Lisbon was highly rated for food by 1,174 guests from the United States!Lisbon Travel Guide
Food, Fado and Fun in Lisbon
Built on seven hills facing the Tagus River, charming Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world. It showcases unique tram rides, intimate Fado performances, great dining venues and much more.
The city is famous for its districts: Belem's famous monuments; Alfama's labyrinth of streets, bars and small shops; and trendy Alcantara's docks. Lisbon’s most popular nightlife and shopping venues are in Bairro Alto, while the traditional heart of the city beats rhythmically in Baixa.
Enjoy a walk through Jardim Botanico, admire the architecture of the Jeronimos Monastery or explore the Feira da Ladra flea market. The Chiado area serves the city's best traditional Portuguese cuisine. No meal is complete without the famous pasteis de nata!
Getting to the city center is only a metro or bus ride from Lisbon Portela Airport. Whether you want a luxury hotel, a friendly guesthouse or a cozy apartment, Booking.com has plenty of accommodations for your vacation in Lisbon.
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What Guests Said About Lisbon:
eukalyptus
Japan
10
Exceptional
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Lisbon is an great city with nice food and kind people.
Lisbon is an great city with nice food and kind people.
From Japan, the city is little bit far, but it is worth visit.
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- try some food at TimeOut Mercado da Riveira in Cais do Sodre.
It's like an large food court, but some food stands are handled with top chefs in Lisbon. You have to wait until your dish is up, but the food is nice.
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- I recommend you to book some city tours by local travel agent.
My favorite is Sintra&Cascais tour by We Hate Tourism Tours.
It was really fun and wonderful.
I'll book some tours with them again in the next time.
Bjørn
Norway
10
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Great place to for a three day vacation.
Great place to for a three day vacation. Make sure you take tram no 28. It will bring you through the historic parts of the town. Appear early in the morning to avoid the line. We had our best meal at Cantinho Do Avillez (euro 90 for 2 persons 3 courses). Need reservation up front. Cheaper but had a great standard 3 course meal, was Sessenta. The MAAT museum was worth the trip if you like architecture and technology. We spent a whole day in the historic area of Sintra (25kms outside Lisbon). A bit crowded by tourists, but a fantastic visit to the mouro castle from the 800s.
rinarik
United States of America
8.0
Very Good
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Lisbon has an interesting history and architecture.
Lisbon has an interesting history and architecture. There are plenty of normal touristic things to do (castle, museums), but I recommend walking up and down all of the funky cobbled side streets.
Fado performance is worth stumbling upon as it's heart wrenchingly good - drinking wine is a nice accompaniment. Around Bairro Alto or Alfama is a good chance to see it, on Friday nights.
There are some handmade ceramics everywhere.
Try a bit of Ginja - it's delicious! We had it in a few places, especially around the old moorish section of the city - Alfama.
For amazing food - Pinnoquio in the center for meat dishes and Cervejeria Ramiro for the best seafood in the city.
USA
United States of America
8.0
Very Good
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Alfama district was largely spared in the earthquake and a...
Alfama district was largely spared in the earthquake and a lot of historical buildings and streets survived. It is lovely area of houses fronted by wrought-iron balconies with flowers and decorated with azulejos. Also beautiful cathedral is located in Alfama.
We walked to each historical district because all of them are easy to get to by walking.
Restaurante Sancho is very good, always has fresh seafood and other Portuguese dishes.
Anonymous
United Kingdom
10
Exceptional
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Lisbon is a must for European travelers.
Lisbon is a must for European travelers. A stunning city with so much history. Lots of quaint little streets with beautiful buildings. Quirky trams to help you negotiate the city. And of course the Natas, yum!
TINA
United States of America
10
Exceptional
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Loved the tour I took of Sintra, ditto the 3 hour walking...
Loved the tour I took of Sintra, ditto the 3 hour walking tour of the city
Also recommend the HOP ON HOP OFF bus great way to see highlights of the city and then decide what you may want to visit
Loved loved the hotel
“We were only in Lisbon for a 24 hour layover. This hotel's location was perfectly situated for us to see and experience a lot in a short amount of time. The hotel staff were incredibly helpful in orienting us (places to see, direction of the bus back to the airport, etc.); and they even threw in a complimentary breakfast as part of our stay (by the way, the breakfast spread was great!). I am very thankful to the staff who were working there during our stay - they helped make a memorable trip even more so!”
“We had a nightmare time .we were kept awake all night by young men in the next room playing loud music as they played football in the room ! We asked them to stop disturbing everyones night sleep and reminded them that they were in the family room section to which they just laught at us !so hotel security was then called . It really spoiled our stay in lisbon .having hardly any sleep all night especially with 2children”
“Good choice if you would like to stay in Alfama area. Tram no.28 (most popular tourist tram in Lisbon) stops in front of the hotel door! You can walk to the city center or use tram. Staffs are nice and helpful. Room is average clean.”
“Location was simply perfect. Close to three different metro station served by all four Lisbon's metro lines was very easy to reach from airport and almost every raiklway station, making very easy to visit entire Portugal in addittion of Lisbon. Room at 7th floor was quiet as requested and panoramic too, hotel modern, well designed and efficient.”
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