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Pica-Pau is rated 9.5/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories: Quality of food: 9.5/10 Service: 9.4/10 Atmosphere: 9.4/10

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Pica-Pau is identified as offering portuguese cuisine.

Is Pica-Pau romantic?

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Is Pica-Pau open on Sundays?

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Pica-Pau

Name: Pica-Pau
Address: R. da Escola Politécnica 27, Lisboa, 1250-099, Portugal
Price range: €22 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 9.5

Restaurant menu

Menu photo1 photos

Food photo66 photos

Type of cuisinePortuguese

Average price€22

ChefLuís Gaspar

Pão de Mafra, Manteiga Rainha do Pico e molho Pica-Pau

€3.5

Azeitonas marinadas

€1.5

Reviews

9.5
of 10

Excellent

735 reviews

Ambience

9.4

Food

9.5

Service

9.4

Real experiences from real diners
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Byron F. • 2 reviews
July 5, 2025
9.5/10
Such a fantastic evening. By far a memorable experience! Will be back and back again! Thanks for such an amazing meal!

Esmond W. • 2 reviews
July 2, 2025
10/10
Fantastic and authentic Portuguese cuisines.

Andrea B. • 1 review
June 1, 2025
10/10
Special dishes from the beginning to the end. We tried 3 different "petiscos": tomato salad, pulpo salad and pastel de bacalhau. For the main dish, duck rice. The orange touch made it superb

João M. • 15 reviews
May 11, 2025
8/10
Good meal good stay

Beatriz R. • 2 reviews
March 25, 2025
9.5/10
Amazing place to eat Portuguese food :) everything is delicious

David H. • 21 reviews
March 13, 2025
10/10
I’ve never left this place without feeling that I’ve got the best food, service and ambience. It’s probably my favourite nowadays by far.

Ani S. • 4 reviews
March 13, 2025
10/10
Great food and very intimate and romantic scene. Will definitely go back next time I’m in Lisbon!

miguel e. • 23 reviews
February 17, 2025
10/10
Our server Andre C took very good care of us, and we were fortunate to meet Chef Luis on our way out. We enjoyed the shrimp Açorda, and shared a bottle of Quinta red blend wine. Everyone was very gracious and a very pleasant experience at Pica Pau regardless of the 4.7 earthquake that happen to take place at the time.

Andre S. • 6 reviews
February 6, 2025
10/10
Great portuguese food

Nicola D. • 1 review
January 19, 2025
10/10
Excellent foot and service. The waiter was knowledgeable about the food and was able to guide us. The cured chorizo and green beans were particularly excellent. We also had the prawns and the skewers. Some bits were slightly heavy on the salt for my tastes but that is a personal preference I feel.

Michael O. • 327 reviews
January 13, 2025
8.5/10
really lovely and attentive service, bright clean and fresh location, but definitely priced for foreign tourists!

Alexander T. • 2 reviews
October 27, 2024
10/10
The food was delicious and the staff were lovely.

Martinha R. • 5 reviews
October 20, 2024
10/10
warming place with delicious food! staff is nice too

Ana S. • 55 reviews
October 18, 2024
8/10
Very very nice little restaurant! Food is very tasty! Service is very friendly! A must comeback!

Beia C. • 4 reviews
October 12, 2024
6.5/10
Yes. But the service was a bit pushy. Not as lisboner as the food.

Ana F. • 4 reviews
September 28, 2024
9.5/10
Amazing food and service. The only negatives are the music being too loud to the point the waitress wasn’t hearing me compliment the food and the air con being too high.

Gio I. • 43 reviews
September 30, 2024
10/10
Absolutely a hidden gem with several traditional plates. Service was very good and the quality of the food was beyond. Highly recommend!
Pica-Pau • Owner
Dear Gio, Thank you for taking the time tin sharing with us the comments of your recent visit to Pica-Pau. We are pleased to learn that our dishes exceeded your expectations. Indeed we follow the rules of the portuguese tradition, where the everyday food takes us back to our childhood memories. Thank you for recommend our Restaurant. We are looking forward to serving you again, giving you the opportunity to try more dishes from our menu. Best regards, Pica-Pau.

David H. • 21 reviews
September 20, 2024
10/10
Always a win. Love this place :)
Pica-Pau • Owner
Dear David Higuera, Greetings from Pica-Pau! Thank you for taking the time in sharing with us your recent visit to our Restaurant. We are grateful to learn that you really loved your last experience. We are looking forward to serving you again in the near future. Best regards, Pica-Pau.

Katrine J. • 4 reviews
July 25, 2024
10/10
A memorable lunch, excellent service and choice of wine. We tried various dishes to share, plus all the bacalhau dishes on the main menu. Hard to tell what was best, everything was delicious. Will return!

Elaine C. • 21 reviews
June 10, 2024
8.5/10
Delicious food and friendly efficient service
Pica-Pau • Owner
Hello Elaine Crittenden , we greatly appreciate your visit and your feedback. We are very grateful for your appreciation of our restaurant and our gastronomic proposal. We work to provide all our visitors with a complete and enticing gastronomic experience, so it is very gratifying to see this dedication recognized. We hope you visit us again for an equally or even more satisfying experience. Best regards,

Tripadvisor reviews

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105 reviews

Location

R. da Escola Politécnica 27, 1250-099 Lisboa

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Pica-Pau is rated 9.5/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories:
- Quality of food: 9.5/10
- Service: 9.4/10
- Atmosphere: 9.4/10