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  Do you have a sensitive stomach and you are one of those persons who would rather not know what you’re eating? If so, stop reading this article because we will talk about dishes made with guts and brains. Definitely, this is Portuguese bizarre food for many who visit us, we know! According to tradition,…

  Another warm and sunny day in Portugal and sometimes it just sounds right to lay on the grass, or sit on a park bench, having a bite to eat while appreciating time with friends and family. If you already went to our busy streets in Lisbon center and you want to get away from…

Lisbon, evening of Popular Saints, 12 to 13th June: If it is already difficult to find a restaurant with a free table for dinner in one of the typical neighbourhoods of the city, imagine for those who want to dine and … there are people in the group of friends who do not like sardines!…

Are you travelling ​to Lisbon during this week​? ​ ​D​on’t miss out on our most beloved tradition, where everyone gets together through our pi​c​turesque streets to​ party and​, well, you know, eat. These festivities were originated in Lisbon in honor of a beloved Saint called Anthony. The Protector of Portugal, as Our Lady of Conception,…

Lesson #1 about food in Lisbon: the petiscos. Learn how to spell this word if you want to get the best of Lisbon food culture: petishkus. Many of you wrongly know them as tapas, which is a Spanish expression for nibbles and snacks. Portuguese are proud to have their tasty petiscos because food is all…

Some years ago, Portuguese used to wake up at the sound of baker’s van, honking religiously at the same time to sell homemade bread – what Portuguese called ‘papo-secos’. Over time tradition was being lost and the habit of buying fresh bread in the morning do not passed to the new generations and the bakeries…

It’s for breakfast, for lunch, a snack, over dinner and to supper! The Portuguese have a soft spot for bread and every meal must have a good slice, either a buttered toast in the morning, to accompany a meal or even as dessert! In Portugal, the tradition of eating bread is lost in time and…

Some argue that vegetarian restaurants will never be very popular in Lisbon, but Alice, 32, has managed to do precisely the opposite: her restaurant, The Food Temple is a 5 star rated by Happy Cow – TripAdvisor of healthy restaurants. Lisboners and travelers all around the world get lost in Mouraria to be able to…

Mouraria is known, among other attributes, for its multiculturalism and for get together various cultures in a climate of harmony. Here you will find Indian restaurants, Chinese, Pakistani or Angolan relatively easily and we know what happens when there are many options: the choice becomes more and more difficult! What to taste? If you fancy…

The Portuguese creativity in the kitchen has no limits, even when it comes to a simple hamburger. If Americans have meat burgers​ with beef and chicken,​ with a slice of cheese, lettuce, tomato and pickles, Portuguese had to go much further. And lately there is a real burgermania taking over the city and no, we’re…

There is a saying that where there are snacks and good food there is beer or wine to drink with it. And if the English prefer beer, the French wine and the Russians vodka, the Portuguese are beer lovers, but they are also fan of a good glass of wine. It depends on the menu…

If you are vegetarian and you’re in Lisbon, take a note: you will be put to the test. Several times! Whenever you enter a cafe or a restaurant you will be faced with true culinary temptations that will make you think twice in the decision to quit eating meat or fish. Just because Portuguese cuisine…