Lisbon's best addresses
The popular southern European metropolis is always worth a visit - these addresses will make your stay a special experience.
May 8, 2024
Where to Stay
Palácio Príncipe Real
Ricardo Santos
This is an oasis in the Príncipe Real residential district, which is as elegant as it is worth seeing, housed in a 19th century city palace with a lush garden and a spacious swimming pool. Access to the bar and restaurant is reserved exclusively for hotel guests.
Palácio Príncipe Real
Rua de São Marçal 77, Lisbon 1200-419, Portugal
Tel.+351 218 792 000
Web: palacioprincipereal.com
Price: Doubles from € 495
1908 Lisboa Hotel
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A boutique hotel with just 36 rooms and a friendly welcome in a beautiful Art Nouveau building that was only converted into a hotel in 2017. It's located in an up-and-coming district and opposite the legendary seafood restaurant Cervejaria Ramiro (see below).
1908 Lisboa Hotel
Largo do Intendente Pina Manique n.6, Lisbon 1100-285, Portugal
Tel: +351 218 804 000
Web: 1908lisboahotel.com
Price: Doubles from € 225
The Ivens
© Francisco Nogueira
This hotel, which is part of the Marriott Group, opened in 2022 and is named after a Portuguese explorer and aims to give guests the feeling of being an explorer - which is achieved with colonial-style furniture and trophy imitations of elephants and birds of paradise.
The Ivens
Rua Capelo N. 5 Lisboa, 1200-224 Portugal
Tel.: +351 210 543 135
Web: theivenshotel.com
Price: Doubles from € 587
Four Seasons Hotel Ritz
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A luxurious hotel in the modernist style of the 1950s in a spectacular location with impressive views of Lisbon and the public park Eduardo VII. There's also a great swimming pool, sports facilities on the roof - and with the Cura, you'll get to enjoy one of the finest restaurants in the city.
Four Seasons Hotel Ritz
Rua Rodrigo da Fonseca, 88, Lisbon 1099-039, Portugal
Tel: +351 (21) 381-1400
Web: fourseasons.com/lisbon
Price: Doubles from € 1245
Bairro Alto
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In the heart of the upper town, in the Chiado nightlife district, you'll find this traditional hotel, which was restyled a few years ago. Since then, the once always overcrowded roof terrace with its view over the city has also been reserved for hotel guests.
Bairro Alto Hotel
Praça Luís de Camões 2, 1200-243 Lisbon, Portugal
Tel.: +351 21 340 82 88
Web: bairroaltohotel.com
Price: Doubles from € 385
Where to Eat
Cervejaria Ramiro
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This is a long-established fish and seafood restaurant that is as simple as it is excellent and extends over three floors. Ever since cooking star Anthony Bourdain visited the restaurant, it has enjoyed a worldwide cult following and you have to queue to get a table.
Cervejaria Ramiro
Avenida Almirante Reis 1- H, 1150-007 Lisbon, Portugal
Tel.: +351 969839472
Web: cervejariaramiro.com
Restaurante Canalha
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It's a brand new and always busy restaurant from top chef João Rodrigues, who presents a contemporary version of the traditional local inn. It's genuine, honest home cooking with a subtle modern touch at extremely reasonable prices.
Restaurante Canalha
R. da Junqueira 207, 1300-338 Lisbon, Portugal
Tel.: +351 962 152 742
Web: instagram.com/restaurantecanalha
Belcanto
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This is an elegant, two Michelin-starred restaurant in the city center, considered by many to be the best in Portugal. Head chef José Avillez knows best how to present the excellent products of his country in an appropriate and creative way.
Belcanto
Rua Serpa Pinto, 10 A, 1200-445 Lisbon, Portugal
Tel: +351 213 420 607
Web: belcanto.pt
Bairro do Avillez
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It's a food court in the center of the Chiado nightlife district, run by celebrity chef José Avillez and home to four restaurants, including a fish restaurant and a tavern that offers traditional dishes as well as local delicacies, sausages, cheese, etc.
Bairro do Avillez
Rua Nova da Trindade, 18, 1200-303 Lisbon, Portugal
Tel: + 351 210 998 320
Web: bairrodoavillez.pt
This article appeared in the Falstaff TRAVEL issue Spring 2024.
