There are hundreds of interesting tours too, focusing on everything from street food to history, which can be done on any of the aforementioned modes of transport. I would recommend getting a Lisboa Card (and learning to use it properly) – with this you can jump on the tube, tram and rail, but that’s not all – you can also hire bikes, a segway and an electric scooter, and do the whole route from the centre to Belem with such ease. Zoom in on your Google maps and it looks tiny, but that doesn’t really take in the hills, or the amazing tiny ginnels, as you seek to explore this colourful city where street art abounds. One thing to note is that Lisbon is deceptively massive. Having been to Lisbon before, I was the unofficial tour guide as we tried to pack in as much as possible in our 4 days of holiday. I ventured to Lisbon for a couple of nights by myself, opting for a fancy hotel before joining pals for that classic Airbnb experience. It didn’t look like there was going to be much in between, but that’ll do just fine. Say hello to Lisbon.Īrriving in October, in what is known as ‘Shoulder Season’ (who knew there is a word for that post-summer, pre-winter moment?) the forecast for the week was mixed, including heavy downpours of that warm, fresh-smelling rain and periods of hot sun (the type that simply requires that super-cold, weak beer – here it is: Super Bock), just to cool you down. The city of a hundred music festivals, a thousand hills and a million Pasteis de Nata. The city of amazing seafood and the city of the original street food market. As I research my guidebooks and make new TV shows, I’m reporting on my experiences and lessons learned in Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, Bulgaria, Romania, and beyond. This is Day 5 of my 100 Days in Europe series. ![]() If here for dinner, the crazy Pink Street lined with clubs and bars is lively late and just two blocks inland. If heading to Belém, it’s a convenient stop before or after. Mercado da Ribeira (like many locals, I resist calling this historic market by its new “Time Out” name) is conveniently served by the Metro (Cais do Sodré stop), tram 15E, and a ten-minute walk from Praça do Comércio. Eating here on disposable plates and at long, noisy picnic tables is far from romantic, but the quality and prices are great. You may find affordable percebes (barnacles) at several seafood stalls. Get wine and beer from separate stalls in the center. The north wall is a row of stalls run by five big-name Lisbon chefs (well worth consideration - enticing dinner plates for €10) but enjoy surveying the entire market: Honorato (fine burgers), O Prego da Peixaria (fish and steak sandwiches), Sea Me (famous for seafood), Aloma (in the west outer aisle for the best pastries), and Santini (the venerable Portuguese Italian ice cream). Groups can split up to order and then share a table in the center - food-circus style. Join the young, trendy, hungry, and thirsty crowd grazing among a wide variety of options. The produce and fish market is open from 7:00 to 13:00 (closed Sunday and no fish Monday), and the restaurants are open daily from 12:00 to 24:00. The boisterous and venerable market survives in one half of the industrial-age, iron-and-glass market hall, while the other half has been taken over by Time Out Magazine, which has invited a couple dozen quality restaurants to open stalls here. Time Out Market): The big news on Lisbon’s eating scene is the transformation of the traditional farmers market at Cais do Sodré into a gourmet food circus. Gourmet Food Circus Mercado da Ribeira (a.k.a. You can enjoy €10 plates here with enthusiastic locals.įor a sneak peek at the 2017 edition of Rick Steves Portugal, here’s my guidebook writeup: ![]() Here’s a quick stroll through a fun selection of fine places for a budget meal. ![]() The venerable Mercado da Ribeira hosts the Time Out Market. ![]() My favorite new eating place in Lisbon is a market turned into a food circus for foodies.
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