Our favorite restaurants
Hole-in-the-wall, mom-and-pop, family-owned local treasures.
Great food by kind people, for good causes, at fair prices.
Antitheses of tourist traps.

A Provinciana
Rossio, Lisboa
Easily one of the best choices in downtown Lisbon for a typical home-style meal at local prices. Closed on weekends.
No reservations
Lunch: 12:00 – 15:30
Dinner: 19:00 – 22:00

Sardinha
Santa Apolónia, Lisboa
If you’re hungry and wondering what it might feel like to have Portuguese grandparents, look no further.
Limited English spoken
(+351) 218 867 437
In the interest of promoting local businesses, we make reservations on your behalf, free of charge.

Chapitô à Mesa
Alfama, Lisboa
Nestled into the hillside by the castle, behind a modest gift shop, Chapitô boasts one of the best views of downtown Lisbon. The quality of their food is matched only by the spirit of their staff and the parent institution’s contributions to the advancement of the arts, education, and social mobility in Portugal since 1985.
(+351) 218 875 077