![]() Our friend Luke from A Chef’s Tour saw we were in Lisbon so he sent me a message recommending this place. Operating Hours: 4PM-12MN, Mon-Sat (closed Sundays)Įxpect to Pay: About EUR 5 per order of tapas 4. da Boa Hora 39, 1200-011 Lisboa, Portugal It’s popular and not that big so be prepared for a wait. Leve Leve Tapas Bar was one of the busiest Lisbon restaurants we visited. Smokey with snap and served on a bed of arugula, it’s got a nice firm texture and probably gets its name from the use of copious amounts of pimenton. Our second dish was this fanstastic roasted sausage listed on their menu as the “Sausage from Hell”. Fresh sardines can be enjoyed between June and October but locals eat canned sardines (conservas) throughout the year. Sardines fished from the Atlantic are among the most popular dishes you can have in Lisbon. We were already pretty full after Tapa Bucho so we ordered just two dishes at Leve Leve, starting with this delicious board of Portuguese sardines served with fried tomato and onion on crusty bread. They have an even more focused menu with only about a dozen tapas dishes and a few salads and desserts. ![]() Leve Leve Tapas BarĪround the corner from Tapa Bucho is Leve Leve, another popular tapas bar in Bairro Alto. Operating Hours: 7-11:30PM, Mon-Thu / 7-11:45PM, Fri-Sat (closed Sundays)Įxpect to Pay: About EUR 6-8 per order of tapas 3. Tapa Bucho is a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence awardee with a near-perfect 4.5-star rating and over 1,000 reviews. It was packed when we were there so we had to wait several minutes for a table. It doesn’t seem like it in this picture but Tapa Bucho is a popular Lisbon restaurant. What you’re looking at is a pair of oxtail tacos made with caramelized onion, bacon, mushroom, cheam cheese, cilantro, and some type of dark sauce or savory jam. This may have been my favorite dish from tonight. Tapa Bucho serves theirs with salsa brava, a mildly spicy sauce made with pimenton, olive oil, and flour. Padron peppers are a popular tapas dish that’s customarily fried in olive oil and served with a sprinkling of coarse salt. Padron peppers are a type of pepper grown in the Galicia region of Spain. Pictured below is a trio of croquetas or Portuguese croquettes made with alheira (Portuguese sausage), jamon (ham), and squid cooked in its own ink. We tried about eight different types of tapas, all of which were excellent. The restaurant’s rave reviews spoke for themselves. We found Tapa Bucho on TripAdvisor when we were searching for a highly-rated tapas restaurant in the Bairro Alto District. Instead of limiting ourselves to just two entrees, we get to sample 5-6 smaller dishes. What’s your favorite part of any restaurant’s menu? For us, it’s the appetizer section, which is why we love going to tapas bars. Miss CanĪddress: Largo do Contador Mor 17, 1100-160 Lisboa, PortugalĮxpect to Pay: About EUR 4 per can 2. It’s a nice quiet place to enjoy conservas and wine in beautiful but busy Alfama. The shop is located in a lovely sloped courtyard that’s partially hidden and away from the main tourist areas so it doesn’t get as much foot traffic. We were lucky to find Miss Can by accident when we were searching for a quiet place to escape the crowds and midday heat. Saúde!Īlfama is a popular tourist spot so it’s always crowded. Upon the recommendation of our server, we washed down our conservas with glasses of a dry white port mixed with tonic water. ![]() You can get them seasoned with olive oil, spicy olive oil, spicy olive oil with pickles, or tomato sauce. We were still full from a big lunch at Time Out Market so we just enjoyed a light snack of sardine conservas at Miss Can. You can get them to go or eat them here at the shop. Packaged in colorful tins, they make for a great souvenir food item or a tasty on-the-spot snack.ĭifferent types of preserved seafood like bacalhau, squid, sardines, and mackerel fillets are packaged in these attractive tins wrapped in decorative paper. They’ve been an important part of Portuguese food heritage since the 1850s. They offer just a few Portuguese delicacies on a focused menu headlined by their own line of conservas.Ĭonservas are small cans of gourmet seafood popular in Portugal and Spain. Miss Can is a small petiscaria (like a tapas restaurant) located in Lisbon’s beautiful and historic Alfama neighborhood.
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