All Day
- Manteigaria – the best dessert in the world – Pasteis de Nata
- GROM – pretty good gelato
- Castro – next door to grom, Pasteis
- Beher Lisboa – solid jamon sandwiches, all day (top five)
- Bettina & Niccolo Corallo – solid hot chocolate
- La Boulangerie – solid pastries
- Bike Bakery – very good tomato brioche
Lunch (usually dinner too)
- Cova Funda – very good octopus, skip tuna, almost all day
- Sinal Vermelho – solid, skip octopus, basically all day
- Taberna da Rua das Flores – sometimes excellent
- Lupita – pretty good pizza (better than the other place) (top five)
- Tasca da Esquina – very good lunch/dinner, ask for a lemon wedge
- Solar dos Presuntos – solid but pretentious spot, get the octopus
- O Magano – classic lunch/dinner, get the tuna belly for takeout
- Cantinho do Avillez – solid lunch/dinner – skip scallops, get tuna
- M’arrecreo Pizzeria – solid pizza, get the panna cotta
- Forno d’Oro – solid pizza
- O piteu da graca – solid fish, skip veggies
- Bistro 100 Manerias – solid food
Dinner Only
- Tricky’s – surprisingly excellent spot (top five)
- Omakase Ri – $100 per person but very good (top five)
- Senhor Uva – popular wine bar with very good food (top five)
- Essencial – solid
- A Nossa Casa – solid spot
- Come Prima – solid truffle pasta (to go options!)
- Da Noi – solid but skip tuna
Skip
O Velho Eurico – solid lunch/dinner, email in advance(food poisoning)
Recs I Haven’t Tried Yet
- Sakemico
- Âmago
- Nunes Real Marisqueira
Outside the City
- Vila Joya
- Sublime Beach Club
- Rei das praias (lunch on beach)