Lisbon is teeming with fresh (and cheap) seafood, tapas and exotic
dishes from Portugal’s colonial past. These days, traditional dishes
like seafood rice, polvo Ă lagareiro (octopus with olive oil and
potatoes), grilled sardines and bacalhau à brás (shredded salted cod
with fried potatoes, onion and scrambled eggs) remain unmissable,
but now serve as foundations of the city’s far more interesting
culinary renaissance. With an influx of visitors in the past 10
years it seems new restaurants are opening constantly, everywhere
from hip neighborhoods like Chiado to more traditional
areas like Alfama. The dining in town has never been
better, with a range of restaurants from humble classics to food
halls to Michelin-starred tasting-menu destinations.
The top five restaurants are: Mezze,
Prado, Tascardoso,
Psi and Trempe.
Polvo Ă lagareiro