We continue our ongoing search for the best pizza in Lisbon at Pizzeria Santa Chiara in the heart of Lisbon, a short stroll from Entrecampos train and metro stations.
Pizzeria Santa Chiara Lisbon Location
Located on the corner of a busy block in Lisbon, you’ll see the Pizzeria Santa Chiara sign out front, along with the Portuguese words “forno a lenha“, letting you know these are traditional wood-fired pizzas.
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Address: Avenida 5 de Outubro 265, 1600-034 Lisboa, Portugal
If you’re looking for authentic Neapolitan pizza in Lisbon, made by Neapolitans, Pizzeria Santa Chiara is a place to check out.
The indoor space is small, but they do offer outdoor seating by way of tables for 2 with director-style chairs along with picnic tables ideal for larger groups or combined community seating.
Santa Chiara Pizzeria Lisbon Full Menu Photos
I love to review a menu before dining at a restaurant so I can have an idea of what I want to order in advance.
Scroll through the menu offerings at Santa Chiara — What would you order?
After the menu you can see photos of what we ordered on our first visit to this Neapolitan Pizzeria in Lisbon.
Tip: Click any menu to enlarge
Appetizer Menu
Focaccia — €2.75
Ingredients: sourdough focaccia served with basil pesto
Starter Menu
Garlic Cheese Bread — €4.75
Ingredients: baked dough, mozzarela, garlic and oregano
Crocche (2 Pieces) — €8
Ingredients: potato croquettes filled with mozzarella
Montanara — €8
Ingredients: classic neapolitan street food made of fried dough, marinara sauce and parmesan
Mortanara — €13
Ingredients: classic neapolitan street food made of fried dough, mortadella, pistachio pesto and burrata
Pizza Fritta (Fried Pizza) Menu
Completa — €15
Ingredients: italian cured meats, ricotta, mozzarella, tomato sauce, basil
Angelina — €16.5
Ingredients: mozzarella, sautéed eggplant and cherry tomato, ricotta cheese
Pizza Menu
The Pizza menu at Santa Chiara is broken up into two sections: Neapolitan Classics and Pizza Specials.
Neapolitan Classics
Cosacca — €10.9
Ingredients: s. marzano tomato, pecorino, basil, olive oil
Margherita — €11.9
Ingredients: s. marzano tomato, mozzarella, basil, olive oil
⭐️ Jump to our Margherita Review below ->
Provola e Pepe Bianca — €13
Ingredients: smoked provola, black pepper, basil, olive oil
Salame — €14.5
Ingredients: s. marzano tomato, mozzarella, neapolitan salame, basil, olive oil
Crudo e Scaglie — €15.5
Ingredients: s. marzano tomato, mozzarella, prosciutto, cherry tomato, arugula, parmesan, olive oil
Marinara — €9.9
Ingredients: s. marzano tomato, garlic, oregano, basil, olive oil
Provola e Pepe — €13.5
Ingredients: s. marzano tomato, smoked provola, black pepper, basil, olive oil
Filetto —€12.5
Ingredients: mozzarella, cherry tomato, basil, olive oil
Diavola — €14.9
Ingredients: s. marzano tomato, mozzarella, neapolitan salame, homemade spicy oil, basil
⭐️ Jump to our Diavola review below ->
Cotto e Funghi — €16
Ingredients: s. marzano tomato, mozzarella, sautéed mushrooms, italian ham, basil, olive oil
Pizza Specials
5 Formaggi — €16
Ingredients: mozzarella, parmesan, pecorino, gorgonzola, smoked provola, basil
Posillipo — €17
Ingredients: pesto, mozzarella, neapolitan salame, burrata, basil
Coppa e Funghi — €16.5
Ingredients: smoked provola, coppa, mushrooms, parmesan, basil, olive oil
Angelina – Vegetarian — €16.5
Ingredients: mozzarella, sautéed eggplant, ricotta, black pepper, basil, olive oil
Mortadella e Pistacchio — €18
Ingredients: mortadella, mozarella, pistachio pesto, burrata, basil
Calzone Menu
Classico — €15
Ingredients: s. marzano tomato, ricotta cheese, ham, salami, mozzarella
Cotto e Funghi — €16
Ingredients: s. marzano tomato, mozzarella, mushrooms, italian ham
Cocktail Menu
Aperol Spritz — €7.5
Limoncello Spritz — €7.5
Campari Spritz — €7.5
Gin Tonic — €7.5
Negroni — €7.5
Wine Menu
Conde de Monsul – Douro
red | white
glass — €4.75
bottle — €18.5
Cabriz – Dão
red | white
bottle — €17.9
Alforge – Alentejo
red | white
glass — €4.25
bottle — €16.9
Prosecco – Treviso
sparkling wine
bottle — €18
Espumante Brut
glass — €4.75
Beer Menu
Peroni 33cl — €2.95
Moretti 33cl — €2.95
Caneca Estrella Galicia 40cl — €3.9
Nastro Azzurro 33cl — €2.95
Imperial Estrella Galicia 20cl — €1.9
🍻 Wondering what an Imperial in Portugal is? We explained it out here — How to Order a Beer in Portugal
Somersby Apple 33cl — €2.95
Digestive Menu
Cafe — €1.5
Grappa — €4
Amaro Lucano — €4
Amaro del Capo — €4
Limoncello — €3
Soft Drink Menu
Pizzeria Santa Chiara carries the soda brand Fritz, as you can see on their chairs, tables, and A-frame sign.
I had never heard of Fritz Kola before but turns out it’s an indie soda brand from Hamburg, Germany with an emphasis on natural ingredients, sustainability, and a significant caffeine boost in their classic Kola.
Fritz Kola 33cl — €3.5
Fritz Kola Super Zero 33cl — €3.5
Fritz Apple Soda Bio 33cl — €3.75
Fritz Orange Soda 33cl— €3.5
Fritz Lemon Soda 33cl— €3.5
Sumo B! 33cl — €2.75
orange | mango
Still Water 50cl— €2.5
Acqua Panna
Sparkling Water 25cl — €2.5
Pedras Salgadas
Sobremesa (Desserts) Menu
Tiramisù di Treviso — €6.5
Ingredients: mascarpone cream, a layer of espresso-soaked savoiardi and cocoa powder
⭐️ Jump to our Tiramisu review below ->
Angioletti Alla Nutella — €5.5
Ingredients: strips of fried dough with nutella
Cannoli Siciliani — €6
Ingredients: wafer filled with ricotta cream, chopped pistachios, and pistachio cream
Churros — €4.5
Ingredients: churros with nutella
Calzone Nutella — €7.5
Ingredients: baked dough filled with nutella
Santa Chiara uses a digital menu, so be sure to have your phone ready to scan the QR code at your table. Then you can select from each of the following menu categories, as I have shared above for your convenience at a single glance.
If you’d like to take a gander at their current menu directly, you can check here.
Now! On to what we ordered and the real-life photos you want to see.
What We Ordered
Diavola Pizza — €14.90
Ingredients: s. marzano tomato, mozzarella, neapolitan salame, homemade spicy oil, basil
Yes, we have a hard time passing up a Diavola. For an American this is akin to ordering pepperoni pizza, except better. 😉
I quite liked how the meat was in thinner slices as opposed to the round slices of cured meat you often get on a pizza.
The crust is nice and fluffy around the edges and has a flavorful char on the underside.
Margherita Pizza — €11.90
Ingredients: san marzano tomato, mozzarella, basil, olive oil
The other classic we can’t hardly skip getting at a new pizza place (except this one time) is a margherita pizza.
Bonus, bonus points for this one being adorably shaped as a heart. Isn’t it cute?!
Again we’ll take a peak at the bottom crust, but I feel like just a glance at these pizzas will tell you 3 things:
- They are authentic
- They’re using quality ingredients
- They’re delicious
Tiramisu Di Treviso — €6.50
Ingredients: mascarpone cream, a layer of espresso-soaked savoiardi and cocoa powder
For dessert we had to try Tiramisu (we’re building a “Tiramisu Around The World” series so… yeah, we can’t miss a tiramisu opportunity can we?)
I have to admit I was really surprised when it came in a glass jar with a label on it.
Tiramisu literally means like “pick me up” or “lift me up” in Italian because it’s so delicious it’s bound to cheer you up any day. But seeing the bar code on the back kind of deflated that effect before the first bite.
I’m a fan of cute desserts in jars, and totally get that establishments outsource parts of their menu, but I like to at least feel like it was made on site and not like I am paying equal to almost $8 on a pre-made jarred dessert.
Even if it was brought in, I’d rather have a piece of tiramisu on a plate than a jar (unless the jar is truly made on premises and part of the styling), but I understand that a jar can be easier to store, faster to serve and so on.
On the upside, the cream was nice and fluffy and the cocoa powder topping was on point! There is also a lovely community-support element I’ll share in a sec.
Opinion: I thought the savoiardi (lady fingers) could use at least a bit more soaking in the espresso.
Tiramisu Redemption:
So I learned that Santa Chiara, a little over a year ago, added tiramisu to their menu in a partnership with a local, fellow small business Tiramisusi who has locations in Algés and Alvalade.
I love to see small businesses support other small businesses! It’s funny how this context shifted my perspective on this dessert.
I think it would be great if waitstaff shared background details like this when serving the premade tiramisu-in-a-jar.
What do you think? Is nearly $8 too much for this dessert? Does knowing you are supporting two small businesses when ordering it affect your answer?
See it on the Dessert Menu ↑
Pizzeria Santa Chiara Review
If you’re looking for a Neapolitan Pizza while in Lisbon, you can confidently visit Santa Chiara.
This is overall a fork-and-knifer pizza, especially at the center as it can be a bit soggy? (not the word I want to use because it slants negative and it’s meant neutrally, purely as an observation…) how about juicy? is that better? idk but at any rate:
The flavors are great, service was friendly, and you can see these are undoubtedly beautiful pizzas!
If you’re sitting outside (most likely you will be), bring layers according to the weather so you can really enjoy your visit.
Do you need a reservation at Santa Chiara Pizzeria? We visited on a Saturday afternoon around 2pm, toward the end of the lunch period without reservations, and were seated right away and it seemed like they were running a lunch special even though it was the weekend.
We walked by several more times on our visit and it looked like it was always busy!
Does Santa Chiara have vegetarian options? Yes. Check the Special Pizzas menu as the Angelina is particularly called out as a vegetarian Neapolitan pizza in lisbon, made with love.
What I would do differently:
- I would not sit at the last table as the other side of the plastic enclosure is the garbage/recycling station which can occasionally bring some unpleasant aromas.
- I would ask if any of the desserts are made on premises (well I’m sure the Angioletti and Nutella Calzone must be since they are made with pizza dough) and I would try one of those.
What I would try next time:
- Fried Pizza — We actually ordered a fried pizza but they told us they weren’t available until the night shift, unfortunately. I don’t know if that is always the case or just circumstantial the day we visited
- Crocche — I love a croquette
- Mortanara — We really enjoy trying street food from different countries
- Actually the more I look at the menu, the hungrier I get so I think I’ll stop here for my own well being :p
Check out our photo reviews of more great pizzas to try when you’re in Lisbon:
Lupita Pizzeria – Forno d Oro – So Yummy No Wonder it Won – Valdo Gatti
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On This Lisbon Weekend Trip
Where We Stayed: NH Lisboa Campo Grande — See Room Tour & Review
How We Traveled: CP Combois de Portugal — Train in Portugal
Restaurants We Tried: Santa Chiara Pizzeria, Street Smash Burger, Potzalia Mexican, Wataan Asian Cuisine
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