Lisbon Food Tour with Portuguese Wine: Taste 8 Dishes

Eat your way through Lisbon's flattest neighbourhood without planning a single stop

A three-hour food tour through Lisbon's Baixa District with a local guide, taking you into taverns, seafood restaurants and street-food stops to taste eight Portuguese dishes paired with four traditional drinks. Everything is pre-booked so you walk straight in; vegetarian and alcohol-free options are available at every stop, and the route stays flat and fully accessible.

Step-by-step itinerary

Lisbon Food Tour in Baixa District

• Meet hosts at Supremo Tribunal de Justiça
• Walk through Baixa to tavern for petiscos
• Eat grilled chouriço and bacalhau à Brás
• Visit seafood restaurant for sardines and seafood rice
• Enjoy Vinho Verde with seafood meal
• Try bifana sandwich and street food snacks
• Sample Ginjinha at historic liquor shop
• Taste pastel de nata dessert

The Experience

You meet your guide in front of the Supremo Tribunal de Justiça holding a yellow Carpe Diem Tours sign, then head into the Baixa—Lisbon's only flat neighbourhood and the hub where the city rebuilt itself after the 1755 earthquake. The guide leads you past Igreja de São Domingos and through grand squares, stopping first at a cosy tavern for grilled chouriço and bacalhau à Brás with a paired local wine. Because the tables are reserved in advance, you sit down straight away instead of waiting.

From there you move to a traditional seafood restaurant for grilled sardines and seafood rice with Vinho Verde, then pivot to street food: the bifana, a tender steak sandwich simmered in garlic and wine, followed by a crispy coxinha or croqueta with cold beer. The guide shares the story of each dish and the neighbourhood as you eat, pointing out why these bites matter to how Lisbon eats. You'll also visit a liquor shop established in 1890 to sample Ginjinha, a sour cherry liqueur, before finishing with pastel de nata—the flaky custard tart that closes every Portuguese meal.

The whole route stays on flat ground, so there's no climbing between stops. If you want vegetarian dishes or alcohol-free versions of the drinks, the guide arranges those at every stop; if you have severe restrictions like celiac disease or a fully vegan diet, those are harder to work around and worth flagging when you book.

What’s included

• A local foodie guide sharing cultural insights and insider tips.
• eight tastings of authentic Portuguese petiscos, street food and a classic dessert.
• four traditional drinks including Vinho Verde, local beer, Ginjinha and a sour cherry liqueur.
• visits to taverns, family-run restaurants, a historic liquor shop and street-food stops.
• pre-booked tables and priority service so you skip the lines.
• vegetarian and alcohol-free options at every stop.
• a fully accessible route through Lisbon's only flat neighbourhood.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Carpe Diem Tours

Is this one for you?Choose the private tour if you want the guide and the route to yourself, or the guided tour to join other food lovers and share the experience. Either way, the pre-booked tables mean you're eating within minutes of arriving at each stop instead of waiting in a queue.

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Top questions

What exactly do I taste on the Lisbon Food Tour?

Eight tastings across the three hours: grilled chouriço and bacalhau à Brás at the tavern, grilled sardines and seafood rice at the restaurant, a bifana sandwich and croqueta or coxinha on the street, Ginjinha at the liquor shop, and pastel de nata for dessert. Each stop pairs the food with a drink—local wine, Vinho Verde, beer, or Ginjinha.

Do I need to book a private tour, or can I join a group?

You can choose between a private tour for your group or a guided tour where you join other food lovers. There's also an option to add a Port Wine Tasting after the food tour ends.

What happens if I'm vegetarian or don't drink alcohol?

Vegetarian options are available at every stop, though there are fewer dishes on the vegetarian menu than the standard one. Alcohol-free versions of the drinks are also provided; just let your guide know when you arrive.

Is the Baixa District easy to walk through?

Yes—the Baixa is Lisbon's only flat neighbourhood, so the entire route is fully accessible and suitable for all physical fitness levels. There's no climbing between stops.

Where do I meet the guide, and what time does the tour start?

You meet in front of the Supremo Tribunal de Justiça, where your guide will be holding a yellow Carpe Diem Tours sign. Public transportation options are available nearby if you need to get there.

What makes this tour award-winning?

The tour combines priority service at sought-after taverns, restaurants and street-food spots with pre-booked tables so you skip the lines, plus a local guide who shares cultural insights and the history of each dish and the neighbourhood itself.