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In Lisbon you find every flavour of Portugal. Azores is the new trend in town: The nature in its pure state, crystal clear waters inviting a dive and the opening of low cost routes are putting the islands on the route of worldwide travellers. But one of the strengths of Azores is undoubtedly its cuisine…

For many travellers visiting Lisbon, the weather could not be better: blue sky, amazing sun and chilly. But for Alfacinhas (as lisboners are affectionately called) it is damn cooolldddd! To deal with low temperatures, nothing like hot and stiff drinks to warm hands, body and soul! Here are six recommendations for every tastes: Tea Lisbon…

Detox! This is one of the most appropriate word to start a new year! After all the excesses of Christmas week and New Year – in which we are sure that life is too short and it is better to eat everything, after all diet always starts tomorrow – it’s time to face reality: 2015…

  One of the most appreciated Portuguese Christmas sweet is a round-shaped crown, has a large hole in the middle, a hard dough with nuts and candied fruit. These are the king cake ingredients, a typical cake traditionally eaten between December and King’s Day, whose name refers to the three wise men. According to legend,…

On the last day of 2014, one of the best years for tourism in Lisbon, we asked for New Year’s resolutions of some of those responsible for restaurants visited by Taste of Lisbon Food Tour. Ana and Tiago, the soul and the creative chef of Leopold. The sweet blast stop on our Downtown-Mouraria Food…

In Lisbon, one of the most popular destinations to spend the last minutes of the year and watch the fireworks that celebrates the entry into a new year is Praça do Comércio. At least for those who enjoy crowds, confusion and cold! For those who prefer quieter programs, Mouraria has other options to consider: Zambeze…

The tradition remains the same in Mouraria and in many homes Christmas eve was celebrated with boiled cod with potatoes, cabbage and boiled egg and turkey today, accompanied by traditional Christmas sweets such as rabanadas (fried bread with sugar), dreams and king’s cake. But Mouraria is a melting pot and not everyone celebrate Christmas, as…

Tradition says that Christmas Eve in Portugal, from North to South, is spent with the family gathered to eat cod with all (vegetables)! Even those who are not very found of cod, this is the night in which an effort is made to taste the boiled or roasted cod with potatoes, cabbages, turnips, carrots and…

Portuguese Christmas table, besides codfish, cannot miss some required deserts. Take note: King’s Cake: One of the most popular Christmas sweet is round, has a crown shape and a hole in it. The King’s Cake has a soft dough with nuts and candied fruit, it is eaten traditionally between Christmas and the Epiphany and one…

Traditional markets and fairs are fantastic places to find traditions that thought forgotten in time. At every last weekend of each month, Praça da Figueira receives Figueira Marca-te (Figueira Marks You), a traditional market where you can local producers, regional products and artisans. You can find and taste sausages, suckling pig sandwiches, convent sweets, chocolates,…

London, Amsterdam and Barcelona: we visit them last November. The three cities were already familiar to us. At least we thought so. So when we finally manage some free time to wander, we choose to look for locals to show us the less touristy areas and discover the food culture and get along with those…

They left Tomar, moved to Mouraria and together develop various activities in the neighborhood, where they chose to live. She has an origami shop, Mãos à Dobra, at Largo dos Trigueiros and discovered her passion for fado. He loves board games and found his associative side. Those who visit Mouraria and enters through Escadinhas S….