Guidebook for Lisboa

Ricardo
Guidebook for Lisboa

Food Scene

these are my personal favorite restaurants in the center of Lisbon. Hope you enjoy them as nuch as i do!
Traditional Portuguese place, good fish and seafood. Gets crowded at dinner time, try to go a little earlier or later, otherwise you may have to wait
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Zapata
47 R. do Poço dos Negros
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Traditional Portuguese place, good fish and seafood. Gets crowded at dinner time, try to go a little earlier or later, otherwise you may have to wait
Directly behind the apartment is a great little place where you can find typical and delicious Portuguese-style tapas (called petiscos).
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Taberna Portuguesa
115 Calçada do Combro
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Directly behind the apartment is a great little place where you can find typical and delicious Portuguese-style tapas (called petiscos).
Pretty good tapas place. Gets full every day, better book a table.
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Taberna Sal Grosso
22 Calçada do Forte
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Pretty good tapas place. Gets full every day, better book a table.
Very good steaks and meats in general. Costeleta de novilho and secretos de porco preto are a must!
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O Tachadas
178 Rua da Esperança
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Very good steaks and meats in general. Costeleta de novilho and secretos de porco preto are a must!
Very good fish. You get to pick what you want from a fresh display case. Items change daily.
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Toscana Casa de Pasto
70-98 R. do Sacramento a Alcântara
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Very good fish. You get to pick what you want from a fresh display case. Items change daily.
Excellent tapas and petiscos place. The grilled tuna sandwich is a must! Get full, better book a table.
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Needle in a haystack
3 R. Jardim do Tabaco
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Excellent tapas and petiscos place. The grilled tuna sandwich is a must! Get full, better book a table.
Slightly fancier but not too expensive. Their octopus caldeirada and the salt crusted fish are very yummy.
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Frade dos Mares
55A Av. Dom Carlos i
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Slightly fancier but not too expensive. Their octopus caldeirada and the salt crusted fish are very yummy.
Most popular seafood place in town. Anthony Bourdain did a show on it and now it is always super crowded. If you want to avoid the crowd, you can go for lunch instead of dinner… dinner lines are crazy! But it is really good and completely worth the wait.
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Ramiro
1 Av. Alm. Reis
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Most popular seafood place in town. Anthony Bourdain did a show on it and now it is always super crowded. If you want to avoid the crowd, you can go for lunch instead of dinner… dinner lines are crazy! But it is really good and completely worth the wait.
Large old market converted to a food court with multiple stalls of different food styles.
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Time Out Market Lisboa
49 Av. 24 de Julho
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Large old market converted to a food court with multiple stalls of different food styles.
Mexican restaurant with excellent cocktails very near the apartment. They open at 6pm and get very full. Better go early because they don't take bookings!
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Pistola y Corazon Taqueria
16 Rua da Boavista
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Mexican restaurant with excellent cocktails very near the apartment. They open at 6pm and get very full. Better go early because they don't take bookings!
Very good Iranian food and excellent vegetarian choices. Located at a really cute outdoor plaza with a children's playground right in front.
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Cafeh Tehran
40 Praça das Flores
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Very good Iranian food and excellent vegetarian choices. Located at a really cute outdoor plaza with a children's playground right in front.
Aged beef restaurant located in one of Lisbon's most gorgeous streets. Definitely a must!
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Bicaense
42A R. da Bica de Duarte Belo
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Aged beef restaurant located in one of Lisbon's most gorgeous streets. Definitely a must!
Good Portuguese food in a calm modern atmosphere.
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Restaurante XL
57 Calçada da Estrela
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Good Portuguese food in a calm modern atmosphere.
Modern interpretations of Portuguese and mediterranean food.
A Obra
21 R. da Silva
Modern interpretations of Portuguese and mediterranean food.
Tapas, contemporary and international food. Good, calm and modern atmosphere.
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Agua Pela Barba
29/31 Rua do Almada
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Tapas, contemporary and international food. Good, calm and modern atmosphere.
Excellent seafood restaurant, where you can have all sorts of crabs, clams, shrimp, lobster, etc. My personal all time favorite is the scarlet shrimp, if you go for it don't forget that the head is where the best shrimp juices are! :-)
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A Marisqueira do Lis
27B Av. Alm. Reis
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Excellent seafood restaurant, where you can have all sorts of crabs, clams, shrimp, lobster, etc. My personal all time favorite is the scarlet shrimp, if you go for it don't forget that the head is where the best shrimp juices are! :-)
Really good pizzas. The atmosphere is very laid back and relaxed.
Uma Pizza Em Companhia
8 R. da Silva
Really good pizzas. The atmosphere is very laid back and relaxed.

Grocery stores

nearby grocery stores
Fresh fruit and veggies.
Super Frutas Calhariz
3 Largo Calhariz
Fresh fruit and veggies.
Grocery store with plenty of essentials.
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Minipreço Express
80 Rua de S. Paulo
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Grocery store with plenty of essentials.
Traditional butcher
Flavicarnes
5 Largo Calhariz
Traditional butcher
Large supermarket chain with fresh fish, meats, fruit and vegetables. Excellent feature is being open until 11 pm every day which can turn out to be very convenient.
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Pingo Doce
Praça Duque da Terceira
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Large supermarket chain with fresh fish, meats, fruit and vegetables. Excellent feature is being open until 11 pm every day which can turn out to be very convenient.

Drinks & Nightlife

Excellent nearby places for a drink (or two)
At the rooftop of the parking lot you have a very unique view over Lisbon.
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Rooftop Bar
2 Praça Martim Moniz
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At the rooftop of the parking lot you have a very unique view over Lisbon.
This terrace-restaurant is a great location for a drink at sunset!
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Noobai
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This terrace-restaurant is a great location for a drink at sunset!
Large neighborhood with hundreds of bars and restaurants open until late night.
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Bairro Alto
21 Tv. Inglesinhos
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Large neighborhood with hundreds of bars and restaurants open until late night.

Sightseeing / viewpoints

High viewpoints with a privileged perspective over large parts of Lisbon.
Viewpoint over the valley all the way to the castle.
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Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara
Rua de São Pedro de Alcântara
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Viewpoint over the valley all the way to the castle.
Right next to the apartment this is one of the nicest viewpoints of the city.
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Miradouro de Santa Catarina
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Right next to the apartment this is one of the nicest viewpoints of the city.
The highest viewpoint of the city on the opposite side of the valley over downtown.
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Miradouro da Senhora do Monte
Largo Monte
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The highest viewpoint of the city on the opposite side of the valley over downtown.
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Miradouro Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Calçada da Graça
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Vegetarian restaurants

Even though i am not a vegetarian myself, these are restaurants where i can always find excellent quality vegetarian choices. Good ingredients, well cooked!
Excellent vegan restaurant. Highly requested so it's better to book a table.
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Ao 26
5 R. Vítor Cordon
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Excellent vegan restaurant. Highly requested so it's better to book a table.
Iranian restaurant. Not exclusively vegetarian, but it has plenty of excellent vegetarian choices. The location is sweet!
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Cafeh Tehran
40 Praça das Flores
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Iranian restaurant. Not exclusively vegetarian, but it has plenty of excellent vegetarian choices. The location is sweet!
Israeli cuisine in a very relaxed atmosphere, with plenty of excellent vegetarian choices.
InkFarmFood - Organic food & juices. Israeli Cuisine
6 R. Mal. Saldanha
Israeli cuisine in a very relaxed atmosphere, with plenty of excellent vegetarian choices.
Good Israeli food with plenty of vegetarian options.
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Tantura
1d R. do Trombeta
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Good Israeli food with plenty of vegetarian options.
Not exclusively vegetarian but with plenty of really nice vegetarian options. The location is the most gorgeous street in Lisbon.
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Estrela da Bica
33 Tv. do Cabral
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Not exclusively vegetarian but with plenty of really nice vegetarian options. The location is the most gorgeous street in Lisbon.
Exceptional and creative vegetarian restaurant
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arkhe
14 Boqueirão Duro
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Exceptional and creative vegetarian restaurant
Not exclusively vegetarian, but this place has excellent vegetarian options.
A Obra
21 R. da Silva
Not exclusively vegetarian, but this place has excellent vegetarian options.
Good vegan food in a buffet style setup.
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daTerra Bairro Alto
51 R. da Rosa
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Good vegan food in a buffet style setup.

Brunch places

Good brunch menu and good coffee!
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BOUTIK
106D R. de São Bento
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Good brunch menu and good coffee!
Excellent brunch choice!
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Fauna E Flora
33 Rua da Esperança
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Excellent brunch choice!
Breakfast/brunch place with an excellent menu!
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Dear Breakfast
35 R. Gaivotas
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Breakfast/brunch place with an excellent menu!
Good brunch choices and my favorite espresso in town. Closes at 4 pm.
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the mill
1 R. do Poço dos Negros
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Good brunch choices and my favorite espresso in town. Closes at 4 pm.
Nice and cozy small brunch place with good espresso coffee.
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Hello, Kristof
103 R. do Poço dos Negros
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Nice and cozy small brunch place with good espresso coffee.

Neighborhoods

Some old neighborhoods of Lisbon with plenty to explore
large neighborhood with hundreds of restaurants and bars open until late night
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Bairro Alto
21 Tv. Inglesinhos
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large neighborhood with hundreds of restaurants and bars open until late night
Old town typical neighborhood surrounding the castle, with plenty of fado houses and very narrow streets.
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Alfama
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Old town typical neighborhood surrounding the castle, with plenty of fado houses and very narrow streets.