Digital menus for restaurants in Portugal

A digital menu is a restaurant menu published as a web page: guests scan the QR code on the table and read the dishes, prices and allergens on their phone, with nothing to install. Here you will find what changes from city to city and from one kind of place to another — which languages to offer, which dishes to explain and how to lay the menu out.

Updated October 2026

Why the menu changes from region to region

In 2024, according to Statistics Portugal (INE), 81.6% of nights in Greater Lisbon and 85.3% in Madeira were spent by foreign guests, against 32.0% in the Centro region and 33.7% in the Alentejo. A tasca in Coimbra mostly serves Portuguese diners; a restaurant in Funchal mostly serves visitors. The menu has to suit whoever sits at the table.

So each city page sets out the region’s main visitor markets, which languages make sense and which local dishes need a line of explanation. The pages by type of place cover the rest: a tasca’s dish of the day, a seafood restaurant’s prices per kilo, a pastry shop’s breakfasts.

What Platerio does for any restaurant

Upload the menu you already have — a PDF, a photo, a spreadsheet, text or your website link — and the AI sorts it into sections, dishes and prices. You review, correct and publish. The menu is translated automatically into up to 30 languages, keeping each dish’s original name with an explanation for guests who do not know it. The 14 allergens only appear once you have confirmed them.

See also our Portuguese dishes explained for the menu and the free tools: a printable allergen chart and a QR code generator.

Cities

LisbonGreater Lisbon · 81.6% of nights by foreign guests PortoNorth · 61.8% of nights by foreign guests AlgarveAlgarve · 75.8% of nights by foreign guests Funchal and MadeiraMadeira · 85.3% of nights by foreign guests BragaNorth · 61.8% of nights by foreign guests CoimbraCentre · 32% of nights by foreign guests Évora and the AlentejoAlentejo · 33.7% of nights by foreign guests Ponta Delgada and the AzoresAzores · 64% of nights by foreign guests

Types of place

TascasA digital QR code menu for tascas and casas de pasto: dish of the day, full and half portions, petiscos, prices that change weekly Pastry shopsA digital QR code menu for Portuguese pastry shops: dozens of cakes with confirmed allergens, breakfasts, savoury snacks and counter or table prices Seafood restaurantsA digital QR code menu for Portuguese seafood restaurants (marisqueiras): prices per kilo that follow the fish market, sold-out shellfish in seconds, crustaceans and molluscs listed CafésA digital QR code menu for Portuguese cafés: coffees, toasties, sandwiches, breakfasts and terrace service, explained to visitors and updated from your phone Bars and wine barsA digital QR code menu for bars and wine bars in Portugal: cocktail list, wines by the glass, petiscos, happy hour and sulphites listed PizzeriasA digital QR code menu for pizzerias in Portugal: sizes, bases, extras and toppings, gluten and milk listed, prices updated from your phone

Frequently asked questions

How much does a digital menu cost?

With Platerio you can start for free, with no card: one venue, up to 60 dishes and two languages. The Pro and Growth plans add more dishes, up to 30 languages and the AI assistant for guests; their prices are not final yet.

Do guests need an app?

No. They point the phone camera at the QR code and the menu opens in the browser, in the phone’s language when you offer it. Guests switch language with one tap.

Can I change prices after printing the QR code?

Yes. The QR code always points to the same menu; change prices, dishes and sold-out items in the dashboard and the menu updates without reprinting anything.