Bairro Alto Food & Wine Tour: Petiscos & Drinks in Lisbon

Taste petiscos and Portuguese wine in the bars where Lisbon's characters still gather.

Devour Lisbon's Bairro Alto Evening Food & Wine Tour is a three-hour walking tour through one of Lisbon's most historic neighborhoods, where you stop at four local spots to sample small plates called petiscos and uniquely Portuguese drinks. Your English-speaking guide leads you through both old establishments and modern additions to the quarter, moving between tastings of cheese and chouriço, deep-fried green beans, croquettes, fish soup, duck rice, and pastel de nata with port wine. The tour includes seven or more food tastes and five alcoholic drinks. Those with dietary restrictions can request adaptations for vegetarian, pescatarian, gluten-free, or dairy-free needs by emailing after booking.

The experience

You arrive in Bairro Alto on an evening when the neighborhood is waking up. Your guide meets you and starts moving through the backstreets, stopping first at a spot that serves cheese and chouriço with green wine. The kind of place locals have been coming to for years. The walk itself is the tour. You're not sitting in a restaurant but moving between four different establishments, each one showing you a different angle of how Lisbon eats and drinks.

At the second stop, you taste peixinhos da horta, deep-fried green beans, and a mini-cocktail. The third brings an alheira croquette, a Portuguese specialty. By the fourth stop, you're into the heavier tastes: fish soup and arroz de pato, duck rice cooked in broth, paired with red wine. The final tasting is pastel de nata with port wine, the custard tart that defines Portuguese dessert. Seven or more food tastes and five alcoholic drinks across the three hours means you're sampling, not feasting, and the pace keeps moving through the neighborhood rather than settling into one place.

The tour covers both Bairro Alto and Principe Real, two neighborhoods with different characters but the same food culture. Your guide is English-speaking and knows which spots are old haunts of Lisbon's past and which are newer additions. If you're vegetarian, pescatarian, gluten-free, or dairy-free, you can request adaptations after booking by emailing the Guest Experience team, though not every stop will have a replacement option. The tour is not suitable for vegans or those with celiac disease, and anyone with serious food allergies will sign a waiver at the start.

What’s included

• English-speaking local guide.
• tastings at four neighborhood spots.
• seven or more food samples including cheese, chouriço, deep-fried green beans, alheira croquette, fish soup, duck rice, and pastel de nata.
• five Portuguese alcoholic drinks including green wine, red wine, cocktail, and port wine.

Before you book

Days and timesFriday and SaturdayDeparts at 18:30Last departure this season: 31 Oct

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AgesAdult (15 and older) · Under 15: can't be booked

GroupUp to 12

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearby

Operated by Devour Portugal Food Tours

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you're spending an evening in Lisbon and want to eat and drink the way locals do, moving between real neighborhood spots rather than a single restaurant. The small-group format and fixed itinerary mean the night unfolds at a set pace, so you're not deciding where to go next. Just following the guide and tasting what comes.

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Top questions

What exactly are petiscos?

Petiscos are small plates: the Portuguese version of tapas. On this tour you taste them across four stops: cheese and chouriço, deep-fried green beans, alheira croquettes, fish soup, and duck rice, each paired with wine or a cocktail.

How much walking is involved in this Bairro Alto tour?

The tour moves between four tasting stops over three hours through the Bairro Alto and Principe Real neighborhoods, so you're walking the streets between venues rather than sitting in one restaurant. The pace is steady but suitable for all fitness levels.

Can I do this tour if I don't drink alcohol?

The tour has a strong wine and alcohol focus (five drinks are included across the three hours), and while alternatives exist, it may not be the best fit if you don't drink or prefer not to. Email the Guest Experience team after booking if you need to discuss options.

What time does the evening tour start and how long does it run?

The tour runs for three hours in the evening. Public transportation is available near the meeting point, and there is no hotel pickup included.

Are dietary restrictions accommodated on this tour?

Vegetarian, pescatarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free adaptations can be arranged if you email the Guest Experience team after booking. The tour is not suitable for vegans or those with celiac disease, and guests with serious food allergies must sign a waiver at the start.

Do I need to be a certain age to join?

The minimum age for this tour is 15 years old.