Mel Mashbat

restaurant

“you know it's a legit place when you see busy locals and construction workers lining up at as Bifanas do Afonso to get this rustic yet delicate play of textures tender slow cooked pork marinated in white wine garlic and herbs hugged by a crispy crust of Papa secos, this is the Portuguese bifana sandwich it's pretty delicious so tender and you can see the bread is a little bit toasted”

experience

“oh my god, OMG wa wa oh my God wa he's going to scratch the historic tram! the streets are so narrow that sometimes you bump into cars parked on the street and you can literally touch them crazy and I think our driver isn't happy about that oh we're in a pickle, going to stay here for a lil while, the whole city's behind us alright! woooh! konichiwa! welcome, welcome! it was a pretty nice adventure”

shopping

“Mercado de campo de ourique might not have the buzz of timeout but it's a small but mighty market where mostly locals buy groceries olive oil wine meats to grill not a lot of tourists come here because it's a little bit far from the city center”

cafe

“Pasteis de Belem - the runny egg custard tart slightly charred flaky, the moment of truth so pastel de nata originally I was going to talk about the history but who am I kidding you hate history lessons just know that this is where they originated from the lines for this are pretty ludicrous there's like table service here and then there's another line in the back and you don't want to be doing that everyone will line up to eat inside but don't waste your precious time so just take it to go total time spent 2 minutes and you can enjoy in peace with a beautiful view of the Jeronimos monastery”

experience

“you can enjoy in peace with a beautiful view of the Jeronimos monastery”

experience

“you really get to discover ginjinha's charm on the streets of Alfama, the historic neighborhood that hasn't changed much surviving a fire earthquake even a tsunami will take you in with its maze like streets that you'd be happily get lost in and the best part around every corner there's a grandma selling a shot of their homemade ginjinha”

restaurantPartnership likely

“this dish at Marisquiera Uma is Portugal's true classic Arroz de marisco a vibrant seafood boil with everything from prawns clams muscles to succulent and crab come together in a buttery decadent rice base, it's like swimming in the ocean while eating everything in it and also try their chorizo while you're here”

experiencePartnership likely

“for 2 head to O sem nome after you check out the Belem tower and the monastery”