The best 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.
The cuisine at Kabuki in Lisbon's Four Seasons Ritz hotel skillfully combines elements of Japanese and Mediterranean tradition. A lot of excellent Portuguese seafood is used. The wine list is also excellently stocked.
João Sá cooks international but traditional cuisine in his elegant and cosy restaurant. Only the best of the country's seas, forests and fields go into his pans. There are many exciting Portuguese wines on the wine list.
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.
There is only room for 12 guests in the former wine cellar of the "Torel Palace" hotel. You eat with a view of the kitchen, where the team around the two chefs Vítor Matos and Francisco Quintas - the two monkeys - prepare delicacies from the best ingredients in the country.
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".
At Eleven, modern cuisine made from the best Portugese and international produce is served with a view over the park. Whether it's caviar, lobster or the vegetarian menu, German chef Joachim Körper has a knack for the gourmet.
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.
Fifty Seconds offers modern Michelin-starred cuisine with a wonderful view. The lift ride to the restaurant, 120 metres above the ground, takes exactly 50 seconds. Chef Martín Berasategui and his team will spoil you there.
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.
Epur is hidden behind the façade of a time-honoured villa on one of the city's seven hills. Not only does it offer a wonderful view over the city, but also elegant contemporary cuisine made from the best local produce.
The Michelin-starred Kanazawa serves traditional Japanese Kaiseki cuisine. For the eight lucky guests seated at the bar, chef Paulo Morais serves plenty of seafood of outstanding quality.