Guidebook for Lisbon
Food Scene
vegetarian restaurant with a pleasant garden. They do a good lunchtime buffet
48 locals recommend
Jardim dos Sentidos
3 R. da Mãe de Águavegetarian restaurant with a pleasant garden. They do a good lunchtime buffet
Traditional Portuguese restaurant. Nice sea food. They do a great grilled squid. Outside tables for those warm evenings.
64 locals recommend
Pinóquio
79 R. de Santa JustaTraditional Portuguese restaurant. Nice sea food. They do a great grilled squid. Outside tables for those warm evenings.
Good quality fusion restaurant, great atmosphere, reasonable prices.
99 locals recommend
The Decadente
81 R. de São Pedro de AlcântaraGood quality fusion restaurant, great atmosphere, reasonable prices.
Very calming Tibetan restaurant, popular at lunchtimes, which doubles up as a buddhist space offering lectures as well as food.
39 locals recommend
Os Tibetanos
117 R. do SalitreVery calming Tibetan restaurant, popular at lunchtimes, which doubles up as a buddhist space offering lectures as well as food.
One of the many kiosks on nearby Avenida. Great chocolate cake served here. All the Avenida Kiosks have free wi-fi.
12 locals recommend
Kiosk The World's Best Chocolate Cake
Rua das PretasOne of the many kiosks on nearby Avenida. Great chocolate cake served here. All the Avenida Kiosks have free wi-fi.
Modern, lively restaurant, with more experimental oriental food and sushi. Busy and elegant. For a special night out.
27 locals recommend
Avenida SushiCafé
28 R. Barata SalgueiroModern, lively restaurant, with more experimental oriental food and sushi. Busy and elegant. For a special night out.
Indian Cuisine, good food. They have a lunchtime buffet. The restaurant is the oldest Indian in Lisbon, in a building that was once a bordello, still with its faux Pompeiian frescos.
Bengal Tandoori - restaurante indiano Lisbon
20 Rua da AlegriaIndian Cuisine, good food. They have a lunchtime buffet. The restaurant is the oldest Indian in Lisbon, in a building that was once a bordello, still with its faux Pompeiian frescos.
Drinks & Nightlife
Good for lunch and if you want to watch football matches, as they often show the big games. They serve tapas among other things. Very popular, lively, can quite noisy. Smoking permitted
Taberna Ibérica
66 Praça da AlegriaGood for lunch and if you want to watch football matches, as they often show the big games. They serve tapas among other things. Very popular, lively, can quite noisy. Smoking permitted
A very well-stocked wine bar built in the setting of an 18th Century building which used to supply Lisbon's water. They serve a good selection of wines and nibbles. Recommended.
26 locals recommend
Chafariz do Vinho - Enoteca
Rua da Mãe d'Água à Praça da AlegriaA very well-stocked wine bar built in the setting of an 18th Century building which used to supply Lisbon's water. They serve a good selection of wines and nibbles. Recommended.
Good quality jazz programming at one of the oldest jazz clubs in Europe. Right on the doorstep.
85 locals recommend
Hot Clube de Portugal
48 Praça da AlegriaGood quality jazz programming at one of the oldest jazz clubs in Europe. Right on the doorstep.
Very nice bar just round the corner, with a great panoramic view of the city.
182 locals recommend
Lost In
Nº56-D R. Dom Pedro VVery nice bar just round the corner, with a great panoramic view of the city.
Breathtaking bar, a real cabinet of curiosities. You won't have seen anything quite like it. Drinks are a bit more expensive than average Lisbon prices but it's well worth a visit. Unforgettable.
299 locals recommend
Pavilhao Chines
89 R. Dom Pedro VBreathtaking bar, a real cabinet of curiosities. You won't have seen anything quite like it. Drinks are a bit more expensive than average Lisbon prices but it's well worth a visit. Unforgettable.
Everything Else
Very pleasant bar with terrace behind a nearby hotel. Just across Avenida da Liberdade. Perfect for early evening drinks.
Fontecruz Lisboa, Autograph Collection
138 Av. da LiberdadeVery pleasant bar with terrace behind a nearby hotel. Just across Avenida da Liberdade. Perfect for early evening drinks.
Beautiful, peaceful garden just a stone's throw away. Great to just lose yourself wandering among the palm trees and exotic flora.
325 locals recommend
Botanical Garden of Lisbon
58 R. da Escola PolitécnicaBeautiful, peaceful garden just a stone's throw away. Great to just lose yourself wandering among the palm trees and exotic flora.
Lovely shady little square which has a very nice café, "Pau de Canela" which opens on Sundays when others are closed. Convenient for breakfast and lunch or a late afternoon snack
128 locals recommend
Flowers Square
Praça das FloresLovely shady little square which has a very nice café, "Pau de Canela" which opens on Sundays when others are closed. Convenient for breakfast and lunch or a late afternoon snack
Excellent wine shop with a very varied selection of wines and some gourmet produce. Wines for all pockets, open until 8 pm. Quite a nice place to pick up a gift or souvenir.
8 locals recommend
Garrafeira Internacional
15 R. da Escola PolitécnicaExcellent wine shop with a very varied selection of wines and some gourmet produce. Wines for all pockets, open until 8 pm. Quite a nice place to pick up a gift or souvenir.