O Paco — Restaurant in Lisbon

I was looking for authentic Portuguese food and found this place down the street. They offered a menu in English for those who can’t yet speak the language (me).

I ordered the Arroz de Marisco which is a rich seafood stew that's made up of fish and rice. It's a Portuguese favorite, and one of the Seven Wonders of Portuguese Gastronomy. Some people say it's like a Spanish paella, but it's very different due to the amount of sauce.

I recommend getting some bread to soak up the delicious sauce and a white wine. I was a little nervous to order seafood because I am a bit touchy with fishy tasting food. This dish was outstanding! I would highly recommend trying it.

While the cost was a bit higher than what I normally spend, it was worth it especially considering the friendly and...

After the Christmas Concert at Gulbenkian on the 20/12/23 we came here to have dinner. The food was horrible and the next day I was with diarrhea. We had seafood soup that was super salty. The octopus salad was from a "month a go" super hard we couldn't eat it. The Ovas salt was all about vinegar. A terrible experience, after a sublime concert in one of the best venues for Classical...

Worst food experience in Lisbon ... Thought their fish and sea food is fresh, they put soooooo much coriander in everything that you can't even taste the real flavour. Otherwise the food is nice and fresh just if you don't like the taste of the coriander ask them to remove it from the dish. And also for the staff at the restaurant - ask people for the...