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Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela


Diogo Noronha's top-end, sustainable seafooder takes a much-needed creative approach, bucking tradition in favour of challenging and surprising – if pricey – takes on Lisbon's culinary seascape. The €65 tasting menu left us unmoved but then also elated, with the grilled turbot with Hokkaido and butternut pumpkins, Fiorina apple, black truffle and black trumpets, pickled mustard seeds and argan oil.

Pastry chef Claiton Ferreira's Santo Domingo 70% origin chocolate with Madeira bananas and black sesame also stood out. Noronha's pedigree (Casa de Pasto, Rio Maravilha) is strong, so going 'fishing' here for an innovative night of seafood – hold the bacalhau – is a good bet.


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Nearby Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela attractions

1. Jardim Botânico

0.05 MILES

Nurtured by green-fingered students, the Jardim Botânico is a quiet, 1500-species pocket of lushness fresh off a €500,000 renovation that mostly improved…

2. Jardim do Príncipe Real

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Shaded by a giant cedar tree, this is a relaxing shady plaza with an al fresco cafe for watching the world go slowly by. The surrounding district is…

3. Praça das Flores

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One of Lisbon's loveliest squares, Praça das Flores is a leafy gem surrounded by some of Príncipe Real's trendiest hot spots.

4. Convento dos Cardaes

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The inconspicuous, graffitied white facade of this 17th-century fort-like convent contrasts with the rich blue-and-white tiles and gilded carvings of the…

5. Praça da Alegria

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Swooping palms and banyan trees shade tranquil Praça da Alegria, which is actually more round than square. Look out for the bronze bust of 19th-century…

6. Casa Museu de Amália Rodrigues

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A pilgrimage site for fado fans, this is where the Rainha do Fado (Queen of Fado) Amália Rodrigues (1920-99) lived; note the calçada portuguesa …

7. Convento de São Pedro de Alcântara

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This convent is small in size but grand in baroque decor. The inconspicuous box-like facade hides a chapel (1690s), and a church (1681) that survived the…

8. Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida

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Housed in a stunning early-19th-century mansion, this little-known museum presents António Medeiros e Almeida's exquisite fine- and decorative-arts…