Lisbon food tour: Mouraria & Graça with tastings

Clams, prego, and garum: what Lisbon's everyday restaurants still cook

A five-hour afternoon food tour through Lisbon's Mouraria, Graça and Santa Clara neighborhoods, stopping at working tascas, modern tabernas and a 16th-century monastery to taste daily specials, fresh seafood, house-made condiments and local wines. On Tuesdays and Saturdays, the route also passes through Feira da Ladra flea market. An English-speaking guide leads the group through the stops; moderate fitness helps with the uphill sections.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Lisbon's historic neighborhoods and tastes

• Visit Catholic church for first bite
• Enjoy hidden bite around park
• Explore Martim Moniz Square and taste
• Go uphill to Graça Viewpoint for bite

The Experience

The tour starts at a decades-old tasca where you'll taste the daily specials—the kind of place where locals still eat lunch. From there you climb toward Graça Viewpoint, stopping at a modern taberna that reimagines Portugal's fish and seafood traditions. Along the way you'll taste fresh clams, a classic prego steak sandwich, and house-made piripiri. The guide will explain garum, a fish-based condiment with roots dating back to Roman times, and you'll taste it too.

The route passes through Martim Moniz Square and pauses at a former 16th-century monastery for something sweet. You'll taste local wines as you move through the neighborhoods, then finish at a historic palace with chilled muscatel and views toward São Jorge Castle as the light changes. On Tuesdays and Saturdays, the afternoon also includes time at Feira da Ladra, Lisbon's flea market, so the day holds both food and the street life around it.

Bottled water and snacks are included. The neighborhoods have steep sections, so the operator notes you'll need at least a moderate level of physical fitness. Public transportation options are nearby if you need a break.

What’s included

• Bottled water and snacks throughout the afternoon.
• tastings at working tascas and modern tabernas.
• entry to a 16th-century monastery.
• local wine tastings.
• chilled muscatel at a historic palace with views toward São Jorge Castle.
• on Tuesdays and Saturdays, time at Feira da Ladra flea market.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Culinary Backstreets Walks

Is this one for you?The guide speaks English, so you follow the commentary and the stories behind each neighborhood and dish without translation. Book this one if you want to taste how Lisbon actually eats—not a curated tasting menu, but the daily food of the people who live there.

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Top questions

What neighborhoods does this Lisbon food tour cover?

The tour moves through Mouraria, Graça and Santa Clara, with stops at Martim Moniz Square and Graça Viewpoint. On Tuesdays and Saturdays, it also includes Feira da Ladra flea market.

What kind of food will I taste on this tour?

You'll taste fresh clams, prego steak sandwiches, house-made piripiri and garum (a Roman-era fish condiment) at working tascas and modern tabernas, plus something sweet at a 16th-century monastery, and finish with local wines and chilled muscatel.

How long is the afternoon food tour?

The tour runs five hours, moving uphill through the neighborhoods with stops for tastings and views.

Is this tour guided, and what language is it in?

A live guide in English leads the group through all the stops and neighborhoods.

What's included in the price?

Bottled water and snacks are included; the tastings at each stop are part of the tour.