If you’re like us, who love a good seafood platter in Lisbon, with spider crab, lobster, lobster, barnacles and clams, it’s at this time of year that we most want to relax in a seafood restaurant or beer garden and enjoy these “fruits” of the sea.
And there are a few places in Lisbon serving the freshest seafood you can imagine.
These are our favorites, but as new spaces are opening all the time in the capital, please send us a message.
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Ramiro Brewery
Ramiro is that place where, when you talk about going to eat seafood in Lisbon, everyone says: “Let’s go to Ramiro!”
It is also one of the oldest places in the city, founded in 1950 as a grazing house, and one of the most famous for serving the tastiest seafood in town.
So get ready because you may find yourself queuing at the door. But if you don’t feel like waiting, Ramiro also delivers a spectacular Ramiro Menu to your home.
At Ramiro you can be sure of eating the best seafood that comes to Lisbon, from langoustines, crab and razor clams to prawns, barnacles and clams.
Address: Avenida Almirante Reis 1H (Intendente)
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 12 noon to midnight
Reservations: no website
The Palace
Also known as O Palácio de Alcântara, this is one of our favorite seafood spots in Lisbon.
And after being well served the freshest sea snacks the city has to offer, at the end we always leave room for the delicious bifana, accompanied by the always fresh and lively imperials.
The house specialties include lobster and lobster with the famous glutton sauce, grilled tiger prawns with a special sauce, dogfish and clams with a house-style sauce, crab and spider crab with stuffed shells, burriés and razor clams and canillas. The hard part is choosing, which is why we go there so often!
Address: Rua Prior do Crato 142 (Alcântara)
Hours: every day from noon to midnight
Reservations: call 21 396 16 47
Blue seafood restaurant
If you’re looking for a rich seafood platter in Lisbon, you’ll find it at Marisqueira Azul, which brings you the best of local fishing, with fresh seafood from the Mercado da Ribeira, in a privileged location in the city.
Our suggestion for a return to great lunches and dinners is a mariscada for 2-3. It costs 85€, but it’s worth every penny.
Address: Praça do Comércio 70-71 (Downtown)
Hours: every day from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m
Reservations: no website
Pinocchio Brewery
Restauradores Square is home to Pinocchio Brewery, for over 30 years with the freshest fish and seafood.
Therefore, the menu of these delicacies is vast and ranges from lobster, lobster and crab to prawns, oysters and clams.
If you can, try to go a little earlier to enjoy the spectacular terrace in the company of one of these two house specialties: Seafood Rice and Seafood Feijoada.
Address: Restauradores Square 79
Opening hours: every day from 12:30 p.m. to 11 p.m
Reservations: no website
Nune’s Real Marisqueira
In Bethlehem is one of the city’s most famous seafood restaurants. For starters, it’s a must to try the prosciutto, and only after that should you try one of the house’s seafood specialties.
You can choose between a Seafood Mix for two people (210€), or opt for more affordable portions, such as Berlengas barnacles, clams, razor clams, prawns, spider crab, lobsters, crab, witches’ bream and oysters.
At the end, if there’s still room, try the Prego do Lombo no Pão. It’s delicious!
Address: Rua Bartolomeu Dias 172E e F (Belém)
Hours: every day from 12:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m
Reservations: no website
Ribadouro Brewery
It’s been around since 1947, being one of the oldest breweries in the city, and has become famous for the snacks that bring it to this list: seafood.
It was a favorite haunt of spectators and artists alike, who turned this beer garden into a place for socializing and fun, where snacks and the always fresh and “lively” imperial could not be missed.
Every time you go to Cervejaria Ribadouro, you already know that you have to end up with Prego do Lombo.
Until then, enjoy the crab, lobster and lobster with the best sea flavors Lisbon has to offer.
Address: Avenida da Liberdade 155
Hours: every day from 12 noon to 1 a.m
Reservations: no website
Marisqueira do Lis
Marisqueira do Lis is very close to our first choice on this list of places to eat good seafood in Lisbon.
It was founded in 1973 and has always proudly displayed its large windows with lobsters, lobsters and crabs .
It has its own nurseries for these sea-flavored delicacies and also offers a private park.
Address: Avenida Almirante Reis 27B
Opening hours: Wednesday to Monday, 12 noon to midnight
Reservations: on 21 885 0739
Fish Bay
There are three Baía do Peixe venues in Lisbon and the surrounding area: in the city there is one in the Campo Pequeno and another in Praça do Comércio; outside the capital, there is a in Cascais.
It is, within this list of seafood restaurants, perhaps one of the most recent to serve fresh seafood and fish, and its seafood rodizio is the highlight, with affordable prices that include stuffed crab shells, crab legs, boiled shrimp, barnacles, whelks, oysters, Bulhão Pato-style clams, Spanish-style mussels and prawns al Ajillo.
Address: Praça de Touros do Campo Pequeno; Praça do Comércio; Baía de Cascais
Opening hours: in Campo Pequeno, every day from 12 noon to 11:30 p.m.; in Praça do Comércio, every day from 12 noon to 11:30 p.m.; in Cascais, from Tuesday to Sunday, from 12 noon to 11:30 p.m
Reservations website
Trindade Brewery
Considered Portugal’s oldest brewery, the Trinidad opened again on the side of the Chiado, with a renewed restaurant and snack bar menu that you’ll love.
After all, everything you taste there bears the signature of Chef Alexandre Silva, who also owns the restaurants Loco and Fire.
Address: Rua Nova da Trindade 20C
Opening hours: from Sunday to Thursday, from noon to midnight; Fridays and Saturdays, from noon to 1 a.m
Reservations website
Freedom Brewery
On the lowest floor of the Tivoli Hotel, on Avenida da Liberdade, you’ll find one of the most recent breweries to serve seafood in Lisbon, more precisely in 2017.
Since it opened, the aim of this brewery has been to serve the best snacks and seafood the old-fashioned way, and it stands out for its service, which is also reminiscent of the most classic places.
In this space we really have to highlight the three Plateau versions: Marisco Cervejaria (6 oysters, crab shells, 200 grams of boiled shrimp, Bulhão Pato style clams) for 60€; Marisco Avenida (4 Setúbal oysters, 4 Algarve oysters, 1 boiled crab, 300 grams of boiled shrimp, Bulhão Pato style clams) for 95€; and Marisco Tivoli (6 oysters from Setúbal, 6 oysters from the Algarve, 1 boiled crab, 300g boiled shrimp, 1 boiled lobster, Bulhão Pato style clams) for 150€.
Address: Avenida da Liberdade 185
Opening hours: every day from 12.30pm to 11.30pm
Reservations website
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