Our story

Fifty years of shellfish, draught beer and conversation on the pedestrian street at Restauradores.

A Lota's dining room, with blue walls, bare-bulb pendant lamps and laid tables

Restauradores · Baixa · 1972

A counter, a draught and an open kitchen

We are a cervejaria, which in Lisbon means a marble counter, a well-poured draught and a kitchen open from morning until closing, every day. With or without a booking, come in and eat well.

  • Heated terrace on the pedestrian street
  • Air-conditioned dining room
  • Wheelchair access
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • High chairs
  • Gluten-free options
  • Vegetarian options
  • Football on TV
  • Tables for groups
  1. 1972

    A Lota opens as a restaurant and beer hall on Rua do Jardim do Regedor.

  2. 1990

    The terrace takes over the pedestrian street. The Baixa starts welcoming the world.

  3. 2010

    Cataplanas and paellas join the menu, for the big tables.

  4. Now

    The same family, the same fish market in the morning, the kitchen open until closing.

What does not change

  • Fish from the market

    Bought in the morning, grilled at lunch. If it is not fresh it does not come in.

  • Simple cooking

    Olive oil, garlic, coriander, charcoal. Portuguese classics without inventions.

  • Open door

    With or without a booking, no hurry, from morning until closing, every day.

A Lota's façade and terrace, with the blue awning
Dining room with blue walls and laid tables
Dining tables seen from above
Table laid with A Lota's embroidered tablecloth
Fresh gilt-head bream on ice
Salmon steaks in the display
Corner of the dining room with the Sagres beer tanks

Real photos of the house, digitally edited (no people). On the home page, the glow of the awning bulbs is a digital animation.

A Lota — Restaurante & Cervejaria

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Walk-ins are welcome too: we are a beer hall, a table always frees up.

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