Shame, Bairro Alto's pretty fucking cool and not as dodgy as it looks. Also those trams are awesome.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 28 August 2008 20:18 (4 years ago) Permalink
to lisbon in may! psyched. 5 nights then to morocco for a week or so. i'm mostly interested in cool old stuff and eating, what should i look at/consume??
― adam, Friday, 24 February 2012 16:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
Go to the Gulbenkian museum
― Like a Leppard Messiah (Michael White), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
I really liked this restaurant
http://chafarizdovinho.com/en/index.htm
― Like a Leppard Messiah (Michael White), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
Also, I second Daniel Giraffe's recommendation to go the Pavilhão Chinês. That bar is amazing and good fun, too.
― Like a Leppard Messiah (Michael White), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
Eat one pasteis
― (Uptown Baby) (admrl), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
^^^
They're very good
― Like a Leppard Messiah (Michael White), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
Going a week today for a long weekend, can't wait. What are the nightclubs like? Been reading a few horror stories about doormen and dresss codes...
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 3 May 2012 09:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
just booked a four day stay in july (for what will be my first trip out of britain), wahoo. although three of those days i'll be at a conference. unless i decide to just give my paper and then fuck off into the city.
― hot young stalin (Merdeyeux), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 04:24 (2 months ago) Permalink
If you want to party, the Bairro Alto area is basically several blocks full of minuscule bars, with people drinking and partying both inside and on the streets. Seedy and a bit touristy maybe, but we had plenty of fun there.
The Sea World was also really cool, especially the penguins and the sharks. (The queues are long though, so if you want to visit you should go there pretty early in the morning.) The old monastery in Belem was worth seeing too, but the fortress at the top of the city was kinda boring, except for the (admittedly beautiful) view... There were other places in Alfama with almost as nice views, though, and you don't have to pay admission.
I'll also second Michael White's recommendation of the Gulbenkian museum; there's loads of cool art ranging from antiquity to the 20th century, and not just paintings, but also furniture, jewelry, mosaics, grandfather clocks, etc.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 11:22 (2 months ago) Permalink
Lucky you, it's really good. The Oceanario was terrific - I think that's the same thing as the Sea World? But if you only have a short time, probably stick to the old town, eat custard tarts, etc. The view from the castle is super.
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 11:30 (2 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, the Oceanario, that's what I meant, couldn't remember what it was called.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 11:40 (2 months ago) Permalink
if you want to see tiles, go to the National Tile Museum. After visiting I felt like I never needed to see another tile as long as I live, a feeling which sticks with me to this day.
― Neil S, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 12:13 (2 months ago) Permalink
Lovely place. I haven't been back for a couple of years. We took the train to Belém and went to Casa Pastéis de Belém for the Pastéis de Nata, addictive! If you want to blow the budget then Bica do Sapato for food and then nip to Lux for dancing - that was a great night.
― mmmm, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 12:32 (2 months ago) Permalink
Already mentioned, but: Custard Tarts. Seriously.
Day trip to Sintra. V Pretty.
― 29 facepalms, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 13:32 (2 months ago) Permalink
Indeed, at Casa Pastéis de Belém I was told they made 10,000 a day. Might be a bit of an overstatement.
― mmmm, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 13:37 (2 months ago) Permalink
ooh, thanks everybody. worst case scenario is being stuck giving my paper on the last day of the conference so i have two days worrying / finishing it rather than being able to relax. if that doesn't happen, this all sounds nice.
i'll be there from sunday evening till thursday evening - what's the weekday nightlife like?
― Merdeyeux, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 17:13 (2 months ago) Permalink
Lisbon is the one place in Europe where I have seen men and women in their sixties drinking in bars at 1am on a Monday night.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 17:21 (2 months ago) Permalink
If you are a carnivore please do not ignore this suggestion: eat at Tomo La Da CaVeal cheeks especially recommendedCosign on Oceanarium, Sintra, Chinese Pavilion. Shows at ZDB. My favourite city ever
― ♫ don't you have your own computer? ♫ (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 17:21 (2 months ago) Permalink
Tomo La Da Ca is in my top five restaurants ever, it's a simple take on Portugeuse food by a French chef
― ♫ don't you have your own computer? ♫ (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 17:22 (2 months ago) Permalink