Sol e Pesca

What an amazing place on pink street. Excellent food and service. Two guys serving very interactive and friendly. Food amazing we had the goats cheese, octopus in green sauce and sardines in olive oil which was just the perfect lunchtime snack with lots of bread to mop up that delicious olive oil! We have only been in Lisbon for a few hours but pretty sure this place will be our best memory already! Thanks guys, see you again soon!

We came here following a recommendation and we do love the authenticity of the place, surrounded by a lot of fancy places. The food was really delicious, you can try all sorts of sardines and other specialties from their menu, but it is more a light meal than a proper dinner. The wine (vinho verde) was a lovely surprise.

Great spot for a variety of tinned seafood. Pink street is kind of a gross tourist trap w shitty restaurants and clubs, but this place is a gem. Good service, simple yet flavorful menu, and affordable. Anyone reviewing that they got food poisoning within 24 hours doesn’t understand how that works. The other negative reviews are from people that probably belong somewhere else on pink street.

The octopus 🦑 salad is great! Feels like a real salad and worth the price. I got a natural lemonade which you mix yourself with the bottled water and syrup they give you. It's affordable which is a plus. The pink street can be busy and loud but it's not bad. Prices are a lot more affordable then I'd expect based on the location and how touristy the stripe can be.

Must-visit famous Lisbon spot. Fabulous hidden gem. Staff are wonderful and clearly love sharing their passion for the tinned fish they serve so beautifully and the lovely local drinks they have on offer. No wonder Bourdain loved it so much.

Lovely little eatery featuring a large variety of canned fish. I actually thought the variety was a little limited but I enjoyed the experience nonetheless.

Very cute place on the Pink street. It was so cool to eat fish from the disposed cans and bring vale to buy the ones we liked to have them at home too. Highly recommend it! We also had an amazing performance from a Dragqueen! Loved it!

Super nice canned food shop, loved the concept. On the menu you can choose between a variety of canned fish (I.e. the classic sardine, the mackerel, the tuna and cod) which are served with some bread or other condiments. Strange place to find on the pink street as it seems a little bit more alternative. I also really liked their own beer. Service was not very attentive.

This is the place to get your canned sardines and seafood! The area can get crowded and we were there when the big soccer match is coming up. We picked the sardines with tomatoes it was epic! Ordered a bottle of white wine the total bill was 26 euro.

Great experience, cute patio seatings . Friendly service, the waiter was kind. We bought a lot of canned goods to take home. The white sangria was a little too sweet.

Sole Pesca located in the heart of Pink Street. The only thing I got was sardines in a can and couple of beers. I found that the beers were priced pretty cheaply compared to where we were from (L.A.), the can of Sardines- €5.80, a bit high priced. But what do you expect when you are in the heart of a tourist place. Service was good thou. The atmosphere is just ok.., kind of simple and grungy, I kinda of liked it! Nothing special to really note about...

We came for a midday pick me up. We got the canned mussels, beer and tomato sardines. I ordered bread here because I knew I would need it to dip it into the oils. It was the right choice. This place is a great little place for a pick me up and a snack. Definitely get the canned mussels and bread. Would recommend for a snack and a beer. It's also pretty cheap.

When visiting Portugal, you definitely have to go to a tinned-canned cafe. We were planning on going to Miss Can but it was out of the way. We were heading to pink street so we decided to go here. First off, you have to know that I LOVE canned sardines with bread. This is a great place for a snack or lunch. It's a small dingy place. Felt like a fish bait store which I love. Haha. We got sardines, mussels and mackerel. It was fun to see them pull the canned seafood from the wall. Wasn't sure what to expect. Then it came plated with garnish. Everything was really tasty. It went well with the vinho verde (green wine) we got. I would recommend this place. Don't go in thinking this place is fancy or anything.

Located on the famous Pink Street. The famous shop where Anthony Bourdain ate at on his tv show No Reservations. We were able be seated outside to people watch. It's a small shop and not much seating inside. The server brings a menu on a fishing pole or you can order from at the counter. They specialize in canned seafood products. The menu offers so many seafood to try such as sardines, octopus, mussels, mackerel, sea urchin and so much more. Our servers were so helpful in which ones to try. Come and try a few and wash it down with a nice cold beer or a pitcher of sangria! We were able to buy some tin cans to bring back to the states.

Located right on Pink Street this place popped up on multiple lists and sources so thought we'd give it a try since Portugal is known for their packed fish. We were seated right away without a reservation because we eat at tourist times (7:45P) ha. The food that came out was just ok. I'd say the codfish liver was our favorite but everything else was not that impressive. Quality: 3/5 stars Service: 4/5 stars Value: 3/5 stars

I wanted to love this place. Anthony Bourdain raved about it back in 2012. And ok, that was a decade ago at this point.l and so that was probably the wrong expectation from the start. We got seated pretty quickly in the short little tables/seats on the pink street. The restaurant was no more than half full and so we ordered a few dishes and a bottle of vinho Verde expecting it to be a quick stop and snack before Time Out Market. The wine came out after about 10 min, all good. Then came the very long wait. For slightly prepared canned fish. We waited over 1 hour for the first two dishes - Octopus with olive oil, vinegar, onions & cilantro and Mussels with tomato sauce. It was very fine. We waited another 15 min for a wrong order. We were not ready to wait another hour for our 3rd dish and decided to call it quits. I don't know what they were doing back there, maybe canning fish and foraging cilantro live, but it wasn't worth the wait or the hype.

Nice little place. Cool decorations. English friendly, if you're looking for that too. Affordable. Stop in and rest your legs and have some canned fish. Cash only.

Tbh a bit disappointed with this spot after coming especially to try it out, mostly because service was below par. We arrived on a weekday evening around 5:30pm, were seated and took us about 15 minutes to get a menu. The table that came after us were seated and presented menus and ordered before the staff came back to our table to take our orders. Initially there were several tables when we arrived and had mostly cleared out by the time we placed our orders. We ordered a few canned items and specifically the large portion of the aged tuna, which we were confused when they brought out the smaller portion. At least they charged for the correct one. Food itself was ok and we really enjoyed the aged tuna--it was almost like tasting tuna halfway between raw and jerky, it had a savory umami flavor. Also ordered a couple drinks including a tea which it seems like they forgot and didn't bring out until after we'd finished all the food and were about to pay. Not sure what was going on that day, maybe it was towards the end of a shift and the two guys that were handling the service decided to check out early? The couple ladies that took over seemed to have a better sense of what was happening and apologized for the mix up and didn't charge us for the tea. In any case, glad we came for the experience but not sure that I'd be back again.

06/02/2022 The Ambiance was excellent , the food was mind blowing. The live music was on point .

Everything about this place is unexpected and charming. From all of the food essentially being upscale cat food (tinned fish and meats) to the bright pink street, to the menu attached to the fishing rod, which unfortunately almost lead to a waitstaff impalement (guilty as charged), the experience is not to be missed. My favorite selection was the octopus.

Simply wonderful seafood, all preserved in cans. Probably not appealing to many people at first, but oh my, there is some wonderful stuff here!! We enjoyed tuna (and the oil/juice alone, as a bread dip, was worth the foray), mussels, and anchovies. All the aforementioned had many different varieties (e.g., tomato sauce, peppers, etc.), and there were other seafood offerings, as well. Coupled w/ fresh baked bread and white wine on tap? Wonderful, wonderful flavors!! Cheers! RS

This is still one of my favorite gems in Lisbon. Conceptually perfect for any canned fish lover as they have a vast selection of canned seafood that is presented via plate. A carafe of white wine will run you a whopping 5 euro and the servers are always attentive and happy. I went back to this spot a few weeks ago because my first experience was so great. I reordered the aged tuna because it's such a unique item that I've only found at sol e Pesca. You're encouraged to squeeze a lemon on top and pour copious amounts of olive oil on top (something I didn't know last year). I also ordered the special cornbread, anchovy and pepper bites. They were so damn good! Great spot for a quick bite at lunch or pre dinner. Located right on pink street so there's plenty of people watching.

Super cool and super small place with a specific climate (the street is very colorful and cheerful) something that you must see and try - fish from the can ! We asked for tuna in spices and it was the best canned tuna ever :) Beer (Bock) very good Great team behind the counter!

DON'T GO IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GET SICK. I've been here twice. The first time a couple years ago was great. Then yesterday... I ordered a few things including a salad. Ate most of the food. Then they brought out the salad. Took a few bites, before I saw something moving. There was a COCKROACH in the salad crawling around. I told the waiter, and he basically said "yeah, we have cockroaches, but they're not usually in the food". To top things off, I woke up this morning with FOOD POISONING, which I can only assume is from this place since cockroaches carry bacteria. :-((

Sorry I'm totally a sucker for this place. I mean what a brilliant idea: a place where you can eat dozens of types of canned fishes and sip beer in a former tackle shop Yes, it may be my inner hipster talking and yes Anthony Bourdain did come here on his show but this place is just awesome I had the dark tuna with raw sauce which was incredibly tasty and smoked sardines in olive oil and tomato sauce which I also enjoyed Pink street is a cool place so I recommend coming here regardless to check out the area. By the way this kind of place in any hipster oasis in the U.S. Would probably charge double the prices and absolutely get away with it

You should stop into this place for the unique decor alone. It's located on the Rua Nova do Carvalho, once known as a seedy part of town, it apparently had a makeover in 2011 and they painted the street pink, turning the street into hip nightlife area. There are bars left and right this place and on the weekends nights everyone is hanging out on the streets. On the inside you'll find every kind of tinned sardine, mackerel, octopus, etc displayed behind the glass case and listed on their menu. Other reviews suggest it before dinner, but unless with a group, I don't know how you can eat so many sardines before dinner. I'd say it's probably a place you'd want to stop at for a light dinner or a late night snack after all it's open until 4am! And of course it's a given you gotta like sardines! We tried a few menu items besides the tins-- the chilled Algarvia soup with cockles, tomato, garlic, coriander and olive oil with bread crumbs was a refreshing dish on a warm night. The crumbs really provided a great texture; the mackerel with sweet potato mash was like comfort food, nothing too special but still good. We were impressed with the presentation of the sardines out of the can -- the additions of fresh herbs like chives or rosemary really gave them a nice touch, which made us eager to try it at home. It's a very down-to-earth and more like a bar-lounge meets snack shop dinning experience. As sardine lovers, we really enjoyed it.

What can I say... we pay 34 usd for two cans of low quality fish, that were literally smash on a plate, vinegar and olive oil was really low quality, the salad really poor, i will suggest the owner to hire and train people to do a good job

Sol e Pesca is located on Pink Street (literally, it's pink). Anthony Bourdain also ate here with some musicians on No Reservations. Service: they're nice but way understaffed. Or they just move at a slow pace and don't care. Either way, expect to wait ...wait for them to acknowledge you, wait to sit, wait for them to take your order, wait for your food, wait for your bill, you get the idea. Food: canned fish galore. If you don't like canned sardines/tuna/mackerel/etc., I don't know what you're doing here. Tip: order a beer. You need it to mask your canned fish breath.

What a great introduction to Lisbon! The food is exactly as described in other reviews: simple, mostly from a can seafood and bread. Delicious. I have no complaints. The only reason it isn't 5 stars is because the "pink street" itself is a little sketchy and dirty so sitting outside was kind of weird.

Decent cocktails and nice vibes, but the food was absolutely impossible to eat. What they served me tasted and looked like dog food. When I told them (after only taking a bite) that the food was horrible, the waiter stated that it already happened multiple times and that we would need to pay anyway. And on top of that when they gave us the bill, they even included a dish they never served us. I'm outraged.

A great way to sample lots of tinned fish. Great outdoor seating, cheap food and beer. A staple for a night out. Really friendly multi-lingual staff. Would absolutely come again!

This place is awesome, and I am no fan of the products served here so this is high praise. I was taken here, along with a group of about eight others, on a walking food tour of Lisbon with Duarte Ferreira Pinto of Eat Drink Walk (see my review of him, please) and he had warned me nicely that I probably would turn up my nose and that I was obligated to try at least a couple of things that are so classic to the Portuguese. Out come canned sardines and octopus and mussels and I am thinking "how can I pretend to eat something?" but my daughter and niece, both are also anti-this-food, and both are sampling and telling me that it isn't instant death. So I try the sardine with spicy tomato sauce and magically I don't die, either. In fact I have to say it wasn't even lower than a 4 out of 10 on my food taste scale. Not like I'm coming back to chow, but I give this place high praise for a few reasons: first, it's cute as hell. Local, homely, and oh so cozy. Second, the wine. You can't go wrong. Cheap, typical, great Lisbon options. Third, you can buy seafood to make all your family and friends that love this stuff, and it's cheap! It packs for home well, the evil USDA border Stasi won't confiscate it, and you can use it in an earthquake survival kit since it is supposed to last seven years. Just make sure to pack some saltines and crisp Portuguese white wine for yourself.

Great little place with a unique experience. The food all comes from cans but is amazing. We loved the Muchama (needle fish). And if you like anchovies, my friend lovedthem too. Great ambience and friendly staff.

Stumbled upon this place by accident and so glad I did. It is a small little shop with a canned seafood based menu. The walls are literally lined with canned seafood, so if you can't get it there they probably don't make it. Our waitress was great and made a selection for us to try different things. Beer was cheap and cold. Side note that the chairs and tables are super low to the ground for those with mobility problems. If I'm back in Lisbon I'll 100% be going back.

We ate tinned fish, smoked cigarettes, drank wine and beer. Chowed down on a tuna-ham/cheese/fig dessert that was unbelievable. Bought some sardines. The guy working was a gem. And all of this on a little side street filled with skankbot club goers and drug dealers. Loved it.

I love the concept of the store / bar, but the service or the lack thereof is too much too bare, especially in a city like Lisbon where you have so many other places you could go to.

This is a one of a kind experience. The place was packed but we found a table with no wait. Our server was a virtuoso of canned fish knowledge which he shared with us as he served. Did you know the difference between dark and light tuna? What goes best with dark tuna when you cook it at home? We each picked one or two cans, I recommend trying a couple of the same species to compare. Your server should have plenty of recommendations to help you out. They also have great port (and affordable) which I recommend you consume liberally!

This place popped my yelp cheery. Wouldn't have gone there otherwise. Very fun place. Informal, speedy , tastey food - good value for money - enjoy

Thanks to Anthony Bourdain I knew this gem existed. A tackle shop that became a bar about four years ago. Fantastic selection of sardines, tuna and other canned fish. We enjoyed cold beers, some great sardines and tuna and good conversation with staff. Highly recommend this bar as a stop on your visit to Lisboa!