A great place to eat mostly local food, but also more exotic cuisine. The hardest parts are choosing which restaurants to try, and trying to find a place to seat!
So, how does the Time Out Market work?
1. You order your food at one of the restaurants where they give you a buzzer that will flash and buzz once your order is ready
2. You try to find a place to seat in the central area of the market.
3. Get your food and enjoy!
Huge selection of food and drink, you'll definitely find something to your liking. Gets super busy as you can imagine.
The food is top notch and the atmosphere is indeed like a market place. Restaurants selected by Time Out line up the all four sides of the building so you'll have plenty of menus to choose from, from Portuguese to Chinese. The salmon and cuttlefish hamburger and fish and chips were both delicious.
However, if you're tired of fellow tourists or if you're looking for more down-to-earth places that serves traditional Portuguese food, I'd say skip this place.
Fantastic range of high quality food, prepared fresh. Not always cheap but almost always great value
When i was there in december 2019 it was very crowded and very overpriced. It is convenient if you get stuck for a place to go. The park next to it is a nice place to sit for a drink. It is better to visit the restaurants in their own location around the city rather than what they serve in the market i believe.
If you know Timeout you could imagine the place, if you don't it give you a unique experience. The food is great, several choices from the very well known restaurants. You can spend time with friends or family (even with kids, we have a 2 years old baby and it was convenient).
It's very crowded and noisy but I personally like it. You have so many good options in here that you wouldn't have elsewhere
Great selection of food and drink in a fun and lively location. Something for everyone!
Amazing place, great food and so easy to get to on the metro. A must do if you visit Lisbon.
Great selection of restaurants. Best place I've eaten at Lisbon
Great selection of modern takes on food. Gets very busy during lunch hours (1:30 to 3:30 PM), but worth the wait. Or great for coming during off hours too.
Nice collection/samples of some of Lisboa's best restaurants
Nice place with lots of good different restaurants. Avoid the rush hour during the weekend.
Fantastic range of great food but be prepared to wait a long time for a space at the tables.
It would be better if they had a system to promote the flow of guests - plenty of people were still using much needed table seats long after they had finished eating. While this is generally normal at a restaurant, it's not suitable here when it's so busy - so if you're lucky enough to get a spot, be considerate to your fellow foodies and vacate when you're done! <3
Think food court. Instead of BK and Panda Express garbage you have some of the best food joints in Lisbon. PLUS, there's beer and wine. No brainer. An absolute must visit if you want to try all the best foods in one place.
Local food for tourists but very good, a little bit expensive
Many restaurant, so everyone can find something for themselves. The atmosphere is really amazing.
Great selection of Portuguese foods and conveniently close to the train station, worth a dinner but if u go at peak times you will be fighting for your seat! :)
Some of the best custard tarts, fruit and fish we had in Lisbon. Its busy but there's great selection
Wow. What a great collection of restaurants. A must do in Lisbon.
Great place to try variety of food. Close to the centre. Definitely a place to check out in Lisbon
Very interesting and popular market place to visit and to grab some food with your friends. A lot of choice of different cousins, large and open place , not much privacy if you are with your sweetheart, but other than that I was glad that we have visited this impressive place.
I don t know why it was so busy. The food was ok. The prices were fine for what they had.
We were not impressed with the chaos infested eating arena.
The tourists were inviting, but the locals were not pleased to be sharing their space with us, or so it seemed to us.
We will spend our money on smaller, independent places as they seem happy to see us
If you like to search for a seat for at least 30 minutes, that's the place to be
Good place to grab a bite and drinks, many stalls though finding a table on busy evenings may be cumbersome. We went for dinner after a day of sight seeing at Belem and enjoyed the experience.
The place is all about good food, honest prices, vast options of mesls and desserts. Very friendly and modern atmosphere in a nive and well located place. It s very crowded so you have to fight for a table, specially if you re in a group.
Not really my cup of tea - it s really busy, there are hardly any seats and it definitely doesn t include the best places to eat in Lisbon.
Excellent options for lunch or dinner for a very decent price.
Pretentious, expensive and loud place. The food is actually nice, but the experience is completely wasted by the environment that looks like a regular mail food court.
Nice food court style market, in a beautiful location and with very good food of all kinds, styles, and cuisines. However, when it's crowded - especially at weekends and holidays - it becomes impossible to find seating. We ended up walking about for 40 minutes, with (luckily cold) food trays in hand before we found three seats that weren't occupied by people eating, or worse, people "saving" seats for when they would finally get their food. Also, there is no proper "staging" area so the space in front of the food stalls is blocked by people reading menus or waiting for food. Quite frustrating design. Go during the week if you can! And please - make space for those who already have food :)
Everything okay, but you can feel that it was build for tourists. So if you don't mind that go for it, if you do go through the city and look for a authentic restaurant and enjoy an authentic atmosphere. Also a bit overpriced for the portion size and self service. Overall we're disappointed because we had higher expectations.
Large selection of vendors. Food looks good. Very popular and crowded
It s a nice place to taste many Portugal dishes but the organization sucks as everything in European countries like Italy, Spain et etc... It s impossible to find a seat place in the food court, there are too many groups of tourists which occupy the places when somebody is ordering. Especially the French people. They are moving the chairs to their table and just keep them occupied, I ordered and had my meals standing and they still where just waiting and occupying the places and chairs. It s just an arrogant behaviour. So, me experience was negative because of it even I had good mix of dry cured meat, cheese and croquets.
Very nice place with Portuguese and international food
touristic place a bit pricy but a good place to start or if you have a limited time and cannot wander around
So many choices and very crowded especially throughout the summer
Love the fact that there's a variety of food to choose from on top of their free wifi available! They sell cheap preserved seafood in cans here too - Tricana! Much cheaper than if bought in the UK - almost half the price.
Food meeting point! Mixture of local and international cuisines
Love this market
They offer various choices with reasonable prices
Great experience... Very difficult to get a place to sit
You could stay there all day,eat,drink and just watch the world go bye. Loved the food there and so much to choose from. Definitely going back there.
Lots of stalls with food. The place comes very recommended. The dishes we tried were really good. The concept is something u might find in any bigger city and it is well finished here. The public seemed to be a mix of tourists and locals. The only minus is that it's really overcrowded and a bar-girl told us it is busy from opening until closing every day.
Ate here 3 times. 1 great experience and 2 average experiences. The Portuguese food is generally better. The Asian food is not authentic, the curry is bland and watered down (speaking as an Asian who grew up in Asia).
We weren t too hungry when we visited so didn t have much. From what we tried, we highly recommend the Asian flavour beef tartare (I think that s the name) from Tartar-Ria. It is the best beef tartare we ve ever had! The meat board was average (can t remember which stall it was from).
It s very cozy place to have sharing food with friends. All the food stand at the side and you can pick what you want. Good combination with bar and food stands. The beer are also good price for big cup. The burger are super juicy and the steak is just right. The Asian Pad Thai has strong favor and tastes good. The food are quite big portions but the price for the food maybe a little more expensive than outside of the market in Portugal.
Modern and beautiful market where everyone will find something they like.
Great place to eat food cooked while you wait so it's fresh bar said 15 minutes and you got it we will go back
Good market.mainly food and beverages in heart of Lisbon
Really decent place to go have dinner. It's definitely a high end food market with beautiful dishes while still being very affordable. Most dishes are around 10.
Not what I was expecting. Upmarket food stalls from all over the world, but only a few Portuguese stalls. Very expensive and full of tourists. Didn't stay long.
Its noisy and long waiting list in all shops. The food is ok.
Very pretty, great food, great for trying a bunch of things... Marked up prices, cook book was 8.50 here, 6.50 at a bookstore nearby and 4.50 in the next town over
Funny place if you are a local and street food lover.
Don't pretend to say you visited the best restaurants in Lisbon by just visiting Time out / mercado da ribeira. For sure this place can help you to have a refreshment of the most famous, modern, updated chef & recipes in town. A deep finest research requires you to not limit yourself by researching restaurants and chef, especially outside Lisbon. Enjoy your homeworks
So so busy but a good dining concept for anyone who can make up their mind which cuisine they want to eat. It can be very busy so sitting can be an issue at night.
A good selection of products at slightly higher than average prices. Pretty much all Portuguese specialities available.
What an amazing experience, if you're visiting Lisbon, this place is a must. Overwhelming selection of food, drink and nibbles, you do NOT want to miss on this.
Great selection and wide variety of food. Good for seafood, burgers, coffees and pastries
Lovely selection of many different kinds of food. One of the best place in Lisbon if you love food :)
One word. Amazing! The range & quality of food is up there. Use of tech to signal that your food is ready to collect while you wait is a novel idea. I hope Manchester gets its very own version.
The best in Lisboa, you can find whatever u want to eat... Don't miss it
Great selection of food and atmosphere. Great place for either lunch or dinner.
Very nice place to eat...many options and very nice atmosphere.... have to try it
Crazy crowded place of people from all over the eating, or actually, trying to get a seat for few minutes to eat a meal, from one of the many stalls, each one offers a different set of dishes.
Crazy, but tasty and interesting human phenomenon.
If you are a tourist in Lisbon you shouldn't miss the place. Go for it to eat lunch.
This market has lots of mini stalls with a great selection of foods. In the middle in many tables for everyone to eat at :)
Loads of food choices and great taste. Good location too
Loved the variety of choices offered. Definitely a must visit place while in Lisbon. Every restaurant actually exists as a restaurant in Lisbon so its a good option to choose what you like. Crowded. Positive vibes
A fun experience. Really nice food options. The drinks are pricy here but that's to be expected. Make sure to arrive early, by 12 for lunch to get a seat, particularly if you are a bigger group. One of the best places to get custard tarts at Manteigaria. A fun way to spend a rainy day indoors.
If you are a person that decides hard on what to eat, this is the place for you. For sure you will find something for you. Very clean and nice decorated.
"chair wars" movie should be filmed here.
absolutely discomfortable place to eat however you may find local tastes conveniently.
Don't be put off by the tourist effect. So much of the food here is absolutely worth waiting in line for.
Great quality and variety of drinks/food available
Great atmosphere and a few choices for dessert
Fun market with various food and drinks. A little bit of a goto tourist venue, but who cares. It's really enjoyable.
So many delicious options to choose from! The only problem is finding a seat....
Market for tourists, overpriced and completely fake. A classic in any touristy european city
Great place. Went here twice during our stay and thoroughly enjoyed the tapas, Asian food, cocktails, ice cream and sardines shop! Really great experience and would love to visit again!
Nice Food court and farmers/fishers market, prices are on the upper-side but the atmosphere is great
Very nice place. Very stylish. Normal prices. Great collection on banknotes and coins in the nearby market
It looks cool by standard. Go if you have no idea where to eat and wanna have to fight for your food and seats. One star for providing jobs.
Great vibe and good choice of food which you can eat at tables all in the centre of the market. This time we ate at the Asian place, good flavours, price and portion size. All cooked fresh in front of you.
This is a good spot to see some local Portuguese food at a glance, but I felt like I had better - it's probably because we came here on our last day, so please keep that in mind as you read my review. Here's where we sampled:
1) Tartaria: friends got sea bass ceviche (friend said too limey, but husband enjoyed) and tuna tartar (friends loved it)
2) Henrique Sa Pessoa: omg delicious crispy pork sandwich. Get it.
3) Meredith Vieira: we got the 3 chefs petiscos (not bad) and the caldeirada (seafood stew - good seafood flavor but way too salty)
4) Blue Seafood: oysters (fellow oyster loving friend said they're just ok)
5) (forget the name!!): octopus hot dog - lol - so good, get this.
It was a nice atmosphere - it is, after all, a trendy food hall - and luckily, it wasn't that packed. My 2 cents for visitors is to come here to see the variety of food available, sample some, and then look for different and more local versions elsewhere.
The Time out bar has unfortunately really rude staff which really takes away from the ambiance. Such a shame!
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