Around here we love to eat, and the restaurants with Executive Menus in Lisbon are some of our favorite places to visit when the cravings start to set in.
Whether for lunch or dinner, this guide is a veritable gastronomic summit, where we’ve included cuisines from the four corners of the world .
After all, Lisbon is one of the best cities to taste a pinch of the best that the five continents have to offer.
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Eliseu dos Leitões
The restaurant Eliseu dos Leitões is a space dedicated to cooking one of the best recipes for this delicacy, Leitão da Bairrada.
The flavors, smells and even the very culture of this part of the country are rooted in the tiled walls and stone floor of this true monument dedicated to the gastronomy of Beira Litoral.
To enter Eliseu dos Leitões is to breathe in the delicious smell of freshly roasted suckling pig, as well as the Portuguese flavor. It’s a gastronomic experience with an unbelievable sensory dimension.
Address: Rua Álvaro Benamor 2, 2B (Carnide near Colombo Shopping Center)
Opening hours: from Tuesday to Sunday, from 12 noon to 3pm and from 7pm to 10.30pm
Menu suggestions: at Fever
Lat.a
There’s a new lunch menu for you to try near Alcântara, more specifically in the Santo Amaro Docks.
Lat.a restaurant has just announced a different menu for each day of the week, from Monday to Friday.
This menu includes dishes as typical of Latin America as Feijoada à Brasileira or the traditional Chilli con Carne.
Address: Armazém CP, Doca de Santo Amaro (Alcântara)
Opening hours: from Monday to Friday, between 12 noon and 3 p.m
Prices and reservations: 14€ (16€ with dessert); at website
Taqueria do Chiado
Find a good place to eat in the area of the Chiado no easy task! There are so many places to choose from that it all depends on what you fancy at the time.
And if you’re in the mood to eat some of the most incredible and delicious Mexican delicacies, then you have to choose Taqueria do Chiado which, as the name suggests, is specialized in tacos of all fillings.
But don’t think that’s all there is to this traditional dish! There you’ll also find quesadillas and tostaditas.
Address: Rua da Trindade 36C (Chiado)
Opening hours: Sunday to Wednesday, from 12 noon to 1 a.m.; Thursday to Saturday, from 12 noon to 1 a.m
QOSQO
QOSQO is the Peruvian cuisine restaurant oldest in Lisbon.. and we’ve even been (several times) to see that it has some of the most traditional delicacies in this beautiful Latin American country.
At QOSQO you will find the best flavors and aromas from Peru, made by those who know how to do it perfectly.
The executive menu includes classic dishes such as the Couvert (basket of Peruvian bread); starter, a choice of Tequeños with chicken and cream cheese or Salada solentino, and Main course, a choice of Chicken and vegetable Chaufa, Vegetable Chaufa, Salmon Ceviche, Tuna Ceviche, Peruvian Bistec con tacotaco, accompanied by a drink, a choice of glass of red or white wine, sparkling or still water, soft drink or imperial wine
Address: Rua dos Bacalhoeiros 26A (near Campo das Cebolas)
Hours: every day from noon to 3pm
Menu suggestions: at Fever
Chapter Restaurant & Bar
One of Lisbon’s newest top restaurants is Capítulo, located in the Convent Square Hotel, which is run by Portuguese chef Vítor Sobral, who invites locals to his executive lunches during the week.
Whether on business or even with the family, this is an option for those who value time, or are short of it, and can choose to have lunch inside the beautiful restaurant, or even outside on the no less beautiful terrace.
This Executive Lunch (€24.80 per person or €26.80 with dessert) offers different suggestions from Monday to Friday, from Mussel Soup with Saffron, Pumpkin and Lemon, to Chef’s Bacalhau à Brás or Feijoada do Mar, and is made up of:
- Soup or starter
- Main course
- Dessert option
- Drinks: water and glass of wine
Address: Rua Dom Antão de Almada 4 (between Praça da Figueira and Rossio)
Hours: Monday to Friday
Reservations: no website
Quimera Brewpub
Quimera Brewpub is a craft beer bar that is located at inside an 18th century tunnel, and it really is incredible.
Located in alcântara neighborhood, quimera combines the best of both worlds: good food and drink in an unusual setting.
The menu on offer at this bar, which also has a wide range of craft beers, is made up of the following:
- 1 handmade hamburger:
- Classic: local Portuguese beef burger
- Kimchi: local Portuguese beef burger with kimchi
- Reuben: local Portuguese beef burger with sauerkraut
- or 1 NY Deli Sandwich Gourmet:
- Pastrami: Portuguese beef toast cured and stewed in beer with black pepper and Portuguese mustard sauce
- Reuben: Portuguese beef toast cured and stewed in beer with cheese, sauerkraut and thousand island sauce (mayonnaise, pickles and spices)
- Salmon: smoked salmon toast
- Mixed: cheese and charcuterie toast
- Vegetarian: avocado toast, rocket, goat’s cheese, Flemish cheese, pimento padrón and tomato
- Vegan: avocado, rocket, padron bell pepper and tomato toast with virgin olive oil and sauerkraut option
- A choice of drinks:
- 1/2 pint of beer
- Glass of wine (suggested by the house)
Address: Rua Prior do Crato 6 (Alcântara)
Hours: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, from 5pm to 10pm
Menu suggestions: at Fever
Ni Michi
At restaurant Ni Michi you can travel to the Amazon with traditional dishes that respect the roots, history and indigenous culture of Latin America.
In this kitchen, where the chefs are natives of these countries, you’ll be able to taste different food and drink. And because you may not know what to ask for, can follow one of our suggestions, whether you’re going alone or with someone.
The Executive Menu, which can be for one or two people, is very complete and authentic:
- Individual Menu
- Welcome drink on arrival: 1 shot Mango Vodka Sour
- Couverture: Canasta de Nachos con Salsa de Queso Fundido y Guacamole
- Tickets: Salmon Ceviche; Andean Quesadilla
- Main course: Lomo saltado or Chaufa do Mar (A kind of dry seafood rice typical of Peru)
- Dessert: Churros con Dulce de Leche
- One drink: water, soda, sangria, imperial, coffee
- Couple’s menu
- Welcome drink on arrival: 2 shots Mango Vodka Sour
- Couverture: Canasta de Nachos con Salsa de Queso Fundido y Guacamole
- Tickets: Yukitas Fritas with queso salsa; Queso Tequeños with Peruvian salsa
- Main course: Choice of burritos or tacos
- Dessert: 3-milk cake
Address: Rua Rodrigues de Faria 103 (Lx Factory – Alcântara)
Hours: every day from 12 noon to 2pm and from 7pm to 11pm
Menu: na Fever
Oven
If the previous restaurant is part of our list of best Mexican in town, oven is clearly one of the best places to eat Indian and Nepalese food in Lisbon.
Known for being the only restaurant in the city with a tandooroven made of copper and clay, at Oven you’ll taste the most intense flavors of this Asian cuisine.
The lunch menu includes a starter, main course and drink:
- Choice of starter:
- Veggie pakora
- Samosa
- Main course, choose from:
- Madras chicken
- Lababdar chickenli>
- Malai paneerli>
- Vegetable masala
- Drink of your choice:
- Wine glass
- Beer
- Soft drinks
All options include rice and naan (bread).
Address: Rua dos Fanqueiros 232 (Baixa)
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 13:00 to 15:30 (last entry until 14:30)
Menu: na Fever
Eleven Restaurant
Joachim Koerper, the Michelin-starred chef , is in charge of the kitchen at the Eleven restaurant, which is known for its high-class gourmet menu.
At Eleven, which is located at the top of the Eduardo VII Park, you’ll be surprised by the food and the view from here to the Tagus.
The Executive Menus, renewed weekly, consist of artisan breads and butters, olive oil, amuse bouche, starter, main course and dessert.
It always includes dishes with the freshest seasonal ingredients available.
Address: Rua Marquês da Fronteira, Jardim Amália Rodrigues (Parque Eduardo VII)
Hours: Monday to Friday, from 12:30 to 14:00
Menu: na Fever
SOI – Asian Street Food
O Executive menu at SOI is an incredible journey into the street food sold in Asia.
From Monday to Friday there’s always something new to try, and from all over the world, from Indonesia to Tokyo, from Thailand to Sichuan.
With these Executive Menus you get the dish of the day, drink and coffee for just €12.50.
Address: Rua da Moeda 1C (Cais do Sodré)
Opening hours: from Sunday to Thursday, from 12pm to 6pm and from 7pm to 11pm; from Friday to Saturday, from 12pm to 6pm and from 7pm to midnight
Menu and reservations: 12,50€ at website
XXL by Olivier
The Executive Menus at XXL, by Chef and entrepreneur Olivier, is a place to eat and cry over, in a space that combines refinement with typical Portuguese food.
The XXL by Olivier restaurant recently opened for lunch, and at a good time, because this weekly menu is something divine.
We’ve already been there to try the Cuttlefish and Prawn Feijoada and the famous soufflé, always accompanied by excellent and very attentive service.
That’s right! On Fridays you can’t miss the traditional Portuguese stew.
Address: Calçada da Estrela 57 (São Bento)
Hours: Monday to Friday, from 12:30 to 15:00
Reservations: by calling 21 395 61 18 or via e-mail to xxl@olivier.pt
Oui Mais Non
Oui Mais Non is one of the most interesting restaurants in the city. That’s where we find some of our pancakes favorite, as well as serving one of the best brunch in Lisbon.
But since this is another subject, Oui Mais Non always has a proposal for Different Executive Menus from Monday to Friday, which starts with a Steak Masala and ends with a reference to world gastronomy.
The offer at this space in the city center starts with a soup, dish, drink and dessert, for 17.50€, but if you bring company, you’ll get apromotional price of 30€.
Address: Avenida da Liberdade 180 (Tivoli Fórum)
Opening hours: from Monday to Friday, from 12 noon to 3 p.m
Menu and reservations: you can find the menu at website, as well as the reservations
Jumper
The Salta restaurant was one of our last pleasant surprises when it came to Asian and Central American cuisine, proving to be the ideal place for a multicultural gastronomic experience in the city.
We’ll write more about this interesting and beautiful restaurant near the Marquês, but for now we want to highlight the Executive Menu where, for 25€, you get a starter, a main course with fried rice and a coffee.
Among the starters you can choose from Bahn-Mi de Porco Ibérico, Soft Shell Crab Taco, Aubergine Taco, Duck Croquettes, Calabacín Wonton or Tiger Prawn Tostada. As a main course, you can choose between Secretos de Porco Ibérico, Dourada or Couve Flor.
Address: Rua Rodrigo da Fonseca 82A (Marquês)
Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday, from 12 noon to 3 p.m
Menu and reservations: no website
Chiado Palace
Just entering this 18th century palace is already a good excuse to come here for lunch or dinner. But as soon as you sit down and start to appreciate its huge rooms while you wait – just a little – for your well-deserved meal, you’ll realize that you have to go there more often.
As well as indulging in a delicious full menu, let yourself be enveloped by this imposing and emblematic space in the Palácio Chiado, ideal for a business lunch or a simple escape from the routine of everyday life.
Changed every two weeks, the Barão Executive Menu (€20) consists of a starter, main course – a choice of fish or meat – drink and coffee, and a dessert can also be added for an extra €4.
Address: Rua do Alecrim 70 (Chiado)
Opening hours: every working day from 12:30 to 15:00
Reservations: via e-mail
Grill D. Fernando
The iconic restaurant on the top floor of the Altis Grand Hotel prepares a special dish every day and is ready to welcome anyone who visits for a quick lunch during a day of work, business or even a lunch with friends leaving the office nearby.
The Executive Menu at Grill D. Fernando (€29.50) starts with the usual Couvert, with olive oil, butters, olives, various breads and very fine toast with herbs; one of the Chef’s delicacies for that day, as the main course; the famous Altis Grand Hotel Christmas pastry, to sweeten the palate; and a coffee to finish. The dishes served are fish or meat, always with an unparalleled flavor and praising Portuguese gastronomy.
And don’t forget that every Thursday, the dish of the day is Portugal’s most Portuguese delicacy: Portuguese stew.
Address: Rua do Alecrim 70 (Chiado)
Opening hours: every working day from 12:30 to 15:00
Reservations: via e-mail
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