Diverse, central, food-driven

Arroios / Anjos

Dense, diverse central neighbourhoods that have become Lisbon's most interesting kitchen.

Arroios and Anjos are the dense, diverse central neighbourhoods that have quietly become the city's most interesting kitchen, home to long-settled communities from South Asia, China, Africa and beyond. Behind unremarkable facades you find some of Lisbon's best-value and most authentic cooking, alongside a young creative crowd moving in for the rents and the energy. There is little to photograph and a great deal to eat. Come hungry and curious, and follow the smells rather than the guidebooks.