Martinho da Arcada

Praça do Comércio 3, 1100-148 Lisboa, Portugal

★ 4.2 (2,147 Google reviews) · Portuguese Restaurant · Compare this place

Cuisine: Portuguese

🧳 Tourists' spot

Locals and tourists rate it about the same

🏠 Local score 4.14 how locals rate it · 21 reviewers 😊 81% good (4–5★) · 😐 0% okay (3★) · 😖 19% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.
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🧳 Tourist score 4.13 how tourists rate it · 119 reviewers 😊 77% good (4–5★) · 😐 6% okay (3★) · 😖 17% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.

Who eats here?

🏠 15% locals 85% tourists 🧳

21 of its 140 recent reviewers are from Portugal - 119 are not.

🍽️ Moderately busy - about 11 new Google reviews a month - busier than 66% of Lisboa places

Before you go

Practical details reported by 173 reviewers in the data we already collected.

Reviewer-reported
Food 4.21 159 reports
🏠 4.29★ (21) 🧳 4.2★ (106)
Service 4.27 161 reports
🏠 4.38★ (21) 🧳 4.26★ (107)
Atmosphere 4.22 161 reports
🏠 4.05★ (21) 🧳 4.32★ (107)
Price per person€25–30 109 reports
Reported waitNo wait 94% of 17 reports
Noise levelQuiet, easy to talk 47% of 75 reports
ReservationsReservations not required 54% of 26 reports
Group sizeTwo people 33% of 40 reports
Meal typeLunch 49% of 104 reports
SeatingIndoor dining 60% of 10 reports
ParkingPaid street parking 50% of 6 reports

How locals and tourists have rated it over time

📈 Improving - up to 4.29★ from 3.99★ earlier

Everyone: 5★Everyone: 4.08★Everyone: 3.23★Everyone: 4.24★Everyone: 4.8★Everyone: 4.17★Everyone: 3.73★Everyone: 4★Everyone: 4.75★Everyone: 4.44★Everyone: 3.4★Everyone: 4.6★Everyone: 4.26★Everyone: 4.17★ Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.4★Tourists: 3.23★Tourists: 4.13★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 3.75★Tourists: 3.7★Tourists: 3.88★Tourists: 4.75★Tourists: 4.38★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.6★Tourists: 4.13★Tourists: 4.13★ Locals: 2.5★Locals: 5★Locals: 4.5★Locals: 5★Locals: 1★Locals: 5★Locals: 4.25★
Everyone Tourists Locals Google all-time 4.2★ May 25 – Jun 26
🏠 Local share is steady - 18% of recent reviewers are locals, vs 14% before
💬 The owner replies to 7% of reviews, usually within 21 days
🧭 75% of reviewers are Google Local Guides

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Based on 140 recent written Google reviews · confidence: high · checked 2026-07-13 · newest review 2 months ago