Top 5 Fish Restaurants in Lisbon

Top 5 Fish Restaurants in Lisbon

If you’re visiting Lisbon try one of our top 5 fish restaurants in Lisbon. Fish is such an important part of Portuguese gastronomy and you’ll thank yourself for visiting one of these places. Want to eat great fish in Lisbon? Go to one of these…

A Pescaria

In our top 5 Fish Restaurants in Lisbon you find A Pescaria, a place by the river Tagus and in the city center, where you can enjoy the best the sea has to offer. In Cais do Sodré, this is a good place to stop for lunch while discovering the city center.

Aqui Há Peixe

In Chiado you’ll find our second suggestion on our top 5 fish restaurants in Lisbon: Aqui Há Peixe (literal translation: We Have Fish Here). This restaurant gained recognition amongst the locals for its quality fish and its great atmosphere. In the heart of the city, you don’t have to run much to catch a good fish!

Cervejaria Ramiro

In our top 5 fish restaurants in Lisbon we had to include Ramiro. After being featured in Anthony Bourdain’s show on Lisbon, this place has seen massive growth in international popularity. Now don’t be fooled by the increasing number of tourists – it was on Bourdain’s show for a reason. That reason is that every person in Lisbon knows that the best seafood in the city is found here.

Sea Me – Peixaria Moderna

Next on our top 5 fish restaurants in Lisbon is Sea Me. This restaurant combines the traditional Portuguese gastronomy with touches of Japanese cuisine. A modern twist on what you’d expect form a fish restaurant in Portugal, it’s bound to surprise you. In the heart of Chiado, you can taste the grilled tuna steak or go for a Japanese twist.

Páteo 13

Lastly on our top 5 fish restaurants in Lisbon, is Páteo 13. This restaurant closes during the winter (which only avails to its great quality in my opinion) and during the summer it has some of the best looking fish I’ve seen in the past years. You seat on one of the many tables out on the street and enjoy the best fresh fish cooked in traditional style by locals of Alfama. If you want to find this hidden place, join us for the Alfama tour, where we’ll share this secret and many others with you. Learn more about the Alfama tour here.

Have a fish-tastic stay in Lisbon!