In Mercado de Lisboa, players buy stands in the market, open new businesses that influence those stands, and bring customers to them.

Mercado de Lisboa is a thinky filler game with a tile-placement mechanic based upon the Lisboa city-building system. Players pay money to own stands in the market and open restaurants next to them to improve their profit and bring in customers that earn money for players with matching stands.

Mercado de Lisboa is a fast-paced game with straightforward and easy-to-learn rules with deep tactical choices.