Bella Ciao
Rua da Costa, 10 (Alcântara)
210 935 708
Closes on Sundays
Price per person: €20
An Italian offers the traditional pasta dishes from his homeland and the best tiramisu in Lisbon at this authentic trattoria, with checkered tablecloths and the RAI channel on TV. Each meal starts with a complementary salad, and as an alternative to the pasta there are meat dishes. A delicious Nutella mousse is the recommended alternative to the tiramisu.
Capricciosa
Docas de Santo Amaro (Alcântara); Passeio das Tágides, Lote 2.26.01 (Parque das Nações)
213 955 977 (Docas); 218 922 595 (Parque das Nações)
Opens every day
Price per person: €15
This pizzeria stands on the riverfront, at the Santo Amaro Docks, and has a contemporary and comfortable interior, but it’s on the terrace outside that everyone prefers to sit and enjoy the pizzas made in a wood oven (on the menu there are also pastas and salads). A second branch with the same menu (and also with river views) is found in Parque das Nações. It’s a good choice for after a visit to the Oceanarium or before a show at Altice Arena.
Casanostra
Travessa do Poço da Cidade, 60 (Bairro Alto)
213 425 931
Opens every day
Price per person: €25
It was the first truly Italian restaurant in Lisbon, but it doesn’t serve pizza. The menu is divided into meat, fish and pasta dishes. The interior in aqua tones has a slightly retro décor and a relaxed atmosphere. Some tables are placed outside in the warmer months.
Casanova
Avenida Infante Dom Henrique/Doca do Jardim do Tabaco/Santa Apolónia (Alfama)
218 877 532
Opens every day
Price per person: €20
This has been a local favorite for quite some time (since 2000), for the terrace facing the river, for the interior with communal tables, and especially for the wood-oven pizzas. The Italian owner chose to offer thin and crispy crusts, and a specialty available only in the summer -- the fig and prosciutto pizza. Waiting in a long line is often part of the experience.
Come Prima
Rua do Olival, 258 (Lapa)
213 902 457
Closes on Sundays
Price per person: €25
Chef Tanka Sapkota is Nepali, but lived and learned his craft in Italy before falling in love with Lisbon. His first restaurant opened in 2001 not far from the Ancient Art Museum, and has already been given three awards, all by Italian institutions or the government of Italy. This because it promotes "Italian excellence," including its pizzas certified by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana. But although it may be the most distinguished Italian restaurant in town, it’s still an advocate of Portuguese products, such as the seafood and wines. It’s also known for its seasonal specialties, such as the white Alba truffles. Everything is served in a cozy dimly-lit space, split into two levels.
Esperança
Rua do Norte, 95 (Bairro Alto)
213 432 027
Opens every day
Price per person: €20
What was once a grocery store and a tavern is now a contemporary restaurant, specializing in thin-crust pizza (it also serves pastas, risottos and hamburgers).
It’s one of the most popular in Bairro Alto, so it’s recommended that you book a table, especially on Fridays and Saturdays.
Forno d'Oro
Rua Artilharia 1, 16 (Amoreiras)
213 879 944
Opens every day
Price per person: €25
Prepared in a gold-covered oven made of volcanic rock, these Neapolitan-style pizzas earned the seal of approval of the "Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana" shortly after the restaurant opened in 2015. That "Michelin star for pizzas” is awarded by the city of Naples to the "true Neapolitan pizzas" around the world -- meaning with lighter and fluffier crusts. Here you’ll get good quality toppings, and there are also Portuguese-inspired pizzas.
Il Mercato
Rua Artilharia 1, 51/Pátio Bagatela (Amoreiras)
211 930 941
Closes on Mondays
Price per person: €25
This is a laid-back spot that invites you to travel to Italy through its delicacies. It has a terrace outside, and an interior that’s both restaurant and market. Cheese, sausages and olive oils imported from Italy are on display next to a fresh pasta bar, where you can choose from 20 varieties. At the tables, it presents a menu of the day and a regular menu with other suggestions, made with the products sold at the market, such as Barlotti mozzarella, which arrives twice a week. The wines are also all Italian.
In Bocca Al Lupo
Rua Manuel Bernardes, 5A (Príncipe Real)
213 900 582
Closes on Tuesdays
Price per person: €25
Here the pizzas stand out for being organic, prepared in an open kitchen in a welcoming and casual space. Many of them are also vegan and gluten-free. The crust is very thin and usually comes with a few air bubbles and organic toppings, many of them seasonal.
La Finestra
Avenida Conde Valbom, 52A (Avenidas Novas)
217 613 580
Opens every day
Price per person: €20
The most colorful pizzeria in town is one of the few spots where you can still smoke inside. Those who prefer to breathe fresher air can sit on the terrace outside. It lists a variety of pizzas, but all have thin crusts. There are also traditional Italian dishes of meat, fish and pasta.
La Puttana
Rua Nova do Carvalho, 70 (Cais do Sodré)
915 162 919
Opens every day
Price per person: €20
This pizzeria opens its floor-to-ceiling windows to the street (except on winter days), and serves thin-crust pizzas with Italian toppings. It’s a very informal place, with communal tables seating up to 24 people.
Lucca
Travessa Henrique Cardoso, 19B (Avenidas Novas)
217 972 687
Opens every day
Price per person: €20
This is one of the oldest pizzerias in town and remains one of the best. It’s therefore quite popular, and you may have to wait a while for a table. Repeat customers know it’s worth the wait, for the thin-crust wood-oven pizza.
Luzzo
Rua de Santa Marta, 37 (Avenida da Liberdade)
213 570 518
Opens every day
Price per person: €20
Here the pizzas follow the Neapolitan tradition but use Portuguese products. They come out of a wood oven, and are ordered through a tablet listing all the options. The interior is divided into two rooms with wooden walls and decorated with tiles and images of vegetables. At the tables, instead of plates there are wooden pizza paddles.
Mano a Mano
Rua do Alecrim, 22 (Chiado)
914 054 273
Opens every day
Price per person: €20
The most popular Italian dishes are served here, meaning pasta and pizza. You may choose the type of crust for your pizza -- thick (Neapolitan-style) or thin (Roman-style), and for this there are two different ovens in the open kitchen. When it comes to wines, the choice is between the Italian and the Portuguese. The room is illuminated by light projections and decorated with wooden and marble furniture.
Memoria
Rua 4 Infantaria, 26A (Campo de Ourique)
210 998 366
Opens every day
Price per person: €20
This restaurant facing the Jardim da Parada park in Campo de Ourique has a small interior but offers more space in two patios. The marble-top tables are for meals of pastas, pizzas or salads, using Italian products. As an aperitif or to accompany your meal, Spritz is the recommended drink, by the glass or jug.
Mercantina
Praça de Alvalade, 6B (Alvalade)
217 960 313
Opens every day
Price per person: €25
This was the first pizzeria in Lisbon distinguished by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, meaning the city of Naples declares that it serves “real Neapolitan pizzas.” That's a wood-oven pizza, with a thicker and softer crust, using fresh ingredients, some of them imported from Naples.
Nosolo Itália - Belém
Avenida Brasília, 202 (Belém)
213 015 969
Opens every day
Price per person: €20
This restaurant occupies a building that seems to float on the river by the Discoveries Monument. It serves the flavors of Italy (pizzas, pastas, crepes and ice cream) in a luminous interior and on a terrace. It remains open in the afternoon, for meals or an ice cream break between visits to the monuments in Belém.
Osteria
Rua das Madres, 52-54 (Madragoa)
213 960 584
Opens every day
Price per person: €25
An Italian, who welcomes customers as friends, invites you to taste authentic Italian dishes, in doses meant to be shared by two. The small space is decorated with posters and old photographs of Italy, and the atmosphere is relaxed.
It’s hidden in one of the most traditional neighborhoods in Lisbon, the Madragoa.
Popolo
Avenida 24 de Julho, 50 (Santos)
213 901 641
Opens every day
Price per person: €20
It’s located in the city’s small "design district," so the décor had to have a touch of sophistication, slightly inspired by the 1950s in the United States and post-war Europe. However, it’s a very relaxed restaurant, serving pizzas and hamburgers on wooden paddles. It also has a bakery that opens early in the morning, for breakfast.
Primo Basilico
Rua dos Remédios, 37 (Alfama)
218 885 287
Closes on Sundays
Price per person: €5
Opened by Italians from Turin, this small space serves pizza by the slice, made with a special dough, which is fermented for several hours. It follows Italian traditions, using ingredients imported from Italy (only the vegetables are Portuguese). There are a few tables and a counter where you can stay eating, but most people prefer to take the slices home or enjoy them on a walk through the picturesque streets of Alfama.
Valdo Gatti
Rua do Grémio Lusitano, 13 (Bairro Alto)
213 471 601
Opens every day
Price per person: €20
This pizzeria stands out for being organic and eco-friendly. It focuses on local, natural, and Italian PDO products. The rotating stone oven ensures that the semi-whole wheat pizzas are uniformly cooked, and there are options for all diets, including vegan. The pizza of the day introduces new flavors and shows off the creativity of the pizzaiolos. Wines are also organic, while non-alcoholic drinks include freshly-squeezed juices and filtered water.
Visconti
Largo Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, 18 (Chiado)
213 461 512
Opens every day
Price per person: €25
This space, with stone arches and large windows facing Largo Bordalo Pinheiro, has been home to several restaurants, but in 2019 it became an “Italian bistro.” It follows classic Italian recipes but gives them contemporary touches, with choices "from the land" and "from the sea” -- in addition to pizza, pastas and risottos, served on the terrace outside or in the blue interior decorated with marble-top tables, velvet sofas, and pages of the classic Paródia magazine framed on the walls.
Zero Zero
Rua da Escola Politécnica, 32 (Príncipe Real); Alameda dos Oceanos, Lote 2.11.01H (Parque das Nações)
213 420 091 (Príncipe Real); 218 957 016 (Parque das Nações)
Opens every day
Price per person: €20
There are two Zero Zero restaurants -- one in Príncipe Real and the other in Parque das Nações. Both have a terrace -- the first one facing the Botanical Garden and the second the river. They offer the same menu of pizzas and pastas made with Italian ingredients. The rotating ovens are heated with firewood, which is also used as part of the décor. The prosecco is the recommended drink.
