The 12 Dining Experiences in Lisbon That Earn Their Price

1.Baixa District Food Tour with Dinner and Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,870 reviews · from $82Our pick

Walk Lisbon’s Baixa with guides such as Bruno, Maya, or Margarita, stopping for presunto, chouriço, seafood, grilled sardines, seafood rice, pastel de nata, ginjinha, and local wine. This three-hour food and history tour suits first-time visitors who want a social introduction to Portuguese cooking.

“Maya was wondering! Lots of interesting discoveries, very knowledgeable! Would recommend to anyone!”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.Fado Show and Portuguese Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,531 reviews · 2 hours · from $57Best value

Meet guides such as Melissa, Carol, Antonio, or João Miguel at Praça Luís de Camões. Learn how Fado grew from Lisbon’s old quarters, walk 5 to 10 minutes to a traditional Bairro Alto restaurant, then enjoy dinner, drinks, and a 1.5-hour live show with song explanations in English.

“Tour was amazing, Mellisa our guide was a gem. She was very knowledgeable about the history of fado as well as the songs being performed. My wife and I always love to take in a show while in Portugal and being Portuguese myself I have a passion for what makes our country so special and unique with its culture and traditions. This show hits the mark!”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Alfama Tour and Live Fado with Traditional Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 970 reviews · 4 hours · from $58

Meet guide Miguel, Catalina, Manuel, or Leslie at Rossio Station for a four-hour evening through Mouraria and Alfama. Expect steep cobbles, scenic viewpoints, a set Portuguese dinner, one drink, and live Fado in a traditional house.

“Tour was great. Miguel was very knowledgeable and we learnt so much about the city itself and its history with Fado. Dinner and the show was great too!”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Lisbon Portuguese Cooking Class with 3-Course Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 445 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $130Top rated

Meet at 6:30 pm on R. Bernardim Ribeiro for a hands-on Portuguese cooking class led by chefs such as Pedro, Carolina, or Giu. Prepare fish, meat, dessert, and traditional side dishes, taste local products, drink Portuguese wine, then sit down for the meal you helped make.

“Excellent experience. It was a lot of laughs and I learned so much. A great group of people led by an excellent teacher, who was able to manage all of the different dishes, while making sure we all got the valuable lessons in making them.”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.Fado Night with Dinner in a Typical Fado House

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 365 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $70

Spend about 2.5 hours at Mesa de Frades, a former chapel lined with blue-and-white azulejos. You’ll eat a traditional Portuguese dinner while several fadistas and guitarists perform across three musical sets. The intimate room, local-style cooking, and powerful singing make this a strong first Fado experience.

“Hearing Fado in an authentic Fado House made the experience so much better. The tapas, entree and dessert were amazing as was the unlimited wine, beer and soda. The entertainment was amazing!!!!!! The service was amazing!!!! We ended our last night there and it was a decision we’d do over if we had the chance.”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.Lisbon Fado Experience: Walking Tour, Dinner and Live Music Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 336 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $59

Meet at Lisbon Destination Hostel at 7 p.m. for a guided walk through Mouraria and Alfama with guides such as Miguel or Rodrigo. Learn how Fado shaped Portuguese identity, then sit down for dinner, wine, and live performances in a traditional Alfama Fado house.

“Miguel was amazing! He was very knowledgeable and made the tour very enjoyable! I would highly recommend it to others.”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.Fado Night with Dinner with Live Performance

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 298 reviews · from $57

At Associação do Fado Casto, you’ll share traditional Portuguese petiscos, wine, and a three-hour live fado program in a Pombaline building over a Roman theater. Expect dim lights, stone arches, vinyl records, several singers, and guitarists from different generations.

“What an awesome experience of authentic Portuguese Fado—the singers (2 different singers) were each excellent, accompanied by very accomplished musicians; the food was abundant and also excellent, multiple courses with wine and beer (and other beverages on request). My friends and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!”

Check availability →Read our full review

8.Dinner with Fado Show with the Rising Stars of Fado

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 110 reviews · from $71

At Canto do Poeta, you get a three-hour evening of Portuguese food, wine, and live fado in a small, poetic setting. Bruno and Joao provide attentive service, while rotating singers and guitarists perform several sets. Expect an intimate room, traditional dishes, and a show that favors feeling over spectacle.

“Friendly, accommodating staff. Could consider supplying seat cushions for the elderly .”

Check availability →Read our full review

9.Authentic Fado Show, Dinner and Night Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 80 reviews · 4 hours · from $173

Spend four hours with a local guide exploring Lisbon after dark, stopping by the National Pantheon, Alfama, and the Fado Museum before dinner and a live Fado show. Pickup is included, groups are limited to eight, and guides speak English, Spanish, or Portuguese.

“Had a great guide who really knew his stuff. Very friendly and with great knowledge of the city and it's history. The resturant was lovely and typical rustic just what I expected. The singing was outstanding. Very enjoyable evening.”

Check availability →Read our full review

10.Lisbon Dinner with Fado Show and Sights by Night

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 45 reviews · 5 hours · from $188

Spend an evening touring Lisbon with a live guide, a Portuguese dinner, and a Fado performance in Alfama. You’ll see Belém, Commerce Square, the Águas Livres Aqueduct, Expo, and two hilltop viewpoints. Small vans hold up to eight people, with English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish available.

“Amei a noite em Guitarras de Liboa, os cantores, a comida e o ambiente acolhedor. Espero voltar em breve.”

Check availability →Read our full review

11.Private Night Tour with Fado Dinner Show

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 32 reviews · 4 hours

You’ll ride privately through Lisbon with a guide speaking English, Spanish, or Portuguese, stop in Belém for its famous monuments and Pastel de Belém, then enjoy a Portuguese dinner and live Fado in Alfama before seeing Lisbon lit up at night.

“Did not follow itinerary, Pastelería belém was closed because the tour was not done in order specified Belem tower was also closed Sadly Dinner show was not the best. We were brought back in 3 1/2 hrs for a 4 hr tour.Sincerely, the tour was done in a particular manner so it could not be completed.”

Check availability →Read our full review

12.Aveiro and Coimbra Food Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 12 hours · from $331

Spend 12 hours with a private guide visiting Aveiro’s canals, Costa Nova or city monuments, Mealhada’s famous suckling pig restaurants, and Coimbra’s university, cathedrals, towers, and monasteries. Lunch and the boat ride are included, but monument entry fees are extra.

Check availability →Read our full review