This industrial-style dining room specializes in updated Portuguese comfort dishes. Order the hearty caldo verde (potato and kale soup), followed by the grilled sea bass with crab rice.
Locals love this 34-year-old Portuguese standby, in the arcade of a 17th-century convent in Lapa. The appetizers (try the fluffy scrambled eggs mixed with wild mushrooms) are meals unto themselves.
You can’t go wrong with the tender roasted-sardine sushi at Sea Me, a laid-back seafood joint in Chiado. Check the sign at the in-house market near the open kitchen for the list of catches of the day.
This impressive 10th-century crenellated castle and citadel where Celts, Romans, Visigoths, and Moors successively held sway has knockout views of the Alfama.
A 500-year-old monastery on the Tagus River remains a monument to royal power.
In a former bank in Baixa, you’ll find an exhaustive collection of contemporary furniture (Ponti; Studio 65) and vintage couture (Dior; Westwood).
At the homey Wine Bar do Castelo, you’ll get a deeper immersion into Portugal’s table wine: servers will walk you through more than 100 choices.
Try some of the almost 300 varieties (more than 50 by the glass) at this renovated turn-of-the-century shop.
In the neighborhood of Baiza, this wine shop has one of the city’s widest selections of bottles.
What frescoes are to Italy, tiles, or azulejos, are to Portugal. East of Praça do Comercio, this museum is housed in a convent dating back to 1509. Don’t miss the tile panel of the city made in 1738.
A go-to restaurant in Bairro Alto. Try the classic pataniscas de bacalhau (cod fritters) with red beans and rice.
The private residence of the current Marquis of Lisbon has some of the world’s most detailed antique pieces; private tours are offered in the morning.
Don’t leave town without going to a live concert of Portugal’s signature fado music. Most clubs are tourist traps, but this 22-year-old tavern in Graça is the real thing.
Undyed Portuguese virgin wool has long found its way into traditional blankets and rugs. But this stylish spot makes those fibers into chic capes, coats, sweaters, and shawls.
A family-run candlemaker since the 18th century, the jewel-box shop west of Chiado sells a vast array of colorful candles. There are tapers, novelty sculptures, and scented varieties.
Cortado with oat milk is tasty. Cakes are average. Yummy morning porridge and pancakes. Spacious venue, space at the back is great for working.
