Lisbon Food Tour with 4 Stops and Fado Show

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Duration3h 30m

GroupUp to 10

LanguagesEN · PT

Mobile ticketAccepted

Four stops, three wines, one live Fado performance

A 3.5-hour evening food tour in Lisbon with four tasting stops through Príncipe Real and Bairro Alto, ending at a Casa de Fado with live performance. You taste petiscos (local tapas), Portuguese wines and beer at each venue, walk a miradouro viewpoint in Bairro Alto, and finish with dessert and a Fado show. Small groups of no more than 10 people; English-speaking guide; vegetarian and pescatarian options available.

3h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Lisbon food and Fado experience

Visit Portuguese bar/tavern
Enjoy petiscos at traditional restaurant
Drink traditional spirits at century-old bar
Pause at Bairro Alto miradouro
Experience Fado show with dessert and wine

The Experience

The tour starts at a Portuguese tavern in Príncipe Real with an iconic local snack and your choice of tap wine or beer. From there you move to a traditional restaurant where you taste petiscos—the small plates that define Portuguese eating—paired with a glass of green wine. The third stop is a century-old bar with a history-steeped atmosphere where you order a glass of traditional local spirits, the kind of place tourists rarely find on their own. Between stops you walk through Bairro Alto and pause at a miradouro for the view across the city.

The final stop is a Casa de Fado where the evening becomes about listening. You sit down to Portuguese dessert with a glass of sweet wine while professional singers perform live—this is the Fado you came for, not the watered-down version in tourist traps. The guide stays with the group throughout, speaking English and steering you toward the places where the food is genuinely good and the music is genuinely moving.

The tour runs 3.5 hours and stays under ten people, which means you move through the neighborhoods at a pace that lets you actually see them instead of rushing between stops. Pescatarian and vegetarian options are available at every venue if you need them, and children from age 4 can join—infants sit on an adult's lap.

What’s included

Walking tour through Príncipe Real and Bairro Alto with a stop at the Bairro Alto miradouro.
petiscos (local tapas) and one drink at each of the first three stops.
Portuguese wines (green, red or white), beer, and traditional local spirits.
dessert with sweet wine at the Casa de Fado.
live Fado show performance.
English-speaking guide.
vegetarian and pescatarian options at all venues.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Food Lover Tour

Is this one for you?The English-speaking guide means you follow the commentary and the stories behind each place without missing the context—ideal if you want to understand what you're tasting instead of just moving through stops. The fixed itinerary and small group size also mean the evening holds together without you having to navigate neighborhoods or negotiate with venues yourself.