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# London & Lisbon, Day by Day: Our Full Itinerary
- URL: https://preethar.ghost.io/london-lisbon-day-by-day-our-full-itinerary/
- Published: 2019-07-09T17:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-16T00:26:47.000Z
- Description: The day-by-day: our London and Lisbon route (June 27 – July 8, 2019) with hotels, tours, meals, honest verdicts, and what we'd have added.
- Author: Sunthar Premakumar
- Tags: Portugal, Travel

*Want the fuller story behind these picks? Read the companion recap:* [*London & Lisbon in Twelve Days: An Honest Recap*](https://preethar.ghost.io/london-lisbon-in-twelve-days-an-honest-recap/)*.*

### Day 1 | Travel to London, Thursday, June 27

- Stayed at [**Club Quarters St. Paul**](https://www.clubquartershotels.com/london/st-pauls). Nice hotel in central London, booked through Hotwire. Highly recommend.

### Day 2 | London, Friday, June 28

- Lunch at [Pret](https://www.pret.com/) (a popular London chain, similar to Starbucks). Highly recommend.
- [Boat tour on the Thames](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Thames%20boat%20tour%20London) (\~£16). Funny guide on board. Highly recommend.
- Dinner at [Punjab Restaurant](https://punjab.co.uk/). Very basic Indian food. Don't recommend.

### Day 3 | London, Saturday, June 29

- [Free Walking Tour of London](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Free%20Walking%20Tour%20of%20London) (covers most of Westminster). Highly recommend.
- Lunch at [Gourmet Burger Kitchen](https://www.gbk.co.uk/). Highly recommend.
- [Waitress](https://waitressthemusical.co.uk/) the musical. Highly recommend.
- Dinner at [Ping Pong](https://www.pingpongdimsum.com/). Decent food. Recommend.

### Day 4 | London, Sunday, June 30

- [London Old City Walking Tour](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=London%20Old%20City%20Walking%20Tour). Highly recommend.
- Dinner at [Masala Zone](https://www.masalazone.com/). A fairly expensive chain. Don't recommend.

### Day 5 | Travel to Lisbon, Monday, July 1

- [**Eurostars Museum Hotel**](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Eurostars%20Museum%20Hotel%20Lisbon). Nice hotel by the beach, booked with Chase points. Highly recommend.
- Dinner at [Farol de Santa Luzia](https://www.farolsantaluzia.com/). One of our best meals in Lisbon. Highly recommend.
- Hot chocolate at the lookout next to Farol, watching the sunset. Highly recommend.

### Day 6 | Lisbon, Tuesday, July 2

- Free Walking Tour of Lisbon. Highly recommend.
- Lunch at [Pau de Canela](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Pau%20de%20Canela%20Lisbon). Decent tapas-style items. Recommend.
- Dinner at [Sanskar](https://sanskarnepal.pt/) (Nepalese). Decent Indian food. Don't recommend.

### Day 7 | Lisbon, Wednesday, July 3

- Half-day [Sintra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sintra) tour. Highly recommend.

### Day 8 | Lisbon, Thursday, July 4

- Moved to [**LX Boutique Hotel**](https://www.lxboutiquehotel.com/en/welcome). Highly recommend.
- Lunch at [Desnorte](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Desnorte%20Lisbon). One of our best meals in Lisbon. Highly recommend.
- Dinner at [Time Out Market](https://www.timeoutmarket.com/lisboa/en/). Recommend.

### Day 9 | Lisbon, Friday, July 5

- Tour of [Belém](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel%C3%A9m%5F%28Lisbon%29). Highly recommend.
- The famous pastries at [Pastéis de Belém](https://pasteisdebelem.pt/). Highly recommend.
- Lunch and dinner at Time Out Market.
- Got a 3-day [Yellow Bus](https://yellowbustours.com/en) pass and did the Belém bus tour. Do not recommend.

### Day 10 | Lisbon, Saturday, July 6

- Tour of [Alfama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfama). Highly recommend.
- Modern Lisbon bus tour (Yellow Bus).

### Day 11 | Lisbon, Sunday, July 7

- Tagus River boat tour (Yellow Bus). Recommend.
- Lisbon hills tram tour (Yellow Bus). Highly recommend.

### Day 12 | Travel to London, Monday, July 8

- [**Victory House Hotel**](https://www.victoryhouselondon.com/). Recommend.
- Dinner at [Hoppers](https://www.hopperslondon.com/) (a Sri Lankan restaurant in Soho). Our best meal of the trip. Highly recommend.
- [The Book of Mormon](https://thebookofmormonmusical.com/) musical. Highly recommend.

## Things we didn't get to but were recommended to us

- **\[London: Food\]** [Dishoom](https://www.dishoom.com/)
- **\[London: Food\]** [Veeraswamy](https://www.veeraswamy.com/)
- **\[Lisbon: Entertainment\]** A [Fado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fado) performance