The Gourmet Walk

 

Tweet

• Find out about Lisbon’s great Cafés, such as the 18th-century Café Nicola and Portugal’s strong café-culture.
• Take a look at all the delicious and exotic products on display at Manteigaria Silva, from dried, salted Bacalhau to the sausages, hams and cheeses, and learn all their secrets.
• Learn the history of Port, Portugal’s famous fortified wine, and then try it with the delicious São Jorge Cheese.
• Marvel at the selection of Ports, chocolates and other delicacies at Casa Macário, and then taste the typical Portuguese Cherry Brandy.
• Learn about Portuguese sweets and pastries and try the famous Pastel de Nata (custard tart) in Casa Brasileira.
• Hear about the only tea produced in Europe, grown in the Atlantic Island of São Miguel, in the Azores.
• Visit one of the most famous restaurants in Lisbon, the Trindade brewery.
• Admire the beautiful views of Lisbon from the Garden of São Pedro de Alcântara, in the Bairro Alto.
• Learn about the Bairro Alto quarter, home to some of Lisbon’s most famous restaurants, fado-houses, bars and nightclubs.
• Go down the steps of Calçada do Duque, and admire the breathtaking views of the castle hill as you go past some more great restaurants.
• Finish your Gourmet tour in style, in the Neo-Moorish Casa do Alentejo, a 17th-century palace, unassuming on the outside, hiding one of the most intriguing interiors in the city. Here, in the upstairs bar, you will sit down for a light meal and your guide will introduce you to some of Portugal’s most famous delicacies, accompanied by a delicious Alentejo wine.

Read our GUESTBOOK and check what other people have to say about our walks HERE!