Around here we love to eat, and the restaurants with Executive Menus in Lisbon are some of our favorite places to visit when the craving strikes .
Whether it’s lunchtime or dinner, this guide is a veritable gastronomic summit, where we’ve included cuisines from all 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 Eliseu dos Leitões restaurant , whether on Avenida or in Carnide, is a place dedicated to cooking one of the best recipes for this delicacy, Leitão da Bairrada.
The flavors, smells and even the 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 Portugal, as well as the delicious smell of freshly roasted suckling pig. It’s a gastronomic experience with an unbelievable sensory dimension.
Address: Rua Álvaro Benamor 2B (Carnide near Colombo Shopping Center); Rua Duque de Palmela 20 (entrance on Avenida da Liberdade, Hotel Turim)
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 12 noon to 3pm and from 7pm to 10.30pm; Monday to Saturday, from 12 noon to 4pm and from 7pm to 10.30pm
Menu suggestion: at Fever
Taqueria do Chiado
Finding a good place to eat in the Chiado area is no easy task! There are so many places to choose from that it all depends on what you’re in the mood for at the time.
And if you’re in the mood for some of the most incredible and delicious Mexican delicacies, then you have to choose Taqueria do Chiado which, as the name suggests, specializes in tacos with all kinds of fillings.
But don’t think it’s just 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 midnight; Thursday to Saturday, from 12 noon to 1 a.m.
Menu suggestion: at Fever
QOSQO
QOSQO is the oldest Peruvian restaurant in Lisbon… and we’ve even been (several times) to see that it has some of the most traditional delicacies from this beautiful Latin American country.
At QOSQO you’ll find the best flavors and aromas of Peru, prepared 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, soda or imperial
Address: Rua dos Bacalhoeiros 26A (near Campo das Cebolas)
Opening hours: every day from 12pm to 3pm
Menu suggestion: at Fever
Quimera Brewpub
Quimera Brewpub is a craft beer bar housed in an 18th century tunnel, and it’s truly incredible.
Located in the 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, consists of:
- 1 handmade burger:
- 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 braised 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, padron peppers and tomatoes
- Vegan: avocado, rocket, padron bell pepper and tomato toast with virgin olive oil and sauerkraut option
- A choice of drink:
- 1/2 pint of beer
- Glass of wine (suggested by the house)
Address: Rua Prior do Crato 6 (Alcântara)
Opening hours: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, from 5pm to 10pm
Menu suggestion: at Fever
Capítulo Restaurant & Bar
One of Lisbon’s newest top restaurants is Capítulo, located in the Convent Square Hotel, 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 outside on the no less beautiful terrace.
There are two new Executive Lunch options:
- Lisbon Menu for €19.80: includes couvert + main course + 1 drink + coffee
- Chapter Menu for (26€): includes couvert + starter + main course + dessert + 1 drink + coffee
It offers different suggestions from Monday to Friday, such as Pork neck with suckling pig flavor and potato chips, or swordfish fillet with sweet potato and mango sauce.
Address: Rua Dom Antão de Almada 4 (between Praça da Figueira and Rossio)
Opening hours: Monday to Friday
Menu & Reservations: on Instagram
Lisbon Balcony
In this restaurant you’ll find one of the most breathtaking views over the city, but also a menu that balances tradition with innovation, featuring several dishes that vary throughout the week, highlighting the diversity of Portuguese cuisine.
On Thursdays, the famous Cozido is the star of the menu (which returned on October 31), a dish that evokes memories and authentic flavors of our culture.
Other classics such as Bacalhau à Brás and Arroz de Pato are also present, and are also part of the Executive Menu (€24), which includes a starter + main course + dessert + a glass of wine – PHC Hotels Colheita Particular.
Address: Praça Martim Moniz 2 (Baixa)
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 12 noon to 3 p.m.
Menu & Reservations: on Instagram
Ni Michi
At 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 order, you can follow one of our suggestions, whether you’re going alone or accompanied.
The Executive Menu, which can be for one or two people, is very complete and authentic:
- Individual Menu
- Welcome drink on arrival: 1 shot of Mango Vodka Sour
- Couvert: Canasta de Nachos con Salsa de Queso Fundido y Guacamole
- Starters: 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
- A drink: water, soda, sangria, imperial, coffee
- Couple’s Menu
- Welcome drink on arrival: 2 shots of Mango Vodka Sour
- Couvert: Canasta de Nachos con Salsa de Queso Fundido y Guacamole
- Starters: Yukitas Fritas with queso salsa; Queso Tequeños with Peruvian salsa
- Main course: Burritos or Tacos of your choice
- Dessert: 3-milk cake
Address: Rua Rodrigues de Faria 103 (Lx Factory – Alcântara)
Opening hours: every day from 12pm to 2pm and from 7pm to 11pm
Menu: at Fever
Oven
If the previous restaurant is part of our list of the best Mexican restaurants in the city, 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 tandoor oven 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:
- Starter, with a choice of:
- Veggie pakora
- Samosa
- Main course, choose from
- Madras chicken
- Lababdar chickenli>
- Malai paneerli>
- Vegetable masala
- Drink of your choice:
- Glass of wine
- Beer
- Soft drink
All options include rice and naan (bread).
Address: Rua dos Fanqueiros 232 (Baixa)
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 13:00 to 15:30 (last entry until 14:30)
Menu: at Fever
Eleven Restaurant
Joachim Koerper, the Michelin-starred chef, is in charge of the kitchen at the Eleven restaurant, which excels in its high-class gourmet menu.
At Eleven, located at the top of Parque Eduardo VII, you’ll be amazed 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)
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 12.30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Menu: at Fever
SOI – Asian Street Food
The 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, 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: Sunday to Thursday, from 12pm to 6pm and from 7pm to 11pm; Friday to Saturday, from 12pm to 6pm and from 7pm to midnight
Menu and reservations: €12.50 on the website
XXL by Olivier
The Executive Menus at XXL, run by chef and businessman Olivier, are a must-eat , 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.
It’s true! On Fridays you can’t miss the traditional Cozido à Portuguesa.
Address: Calçada da Estrela 57 (São Bento)
Hours: Monday to Friday, from 12.30pm to 3pm
Reservations: call 21 395 61 18 or e-mail xxl@olivier.pt
Oui Mais Non
Oui Mais Non is one of the most interesting restaurants in the city. It’s where we find some of our favorite pancakes, and it’s also where they serve one of the best brunches in Lisbon.
But since this is a different subject, Oui Mais Non always has a different Executive Menu from Monday to Friday, which starts with a Steak Masala and ends with a reference to world gastronomy.
The offer at this venue in the city center starts with a soup, dish, drink and dessert for 17.50€ , but if you’re bringing company, you’ll get a promotional price of 30€.
Address: Avenida da Liberdade 180 (Tivoli Fórum)
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 12 noon to 3 p.m.
Menu and reservations: you can find the menu on the website, as well as reservations
Jump
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 Marquês, but for now we’d like to highlight the Executive Menus where, for €25, you get a starter, a main course accompanied by fried rice and a coffee.
Among the starters, you can choose from Iberian Pork Bahn-Mi, 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: on the website
Lat.a
There’s a new lunch menu for you to try just outside Alcântara, more specifically at 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: Monday to Friday, between 12pm and 3pm
Prices and reservations: 14€ (16€ with dessert); on the website
Chiado Palace
Just entering this 18th century palace is 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 – a little – for your well-deserved meal, you’ll realize that you have to go there more often, especially to try its Executive Menus.
As well as indulging in a delicious full menu, let yourself be enveloped by this imposing and emblematic space in 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 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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.
Grill D. Fernando’s Executive Menus (€29.50) start 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: Cozido à Portuguesa.
Address: Rua do Alecrim 70 (Chiado)
Opening hours: every working day from 12:30 to 15:00
Reservations: via e-mail
