A Guide to Cafes and Restaurants in Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Experience Lisbon as a local by enjoying typical Portuguese dishes at the best restaurants throughout the city at a price you can afford. Take away the overwhelming pressure of deciding where to eat in a city as dynamic and riveting as Lisbon by allowing this guide to suggest local restaurants with Portuguese charm and classic dishes. Each restaurant offers locally-sourced food, either prepared traditionally or with a slight modern twist. Portugal is an outstanding country for cuisine, and there is no better place to discover all the delish flavors than its capital, Lisbon. This app offers you insight into affordable local tascas or tabernas, run by generations of families that serve traditional dishes, as well as newer cafès and restaurants that are gaining popularity with locals by adding a culinarily innovative and modern twist to the most authentic of Portuguese dishes.

Tucked away in the narrow streets of Alfama, Pateo 13 offers a great selection of fresh grilled fish and meat, all to be enjoyed out in the open Lisbon air on large tables with a scent of BBQ in the air. Although it’s difficult to find in the maze of narrow streets and dead ends in Lisbon’s oldest neighborhood, it is well worth the effort, as the simple grilled dishes, picturesque courtyard and casual atmosphere make for a very authentic Portuguese dining experience. All dishes are accompanied by a small side salad and boiled potatoes, which complement the char-grilled flavors in the most simple yet delicious of ways. It becomes very busy on summer evenings, and unfortunately, due to the restaurant having only outdoor seating, this hidden gem is closed during the winter and on those rare rainy summer days. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).