The Best Places to Eat Near L’AND Vineyards, by the Record

The lift up Torre Vasco da Gama takes exactly fifty seconds, which is where the name comes from and roughly how long it takes to forget you're in Lisbon. This two Michelin star fine dining room sits 120 metres above the city, and chef Rui Silvestre runs a single tasting menu rooted in seafood, pulling in spices from his Mozambican and Indian heritage in ways that feel earned rather than decorative.

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The terrace looks straight out over the Tagus, which is a fine place to eat a wood-fired Neapolitan pizza. Vela Latina sits in the small riverside village of Sarilhos Pequenos, next to the local sailing club, and leans into the nautical theme with white-and-blue walls and vintage yacht photographs. The dough gets a long ferment and a hot oven, and the crust comes out airy with those charred leopard spots. Named among 50 Top Pizza Europe's Excellent Pizzerias.

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A Basque beef chop on the menu of a small Portuguese restaurant near the local football pitch tells you something about the couple running it: they travel, they eat, and they come home changed. This is a neighborhood spot built on traditional Portuguese cooking, from tuna in escabeche to cuttlefish cabidela served in a clay casserole, with a Michelin Bib Gourmand to show for it. The room is simple and the kitchen is open, the way it should be.

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A family recipe book three generations deep drives the menu at this cozy regional restaurant near the train station in Azambuja. The chef has been quietly carrying forward a Ribatejo culinary tradition inherited from her mother and great-grandmother, and the results are homey but precise, with the occasional pickle doing more work than you'd expect. An adjoining wine cellar runs tastings and champions small producers, which regulars have clearly figured out.

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