Despensa Cheia — Restaurant in Sintra

Food outside the central lisbon is so much better. I wonder what lisboans think tourists like to eat. What appears to be a chain eatery here is tucked away from the high density tourists spots around the train station. That means there are far more local people in the neighborhood. I couldn’t stand the mob of tourists and I desperately wanted to restore some sense of normal living. This eatery fit the bill.

The omelet with mushroom was hot and delicious (I wished the portion was larger); the heap of rice was seasoned well with something. I couldn’t tell: maybe butter and salt and a mystery spice. I was disappointed at first when the plate came out because I don’t usually eat plain white rice: not only is it empty calorie of pure sugar, but also it is flavorless. Not this one. I devoured this.

Capuccino was made of real coffee! I had so-called capuccino in a couple of places in central lisboa. That wasn’t made of real coffee and tasted pure white sugar and nothing else. Chocolate cake was so delicious. It was flaky crispy outside and gooey chocolate inside. Not too sweet that played well...

While walking to Sintra, we came across a local restaurant by chance. The food was good for the price—you can get a soup, a main dish, and a drink...

When we arrived they didn't have menu but gave us other options. The duck rice was ok but the...