8 romantic restaurants in Lisbon for Valentine’s Day

For us, there’s no doubt that a dinner for two is the best way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, and these are the best romantic restaurants in Lisbon.

Not that our suggestions for plans to make your better half even more in love aren’t romantic enough, but in our opinion, a dinner for two is always that classic more than guaranteed. Who doesn’t?

For this reason, and because this year’s offer is quite vast and varied, gastronomically speaking, we went in search of those restaurants that this year are going to prepare this evening in detail , so that you have an unforgettable experience.

Oven

The Oven restaurant should be no stranger to you! You’ve probably read about him on these pages. In our opinion, it is one of the best Indian-Nepalese restaurants in Lisbon.

And because it also features heart-warming dishes, it’s our first suggestion for this Valentine’s Day, which we want to be as spicy as possible, in both senses, of course.

Oven’s menu for two people for this special day includes:

• Welcome drinks:

  • Pani Puri

• Input options:

  • Prawn Kataifi: Fried shrimp marinated in bacon and rolled in Kataifi, a delicate Greek pastry
  • Gurka Lamb Chop: Pasture-fed lamb chops, marinated in green herbs and spices, grilled in the tandoor
  • Paneer Saslic: Homemade Indian cottage cheese marinated and cooked in the tandoor with peppers, onions and spices from Oven

• Main course options:

  • Special Pomegranate Lamb: Sautéed lamb cooked in a cream reduction with pomegranate and fresh peppers, flavored with Nepalese herbs
  • Goan Fish Curry:
    Sea bass cooked with an exotic combination of coconut milk, spices, tamarind sauce, curry and mustard seeds
  • Pahadi Chicken: Chicken marinated in hot spices, grilled in the tandoor
  • Veggie Biryani: Fresh seasonal vegetables cooked with basmati rice flavored with saffron, nuts and spices

    • All dishes can be served with rice and naan

• Dessert:

  • Surprise

• Drinks options:

  • Red fruit sangria (1 liter)
  • Red or rose wine (Conde Vimioso) (1 bottle)
  • Coffee

This experience costs 120€ per couple.

Address: Rua dos Fanqueiros 232 (Baixa)
Reservations: call 96 451 54 54

Our House

According to TripAdvisor, Lisboa has one of the best restaurants for a romantic dinner, a great idea for Valentine’s Day.

Out of 25 restaurants around the world, you’ll find the restaurant A Nossa Casa, in an honorable 23rd place.

It only serves dinners and is sure to serve a delicacy from the gods on this special day.

Address: Rua da Atalaia 31 (Bairro Alto)
Reservations: by phone only +351 21 342 04 84, between 3pm and 6pm

Vice versa

Embark on one of the best romantic restaurants in Lisbon, on a special journey to make revive the flame of love with this exclusive menu inspired by the fascinating and exotic Orient, was created to transform your romantic experience into a truly unique and unforgettable celebration.

The Valentine’s Day menu is a fusion of oriental flavors that not only satisfy the palate, but also tell the story of love, respect and harmony present in Chinese traditions:

• First Moment:

  • Shrimp in panko with wazabi emulsion
  • Sesame cone with tuna tartar and kimshi

• Second Moment:

  • Oyster with cucumber and yuzu foam

• Third Moment:

  • Mother dough bread, flower butter and virgin olive oil

• Fourth Moment (a dish of your choice):

  • Sea bass with back-choi, shiitake and miso
  • Duck magret with carrots, sesame and honey

• Fifth Moment:

  • Tangerine cake, ginger ice cream and chocolate and red pepper cream

The evening also includes live music and costs 55€ per person.

Address: Rua da Junqueira 65
Reservations: at Fever

Eleven

In the most romantic month of the year, the Eleven restaurant is not presenting “just another” dinner for the two lovebirds .

Instead, it invites all lovers to taste a series of desserts that have our Amália as their common point, through a sharing experience for two of the restaurant’s classic desserts.

Joachim and Cíntia Koerper’s sweets can also be paired with cheeses and dessert wines, the perfect pairing for this original meal.

Among the desserts are “My version of pastel de nata and its spout”, “Textures of cocoa” and “Baba au Rhum with pineapple from the Azores”. At the end of the menu, sweet miniatures of the “Chocolate House”, an Eleven icon, will be served with Earl Grey tea, Amália’s favorite, or coffee.

The menus can include two or three desserts, with prices per person of €40 or €50 respectively. The pairing, made up of the same number of wines, will cost €20 or €27.50.

The menu will be served throughout February, from Monday to Saturday, from 19:00 to 22:30.

Address: Rua Marquês de Fronteira, Jardim Amália Rodrigues (Parque Eduardo VII)
Reservations: by e-mail to reservas@restauranteleven.com or call 21 386 22 11

Chiado Palace

Any Queen or King deserves their own castle, but in Lisbon is the Chiado Palace which will delight your better half,  in what is one of the best romantic restaurants in Lisbon.

The proposal of this incredible and majestic Lisbon venue for the most romantic night of the year is an aphrodisiac dinner with five unique moments:

• Welcome Drink:

  • Kir Royal

• Dishes:

  • Smoked salmon, sour cream and chives (green quail egg, gaufrette)
  • Cured duckmagret on carpaccio with grapefruit vinaigrette ( foie gras escalope and orange and mango compote)
  • Sole with clams and prawns (celery root and dill puree)
  • Supreme of guinea fowl stuffed with pine nuts and spinach (saffron risotto with Pleurotus and Trompette mushrooms and foie grassauce)

• Dessert:

  • Chocolate mousse cake, strawberry carpaccio (Ruby chocolate cream)

This tasting invitation in one of the city’s most romantic and exquisite venues is 80€ per person, with access to the dance floor at Bar Salla until 2am, for a night that will drive you crazy with passion.

Address: Rua do Alecrim 70 (Chiado)
Reservations: by e-mail to geral@palaciochiado.pt

Mama Shelter

There’s no self-respecting commemorative date that isn’t celebrated – in a big way – on the Mama Shelter, and Valentine’s Day is going to be one of those cases.

Okay, it’s not one of the romantic restaurants in Lisbon, but it has a great atmosphere and, we’re sure, both you and your crush will love this menu with a vegan option:

• Amouse Bouche:

  • Trio of beet hummus, Babaganoush and dried tomato mousse

• Tickets:

  • Salmon Ceviche & Scallops, avocado and tapioca or Mushroom Ceviche, avocado and tapioca

• Main course:

  • Carabineros & Beef tournedos, baby vegetables and sweet potato chips or Quinoto with baby vegetables, avocado, fried tofu, pomegranate and sweet potato chips

• Dessert:

  • Chocolate semifreddo, mint & strawberries and roses, accompanied by a flute of sparkling wine

• Drinks:

  • water, soft drink or half a bottle of house wine (red or white) per person and coffee.

Each dinner, which will be served in two shifts – from 7.30pm to 9.30pm and from 9.45pm to 11.45pm – costs €52 per person.

The entertainment includes a live performance by Raquel Pinto, followed by a themed playlist by DJ FeeBo.

Address: Rua do Vale do Pereiro 19 (Avenidas da Liberdade/Rato)
Reservations website

Grass

We’re almost at the end of the list of romantic restaurants in Lisbon, but never before taking you to one of the most exciting spaces in the capital, at Grass.

So get ready for a journey full of love at the hands of Chefs Miguel Teixeira and João Moreira, through a menu that pays homage to Argentina:

• Welcome Drink:

  • Love Appeal (Campari, Chartreuse Verte, Raspberry, Egg white)
  • Bitter Lips (Tanqueray Gin, Martini Rubino, Luxardo)
  • Valentino (Cranberry, Ginger Beer, Raspberry)

• Tickets:

  • Provoleta, Chimichurri and tomato

• Fish dish:

  • Sweaty grouper in banana leaves, corn and fish sauce

• Cleanses the palate:

  • Strawberry and tomato sorbet with rum

• Meat dish:

  • Parrilla, grilled corn, jalapeños and pickles (2Pax)

• Dessert: Milk jam, passion fruit and pineapple

The special menu for Valentine’s Day can be a tasting menu, for €69 per person , or with wine pairing, for an extra €36 per person. There will also be live music. 

Address: Avenida Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro 105B (Sete Rios)
Reservations website

Mira d’Aire Caves

Our last suggestion is a kind of extra, as it’ s not even in a restaurant and only happens once a year, but because it’s so different, we think it deserves to be highlighted.

This is the ultimate Valentine’s Day experience: a dinner in the famous Mira d’Aire Caves, at a depth of almost 1oo meters.

It’s almost impossible to get more intense and profound than this, at a romantic dinner for two, exclusive only to 20 couples.

This experience costs 320€ per couple and booking is compulsory. If you choose to stay longer, you can book a  bungalow  for 190€.

Address:  Avenida Dr. Luciano Justo Ramos 470 (Mira d’Aire)
Reservations: no website

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