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Best restaurants in Lisbon

Counters, dining rooms and neighbourhood favourites, chosen for the way they actually eat — not for how loudly they market.

Belcanto
KEY2 Pick

Portuguese Fine Dining • $$$$

Belcanto

Chef Jose Avillez's two-Michelin-star Chiado dining room reworking Portuguese classics into tasting-menu form.

Best for: Special Occasion

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A Cevicheria

Peruvian Seafood • $$$

A Cevicheria

A tiny Principe Real ceviche bar with an octopus lamp hanging over the counter and a permanent queue.

Best for: Date Night

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Clube de Fado

Fado House • $$$

Clube de Fado

An Alfama dinner-and-fado house owned by guitarist Mario Pacheco, one of the genre's more serious rooms.

Best for: Special Occasion

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O Trevo

Portuguese • $$

O Trevo

A Cais do Sodre corner spot known for one of the best bifana sandwiches in the city, sold from a tiny hatch.

Best for: Budget Eats

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Prado

Farm-to-Table • $$$

Prado

A stripped-back Alfama dining room built around a single, ever-changing seasonal produce list.

Best for: Date Night

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SEA ME

Seafood • $$$

SEA ME

A Chiado fish market and restaurant hybrid where you can pick your catch from the counter before it is cooked.

Best for: Group Dinner

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Zambeze

Mozambican • $$

Zambeze

A Bairro Alto restaurant serving Mozambican piri-piri dishes brought over from Lisbon's colonial-era trade ties.

Best for: Casual Dinner

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