Where to eat

Prices are per person for three courses with wine, unless stated otherwise

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Loco Executive chef Alexandre Silva’s brilliant restaurant offers either a 14- or 18-course tasting menu, both of which focus on his delicate take on Lisbon classics. Salt cod is offered up in canapé-sized explosions of flavour. Tasting menus £59 and £72, respectively.

Rua dos Navegantes 53-B, 00 351 213 951 861, loco.pt

Mini Bar Teatro Situated in São Luiz Theatre, José Avillez’s intimate concept restaurant serves up New York-style decor and a menu that is far from traditional Portuguese. The cocktails – to eat rather than drink – are a pure delight and the tasting menu, with drinks, is surprisingly reasonable. From £50. Rua António Maria Cardoso 58, 00 351 211 305 393, minibar.pt

Nunes Real Marisqueira It’s worth taking the short train ride from Lisbon to Belém just to try the percebes (goose barnacles) here. Each dish is plucked fresh out of the water you can see from the window. From £35. Rua Bartolomeu Dias 120, Belém, 00 351 213 019 899, nunesmarisqeira.com

Tasca da Esquina Nestled in Lisbon’s hip, high-end shopping area, this restaurant is well-placed for passing trade. The team behind the place are culinary heroes in Lisbon, with books and TV appearances aplenty. Eat the bacalhau à bras (salt cod, scrambled eggs, fried potato and marinated olives) – it won’t disappoint. From £50. Rua Domingos Sequeira, Campo de Ourique 41C, 1350-11, 00 351 919 837 255, tascadaesquina.com