It is always a challenge to find good restaurants when traveling. You can always go online and find reviews/tips/recommendations.
But choosing a restaurant is always a personal matter: what I like, you may like differently.
Below is a list of restaurant recommendations for both Lisbon and Porto.
You will find a mix of local typical restaurants, together with some other high-scale and Michelin restaurants as well.
This will make a good combination for you to sample different things whole here in Portugal.
This list below reflects my personal options, and some others with great feedback from past guests. There’s no affiliation with any of the restaurants below.
Lisbon Restaurants:
- Monte Mar Lisboa (Seafood Portuguese)
- Darwin’s Cafe (Signature Portuguese)
- Segundo Muelle (Peruvian)
- Fifty Seconds (Michelin Star)
- Boa-Bao (Asian Food)
- Sala de Corte (Steakhouse)
Porto Restaurants:
- Cafeína (Signature, Portuguese)
- Yeatman Gastronomic (Michelin Star)
- Taberna dos Mercadores (Typical Portuguese Style)
- Enoteca 15-56 (Wine Restuarant)
- Flow Restaurant (Portuguese / Mediterranium)
- DOC (Signature Food, Douro Valley)
- Castas e pratos (Wine Resturant, Douro Valley)
Gonzalo
Founder/Owner of The Lisbon Guide, one of the major blog references in Portugal, established in 2014 and receiving every year 250.000 visitors from all over the world, looking to provide the best experiences in Portugal. In partnership with Portugal Magik for all private tours and transfers across Portugal, Gonzalo loves a good seafood meal at Monte Mar Cascais, and all from Michelin Chef Avillez. Favorite Hotel in Lisbon/Portugal, Penha Longa Resort by Ritz Carlton.
For over 15 years, Gonzalo have been helping thousands of travelers yearly to plan a perfect trip to Portugal. Based in Lisbon/Cascais and working in this field for over 20 years, with multiple ongoing projects. Also an avid TripAdvisor user level 6 with more than 300.000 readers worldwide.
Many years working also as a Private Guide of Lisbon, Sintra, Fatima, Porto, Douro Valley, Evora, and other locations in Portugal.