Traditional tapas in Baixa

Taste the mixture of flavours and culture that make Portuguese cuisine unique.

Theme: Food & Drink
Location: Baixa, Lisbon
Duration: 5 hours
Designer: Rita the Guide

Experience

This route was created for foodies that want to taste the Portuguese food in very traditional venues in the city centre. Escape the tourist traps but still choose the best in town. From seafood to traditional drinks and snacks, cheeses and cured ham, end your evening in a unique Portuguese medieval tavern remembering the spirits of an ancient Portugal but with all the modern flavours! This tour was carefully prepared by a Portuguese food lover and guide for you to have an unforgettable food experience mixed with the culture and hustle and bustle of the city centre. It’s a walk from the artistic neighbourhood of Intendente down to the noble Baixa Pombalina

Route

A vida Portuguesa

Beautiful souvenirs shop in Lisbon.

Ramiro

The best seafood you can imagine in the most Portuguese atmosphere but make sure you don’t get there at popular dinner times or you’ll have a long line to face.

Casa do Alentejo

A palace with Moorish, French, and Portuguese traditional architecture and decoration.

Ginja sem Rival

Best Ginjinha in Lisbon: the traditional sour cherry liqueur that is good any time of the day.

Memorial of Jewish Massacre

Memorial of Lisbon Jewish Massacre.

Igreja São Domingos

Impressive partially destroyed Catholic church.

Manteigaria Silva

One of the oldest codfish shops in Lisbon and one of the most traditional for locals to buy or taste cheeses and cured ham.

Chão do Loureiro - EMEL

Graffiti exhibition inside a parking lot.

Miradouro Chão do Loureiro

Great viewpoint of Lisbon.

Bifanas do Afonso

The very traditional pork sandwich of Lisbon “Bifana” here sides with some of the best Portuguese snacks and some bubbly wine.

Trobadores

Perfect Portuguese tavern to taste traditional cheese, chorizos, wine, and craft beers. Everything is in a medieval style, from the decoration to the staff uniform and music. You can even drink beer from horns.

Praça do Comércio

Known as the Royal Palace square, it was the monumental entrance of Lisbon built after Lisbon earthquake.

Cais das Colunas

A place to observe the ships passing and Lisbon’s “Arc de Triomphe.".

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Practicalities

Come hungry: after the tour, you should have a full belly and a happy soul
Best to do it in the early evening

About

This route was designed by Rita the Guide in collaboration with Uptaste.

Rita the Guide

Uptaste

What is Uptaste? We’re something like a travel agency business (although we don’t sell flights or hotels). Instead, we specialise in finding the right place to eat, wherever and whenever you are, using location intelligence combined with expert and community curation. Uptaste destinations will rarely be restaurants; they’ll be shops, they’ll be street traders, they’ll be local markets, or some other easy-to-miss but hard-to-forget place.

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