Monthly Hot List

Where to Eat & Drink in Centro, Ericeira 2026

20 ranked·16,130 live reviews·updated August 2026
Known forGrilled sardines and fresh seafoodSmall plates and local petiscosLate night craft beer barsCobbled streets near the oceanQuick lunch spots serving pork

The top independent spots to eat and drink in Centro right now: COSTA FRIA, O Gafanhoto and O Empório . Comfort Food & Craft Beer.

The Centro Hot List · Restaurants & Bars
Restaurants · ranked
1COSTA FRIA
Restaurante
4.5855
A Greek-Portuguese fusion restaurant. The food is excellent right through to dessert, with this crumble to share. It’s INCREDIBLE – the chef has a wonderful vision of food meant to be shared.Un restaurant fusion grec portugais. Une cuisine excellente jusqu'au dessert avec ce crumble a partager. INCROYABLE le chef a une vision magnifique de la cuisine a partager.Google review · A.P. · verbatim
2O Gafanhoto
Portuguese restaurant
4.51,792
3O Empório . Comfort Food & Craft Beer
Gastropub
5.0130
4Petiscaria Âncora
Restaurante
4.8447
5Buco Ericeira | Smash Club
Restaurante
4.9243
6Prim
Restaurante
4.61,055
7Basílico Trattoria
Restaurante
4.7240
8Mar das Latas Wine & Food
Restaurante
4.71,066
9Caminito
Restaurante
4.9324
10LAB
Restaurante
4.9178
11Ribas
Restaurante de frutos do mar
4.51,755
12Tasquinha do Joy
Restaurant
4.41,882
13Mar d'Areia
Restaurant
4.61,173
14Tik Tapas
Restaurante
4.61,659
15Esplanada Furnas
Restaurant
4.42,051
16Parreirinha
Restaurante
4.5292
Bars · ranked
1Dom Bilas Ericeira
Cervejaria
4.9215
2Tasquinha dos Pescadores
Bar
4.8406
3Sr Tigre Lounge & Tapas Bar
Lounge bar
4.8129
4Hemingway's Ericeira Bar Café
Restaurant
4.5238

20 independent venues, re-ranked monthly from real reviews — no national chains, no paid placements.

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Visiting Ericeira, Portugal? Centro — World Surfing Reserve — is the neighbourhood with 20 ranked independent restaurants and bars our review-velocity ranking is tracking right now. All trending hot this week. Rankings refreshed monthly from 16,130 live reviews — no national chains, no ads.

The Atlantic wind hits the cobbled alleys of Ericeira Centro long before the dinner rush starts. Sitting down for lunch before 12pm means staring at empty chairs, because real eating here happens between 1-3pm and well after 8pm. The shift from surfboards to table wine is swift, and you need a plan if you want to eat well without waiting 45 minutes on the pavement. Start on Largo do Cruzeiro at Petiscaria Âncora, where plates of garlic clams and grilled prawns cost around €12 to €18. If you want craft beer with comfort food, walk over to Rua de Santo António, where O Empório serves dark stouts and hot pork belly slices from 6pm onwards. Just a few steps down the same street, Dom Bilas Ericeira stays packed late, pouring €2 draughts into frost-heavy glasses alongside grilled chouriço. For seafood right near the water, hit Rua Cap. João Lopes, where Mar das Latas Wine & Food pours glass after glass of white wine alongside grilled sardines for €15. If you prefer standing room and crisp lagers, turn into Travessa do Cotovelo for Tasquinha dos Pescadores around 9pm. Skip the generic menus in the main square and stick to these side-street spots where grills stay hot late into the night.

How to Get There

From Lisbon Campo Grande:

  • Bus:1h15 via Mafrense (~€7)
  • Car:50 min via A8/A21

Mafrense Ticket Info

ZoneLisbon-Ericeira
Single ticket€7

No train service to Ericeira. Bus or car only.

Local tip: No train -- bus or car only. In summer, parking is a nightmare. Take the bus or arrive early.

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Petiscaria Âncora holds #1 for its reliable seafood petiscos and grilled octopus plates served on Largo do Cruzeiro. The kitchen consistently turns out fresh shellfish without long wait times.

Dom Bilas Ericeira on Rua de Santo António leads the bars with cold beers and casual seating. Tasquinha dos Pescadores on Travessa do Cotovelo offers fantastic standing-room drinks near the water.

The area offers Portuguese seafood at Petiscaria Âncora, smashed burgers at Buco Ericeira, Italian dishes at Basílico Trattoria, and gastropub plates at O Empório.

Mar das Latas Wine & Food on Rua Cap. João Lopes works well for evening wine and shared small plates. O Empório on Rua de Santo António also provides a great dark-wood setting for craft beer and dinner.

Tasquinha do Joy on Rua de Santo António serves generous pork and sardine plates under €12. 5 e meio - TapRoom on Rua do Ericeira also keeps prices low for craft beers and casual bites.

Tasquinha dos Pescadores reached a new peak by climbing to #2 bar this month. Petiscaria Âncora and Dom Bilas Ericeira both retained their #1 spots across restaurants and bars.

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