The beauty of being on vacation is that the day of the week doesn’t matter. It might be a Monday when you decide it’s prime time for a long Portuguese lunch with white wine in the sunshine. But of course, days of the week matter to the locals – especially since many restaurants and bars tend to be closed in Lisbon on Sundays and Mondays.
But this isn’t a hard rule. Let’s look at what it’s like in Lisbon on Sunday and Monday, and then dive into where you can eat and drink in the capital.
General tips for finding restaurants open on Sunday in Lisbon
Sunday is a family day in Lisbon. Supermarkets and most mini markets will be open seven days, but in more traditional or local neighbourhoods you can expect most restaurants to be closed. In the centre of the city, where there is more tourism, this won’t be the case. Any restaurants by the beach – so along the Cascais train line (Carcavelos, Parede, Estoril) or south of the river (the beach bars in Costa da Caparica) will also be open.
Compared to other European cities that shut down almost entirely on Sundays, I find Lisbon to be quite open. Sunday can be quite a good day for culture too. But note that in 2024, Portuguese residents have free access to a lot of museums and palaces for free, so this can make those spaces busier on Sundays.
Tips for places open on Monday in Lisbon
Monday is a workday, and the Portuguese love to eat out for lunch. Monday it is fairly easy to find local tascas or Portuguese restaurants open for a midday meal. If you’re in the city, use Monday as a chance to find a menu do dia or daily menu. Often you can enjoy a meal, wine, coffee and bread or soup for around €10. If you don’t have a place in mind, follow the suits!
Also note that on Mondays in Lisbon, many monuments and attractions tend to close – so plan ahead if you have any museums or landmarks on your list.
Anyway, if you find yourself in Lisbon looking for restaurants or bars open on Sunday or Monday, take a look at my list below.
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Best Lisbon restaurants open on Sunday and Monday
Here’s where to eat in Lisbon on a Sunday and Monday. I’ve included the neighbourhood, address, and whether they are open for lunch or dinner.
Tascas or taverns
Galeto
Galeto is unlike anywhere else in Lisbon. This classic counter-dining spot has been open since the 1950s (without much change!) and is famously open until 3am or so seven days a week. It’s the sort of spot you can drop in for breakfast, stop by for dinner, or roll up for a midnight snack.
📍Saldanha – Av. da República 14
⏱️Sunday & Monday until 3am and 3.30am
Taberna Sal Grosso
This is one of my favourite spots to eat in Lisbon, and it’s open seven days a week. You’ll need to reserve a table online to dine at this relaxed modern Portuguese diner. Taberna Sal Grosso serves up traditional Portuguese dishes reimagined with some chef techniques.
📍Alfama – Calçada do Forte 22
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
A Valenciana
For frango de churrasco or grilled peri-peri chicken, A Valenciana is the most famous spot in Lisbon. This temple of charcoal chicken is open Sundays, but closed on Mondays.
📍Campolide – Rua Marquês de Fronteira 157
⏱️Sunday 11.30am until 11pm, closed Monday
Casa do Alentejo – restaurant and tavern
I adore visiting Casa do Alentejo – it’s a beautiful palace with Moorish-inspired architecture hidden in plain sight. Within there’s a ballroom, a restaurant, and a tavern with a courtyard, which is somewhere I often like to go with guests on private food tours. Upstairs is a mid-range Alentejo-cuisine restaurant set in some stunning tiled rooms. Downstairs the tavern serves Alentejo petiscos (small share plates or tapas).
📍Baixa/Rossio – Rua das Portas de Santo Antão 58
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
Taberna Os Papagaios
The mastermind behind Sal Grosso, Joaquim Saragga, opened Os Papagaios in 2024, and naturally it’s become an instant classic for modern Portuguese share plates that don’t deviate too far from their roots.
📍Arroios – Rua Lucinda Simões 13
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
Adega das Gravatas
This Portuguese restaurant does one of the best polvo á lagareiro (baked octopus with potatoes) that I’ve seen in Lisbon. Its name, Adega das Gravatas, means Tie Cellar, and from the rafters hang hundreds of colourful men’s ties.
📍Benfica – Travessa Pregoeiro 15
⏱️Sunday lunch & dinner, closed Monday
Casa da Índia
Despite the name, Casa da Índia actually serves traditional Portuguese food. I’ve noticed this unrefined downtown tasca become insanely popular, so venture in early to secure a table.
📍Chiado – Rua do Loreto 49
⏱️Monday lunch & dinner, closed Sunday
Jorge d’Amália
This tiny husband-and-wife tasca in Ajuda, located in the western wings of Lisbon, is open Mondays lunch and dinner. Order Jorge d’Amália’s legendary bitoque, served in the pan with garlic, bay leaves, olive oil, and an egg.
📍Ajuda – Calçada da Memória 20
⏱️Monday lunch & dinner, closed weekends
Zapata
This cheap and cheerful Portuguese tasca or tavern is a great spot to try traditional Portuguese food. Zapata has an extensive menu, so it’s perfect to try different dishes.
📍São Bento – Rua o Poço dos Negros 47
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
O Sardinha
In downtown Alfama, O Sardinha is a tiny, cheap tasca run by an elderly husband-and-wife who serve dinner on Sundays. Go for the bitoque.
📍Alfama/Santa Apolónia – Rua Jardim do Tabaco 18
⏱️Sunday dinner
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Mid-range dining – Portuguese and contemporary cuisine
Find international food (tacos, Taiwanese…) suggestions further down
Gambrinus
This Lisbon classic first opened in 1936, and inside you’ll find an old-world European restaurant frozen in the mid 1960s. Gambrinus has a sit-down restaurant, but many prefer the bar where you can stop for a croquette with mustard.
📍Baixa – Rua das Portas de Santo Antão 23
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
Tati
Tati is a fantastic modern bistro that combines creative share plates with natural wines. The chef is Argentinian, so expect a mix of flavours from across the globe.
📍Penha da Franca – Rua Carrilho Videira 20B
⏱️Sunday dinner from 6pm
Pica-Pau
For perfect executions of traditional Portuguese food, Pica-Pau hits the mark. This relaxed yet elevated Portuguese restaurant is a good spot to try the classics.
📍Principe Real – Rua da Escola Politécnica 27
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
Boi-Cavalo
Portuguese chef Hugo Brito likes to push boundaries, so expect the unexpected at his small Lisbon bistro Boi-Cavalo.
📍Alfama – Rua do Vigário 70B
⏱️Sunday dinner
Café de São Bento
Open since 1982, this very Portuguese spot has a reputation for its high-quality steak. The most famous is the bife à Café de São Bento, which is steak with a creamy sauce.
📍São Bento – Rua de São Bento 212
⏱️Sunday dinner, Monday lunch & dinner
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Bairro do Avillez
Portuguese chef José Avillez built a mini neighbourhood of restaurants in Chiado called Bairro do Avillez. They are open both Sunday and Monday, so you can try Portuguese petiscos at Taberna, seafood dishes at Pateo, and gastrobar snacks at Mini Bar.
📍Chiado – Rua Nova da Trindade 18
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner, except Mini Bar only dinner
Cantinho do Avillez
Personally, I’m a bigger fan of José Avillez’s Cantinho. Also in Chiado, this more intimate spot is a great place to try slightly elevated Portuguese dishes.
📍Chiado – Duques de Bragança 7 || Parque do Nações – Rua do Bojador 55
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
A Casa do Bacalhau
Portugal is obsessed with bacalhau, the salted cod fish, and this reputable restaurant serves up excellent cod dishes in Lisbon on Sundays and Mondays too.
📍Marvila – Rua do Grilo 54
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
Sea Me Peixaria Moderna
This modern Portuguese seafood restaurant serves fresh fish and shellfish as nature – and the Portuguese – intended, as well as with a twist.
📍Chiado – Rua do Loreto 21
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
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Fine dining & serious seafood
Cervejaria Liberdade
If you love seafood, then you must dine at a “cervejaria” or “marisqueira” while in Portugal. This type of restaurant serves fresh shellfish and prawns by the kilo in a usually informal environment. Cervejaria Liberdade is located on Lisbon’s luxury avenue, so expect to pay for the privilege.
📍Avenida – Av. da Liberdade 185
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
Cervejaria Ramiro
Ramiro is Portugal’s most famous seafood restaurant, made famous by its long legacy and a visit from Anthony Bourdain. Despite the fame, this bustling seafood house maintains its high quality – and it’s a brilliant spot to eat prawns, clams, and goose barnacles by the kilo. Treat yourself to the red scarlett prawns – carabineiro – if you have the budget to splurge.
📍Intendente – Av. Almirante Reis 1
⏱️Sunday lunch & dinner, closed Monday
Nunes Real Marisqueira
You can find many more cervejarias and marisqueiras in Lisbon, so I’ll round out with Nunes. This famous spot in Belém recently had an Art Deco makeover, so from the velvet-clad, glitzy interiors you can tuck into fresh prawns and even a lobster bitoque.
📍Belém – R. Bartolomeu Dias 172 E
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
Brilhante
If you’re looking to treat yourself to an old-world brasserie experience, look to Brilhante. Get cosy in a booth or at the counter and tuck into the bife à Brilhante steak, or the arroz de lavagante (lobster rice).
📍Cais do Sodré – Rua Moeda 1H
⏱️Sunday non-stop service, Monday lunch & dinner
Cura
For a very special treat, the Michelin one-star restaurant Cura is the spot for any day of the week. Celebrate your birthday or an anniversary on a Sunday or Monday night with the tasting menu here.
📍Marquês de Pombal – Ritz, Rua Rodrigo da Fonseca 88
⏱️Sunday & Monday dinner, book ahead
Restaurante Bahr
This restaurant set within the five-star Bairro Alto Hotel is a great destination for modern Portuguese without needing to commit to a tasting menu.
📍 Chiado – Bairro Alto Hotel, Praça Luís de Camões 2
⏱️Sunday & Monday breakfast, lunch & dinner
International cuisine
Carnal – Mexican
This Mexican gastrobar comes from the team behind Bistro 100 Maneiras, a Michelin-starred fine diner. Carnal is a great date night spot.
📍Chiado – Rua da Misericórdia 78
⏱️Sunday & Monday dinner
Pausa – Italian
This casual wine, pasta and focaccia bar comes from the team behind the acclaimed Italian restaurant Ruvida (also open Sunday!). At Pausa you’ll receive the entire pasta pan with a slice of focaccia so you can mop up the sauce.
📍Alcântara – de Cascais 15
⏱️Sunday non-stop service, Monday closed
Laranja Tigre – modern Goan
Portugal has colonial connections to Goa, and this spot is a modern interpretation from chef Hugo Brito.
📍Bairro Alto – Rua do Norte 17
⏱️Sunday non-stop service, Monday closed
Taqueria Paloma – tacos
Paloma is a great spot for delicious tacos and good vibes. The eatery fills a huge warehouse in the east of the city, and specialises in Northern-style tacos.
📍Marvila – Praça David Leandro da Silva 9A
⏱️Sunday non-stop service, Monday closed
Tapisco – tapas
This spot from famous chef Henrique Sá Pessoa combines Portuguese and Spanish tapas at Tapisco, a city classic open on Sundays and Mondays.
📍Príncipe Real – Rua Dom Pedro V 81
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
Formosa – Taiwanese
This might be Portugal’s only Taiwanese spot, and the fried chicken is fabulous.
📍Príncipe Real – Rua de O Século 149A
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
Gunpowder – modern Indian
This upmarket and modern Indian spot serves mostly seafood-focused dishes. My favourites at Gunpowder are the seafood pilaf and the meat doughnut
📍Chiado – Rua Nova da Trindade 13
⏱️Sunday lunch & dinner, Monday only dinner
Cantinho do Aziz – Mozambican
This casual spot is the most famous of Lisbon’s Mozambican restaurants. Here you could try muamba, a chicken dish with okra, or the prawn curry.
📍Mouraria – Rua de São Lourenço 5
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
Kefi – modern Greek
I really love Kefi, a gorgeous light-filled Greek diner. It keeps things traditional while also adding a modern touch to its share plates.
📍Estrela – Calçada da Estrela 187
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
The Oven – Nepalese & Indian
I remember reading about a young Nepalese chef who wanted to elevate his cuisine. He’s achieved it at Oven, where you watch the fun of the proper tandoori oven and order top interpretations of Indian and Nepalese dishes.
📍Baixa – Rua dos Fanqueiros 232
⏱️Sunday lunch & dinner, Monday closed
Tozzi – pizza
I’m a fan of this creative pizza spot, that offers both traditional flavours and more creative pizzas.
📍Saldanha – Rua Latino Coelho 69A
⏱️Sunday lunch & dinner, Monday closed
Lupita – pizza
This is Lisbon’s most popular pizza spots. It’s fantastic and I crave it often but rarely go as you can expect queues and very long wait times, even on Mondays.
📍Cais do Sodré – Rua de Sao Paulo 79
⏱️Sunday & Monday lunch & dinner
Bars open Sunday and Monday in Lisbon
Imprensa – cocktails and oysters
One of my favourite bars in Lisbon is Imprensa, which now has two locations. Both are open Sunday and Mondday. The original in Príncipe Real is open from 6pm daily, while the Baixa one opens from 4pm daily.
📍Príncipe Real – Rua da Imprensa Nacional 46 & Baixa – Rua de São Nicolau 24
⏱️Sunday & Monday from 6pm and 4pm
Toca da Raposa – creative cocktails
For really creative and off-beat cocktails, Toca da Raposa is super fun. It’s open 7 days a week too!
📍Chiado – Rua da Condessa 45
⏱️Sunday & Monday 6pm – 2am
A Viagem das Horas – wine, vinyl and Basque cheesecake
This cool wine bar in Arroios is only open during the week. Drop in to buy wines takeaway, or sit down to listen to vinyl and eat cheesecake by Basqo.
📍Arroios – Rua José Ricardo 1
⏱️Monday 5pm-11pm
Liquid Love – Italian snacks and drinks
This gorgeous wine and cocktail bar serves up Italian-inspired snacks on a Sunday night.
📍Intendente – Rua do Desterro 5
⏱️Sunday from 7pm
Pharmacia Felicidade – snacks and cocktails
Chef Susana Felicidade serves up delicious cocktails and Portuguese snacks and share plates at this sunny pharmacy-themed terrace and garden bar. The river views at Pharmacia Felicidade are a bonus.
📍Santos – Rua de Santa Catarina 2 e 4
⏱️Sunday & Monday 12pm-12am
Damas – share plates and music
Damas is a really cool spot to both eat well and connect with culture. Expect modern Portuguese food, and cool music you can dance too. There is sometimes live bands too.
📍 Graça – Rua da Voz do Operário 60
⏱️ Sunday from 7.30pm
Onda – cocktail bar
This tiny Graça cocktail bar has served me some of the best drinks in Lisbon, and luckily Onda is open both Sunday and Monday nights.
📍Graça – Rua Damasceno Monteiro 45
⏱️Sunday & Monday from 5pm
Find any great restaurants, tascas or bars open on a Sunday or Monday in Lisbon? Leave me a comment…
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