The Fifties Diner

Av. Dom João II 43 A, 1990-083 Lisboa, Portugal

★ 4.4 (4,252 Google reviews) · Restaurant · Compare this place

💖 Loved by locals & tourists

Locals and tourists agree - it's excellent

🏠 Local score 4.55 how locals rate it · 65 reviewers 😊 89% good (4–5★) · 😐 5% okay (3★) · 😖 6% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.
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🧳 Tourist score 4.62 how tourists rate it · 58 reviewers 😊 90% good (4–5★) · 😐 7% okay (3★) · 😖 3% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.

Who eats here?

🏠 53% locals 47% tourists 🧳

65 of its 123 recent reviewers are from Portugal - 58 are not.

Before you go

Practical details reported by 184 reviewers in the data we already collected.

Reviewer-reported
Food 4.7 169 reports
🏠 4.7★ (66) 🧳 4.6★ (50)
Service 4.73 171 reports
🏠 4.67★ (67) 🧳 4.67★ (51)
Atmosphere 4.84 171 reports
🏠 4.82★ (67) 🧳 4.8★ (51)
Price per person€20–25 135 reports
Reported waitNo wait 83% of 98 reports
Noise levelModerate noise 43% of 35 reports
ReservationsReservations recommended 47% of 62 reports
Group size3–4 people 26% of 47 reports
Meal typeDinner 57% of 49 reports
SeatingIndoor dining 94% of 49 reports
ParkingPaid street parking 56% of 9 reports
Recommended dishesBatatas Fritas Especiais 20% of 5 reports

How locals and tourists have rated it over time

📈 Improving - up to 4.74★ from 4.43★ earlier

Everyone: 4★Everyone: 4.63★Everyone: 4.2★Everyone: 4.67★Everyone: 4.5★Everyone: 4.89★Everyone: 4.85★Everyone: 4.3★Everyone: 4.93★Everyone: 4.62★ Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.88★Tourists: 3.78★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.2★Tourists: 4.8★Tourists: 4.83★Tourists: 4.5★Tourists: 4.83★Tourists: 4.8★ Locals: 3.4★Locals: 4.38★Locals: 4.83★Locals: 4.44★Locals: 5★Locals: 5★Locals: 4.86★Locals: 4.17★Locals: 5★Locals: 4.5★
Everyone Tourists Locals Google all-time 4.4★ Sep 25 – Jun 26
🏠 Local share is steady - 56% of recent reviewers are locals, vs 52% before
🧭 65% of reviewers are Google Local Guides

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Based on 123 recent written Google reviews · confidence: high · checked 2026-07-13 · newest review 2 months ago