, Dao wines.
Signature: Bacalhau a Bras, Rojoes, Chestnut and duck pate
Order: Rojoes with rice and homemade fried potatoes, plus a glass of Dao.