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Time Stamps..
Introduction 00:00
Trobadores 00:59
Restaurante A Lota 02:47
Gin Lover's Bar and Restaurant 04:20
Regedor 23 05:57
Le Petit Cafe 07:47
Terraco Editorial 09:37
Aqafarina11:13
Famous Lisbon Specialties 13:23
Lumi Rooftop 14:37
Rosetta's 16:00
Leve Leve 17:44
Club de Jornalistas 20:10
O Portugues Chiado 22:36
Conclusion 24:20
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Is exploring the traditional food one of the ways you like to experience a new culture?
Well, welcome to our culinary journey as we reveal our top restaurants in this gastronomic
paradise of Lisbon. There's so many amazing restaurants in Lisbon it was so difficult
to narrow it down but we've narrowed it down to our top 12. Whether you're a big foodie or
simply seeking a great dining experience stay tuned as we take you on our culinary tour of
the top restaurants in Lisbon. So here we are we're in Lisbon we are here for weeks and we're
going to check out as many restaurants as we can to find out what are our top restaurants in Lisbon
okay we're at the uh at a medieval restaurant right now uh tobra dores i think is the name of
it seen it on youtube for a lot of times um and it's like a medieval type place i think we got
to go down to the basement we're hoping to have some flaming sausage chorizo i think they have
these spicy prawns that are good and some mead if we want some mead so let's go in and see how it
is but this kind of could be a cool experience so we've never had mead before and here's some
mead so let's try the mead so give it a taste see what you think all right tell me what this
tastes like what is it it's sweet tastes like honey really okay oh cool okay so we are cooking
our own sausage here right now with our mead and we have some bread this is really medieval
she said that it was already smoked the chorizo so now we're just charring it
wow you can hear it sizzling so now we have is it garlic prawns garlic prawns to go with our
sausage but that was an experience really fun what a great way to start our food experience
here in linden so we'll be heading off to more restaurants that we'll see what's next but that
was fun at number 11 we really liked restaurante alotta it was on a beautiful little street
amongst so many other restaurants the service was so friendly
they offered some great traditional portuguese food and it was delicious
traditional portuguese green soup caldeverde let's just have a little look at what's in there
oh lots of nice greens oh and i can see some chorizo too
okay we've got sardinha assadas
nice greens looking beautiful looking potatoes and four
lovely looking sardines with the red pepper
so
whoa
our number 10 restaurant is one of lisbon's most talked about spots
gin lovers bar and restaurant it's located in a unique space on the ground floor of the
embajada building a neo-moorish palace from the 1800s
so
if you're a gin enthusiast this place is for you with over 150 varieties of gin to choose from
okay we're in gin lovers bar and restaurant and they have all these different gins so we're going
to try and have a bit of gin and some lunch but this is different this is really interesting
okay so we got we also ordered as an appetizer to share here some fried squid and there's a hot
sauce in the middle so looks pretty good let's check it out so we have a called a lover's burger
and it included homemade crisps or tenner chips all right let's cut into this
and then we have a caesar oh that's a good looking caesar isn't it yes all right
so our number nine restaurant is regador 23 located in the heart of lisbon with an inviting
patio it specializes in fresh innovative portuguese dishes in a relaxed setting
which is cod with potato and egg
made it to a delicious dish i'm happy about that and looking forward to digging into that but caught
in there i mean that's the perfect perfect ratio potato and egg and
there's even i think a little bit of onion there in there too
yeah that's perfect flavor
and then we've got peri-peri chicken with fries and salad that looks good doesn't it
if we add that peri-peri sauce like a grilled salmon yeah with little potatoes and a salad
don't miss regador 23 definitely worth a visit when you come to lisbon
stop in at this little cafe it's called la petite cafe let's just stop in here and
it's a really nice little uh patio here so let's just stop in i'm really in the
let's get some cod at la petite cafe so these are chicken samosas
and what does that look like that's like a a mango sauce or something well we'll see in a minute
wow that's really good a little bit of a spice to it just a bit
so this is their house cod um i'm not sure what way they styled it
there's so many ways to make uh bacula
looks delicious though
wow
and that potato is so delicious the perfect complement to the cod
so
welcome to our number seven restaurant terrazzo editorial
what a culinary experience at this stunning spot with breathtaking views over the beautiful city of
so this is like cauliflower pastry right yes okay let's just see what's in there
and this is a coddlefish
ink in there
we have chicken boneless chicken
okay we've got fresh cod fish with there's like a green it's like a pea emulsion like a
pureed pea with really flavorful there's a really really well with the body to
melt in your mouth falling apart from delectable dishes to a chic vibrant atmosphere
is a must-do amazing dining experience
there's several amazing beach trips you can take while you're in lisbon
and one is to the beautiful seaside town of cascais cascais has many fantastic restaurants
we found our number six restaurant aqua farina this is a beautiful place to sit and eat
with a relaxed outdoor atmosphere the restaurant serves up
friendly service and delicious amazing italian dishes
look at it oh this looks all right
okay let's try this
very good the tomato and the cheese really blends together just perfectly
that's a good crunch you can't get anything better than this
well catch that bread ketchup with like a prosciutto a salami prosciutto
parmesan and truffle oil oh oh it was
foods you have to experience one is buffalo and the other is period period chicken
they're just must tries both of them many people enjoy going to otrego restaurant
for a buffalo sandwich but our favorite spot is buffalo solar da madalena it's a small family
restaurant that specializes in buffalo for a very reasonable price and they're delicious
bon jardin is famous for peri-peri chicken for good reason the chicken is moist and delicious
and the peri-peri sauce just amazing it's a must-try location for peri-peri
and don't miss timeout market it brings together the city's best chefs and food vendors in one
place offering a wide variety of portuguese and international dishes with an innovative twist
in an open vibrant atmosphere
the number five spot on our restaurant list is lumi rooftop restaurant a stylish modern stop
known for its stunning views of lisbon carrot soup with some little crusty crouton bread things
oh yeah shaved nut pine nuts it looks really good okay what do we got there
what is that fries crispy fries and we've got pork there we go
yo these are king spicy king prawns
we loved it here from the service the view and the fantastic food don't miss lumi
the number four restaurant on our list is rosettas a small delightful restaurant that delivers
amazing food rosettas combines the best cuisine with a cozy friendly atmosphere
take a look at some of this mouth-watering food
so this is anchovies with peppers
looks like a roasted pepper and this was burrata yeah
now we have tuna crudo with romesco
but wow
so yeah so now we have mussels with asparagus and tomato salad
but i can see look at the size of that one muscle there and there's another one on the other side
huge wow this looks good and everything is fantastic so far i expect this to be just as good
hey we've got cheesecake here and we couldn't wait to get into it
but we're now into it i'd like to see how that cheesecake goes
um
rosettas is a wonderful intimate culinary experience a must try
our number three restaurant is leve leve a cozy spot that brings the flavors of amazing tapas
the vibrant decor sets the perfect mood for a fun dining experience
and we've ordered what we call a dirty nacho so it looks like it has guac and some meat with maybe
maybe sour cream looking delicious let's get going on it then some cheese
okay so now we have at leve leve we have some padron pepper oh wow they look good
and we have some chicken skewers with some peanut sauce looking delicious
a little bit
we have sardines what style were they sardines like lisbon style or something
wow the sardines are looking delicious
north americans like a few sardines but we've been sardines so many times so far in lisbon
who have been so delicious another sardine tapas with some peel and a little bit of onion
looks like a little bit of oregano on top
the bread is a bit of crisp to it the sardines is melt in your mouth perfect flavor
let's eat more sardines because this is wonderful
leve leve offers a feast for the senses the flavors are rich bold and absolutely mouthwatering
our number two restaurant on our list is club de journalistas
this is probably the most exclusive dining experience we had while we were in lisbon
as you walk in you can feel you're somewhere special we sat in their beautiful outdoor patio
okay so here i am i've got eggplant with a miso caramel sauce and pistachios looks amazing
goodness gracious wow that caramel miso is just amazing and the crunch of the pistachio
it just completely highlights the eggplant just brings it to life amazing and we have pumpkin soup
with cream cheese with cream cheese and pumpkin seeds and seared salmon with
cured black pork sausage risotto with asparagus wow looks really nice
the cured ham it's just delicious there's that bit of fattiness to it that is perfect
but the freshness of the asparagus just shines right through too
it's just overwhelming flavor it's just fabulous and there's the open envelope with all the
oh sweets to finish sweets to finish okay let's check those out for dessert
so we have chocolate cake and that is a log okay that is a log looking really good and we have
chocolate soup with a crumble and there's bananas in here i think
chocolate soup it's not just the ambiance that's sophisticated here the food is at another level
club de journalistas is a must-do dining experience when you're in lisbon
now across the street is a place called old portuguese teatro
ranked pretty high on google so we're going to hit that place hopefully it's great
stay with us and enjoy it was great portuguese teatro is our number one restaurant
it's nestled in lisbon's vibrant teatro district it's a charming blend of rustic
elegance and a contemporary flair the menu celebrates portugal's culinary heritage
salty cod croquette
looks good you know nice you can see like the strings of cod in there
the little fibers of cod really nice oh and look at that
so that is salmon tartar wow
wow this restaurant is nice the cod is just like potatoes
and then i've got what is it called
yeah that's nice
helping your mouth
this teatro gym promises an unforgettable experience we just loved it so that's it for
our restaurant countdown we hope you enjoyed it and we hope you enjoy your culinary experience
when you go to lisbon check out another one of our lisbon travel guide videos
remember stay curious and keep traveling