Where to Eat… Portuguese Food in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Portugal is one of those places that keeps calling me back… I’d visited Lisbon and the Algarve several years ago, and then I finally made it to Porto last autumn. Regular followers of this site will know the love affair I conducted with Madeira over six weeks at the start of 2022, and I’m already plotting my return next year. But in the meantime, I’ve been craving Portuguese food and trying to track down every Portuguese restaurant in Amsterdam. It turns out there are not that many - and there are even fewer that are any good. (I feel this is a gap in the market.) So this roundup, unlike most others that I write, comes with some conditions attached. I’m not saying that all of these restaurants are perfect, and I’ve been very honest about their limitations. But when only duck rice and white port will do, they’re here to hit the spot!

I’ve been craving Portuguese food and trying to track down every Portuguese restaurant in Amsterdam. It turns out there are not that many - and there are even fewer that are any good.

I’m not sure how long Lizboa will live in its current guise because it’s a pop-up, but right now it’s on one of those big boats that’s behind the Lloyd Hotel. Which makes it a lovely spot for an al fresco aperitif and a sunset on the upstairs deck. Afterwards, you come down into the main body of the boat for a four-course Portuguese-inspired fixed tasting menu. I thought I’d made notes at the time (it was a couple of months ago that I ate there) but it seems I hadn’t, so forgive me if these descriptions are a little thin on the ground… What I do remember, however, is that I loved it! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).