Evening Lisbon food tours end as your dinner, not as a run of samples. Every walk here names a meal in its inclusions, and one adds ninety minutes of live fado. They work Principe Real, Bairro Alto and Graca, quiet at six and busy at eleven.
A sit-down Portuguese dinner and ninety minutes of live fado in a Bairro Alto fado house, with the history of the music explained before the singing starts. Starters, a main, a drink and a shot of ginjinha.
From $57 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Dinner rather than samples: twelve to fourteen petiscos with a wine pairing at every stop, across three districts. Ten guests at most, from Largo da Graca down to Restauradores.
From $87 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Four evening stops through Principe Real and Bairro Alto, with seven or more tastings and five alcoholic drinks. A viewpoint between stops catches the city as the lights come on. No pushchairs.
From $103 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Every walk that ends as dinner, from a fado house to a wine pairing at every stop.
Compare every Lisbon food tourA walk that starts after the light goes and ends as your dinner. Every one of them names a meal rather than a tasting count. One includes dinner outright. One is a sit-down dinner with a live fado show. The last pours five alcoholic drinks against seven or more things to eat. You will not need to book a table afterwards.
They also work different ground. The daytime circuits cross Baixa and the markets; these work Principe Real, Bairro Alto and Graca, which are quiet at six and busy at eleven.
Each of these names a meal in its inclusions. That makes the fare cheaper than it looks once you stop budgeting for a restaurant afterwards.
Bairro Alto at seven is cobbled lanes and open doors. The same streets at two in the afternoon are shuttered and empty.
Locals eat from half past eight. An evening walk starting at six or seven has the tables before the rush and the atmosphere after it.
Fado came out of these quarters. A guided fado dinner explains the lyrics before the singing starts, feeds you first, and closes on a shot of ginjinha.
The choice is mostly about what you want your dinner to be.
| Evening walk | Afternoon walk | |
|---|---|---|
| What it replaces | Dinner | Lunch, or nothing |
| Quarters | Principe Real, Bairro Alto, Graca | Baixa, Chiado, Alfama |
| Drink | Central: five drinks is common | Alongside the food |
| Children | One publishes a child band; the hour is late | Wider bands, easier timing |
| Typical fare | $57 to $103 | $72 to $157 |
| Ends | Between nine and ten | Between one and five |
Fares run from $57 to $103, which makes this the cheapest way to eat well in Lisbon with a guide. Two hours is the shortest and three the longest. Book ahead: the evening slots fill first in every season, and one of these walks caps at ten guests.
| Tour | From | Length | Rating | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon: Fado Show and Portuguese Dinner | From $57 | 2 hours | 4.6 (2,124) | Check |
| Lisbon Food & Local Drinks Evening Tour by Food Lover Tour | From $87 | 3 hours | 4.8 (112) | Check |
| Lisbon: Evening Food & Wine Tour in Bairro Alto | From $103 | 3 hours | 4.9 (38) | Check |
Check the light before you book a month. In December it is dark by six and the walk is entirely after dusk; in July the sun is still up when you start.
If you are travelling with young children, the hour is the problem rather than the food. These walks finish between nine and ten, and only one publishes a child band. The Lisbon family food tours page is the better starting point.
If you want the markets, the grocers and the pastry shops, those are daytime businesses. An afternoon walk is the only way to see them, and the addresses are on where to eat in Lisbon. And if you do not drink, be aware that most of what is poured here is wine.
Every walk that ends as dinner, from a fado house to a wine pairing at every stop.
See the top Lisbon food toursCompare every fare on Lisbon Food Tours. For the practical detail, read planning a food tour. To see what arrives on the plate, read what you will eat.