A Tentadora — Restaurant in Lisbon

If you are not Portuguese, or if you are but you are not from this particular neighborhood then avoid this place at all cost. This is a local place for local people, it is not for everyone. If you want to witness how the conservative class-oriented machistic Portugal of the 50s was this place is a living museum. There is even a segregation system there: turists and other non-locals are supposed to sit outside while the locals can have a table inside. Please note that fortunately this type of conservative stratified classist Portugal is not...

Two fish dishes, a small bottle of wine, two beers, a coffee, a cake and a big bowl of regional soup = 25 Euros. So amazing. The quality of food we had was great and for such a low cost, we were very surprised. The grilled sea bass was well seasoned, had some olive oil and generally a simple dish made well. This was a great lunch spot and sitting outside added to the meal. There were so many desserts and pastries so if you're looking to a good lunch or a snack...

Traditional sidewalk Cafe around the corner from the Pessoa house. We sat here for an hour on a rainy afternoon and the people watching is divine. It's not the most tourist friendly situation, boo and I have spent enough time in similar cafes in places like France, Spain and Italy to know the drill. We ended up getting cappuccinos and cold croquettes both of which were fine but nothing special. Don't expect any help...