Healthy Lisbon Guide

Lisbon is a city that promotes a healthy lifestyle. The last few years saw the opening of restaurants that offer healthier food, and even older ones adapted to these needs. Although it has many hills, the city invites walking and running on the open air, and there is no shortage of activities good for the mental and physical well-being, ranging from dancing to paddle and other sports.

Get to know here a guide for a healthy Lisbon.

Healthy food comes in different forms and can be docked in any meal of the day. If you want a more balanced meal, you can do it in pratically any restaurant or café. However, there are spaces in the city that make a clear bet on healthy eating by adhering completely to certain diets or by offering options that take into account modern dietary restrictions.

From the paleo diet, which excludes all processed foods and opts for those consumed by our pre-farming ancestors, to vegetarian and vegan diets, without forgetting the restaurants that have specific menus for diabetics and celiacs, here we share some of the best restaurants with healthy food in Lisbon.

The big supermarkets already have specific areas for biologic and healthy products, but if you prefer the familiar feel of a smaller store, or even an open-air market, you can find several across Lisbon.
Fresh and organic foods are the main offer, but healthier options of beauty products, packaged products and food also exist.
If you want to get the pantry full of healthy products, these places will help:

You want to exercise but don’t have the money or patience for the gym? Even in the winter, the sun shines in Lisbon and there are quite a few gardens and parks around the city that invite you to exercise outdoors, with the added bonus of complementing the physical activity with the discovery of the city and the contemplation of its details.

You like your exercise with a bit of fun? How about climbing walls? Dancing hip-hop? Cycling through the city or near the river?
One thing is certain: in Lisbon there are many ways of doing physical exercise and not all of them have to be exhausting. Being happy is also good for the health.