GAMBRINUS

A gastronomic legend in Lisbon

If you're looking for Lisbon's best seafood restaurant, this is it.

It was established more than 70 years ago and is also a beer house, which explains its name borrowed from the god of beer.

The range of locally caught seafood is impressive and boasts creatures long-forgotten from the deep. Staff, robed in purple velvet waistcoats (unbelievably, there are 65 of them in total!), take their business extremely seriously and each dish can be tailored to specific wishes. 

There are two entrances to Gambrinus, one to a sit-down restaurant (complete with concierge), the other to a less formal saloon-style bar. The latter is more suitable for lunchtime crowds and late-night diners. Exotic wood panelling provides a 'home-from-home' for the politicians and men of letters who occupy the crisp linen-covered tables. This place makes all other mere mortal cervejarias look like McDonald's. Recommended, if your idea of heaven is a lightly buttered langoustine on a porcelain plate.

Opening hours: 12pm to 1:30am every day.

The address of the Gambrinus restaurant is: Rua das Portas de Santo Antão 23, Santa Justa, Santa Justa, 1150-264 Lisbon.

The nearest Metro station is Restauradores.