Experts' Choice Award Pap'Acorda
What the experts agree on
Lisbon's hippest destination for elevated Portuguese soul food, Pap'Acorda wins over the fashionable crowd with modernized classics like its namesake cilantro-rich seafood stew, reliably excellent before hitting Bairro Alto's bars.
“Renowned restaurant that attracts Lisbon's fashionable elite to its chandelier-hung dining room.”
– Rough Guide
Concierge "A restaurateur with his finger firmly on Lisbon's pulse, he also owns this place, opened in 1981 and full ever since."
Frommer's "Pap' Açorda's facade was originally conceived for a bakery. Today it's high on the list of hip, perpetually fashionable restaurants for the counterculture and media crowd." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Its name refers to a traditional cilantro-rich bread-and-shellfish stew, just one example of the Portuguese soul food this minimalist restaurant serves." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Açorda is a rustic dish of the Alentejo region, here successfully modernized and glamourized."
Fodor's "Seen by many as the best restaurant in the Bairro Alto, Pap'açorda is definitely among the hippest." Full review
The Infatuation "It never disappoints, and is a reliable go-to for dinner before heading out to the neighborhood’s bars. The menu is made up of classic Portuguese dishes to share" Full review
Fodor's "This glitzy restaurant above the Time Out Market in Cais do Sodré is a high-end alternative to the bustling food hall downstairs. The menu leans toward fancified versions of Portuguese..." Full review
