This Year’s Top 7 Most Interesting Restaurants in Lisbon for Groups
Planning your group event in Lisbon might seem like a challenge – restaurant bookings for groups included.
We’ve been helping planners with exactly this since 2009, and every year we come back to the same handful of Lisbon restaurants that genuinely deliver for a group – not just tables pushed together, but a proper experience for the size of party you’re bringing. Here’s this year’s list of seven.
Restaurant Eleven
Our number one for fine dining in Lisbon. Situated in one of the higher locations in the city, Eleven combines excellent food with a stylish ambience overlooking Lisbon. It’s run by Chef Joachim Koerper, originally from Germany, who settled in Lisbon after cooking all over the world – the menu leans on locally sourced, fresh, seasonal produce and sophisticated Mediterranean cuisine.
Restaurant Tágide
A close second for gourmet food in the centre of Lisbon. Located on the second floor of a historical building in one of the city’s most noble areas, Tágide provides a wonderful view over Lisbon’s historic centre. It remains one of the most prestigious restaurants in the city, offering a fresh, respectful take on Portuguese gastronomy and local produce.
Guilty by Olivier
Olivier has long been one of Lisbon’s most famous chefs – published books, television shows, a household name in Portugal when it comes to food and entrepreneurial spirit. Guilty is one of his brand restaurants, built around culinary casual food: pastas, hamburgers, pizza, and salads, all with a signature Olivier twist.
Bairro do Avillez
Run by chef José Avillez, one of Lisbon’s Michelin-starred chefs, and best known for his restaurant Belcanto – ranked 42nd of the world’s best. Bairro do Avillez is a bustling, trendy space in the heart of Chiado where flavours are challenged and emphasised in typical Avillez style.
Zambeze
A privileged location halfway up to the castle and Alfama, blessed with one of the best views in Lisbon. The food is a fusion of Mozambican and Portuguese cuisine, rooted in the era of colonisation and fused with modern multicultural delicacies.
Matchamama
A more casual restaurant in the trendy LX Factory, fusing Asian and Peruvian food. The location itself is part of the draw – a former textile factory now a hub of art, design, restaurants, and artist studios, its industrial buildings mixed with quirky terraces, banana and fruit trees, and a colourful nightlife.
Eneko Lisboa
A Michelin-starred restaurant by Basque chef Eneko Atxa, offering a gourmet journey through Basque cuisine in the middle of Lisbon. Eneko Atxa runs the same concept in several locations worldwide, combining flavours with cultural roots using locally sourced ingredients in a creative journey of the senses.
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