The 10 best modern restaurants in Lisbon
Alma - soul - is the name of the restaurant run by award-winning chef Henrique Sá Pessoa. Here you can enjoy elegant, contemporary, soulful Portuguese cuisine in a particularly beautiful dining room in a robust 18th century villa.
Chef José Avillez brings Portuguese cuisine into the 21st century at Belcanto. He looks back and forward at the same time, creating contemporary dishes that are beautiful to look at and, above all, delicious to eat.
Ljubomir Stanisic breaks boundaries and traditions here. The Bosnian chef came to Portugal as a teenager and began cooking to overcome his war trauma. His creativity gives rise to wild, modern and, above all, incredibly tasty dishes.
Cura offers light contemporary cuisine made from regional ingredients. Chef Pedro Pena blends local traditions with international flavours and techniques. There are three menus, the "Meia Cura", the "Origens" and the vegetarian "Raízes".
In this restaurant by celebrity chef José Avillez, the focus is on vegetables. All dishes are vegetarian, but balanced enough that meat fans shouldn't miss anything. There is also an exciting drinks pairing with or without alcohol.
The open kitchen serves a single 16-course menu each evening, prepared from the best that the local market has to offer. A zero-waste philosophy is followed. Vegetarians are not catered for here, as the menu is not adapted.
Feitoria is one of the country's most popular gourmet restaurants. Head chef André Cruz uses modern cooking techniques to bring Portuguese cuisine into the 21st century. The result is very tasty dishes that are beautiful to look at.
The Prado, in the center of Lisbon, serves a modern, seasonal menu made from the best Portuguese produce. The food is uncomplicated but extremely tasty, accompanied by wines from small producers who work close to nature.
At SEM, the best ingredients are put in the spotlight. The result is a cuisine that consists exclusively of Portuguese produce, but is modern and international thanks to international cooking techniques. Exciting wine selection with lots of natural wine.
The cooking here is modern and uses seasonal ingredients. The fact that all dishes are vegan is almost irrelevant because regional produce is used to create small gastronomic works of art that meat lovers will enjoy.