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 the 20's by ginguba
It opened in November 1905, selling coffee from Brasil. It got extremely popular around the 20's to the local artists, like Almada Negreiros, Fernando Pessoa.
Nowadays it's still beautiful, it has a statue of Fernando Pessoa outside on the esplanade, and it's popular among artists (the university of Arts it's very close) and tourists.
I just think it's a tourist trap, cause it's very popular among these type of portuguese restaurants and coffee places to accommodate to the fact that people will always go there because of it's history... unfortunately i think it's quite common in this kind of places in Lisbon to have a bad service, bad food, and expensive, of course...
unfortiunatly i think it's quite common in this kind of placesin Lisbon to have a bad service, bad food, and expensive, of course...
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Having stated the above,don't let this put you off trying the starters if you know how much it is going to cost you, as we had some really tasty cheese at one place that we would not have chosen had it been left to us to order. Leave a Comment
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Cerveceria do Trinidad is suggested by every travel book. The ambience is very nice, the wall is covered by "azulejos" BUT we waited one hour to be seated (there is a long waiting list....even worse than in every company's canteen...) and half an hour to give our order. the food was ok, but I think Lisbon is full of nice places where to eat something similar without waiting so long!!!! Because it's so crowder, the waiters have to hurry a lot and do not listen carefully to your wishes.
JUST DRINK A BEER. IT'S REALLY GOOD and the place is very nice to see.
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 Casero by Toyin
I know this particular restaurant was very close to Mr President before I carry myself to enter. However, I guess my obvious disposition as an excited tourist got me into trouble. The guys were busy asking me friendly questions..Is it your first time here, are you American, where are you from? etc...and by the time they finished with the questioniing, they have made up theire mind to deal with me.
Its good to go with a local, or go to the those restaurant that look more expensive on the water across...They have clearer menu list and with the prices of what you are ordering. Leave a Comment
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Most of the restaurants in this area are tourist traps. Probably if you ask for a good restaurant at your hotel desk I would guess that 80% of times you will be pointed to there. Very expensive to what they give you. There's an exception: The Gambrinus restaurant. This one is one of the best in town, but very very expensive.
Also avoid most of the Fado houses in Bairro Alto. Most of them only work for tourists, what you'll hear has nothing to do with a true Fado House. And don't forget - as soon as you enter you start to pay!!
well...pay and go away!! :) Leave a Comment
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oh my guide this "eating lane" is just like little italy in NYC! you cannot walk around the street without being talking to the waiters. you cannot even look at the menu and check out the price without "molested" ..... my cousin and i actually went to one of them and paid about 35 euro for two glasses of wine, which they brought us a half bottle and then explained to us that they don´t sell wine by glass, and six tiny shrimps swimming butter. yuck!
look at the restaurants where there are no tourists in sight. haha. where you see the locals hang out probably that´s you best place to go.
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The only tourist trap for many North Americans is that when you go to the restaurant and they put olives, butter, bread and cheese on the table, if you touch it, you pay, per person, not much though, it's called a 'cover' and usually will be no more than $3 US per person. It's worth it really and sometimes in Italian restaurants they even put parma prosciutto included, so they did at Extravaganza! Leave a Comment
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Rua da Portas de Santo Antao, just north of Rossio, is one of the few streets in Lisbon where you'll be approached by waiters in the street trying to entice you to eat in their restaurant. One of the hotels we stayed at in Lisbon was at the top end of the street so we had to walk down it quite often and it was very frustrating being approached every few metres. One time a waiter followed us and wouldn't give up. As if that's going to work!! Leave a Comment
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