Lisbon: Culinary Backstreets - Song of the Sea in Port Zone
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts.
- All food consumed during the walk
- Expert Tour Leader
- Limited selection of alcohol
- Gratuities
- Transportation to and from the meeting point
- All food consumed during the walk
- Expert Tour Leader
- Limited selection of alcohol
- Gratuities
- Transportation to and from the meeting point
Begin your tour with a pastel de nata fresh from the oven and a bica, Portuguese-style espresso. Then, make your way through Lisbon’s most stunning fish market, Mercado da Ribeira, where the most discerning Lisboeta shop for fish and seafood.
Check in with your favorite fishmonger to discuss the day’s catch and, if they are in season, the treasured percebes, gooseneck barnacles. Beyond the fishmongers, visit a small shop in the market dedicated to salt cod and tinned fish, where you will be treated to a tasting.
Make your way through the neighborhood to another specialty food shop where the owner will introduce you to his favorite aperitif snack, muxama, dried tuna loin. A bit further down the road, visit the neighborhood wine shop for a tasting with the shop’s boisterous owner, who also happens to be a very good cheesemaker.
Lunch hour will find you in a beloved family-run restaurant for seafood starters, including barnacles when in season and their specialty cod cakes. From there, head down to the port for grilled fish – sardines, of course, if it’s the right time of year – at a hidden gem of a grill joint beloved by port workers and Lisboeta in the know.
On certain days, follow the riverfront to the east to reach Alcântara, a working-class district where local workers nurtured a lively culinary culture that includes some of the city’s best cervejaria, no-frills seafood and beer halls, as well as venues for Fado, Lisbon’s unique musical tradition. Here, finish with Portuguese surf and turf: the prized shrimp of the northern coast, percebes, and a steak sandwich.
- Discover Lisbon's culinary scene on a guided food tour with a local guide
- End the tour with Portuguese surf and turf: shrimp percebes and a steak sandwich
- Enjoy a tasting of muxama, dried tuna loin, and a wine tasting at a local shop
- Taste a variety of seafood, at a family-run restaurant
- Visit the Mercado da Ribeira and meet a fishmonger to discuss the day's catch
The meeting point may vary. Always check the tickets we sent you to confirm the final details before the activity.
Not suitable for
- Vegans
What to bring
- Camera
- Cash
- Comfortable shoes
Know before you go
- Cannot accommodate vegan diets
- Particular care needed for fish or shellfish allergies
- Tour can be altered for gluten-free diets
- Tour is pescatarian-friendly with the exception of one stop
- Vegetarians can be accommodated though alternatives may be limited
