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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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