As Bifanas do Afonso ★ 4.5
As Bifanas do Afonso in Lisbon's Baixa: a stand-up counter on Rua da Madalena famed for one thing, the bifana, garlic-paprika pork in soft bread.
Try: Bifana, marinated pork sandwich
Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in Lisbon.
Don't-miss vendors
O Trevo ★ 4.4
O Trevo on Lisbon's Praca Luis de Camoes: the local consensus pick for bifanas at 2.50 euros, served with a beer at a stand-up counter, fast service.
Try: Bifana, the Lisbon pork sandwich
Sol e Pesca ★ 4.4
Sol e Pesca on Lisbon's pink street: a former fishing-tackle shop turned conservas bar since 2010, walls stacked with tins, served on bread with butter.
Try: Conservas, Portuguese tinned fish boards
Casa Portuguesa do Pastel de Bacalhau ★ 3.6
Casa Portuguesa do Pastel de Bacalhau on Lisbon's Rua Augusta: a tourist counter for cod cakes filled with melted Serra da Estrela, served with port.
Try: Pastel de bacalhau filled with Serra da Estrela cheese
Casa das Bifanas ★ 4.2
Casa das Bifanas in Lisbon's Baixa: a long counter on Praca Dom Joao da Camara, bifanas with sharp Portuguese mustard and a Sagres in a sleeve glass.
Try: Bifana with mustard
A Tendinha do Rossio ★ 4.3
A Tendinha do Rossio on Praca Dom Pedro IV: Lisbon's oldest tavern since 1840, counter bifanas, pastel de bacalhau and shrimp croquettes with vinho tinto.
Try: Bifana and pastel de bacalhau at the counter
Ginginha do Carmo ★ 4.1
Ginginha do Carmo near Lisbon's Rossio station: a stand-up window pouring sour-cherry liqueur in chocolate cups for 1.65 euros, two pours in each tiny cup.
Try: Ginjinha shot served in a chocolate cup, near Rossio station
Manteigaria Silva ★ 4.4
Manteigaria Silva on Lisbon's Rua Dom Antao de Almada: a 1890 grocery now a counter for cured meats, conservas plates and Portuguese cheeses to share.
Try: Petisco platters and conservas counter
Loja das Conservas ★ 4.3
Loja das Conservas on Lisbon's Rua do Arsenal, a Portuguese cannery shop with hundreds of regional tins and a tasting counter. Located in Baixa.
Try: Portuguese tinned-fish retail and tastings
Aloma Time Out Market Stall ★ 4.5
Aloma's Time Out Market stall in Lisbon: the Campo de Ourique champion's outpost inside the food hall, two-time best pastel de nata in Lisbon, 1.50 euros.
Try: Pastel de nata at Time Out Market