4.5 Stars Lovely restaurant with warm ambiance…read more Took a while for the food to arrive, but really enjoyed the meal. The starter bread with pica pau (meat) sauce was a great snack, as well as the garlic prawn starter. We all enjoyed our dishes, as well as the porto tonic drink!

Delightful snack bar serving up delicious, cheap, and authentic Portuguese food! I stumbled upon…read morePica Pau while meandering back to my hotel after realizing that the restaurant I was originally planning to eat lunch at was closed on Thursdays. It was getting a wee bit late for lunch (~1:30 PM), and I was quite hungry, so when I passed by Pica Pau and saw how packed it was, I knew I had to drop by to give it a try. It's absolutely bustling inside; there are several tables inside and outside, and you can generally just seat yourself as long as there's an open slot. There are very few tourists here -- another great sign -- so the menus will all be in Portuguese, and it will be hit or miss as to whether your server can translate for you. However, the menu is pretty simple, so it's easy enough to intuit what they say (or to just use Google Translate) -- the menu is spread across three blackboards, one for daily specials, another for seafood, and the last for other meat dishes. Everything is just twelve euros for lunch, and it also comes with a drink and bread. You genuinely can't go wrong with anything on their menu. My mom and I both ordered from their seafood menu, and the fish is super fresh and grilled to perfection. It has a perfect char on the outside, and is super flaky and tender on the inside; they add a hit of salt and a side of lemon, but the fish honestly doesn't need much else. The fish also comes with a side of boiled veggies and potatoes, which are a great, neutral accompaniment to the fish. I ordered the swordfish, and my mom got the sea bass, but we ended up splitting both of the dishes between us (especially since they both conveniently came with two pieces). Both were phenomenal, but I did enjoy the swordfish a tiny bit more; it was a bit more tender, and they also descaled the swordfish but did not for the seabass, so it was a slightly easier eating experience.

My son and his partner got food poisoning from this place. They were sick for days after eating…read moreburgers and fries. I do not recommend -- do not eat here. Gross.

Delicious tasting milkshakes including lactose free, they are not thick but a little on the thin…read moreside (mom liked it that way.) Burgers are big and served on brioche style eggy soft buns. Meat patties were about average, they tasted fine and not overcooked. Not seasoned but the toppings and flavor choices enhance it all. Cheesy sauce with the onion rings was like a smooth velveeta style which I've really liked. They serve Super Bock beer! Decor is so cool, lots of retro 50s vibes. Excellent service too, they were very nice and so helpful. We are very short heights and the tables were so tall compared to the vinyl booth seating. Getting into the restaurant was a bit of a challenge. It's on the second floor of a large concrete building. Finding the stairs to get up was a little search. Then we had to take an elevator because my mom is in a wheelchair. The elevator is locked behind a glass anteroom, so we had to find the security guard (who was very nice & friendly) to let us up and then take the stairs down to let him know we were leaving.

This 2026 Micheline (bib gourmand) restaurant that's located a bit off the beaten tourist path is…read moreworth the 20 minute taxi ride to get to. We made midday (2pm) reservations a month in advance. Upon arrival, aside from the red Micheline plaque, you would never guess this was a such a heralded gem. The entry door is so narrow I had to scoot sideways (and I'm slim!). The inside is very simple - plain wood tables and chairs laid out in a narrow quaint L shape. The owner and the host both greeted us and we each promptly opted for their reasonably priced 7-course 54 Euro tasting menu. The restaurant is famous for buying a whole pig, typically on Thursdays, and then utilizing every single part in some inventive way for its weeklong tasting menu. And, has the #nosetotail moniker for bragging rights. I posted photos of each course (double servings pictured for the two of us) along with that day's menu. Our favs were the Croquetes and the Bifana Porcalhona as well as the Almôndegas de Pézinhos! She also loved the liver. Service was impeccable as the host brought each course at a perfectly casual pace (as we finished the previous) and provided careful details and answered further questions about each offering. Nearly 2 hours later we were done... and all the wiser for what could be created from any part of this animal.

Overall: 5 stars…read more Pigmeu falls in the category of my favorite restaurant theme, being a cohesive story centered around using all parts of the pork. I greatly appreciated the owner's passion too, going so far as to basically force me to order a non-standard cut of pork to encourage the mission and then making a special lactose-free version to accomodate my increasingly upsetting dairy sensitivity. This significantly improved my experience as the tongue was expertly cooked and they had the opportunity to show that off. (Bread and Butter: A) - This is one of those rare moments where I was actually excited about the cover since their butter is a pork- based butter without any actual butter and more likely some component of fat and marrow which added an intriguing decadence and uniqueness to the bread. The pickled carrots offered a pleasant refreshingness to open the palette as well. (Chorizo Pancake: A) - Soft and tender pancake with great elements of expertise keeping the hearty intensity of the chorizo while lightening it up with herbs, pickled onion, mayo, and a fluffy egg base. (Pig Tongue: A) - Super impressed with this dish from the soft pig tongue to the impressively tender pickled cauliflower that added a vbeautifully refreshing acidity. The diced potatoes added texture and heartiness, and I appreciated that this was thoughfully restrained. Food: +1 Presentation: +1 Price: E Atmosphere: E Service: +1 Menu: +2 Insta/Yelp/Beli/TikTok: @amei_eats

We loved our stay! They also have a really tiny restaurant just around the corner! There were only…read more6 tables, which made the atmosphere quite intimate and personal! They serve authentic potoguese food and we really enjoyed our stay! You should definitely visit this place for the "bairro alto - feeling"! PS: You have to try the selfmade goat cheese! It's amazing!

I cannot say enough good things about this wonderful restaurant. Our group of four ordered many…read moredifferent items from the menu, and every.single.food. delivered to our table was perfection. The woman owner of 20 years took our order and left us to cook everything fresh. We also saw her daughter working hard doing their food deliveries. The ambience is quaint and inviting with only about 7 tables. It felt comfortable like dining in someone's home. As we finished, the owner referred us to a fantastic Fado experience. What a joy to have stumbled across this local gem.

I found this place just walking in the district trying to find a nice place for a light and…read more affordable diner. What a good surprise !!! You have different varieties of salads And sandwiches made on The portuguese way with different kind of meat or fish... The place is cool And the service is very friendly. I recomend it for people who want To try something different that those trendy hamburgers places... For 2 persons we paid only 21 euros for 2 big sandwiches with on the side nice Crispy potatoes And sour. 2 nice desserts And drinks.

We celebrated our anniversary here a few days ago. When we first tried to dine here several years…read moreago during August the restaurant was closed for vacation. We were disappointed at the time but we found many other restaurants that had good seafood as well. We were traveling with other family members this time and thought this restaurant would be the best places to try pretty much every seafood dishes available in Lisbon and some of the unique foods that we can't get at home. We had barnacles, glass shrimp (it is supposed to have eggs outside the shell but unfortunately we were told the season was over so there were no eggs), spider crab, oysters with caviar, scallops, razor clams, and cheese with bread. My daughter's boyfriend tasted the barnacles for the first time and he loved it. We ended up ordering it twice. Everything was delicious. Everyone enjoyed the food. Excellent service.

Cervejaria Ramiro is a very well known restaurant in Lisbon that Anthony Bourdain sang praises for…read more Unfortunately for my party, our experience was not great. First of all, the waitstaff were fighting amongst themselves which was very unsettling. Table that ish till after work or take it out to the parking lot away from the patrons! Second of all, the food was very hit or miss. We ordered the garlic shrimp, clams, and scallops to start. Our favorite of the three were the garlic shrimp. We then decided to add the spicy garlic shrimp special which we did not know meant to be prawns. I thought it would be literally a spicy version of the shrimp we just ate. The shrimp special (Al ajillo especial) was just not worth it to us. The meat was very tough and chewy for 30 euros. The waitress told us it was supposed to be tough and chewy which I just don't believe. We liked the gambas al ajillo infinitely more! Unfortunately we didn't want to splurge here but I wish that we had the special crab and the ruby red shrimp. I feel like next time in Lisbon I would come back to try more dishes.

Perfect little spot for breakfast. They are trilingual here, and the menu has the English…read moretranslation.

Coffee shop on the corner Had the simplest breakfast…read more Fresh eggs and coffee was better than most spots in the area

I've been a frequent Fifties customer for quite some time now. It's a great place to take the…read morefamily and friends for any occasion. It has fun menus for the kids and interesting dishes to try for the adults. The space is decorated to mimic the American diner style of the 50s, with ambient music and staff equipment to match. It has two floors and is quite spacious. The menu has a very cute and funny design, with one-liners that adapt very well to the style. The food quality has been improving, in my humble opinion, over the years. The hamburgers in particular are very good! The starters are quite interesting and the hot dogs are ok (and cheap, but not their best, though). The desserts are tasty, but I usually only get to try them if I go there for a snack, since it's basically impossible for me not to be full when it comes time for dessert at lunch. These are expensive, but adequate for the quality and quantity presented. Their homemade drinks are expensive, too, but specialty cokes and Dr. Pepper are relatively affordable and interesting to try. I recommend the vanilla one! In conclusion; I recommend this restaurant for all kinds of occasions. The prices are very affordable (it is easy to spend below €30 for a lunch with two adults, for example), the atmosphere is fun and relaxed and the staff is generally very helpful and competent.

I created a separate spot for this diner not finding this one ( the name is not complete) Great…read moreplace, i liked it. The food is made from good ingridients. The cooking style is American themed with a portuguese twist which is fine with me. I liked the wings, the burger, not as much, it was not juicy. I should have ordred one of their sandwiches. But sill I am happy.