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Portugal

Lisbon

The city's best tables, markets and bars, chosen by the writers who live there.

Coffee & sweetCustard Tart Crawl: Lisbon's Pastel de Nata Pilgrimage
The Lisbon featureLisbon's Sweet and Salt: Custard, Seafood and the Markets of the TagusA custard tart recipe that's been a guarded secret since 1837, a market that's literally half of a 19th-century building, and the seafood that explains why Lisbon eats the way it does.

Markets

  1. MarketsCampo de Ourique Is Where Lisbon Eats at HomeIn-depth look at Lisbon's Campo de Ourique food scene
  2. MarketsWalking Lisbon After the Sights Are DoneWalks include markets and cafés with practical details

Street food

  1. Street foodLisbon in June: Sardines, Saints and a City on FireFestival food focus on sardines and street food

Tables

  1. TablesYour First Time in Lisbon Without the QueuesLocal tascas and rooftop viewpoints for first-timers
  2. TablesGrilled Fish and Cold Atlantic in Ericeira, an Hour from LisbonDay trip focused on seafood restaurants in Ericeira
  3. TablesHow to Walk Lisbon's Mouraria After DarkNight walk with fado, Mozambican food, and gigs
  4. TablesThe Tasca Table: Lisbon's Tiny Taverns That Still Feed the CityFocus on Lisbon's tiny taverns and petiscos
  5. TablesSlow Lunches and Old Trams in Lisbon's Lapa and EstrelaFocus on slow lunches in Lisbon neighborhoods
  6. TablesThe Flat Atlantic Day Trip from Lisbon to CascaisDay trip with seafood and coastal dining focus
  7. TablesSlow Lisbon Days, Seafood Lunches and Easy October EscapesSeafood lunches and train day trips from Lisbon
  8. TablesGraça on Foot for Lisbon's Highest Views, Gardens and LunchIncludes lunch spots on Lisbon's hill with views
  9. TablesThe Factory Under the Bridge: Lisbon's LX Factory and the Creative Quarter That Refused to QuitCreative quarter with restaurants and rooftop bars
  10. TablesLisbon Marathon Weekend Along the TagusMarathon weekend with some riverside dining tips

Bars

  1. BarsLisbon's Oldest Conversation With ItselfDetailed guide to Lisbon fado houses and nightlife
  2. BarsThe Best Rooftop Bars in LisbonComprehensive guide to Lisbon rooftop bars
  3. BarsThe Oceanário and a Flat Tagus Walk in Eastern LisbonIncludes aquarium visit and ending in Marvila beer halls
  4. BarsLisbon Kiosk Evenings From the Viewpoints to the RiverGuide to Lisbon kiosks serving cold beer and drinks
  5. BarsThe Viewpoint Ritual: Lisbon's Sunset Miradouros and the City at Its FeetSunset viewpoints and rooftops with drinks focus

Coffee & sweet

  1. Coffee & sweetCustard Tart Crawl: Lisbon's Pastel de Nata PilgrimageSpecific pastel de nata bakery crawl with details

Where to sleep in Lisbon: the Lisbon hotel directory

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