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Café Luso

3.6 (23 reviews)
PriceyFado Houses
Open • 7:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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Moderate noise
Classy
Good for groups

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Alexis T.

The servers were attentive and pleasant. I had the cod specialty and cheesecake. The cod was flavorful and unique. The cheesecake had a nice texture, rich, creamy and not too sweet.

Afshin A.

Fado, it is! Earlier in the day, we were in a Christmas market in Praça Luís de Camões in Barrio Alto and ended up conversing with one of the merchants selling leather goods. The conversation led to where the best place to listen to Fado was. He recommended two locations; one was Cafe Luso, which was more conveniently located for us. So we decided to have dinner at Café Luso and listen to some Fado. Café Luso has a fascinating interior. It is almost like a wine cellar converted into a large dining hall with interesting art hanging on the walls. It is comfortable and intimate. We were lucky because you usually need a reservation, but they had a few tables available on this occasion. We were seated within a few minutes, and our server came over with the menus. We started with Caldo Verde soup and Salad, and for the main course chose Sea Bass and Steak Portuguese Style. Everything was good, especially the steak. We also shared a flan for dessert. The fado was truly enjoyable. During the dinner, four or five singers joined the band, one at a time, and entertained us. Of the band of four, one of the guitar players was outstanding. Among the musicians, one of the female singers was wonderful. This was our first long exposure to Fado, and we loved it! Altogether this was an enjoyable experience with good food in a pleasant environment with fantastic live music.

Giulian G.

Let's be real. You came here for Fado. The Fado was good, aside from the one singer who seemingly treated it as the recording studio for her first CD, stopping the band from playing so she could shush the crowd repeatedly. MOST of the performers were great, the musicians were fun to watch, and the show was spread out with breaks that made it fun. Now for the food- the food was average at best. The menu is either very simple or very confusing, depending on how much of a surprise you want when the bill comes. If you order a combination menu (€46 pp), the "entertainment tax" is included. If you order a la carte, you'll end up with a €27 tax per person that is in the fine print at the bottom of the menu. This makes the combination meals the best option, and really, I'd rather have not ordered anything. The menus are all four courses, arranged in a precarious way so that certainly you can pick your favorite entree or favorite dessert but not both. We picked two different menus so we got to sample 6 different dishes plus the mandatory bread course. The cod was covered in some sort of garlic aioli so that it was unrecognizable, and the fresh fish was just okay. Midway through each course we were ready for it to be taken away. This place was packed with long tables of tour groups, and a few couples and four tops scattered throughout. As soon as the final Fado song ended, the entire place cleared out and the staff began cleaning. Our waiter disappeared to collect linens and it took 20 minutes to flag someone down for a check. The Fado was good, the food was bad. Up to you if that combination is worth $50 a head plus drinks.

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Fado is amazing!! I would say eat before hand though. Food want not good but definitely worth the experience for the music.

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Great food and amazing music. Highly recommended if you wanted to see the Portugease pride and culture.

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Restaurante Duque - amazing sea rice

Restaurante Duque

4.6(310 reviews)
0.2 km•Rossio - Baixa - Chiado, Chiado
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This restaurant looked like a hole in the wall place in a triangular corner. When we entered we…read morewere pleasantly surprised by how nice it was inside. It was packed with people, which was a good sign. We enjoyed all our dishes, especially the tiger prawns, octopus, and seafood rice. The sangria was average. The service staff was very friendly and attentive.

The restaurant is away from tourist neighbor. But I suspect its target customers are tourists…read more They play American pop music all night long which is fine with me, but if you are looking for a local experience, this may not what you expected. Pastries de Bacalhau - the crust was not brown enough. May be longer time. The stuffing was flavorful but it's more the cod taste than the flavored mash potatoes which I prefer. I actually prefer the other local restaurant I tried the night before better. Caldo Verde - The potatoe part of the soup is great. Perfect viscosity but the flavor is not. It wasn't salty enough but more importantly is the flavor of the veggies and the spicy sausage they supposed to use that makes the soup taste different. Grilled giant pawns - The flavor of the prawns is not as intense as expected and hope to be. The squid ink pasta also lacked of flavor. That's disappointing. With the prawns, they should at least use the prawn shell to make sauce for the pastas. The pasta was tasteless, didn't even use enough garlic and olive oil to flavor it up. Seafood rice - Another disappointment. They used fish, small mussels and little bit of shrimp pieces along with some bigger whole shrimps and mussels. However, the rice was lack of the true seafood flavor that made from shell fish. They also added cilantro which overwhelmed the whatever left of seafood flavor. The lemonade was not a sweet lemonade but sour. Fyi. It's not fair we just went to another restaurant in the neighborhood and everything was so much better but people should know.

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Rosa da Rua

Rosa da Rua

4.4(55 reviews)
0.3 km•Bairro Alto, Bairro Alto - Bica - Cais do Sodré
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This was one of the highlights of my trip to Portugal! Not only was the food amazing, but the…read moreinterior of the restaurant was charming with all the stone / wood/ iron beams (all original). The fact that my husband and I got there before anyone else came, allowed us to have the most amazing conversation with the staff that works there!! Faysal greeted us and was very welcoming! As we ate dinner, Bernardo who is a waiter there, told us the history of the building etc and since no one else was there, we talked about our families and that he going to be a veterinarian...and that he has something else coming up that is going to be exciting. All through our dinner we chatted with him (as if we were having dinner at his house) and enjoyed every minute of the conversation!! It was the best part of the evening! We even got to meet Miguel the chef, and were happy to tell him his food was amazing! I can't recommend this restaurant enough!!! They only charge 19.60 euro for all you can eat!!!! I hope a lot of people read this and go to Rosa da Rua!!!

This was the cutest sweetest place. My husband and I were just here for our anniversary last…read moreSaturday night and found the staff so sincere and kind. The restaurant was quaint and intimate , with a small buffet that easily fills you up. There were many options from a beef stew to a curry, a noodle dish with bacon, salad, and other options. They even explained the options to us. I truly wish we had more time in Lisbon because I would have definitely returned to try it again as the options differ nightly. I would definitely recommend this to all in Lisbon.

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Rosa da Rua - Dinner w Danny, Spotts, and Min Friday night Retina Society. Lisbon, Portugal. 9/24

Dinner w Danny, Spotts, and Min Friday night Retina Society. Lisbon, Portugal. 9/24

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Tascardoso

Tascardoso

4.2(16 reviews)
0.3 km•Bairro Alto - Bica - Cais do Sodré, Bairro Alto
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This was our first meal in Lisbon, and I have to say that it was a success. We had no clue of where…read morewe were going to have lunch and pretty much randomly dropped by Tascardoso. Everything from start to finish was absolutely wonderful. For my meal, I went with Açorda de Camarão, which is a bread porridge with shrimp. I jokingly referred to this dish as "Portuguese shrimp and grits". ;) The blend of flavors and seasonings was absolutely amazing. While eating the dish, I told my partner that I could eat this dish everyday and even twice on Sunday. In fact, the next day when were having having some trouble deciding on a place to have dinner, I was like let's go back to the place that has "Portuguese shrimp and grits". ;) If you are hungry, this is the place for you because the portions were huge for the price. After eating my Açorda de Camarão for lunch, I wasn't hungry again until well into the late evening - even after walking around Lisbon for most of the day. Another delicious part of our lunch - the grilled octopus. In my opinion, the octopus was perfectly grilled and seasoned with a chewy, but not too chewy, texture. I thought the prices were reasonable, especially considering the restaurant is located in a very touristy part of town. The restaurant has a nice outdoor dining area where you can enjoy your delicious food and wine while enjoying the hustle and bustle of Lisbon. I thought service was fine. Although our waiter was not the friendlies of characters, he wasn't flat out rude. When I visit Lisbon again, this restaurant (in particular the Açorda de Camarão) will definately be on my "must do" list.

We were recommended this restaurant by our hotel concierge and it certainly didn't disappoint. Upon…read morearriving, we were greeted and led down to the basement where we say a lot of locals enjoying a meal. Note that there isn't an English menu available but the food was great. Like most restaurants in Portugal you start with bread, cheese, and olives. The cheese was very smooth and the olives tasted fresh. I opted for the chicken plate and it wasn't too heavy but was jam packed with flavor. Service was pretty solid here despite the language barrier and I definitely would recommend Tascardoso to those who are nearby the area for an authentic Portuguese meal!

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Tascardoso - Amazing octopus.

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Café Luso - fado_houses - Updated October 2026

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