Lisbon Food Tour: 8 Tastings Through Baixa with Local Drinks

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 15

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Eight tastings, four drinks, one flat neighbourhood: petiscos, grilled sardines, bifana, and a 1890s liqueur shop

A three-hour guided food walk through Lisbon's Baixa District with eight tastings of authentic Portuguese petiscos, street food and dessert, paired with four traditional drinks including Vinho Verde, local beer and Ginjinha. Your expert local guide leads you from the Tagus River through grand squares and past landmarks like Igreja de São Domingos, handling all reservations in advance so you move straight from tavern to seafood restaurant to street-food stall without waiting. Vegetarian and alcohol-free options are available at every stop.

Step-by-step itinerary

Guided Lisbon food tour with drinks

Meet guide at Supremo Tribunal de Justiça
Walk through Baixa to cosy tavern
Enjoy petiscos with local wine
Visit seafood restaurant for grilled sardines
Try seafood rice with Vinho Verde
Eat bifana sandwich and street snacks
Sample Ginjinha liqueur at historic shop
Taste pastel de nata dessert

The Experience

You meet your guide at the Supremo Tribunal de Justiça holding a yellow Carpe Diem Tours sign, then walk into the Baixa—the only flat neighbourhood in Lisbon, which matters because three hours on foot stays manageable. The route threads through grand squares and past the landmarks rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake, and your guide shares the story of the "new Lisbon" as you move between stops. Everything is booked ahead, so there's no queue time and no deciding where to eat; you arrive and the table is ready.

The tastings unfold as a progression: cosy tavern first, with petiscos like freshly grilled chouriço and bacalhau à Brás paired with local wine; then a traditional seafood restaurant for grilled sardines and seafood rice with a glass of crisp Vinho Verde. After that sit-down meal, you shift to street food—the iconic bifana, a steak sandwich simmered in garlic and wine, followed by a coxinha or croqueta with an ice-cold beer. A stop at a historic liquor shop established in 1890 introduces you to Ginjinha, Portugal's sour cherry liqueur, which primes your palate for the final bite: pastel de nata, the golden, flaky custard tart that closes the tour.

The walk suits all fitness levels and the neighbourhood's flat terrain means no steep climbs. If you're vegetarian or don't drink alcohol, the guide adjusts the menu at each stop—though the vegetarian tastings are fewer than the standard ones. Drinks are only offered to travellers 18 and older. You finish with fellow food lovers, ready to head into the night.

What’s included

Expert local guide sharing cultural insights and the history of Lisbon's rebuilding after 1755.
eight food tastings including petiscos, grilled sardines, seafood rice, bifana, street snacks and pastel de nata.
four traditional drinks—local wine, Vinho Verde, local beer and Ginjinha from a historic 1890s liqueur shop.
all restaurant and tavern reservations made in advance so you skip the lines.
vegetarian and alcohol-free options at every stop.
a fully accessible flat-neighbourhood route through the Baixa District.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Eternal Experiences

Is this one for you?Book the private option if your group wants the guide's full attention and flexibility to linger at favourite stops; choose the shared food crawl if you're traveling solo or want to meet other food lovers; add the premium port wine pairing if you want to deepen the drinks experience beyond the standard Vinho Verde and Ginjinha.