Belcanto
Portuguese restaurant · Chiado
R. Serpa Pinto 10A, 1200-026 Lisboa, Portugal
"Ranked No. 42 on the 2025 World’s 50 Best Restaurants list." - Erin DeJesus
"Bairro do Avillez is great, but Belcanto is José Avillez’s crown jewel. There is both a tasting menu and a la carte offered inside this elegant dining room that’s housed in an old monastery: two tastings and one à la carte, with dishes like lobster paired with white beans, marrow, and caviar, and razor clams with lupin bean ice shavings. Book a table in advance, and plan on leaving your afternoon or the rest of your evening free. This is a main-event kind of place you’ll want to tailor your day around." - rita geraldes
"A renowned Two MICHELIN Star restaurant in Lisbon known for exceptional Portuguese cuisine." - The MICHELIN Guide
"Belcanto boasts a superb location in the Bairro Alto (Chiado) district popular with tourists, on a corner close to a former convent damaged by the large earthquake that devastated the city in 1755. In his culinary empire’s showcase gourmet restaurant, chef José Avillez offers a modern à la carte and a single tasting menu entitled Belcanto that takes guests on a journey of gastronomic discovery in a dining room divided into different spaces, alongside a chef’s table in the kitchen. Avillez explains that all his dishes are influenced by Lisbon’s different light, its maritime shoreline and its distinct districts: in the words of this celebrated chef, “cooking is our very own fado, and our own form of expression”. He recreates recipes that recall our childhood memories, such as the classic “sweet eggs and citrus” (doce de ovos e citrinos), which boasts a sublime delicacy and a truly special flavour. Interestingly, the napkin provided for dessert is in the shape of a sleeve, recalling the way the chef once wiped his mouth on his sleeve as a child!" - Michelin Inspector
"Famous chef José Avillez owns a restaurant empire in town. With its two Michelin stars, his elegant Belcanto, at the heart of the charming Chiado neighborhood, is Lisbon’s most acclaimed fine dining venue. Here, Avillez and his team serve modern Portuguese dishes a la carte or as a tasting menu. Explore Portugal through his creative takes on tasty classics like suckling pig, pork trotters with coriander, orange peel puree and lettuce heart, and lupini beans (a Portuguese obsession) with ajo blanco and horse mackerel." - Rafael Tonon
