Charcutaria Riviera — Mercearia in Alvalade, Lisbon
Charcutaria Riviera on Avenida da Igreja in Alvalade is a mercearia where the draw is a counter of prepared takeaway meals and cod dishes, not a standard grocery run.
What Charcutaria Riviera is
Charcutaria Riviera is a mercearia on Avenida da Igreja in Alvalade, Lisbon, with prepared takeaway meals and cod dishes that reviewers recommend. It opens 10 am to 8:30 pm Monday to Friday and Saturday until 3 pm, closed Sunday. A few items usually run €5–15.
Verified October 2026 · 2 independent sources
A mercearia counter in Alvalade
Charcutaria Riviera is a mercearia on Avenida da Igreja in Alvalade, Lisbon, not a branch of a chain. Its location in this neighbourhood makes it a local stop rather than a destination for a full weekly shop.
Reviewers recommend the prepared takeaway meals, with visitors looking for a quick meal finding a selection of ready-to-eat dishes. This is the pick that comes up most often, and it suits anyone who wants to eat without cooking.
Cod dishes are the other repeated recommendation. The store features fish dishes with a strong focus on cod, a traditional ingredient in Portuguese cooking, and reviewers mention this alongside the takeaway meals.
Consistent food quality and welcoming, friendly staff come up in what people say about the shop. There are no complaints in the signals, so the main trade-off is format: this is a small mercearia, not a supermarket, and it will not cover a large grocery list.
What to look for
Prepared takeaway meals
Reviewers recommend the ready-to-eat dishes for a quick meal, the pick that comes up most often.
Cod fish dishes
Fish dishes with a strong focus on cod, a traditional ingredient, are a repeated recommendation.
Saturday closing at 3 pm
The shop closes at 3 pm on Saturday and is closed all day Sunday, so plan around those hours.
The pick list
What to bring home
Prepared takeaway meals
Visitors looking for a quick meal will find a selection of ready-to-eat dishes.
Cod fish dishes
The store features fish dishes with a strong focus on cod, a traditional ingredient.
Who is this for
This suits a solo explorer who wants a prepared meal or a cod dish to take away without sitting down. It also works for a quick stop commuter passing through Alvalade who needs something ready to eat. Anyone after a full weekly shop will find the format too small.
For a full grocery shop with longer daily hours, Pingo Doce on Praça Alvalade is the better fit.
The verdict
This is not a full supermarket and will not cover a large grocery list, but it suits anyone in Alvalade who wants a prepared takeaway meal or a cod dish to eat without cooking.
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