Lisboa Food

Calorie-counters beware: Lisboa has some of the cheapest, most irresistible restaurants of the western European capitals, not to mention the best wine. A full dinner costs about €9-11 per person and the prato do dia (daily special) is often only €5-7. Between lunch and dinner, snack on cheap, filling, and addictive Portuguese pastries. Lisboa boasts almost as many pastelarias as Spain has tapas bars, and abounds with seafood specialties such as pratos de caracois (snail dishes), creme de mariscos (seafood chowder with tomatoes), and bacalhau cozido com grão e batatas (cod with chickpeas and boiled potatoes, doused in olive oil). For a more diverse selection, head up to the winding streets of Bairro Alto where you’ll find many international restaurants.

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Pingo Doce, R. 1 de Dezembro, 81-83 (☎ 213 24 73 30). Just outside Pr. do Dom Pedro IV is one location of this very common supermarket chain. Open daily 9am-8:30pm. Mercado da Ribeira, Av. 24 de ...more

Baixa

There are a ton of restaurants along R. dos Correeiros and on R. das Portas de S. Antão, but the revolving menu stands in nine different languages should tip you off to their tourist orientation. Those ...more

Bairro Alto

The narrow streets of Bairro Alto are lined with bars, restaurants, and the famous casas de fado. Prices range from modest to supremely immodest, as in the casas. Budget eaters and those searching for ...more

Alfama

The winding streets of Alfama conceal a number of small and simple restaurants, often packed with locals. The Rua da Padaria and the area around its intersection with Rua dos Bacalhoeiros offers the ...more

Graça

Good, cheap eats abound in the alleys of Graça. Things heat up after dark, when churches and markets recede and thumping beats take center stage. O Pitéu, Lg. da Graça, 95-6 (☎ 218 87 10 67) ...more