Cafe restaurant ‘O Corvo’ Mouraria Lisbon: great food & a ‘sweater-wearing’ tree
Cafe/restaurant ‘O Corvo’ (The Crow) in area Mouraria Lisbon is one of my favorites. This part of the city is still quite authentic, although tourism has increased the last few years.
Largo dos Trigueiros, historic area Mouraria Lisbon & a ‘sweater’ wearing beautiful tree 🙂
A bit hidden in Lisbon’s city center there’s a wonderful small square surrounded with colourful old houses, and a small old fountain in the middle. Just lovely!
Square Cafe/restaurant ‘O Corvo‘ (The Crow)
Wonderful very old fountain. Largo dos Trigueiros, Lisbon
May 2023: Cafe/restaurant ‘O Corvo‘ (The Crow) Largo dos Trigueiros, Lisbon
Small terrace pleasantly shaded by a tree
Square Largo dos Trigueiros, once forgotten and lined with cars, is nowadays one of the coolest places of Lisbon. In march 2016 cafe/restaurant ‘O Corvo’ opened his doors.
Cafe/restaurant ‘O Corvo‘ (The Crow), December 2018
Knitted graffiti
In summertime the terrace is shaded by the spreaded branches of a beautiful tree with a colourful ‘sweater’ wrapped around the trunk : knitted graffiti 🙂
September 2017: Cafe/restaurant ‘O Corvo‘, area Mouraria Lisbon
Menu
The menu offers affordable meals: a variety of dishes, also vegetarian. Opened in March 2016, cafe-restaurant ‘O Corvo’ is a friendly, easy-going place serving homemade foccacia among others, and homemade cakes.
August 2018: Dorade (larded with peppers) € 12, 50. Delicious!
Entrecôte (500 gr) for 2 persons, potatoes and salad € 28; um copo de vinho tinto/vinho branco (a glass of red or white wine) € 2,60; small bottle of water € 1,80, coffee € 1,00.
September 2017: Cafe/restaurant ‘O Corvo‘, area Mouraria Lisbon: entrecôte for 2 persons
Mix and match of antique furniture
Inside the restaurant there ‘s a mix and match of antique furniture, vintage pieces, wooden movie chairs, stone-clad tables and sofas from the last century. Everything recovered and in good condition.
Home made chocolate cake € 3:60
When entering restaurant O Corvo it seems that it ‘s only one space and an open kitchen (very nice people!) but there’s another, greater room. The place is suitable for a group (50 seats).
September 2018: Cafe/restaurant ‘O Corvo‘ Lisbon & Margriet de Vrieze
Historic area Mouraria
The cobblestoned former Moorish quarter, roughly between the Castle of Saint George (São Jorge) and Rossio square, is a friendly and super-central neighborhood where Fado was born and which today presents a mix of long-time residents and a multicultural community, complemented by artists, students and other young people.
Cafe/restaurant ‘O Corvo‘, area Mouraria Lisbon & nearby street with photos on the walls
Area Mouraria in Lisbon is a muddle of narrow streets, stairs and small squares, which gives the visitor a glimpse of a forgotten age. Houses painted in several pastel colours or covered with antique tiles (Portuguese: azulejos).
Area Mouraria Lisbon & photo printed on wood
Photographer Camilla Watson : fabulous photos printed on wood
Um tributo à Mouraria (‘A tribute to Mouraria): a permanent exhibition of fabulous photos printed on wood on the walls of the streets in a tribute to fadistas or people with a strong connection to the neighborhood. Amazing!
British photographer Camilla Watson has been living in this area for 6 years.
Cafe/restaurant ‘O Corvo‘, area Mouraria Lisbon & one of the spaces
Location & how to get there:
10 min. walk from startingpoint tram 28, square Martim Moniz: walk via Rua da Madalena, then go up the stairs (Beco dos Surradores) until Largo dos Trigueiros , and turn right.
YouTube: Square Largo dos Trigueiros & stairs to reach the restaurant
Cafe/restaurant ‘O Corvo‘, area Mouraria Lisbon
Lost In Lisbon Restaurant & shop: magical Indian-style, great views & shrimp curry
Restaurant/cafe Lost In is one of the most magical places in Lisbon: fantastic city views and an inviting hangout Indian-style decoration.
In the same building: shop Lost in India, selling a.o. beautiful typically Indian style clothes with Arab influences. 🙂
Restaurant/cafe Lost In Lisbon & lovely outside space May 2023
A while ago I bought a beautiful Indian-style coat in the imposant Lost In clothing store, Rua dom Pedro V no. 58. The nice saleswoman asked: ‘Did you already visit the restaurant behind the store? No? From here it is possible to enter the restaurant’. What a surprise! 🙂
Restaurant/cafe Lost In Lisbon & terrace June 2018
Peace & tranquility
The view over the city is wonderful, even when it’s a cloudy day.
Lost In is a chill-out ambiance. When you enter this space, you immediately feel the peace and tranquility it conveys.
Restaurant/cafe Lost In Lisbon June 2018 & Loesje Broere
Shanti (inner peace)
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It is said to be the “shanti place of Lisbon”. I am not religious nor interested in esotericism, but for those looking for relaxation after a busy day this is a great place.
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Restaurant/cafe Lost In Lisbon June 2018: waiters Samuel & Patrik
Caril de gambas com arroz basmati, legumes salteados e papadam (Shrimp curry with basmati rice, sauteed vegetables and papadam), delicious!
Bill for 2 persons € 64,80 (May 2023) ( shrimps, tuna, wine (5 euro a glass), water and coffee).
Ben Weijers & Restaurant/cafe Lost In Lisbon , May 18, 2023
The staff is friendly and chatty, speaking a variety of languages. The 2 lovely young waiters gave 2 older ladies like us the idea being young again 😉 😉
We had a great afternoon amongst Indian couches and sofas, candles, colored comfortable chairs, statues, paintings & Indian shoes hanging on the walls.
Restaurant/cafe Lost In Lisbon June 2018
The music is calm, with a strong focus on jazz 🙂 (the day we’ve been there). Restaurant Lost In VIDEO
Restaurant Lost In Lisbon December 6, 2018 & Lilja Plews
Music: every Thursday evening or on Sunday in the afternoon there’re live jazz sessions/music events. Besides frequent oriental dance events or DJ’s.
Restaurant/cafe Lost In Lisbon & very friendly manager Rita Teixeira
Lost In
Rua dom Pedro V no. 58
Príncipe Real Lisbon
Website (& how to make a reservation)
Lost In India Shop : clothes from India & Mica & Leonor
Clothing store, typically Indian style with Arab influences.
Lost In India Lisbon Shop March 21 & owner Leonor
Preparing the shop for reopening after 3 months of lockdown in Portugal January – April 2021
Lost In India Shop: clothes from India & much more beautiful stuff!
Update March 2021: It is possible to order online more….
Lovely Portuguese ceramics shop at Lisbon’s fleamarket: ‘Armazém das Caldas’
There’s a store where you step into Lisbon’s famous fleamarket, ‘Armazém das Caldas’. The traditional Portuguese ceramics and the warm service of the owners makes me feel like buying a lot.. !
April 10 2021 : Portuguese ceramic shop: ‘Armazém das Caldas’, Campo de Santa Clara 112, at the fleamarket in Lisbon
Armazém (lit. warehouse) das Caldas opened his doors in November 2014, selling traditional Portuguese ceramics from Caldas da Rainha, the ‘capital’ of portuguese pottery, popularized by artist and designer Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro. (also known for his illustrations, caricatures and sculptures).
Portuguese ceramics: ‘Armazém das Caldas’ Lisbon, November 2019
People who visit Lisbon a few days, usually like strolling through the fleamarket (Feira da Ladra, lit. thieves market), where you can find this lovely little shop.
I heard Chinese, Russian- or French people say: ‘How wonderful, but how do we get all this into our suitcase?’
Portuguese traditional ceramics: ‘Armazém das Caldas’ , located at the fleamarket in Lisbon, November 2019
The shelves are full of crockery, tableware and decorative objects, in an explosion of colors and iconic products such as pumpkins, cabbages, swallows, roosters, frogs, lizards, sardines and hanging codfish.
Portuguese traditional ceramics: ‘Armazém das Caldas’, Lisbon
June 8, 2019. Picture: Christel Leenen
Designer Bordalo Pinheiro had a great sense of humor.. 😉 many of his designs, for example the collection of cabbage leaf dinnerware, are very funny…. !
Portuguese traditional ceramics: ‘Armazém das Caldas’ Lisbon & swallow nest (€ 30)
Swallow nest (andorinha): symbol of loyalty and love
In 1891 designer Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro decided to produce a set of ceramic pieces that looked like swallows. They integrated into Portuguese homes and became a symbol for a Portuguese house which lives on still today. Why it had such a massive success? It represents family, loyalty and love! 🙂
Portuguese traditional ceramics Lisbon: ‘Armazém das Caldas’ , hanging salted codfish (bacalhau, € 25)
Dried and salted codfish (bacalhau), a faithful friend (fiel amigo) & history
The Portuguese adore codfish and it’s said that are 365 different ways to cook it…one recipe for each day of the year!
Portuguese traditional ceramics Lisbon: ‘Armazém das Caldas’ & designer Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro
There’s a very long history with Portugal & codfish: shortly after Columbus (about 500 years ago) discovered America, the Portuguese were fishing for cod near NewFoundland. More…….
Portuguese ceramics Lisbon: ‘Armazém das Caldas’, rooster (galinha, € 35)
The legend of the ‘good luck’ rooster (Galo de Barcelos): a national symbol of Portugal
If you visit Lisbon you see brightly coloured roosters in all souvenir shops in all kind of variations and sizes. According to the legend, it brings you good luck, but you must receive it as a gift…
Portuguese traditional ceramics: ‘Armazém das Caldas’ Lisbon, November 2019
YouTube – The legend of the Galo de Barcelos has been passed from generation to generation and while the stories differ, the ending is always the same.
Portuguese ceramics: ‘Armazém das Caldas’ Lisbon, sardines (sardinhas)
Grilled sardines (sardinhas) & party time in June: Feast days of the popular saints
Sardines play an important role in Portuguese culture. In the month of June traditionally millions of big and tasty sardines (sardinhas) are grilled outdoors. The streets of the historical areas in Lisbon are filled with a delicious smell (but also the smoke!) 😉
On the eve of Saint Anthony’s day, June 12, Lisbon turns into one big party!
‘Armazém das Caldas’ Lisbon, my favorite: crockery in beautiful soft colours
‘Armazém das Caldas’ Lisbon
Campo de Santa Clara, 112
Open from 11:00 – 19:00 (also on Sunday). Closed: Monday & Wednesday
Tuesdays and Saturdays (fleamarket days): open from 09:00 – 19:00
www.facebook.com/armazemdascaldas
Fleamarket Lisbon, Alfama district. View from ‘Armazém das Caldas’ more…..
Lisbon’s unique Aqueduct (1731, 65 m tall), serial killer Alves & exhibition Frida Kahlo
Really worth a visit!
Water was in scarce supply even for Lisbon’s earliest inhabitants. In 1731 Portugal’s King João V (John V) decided to build an aqueduct (Aqueduto das Águas Livres, ‘free waters’). The project was paid by a special sales tax on beef, olive oil, wine and other products.
Aqueduct Lisbon (Aqueduto das Águas Livres), October 2022
Magnificent construction & misunderstandings
The magnificent construction caused constant misunderstandings between the royal power, engineers, architects and municipal institutions; abusive clerical interference found its way into the fray.
Aqueduct Lisbon (Aqueduto das Águas Livres, October 2022
Water Museum
Today, what the Portuguese think of as the Lisbon Aqueduct is that gigantic set or arches spanning the Alcântara valley, ending at the Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras Reservoir (Water Museum) of Amoreiras..
View from the Aqueduct Lisbon, October 2022
The main course of the aqueduct covers 18 km, but the whole network of canals extends through nearly 58 km. Its source is known as Águas Livres and is located in Caneças.
Aqueduct Lisbon (Aqueduto das Águas Livres, October 2022
important sources of water supply
The aqueduct consist of a complex series of underground galleries, arches and skylights linked to the visible principal body, known as the General Aqueduct. These are scattered all over the city, giving rise to numerous fonts which, in times gone by, were important sources of water supply for the city.
Entrance Water Museum Lisbon, Calçada da Quintinha, 6, Lisboa
Concluded in 1834 (although it began to supply water to Lisbon in 1748), displays visible Gothic influences in a period dominated by the Baroque style.
More information about architects and engineers
Water Museum (Mãe d’Água), Lisbon
Video Museu da Água YouTube
After the earthquake of 1755, architect Custódio Vieira was granted pardon for the profligacy for which he had been accused owing to the amount of iron he used to strengthen the arch’s structure, for, despite being located on a seismic faultline, it had resisted the quake.
Water Museum (Mãe d’Água) Lisbon, October 2022
Diogo Alves, the ‘Aqueduct serial killer’
The public walkway along the interior gallery, named Arches Walk, which once offered a wonderful panoramic view to pedestrians, has been closed since 1844 due to the large number of suicides and murders, including those committed by the famous bandit Diogo Alves , the ‘Aqueduct serial killer’.
Aqueduct Lisbon. Picture: Paulo Juntas (Wikipedia), Aqueduct arches (65 m tall) over the Alcântara valley.
‘ Water Museum‘, Calçada da Quintinha, 6, Lisboa, in charge of the aqueduct, organizes guided visits and tours.
Exhibitions: from October 27 Frida Kahlo ‘The Life of an Icon’
After more than 150.000 visitors worldwide, the unique exhibition about the life of the iconic Frida Kahlo arrives in Lisbon. One of the most influential artists of all time! TICKETS
Opening Hours | Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5:30 pm (closed for lunch from 12:30 to 1:30 pm). More: Wikipedia Facebook
Useful information
October 1st 2022: Aqueduct Lisbon & members of NV Lissabon
Unique bar ‘Pensão Amor’ (brothel) Lisbon: former red light district & pole dance
Closed two years ago, Bar Pensão Amor reopened on Thursday July 14, with several new features. Lisboa Secreta
Rua Nova do Carvalho in Lisbon, located near the river Tagus, was for decades known as a street in the city’s red light district with bars named after European capitals (like Copenhagen, Oslo or Roterdão (Rotterdam) and Jamaica to attract the sailors who stepped off their boats here.
Bar ‘Pensão Amor’ Lisbon: wonderful drawings on the walls of the stairs
Former red light district In Lisbon
‘Pensão Amor’ is located in a typical Portuguese 18th-century building. Once a cheap pension with rooms rented by the hour to prostitutes and their clients to enjoy a short moment of love 😉
Along the 5 floors of the building you can admire remake copies of old posters from burlesque shows and peep shows.
Bar ‘Pensão Amor’ Lisbon: burlesque decor & ceilings with frescoes
Wonderful décor
The ceilings of this former ‘guesthouse’ are painted with frescoes, the walls are covered with mirrors, paintings and old posters, and decorative pieces give the space an old burlesque, relaxed atmosphere. Amazing! The wonderful décor is recalling the history of the building.
Bar ‘Pensão Amor’ Lisbon: the pole dance room
Pole dance & YouTube: Marina mey
Now ‘Pensão Amor’ is one of the most popular bars in Lisbon with various spaces for events like concerts, ateliers, a book store (love/erotica), a trendy hair saloon, bars and a bar with Peruvian specialties. The pole dance room is decorated with leopard and gold. Pole dance workshops are held here to learn the tricks of seduction…
Rua Nova do Carvalho, hip and trendy street in Lisbon
Nowadays this area is a hip and trendy region in Lisbon. YouTube
Rua Nova do Carvalho is a street lined with hip bars and clubs that become crowded after 2AM when the bars in the legendary area Bairro Alto start to close.
Rua Nova do Carvalho, hip and trendy pink street in Lisbon
More remarkable bars in this street:
bar/cafe Sol e Pesca, and Bar da Velha Senhora (Old Ladies Bar).
‘Pensão Amor’ Lisbon – Erika Reusens admires the bar in burlesque style
The bar has two entrances: Rua do Alecrim 19 including an outside café terrace) and on Rua Nova do Carvalho.
YouTube ‘Pensão Amor’ & culture Lisbon
Open: every day. More information : Facebook
Bar ‘Pensão Amor’ Lisbon – stairs to the bar
Bar ‘Pensão Amor’ Lisbon : drawing stairs to the bar
Lisbon’s legendary flea market Feira da Ladra & Ronaldo’s sexy underwear
‘Feira da Ladra’ in Alfama at Campo de Santa Clara , is Lisbons legendary flea market, held on Tuesdays and Saturdays. More or less it means ‘market of thieves’. You should take this quite literally and keep an eye on your wallet .
Fleamarket ‘Feira da Ladra’ in Lisbon & ceramics shop ‘Armazem das Caldas‘ 2022 (worth a visit!)
If you are looking for buying ‘opportunities’, or things that fell of a lorry, make sure you go there early, cause like on all flea markets, the good stuff is sold first.
‘Feira da Ladra’ in Alfama Lisbon: famous fleamarket
Don’t be afraid to negotiate the price. It’s part of the game and if you don’t you’ll pay far too much. The market is held every Tuesday and Saturday, from dawn to dusk.
‘Feira da Ladra’ in Alfama Lisbon: famous fleamarket
This nice Portuguese lady speaks French and English. Good stuff!
‘Feira da Ladra’ in Alfama Lisbon: famous fleamarket, January 2019
Alberto Gourgel , designer & Margarethe de Vrieze
‘Feira da Ladra’ in Alfama Lisbon: famous fleamarket
December in Lisbon: 18 degrees and these dogs wear hand-knitted sweaters 😉 More about Dogs in Lisbon
Esta e do Ronaldo (‘This one is Ronaldo’s’) and ‘this one is Eusebio’s’.
Cristiano Ronaldo & underwear
Maybe Portugal’s famous soccer star and sexy sportsman Cristiano Ronaldo has swapped his hotpants here for something more erotical than Armani’s underwear 😉
‘Feira da Ladra’ in Alfama Lisbon: famous fleamarket
Michael Jackson‘s bestselling album of all time, ‘Thriller’. Price 50 euro, but you can always try to negotiate 😉
‘Feira da Ladra’ in Alfama Lisbon:
Fleamarket with lots of second hand stuff: it’s always fun to stroll around 🙂
Friend and tourist guide Josephine Lucassen & children Frederico and Alicia, February 2016
For a small fee anyone who wants can offer his stuff on this market.
Fleamarket Feira da Ladra Lisbon: Loek Polack & Ans de Graaf 🙂
Fleamarket easy to reach by tram 28
The best way to enter Feira de Ladra is through the arch ‘Arco de São Vicente’ where tram 28 stops.
Feira da Ladra and the nearby National Pantheon
Important Portugese personalities are buried in the National Pantheon , like f.e. Amalia Rodrigues, the famous fado singer.
Cafe/terrace ‘O Panteao’ near the fleamarket June 2018
Popular restaurant with a sunny terrace near the fleamarket ‘O Panteao’ : cheap and good!
Breathtaking views Lisbon: Art Center ‘Casa da Cerca’, unique location & ferry trip
Contemporary Art Center ‘Casa da Cerca‘ is located at the south side of the river Tagus. Views on downtown Lisbon and the 25 April Bridge are amazing!
Superb Lisbon city views! 🙂 Garden Art Center ‘Casa da Cerca‘, Lisbon, February 2019 & tourist guide Josephine Lucassen. YouTube
How to get there?
Take the ferry from Lisbons’ Cais do Sodré (every 10 minutes, weekend every 20 min.) to Cacilhas, a 10 min trip. (Return ticket : cheap). YouTube Ferry ride
Time table ferry from Lisbon Cais do Sodre to area Cacilhas and vice versa
Cais do Ginjal , Cacilhas Lisbon, February 2019
As you get off the ferry, it takes about 15 minutes to walk along the river (Cais do Ginjal) to reach the elevator, after passing lots of ruinous warehouses (could be a place for a movie set…!), and a few restaurants, both worth a visit 🙂 : Atire-te ao Rio and Ponto Final.
Picture: Margaret Schöttelndreier. July 2019
The elevator (elevador ‘da Boca da Venta‘, mouth of the wind) is convenient and free.
Magnificent view of the 25 April bridge, Cristo Rei (Christ the King statue), the city of Lisbon and the river Tagus .
View 25 April bridge. Picture: Margaret Schöttelndreier, July 2019
Former palace Casa da Cerca : art gallery, botanical garden & small cafetaria.
There are several exhibition spaces, a patio gallery, a cistern, a wonderful sculpture park, a chapel and a Botanical Garden – which, separately or jointly, present a regular program of individual, collective or thematic exhibitions.
Former palace Casa da Cerca & contemporary Art Center Lisbon, February 2019: tourist guide Portugal Josephine Lucassen
The former Cerca Palace is considered to be the most characteristic example of civil architecture from the 18th century, constructed between the 17th and the 18th century, with Baroque and Romantic influences, being restored in the end of the 20th century.
Art center Casa da Cerca Lisbon & tourist guide Portugal Josephine Lucassen, February 2019
February 2019: exhibition ‘O futuro do Passado’ (‘the future of the past’): Portuguese artists Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, Ana Jotta, Jorge Queiroz & poet Matilde Campilho
Wonderful! Source: Wikipedia
The property was acquired by the City Council in 1988. Refurbished and adapted to the expository purposes for which it was intended, opened to the public in 1993 as a Center for Contemporary art. The first exhibition focused on a core of Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso’s work.
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Art center Casa da Cerca & garden. Picture: Margaret Schöttelndreier, July 2019
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Casa da Cerca, Rua da Cerca, 2800-050 Almada, Lisbon
Exhibitions, cafetaria & lovely botanical garden ‘O Chão das Artes’ (‘floor of the arts’): Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm
Center for Documentation and Research Mestre Rogério Ribeiro:
Tuesday to Friday from 10h to 12h30 and from 14h to 17h
Art Center Casa da Cerca Lisbon & ladies room 😉 😉 , February 2019
Restaurant Casa do Alentejo Lisbon & amazing former 17th C. Moorish Palace
A few minutes walk from Rossio Square, behind a small door in a popular tourist street in Lisbon, Rua das Portas de Santo Antão, there’s Casa do Alentejo: suddenly you step in an amazing Moorish palace, with an impressive courtyard!
Restaurant Casa do Alentejo Lisbon, a former Moorish palace
‘Casa do Alentejo’ was created 85 years ago, as a purpose to be a meeting place for people from Portugal’s historical province Alentejo (além Tejo means beyond the Tagus) and to cultivate its unique culture. At that time many people from this region left home in search for a better life in Lisbon.
Restaurant Casa do Alentejo Lisbon, a former Moorish palace
The palace dates from the last quarter of the 17th C., but its current appearance is a result of considerable alterations carried out in 1918.
Nowadays here’s the headquarters of the association of the Alentejo people.
Casa do Alentejo June 2019 Lisbon, Loesje Broere & ballroom
Ballroom & activities
Many activities take place here: on Saturdays the ‘Alentejo afternoons’ (tardes Alentejanas), with choral groups. On Sunday, dancing begins at 3:30 pm in the beautifull ballroom. Mostly elderley people come here to socialize.
Restaurant Casa do Alentejo & Thirza van Deene, September 2019
There’s also a library and a handicraft shop of typical products of Alentejo (downstairs).
Casa do Alentejo Lisbon, a former Moorish palace & one of the restaurants
Beautiful tiles (ajulejos) & Portuguese history
The dining rooms are picturesque, with open fireplaces and decorated with beautiful tiles (azulejos). The azulejo is a form of Portuguese painted, tin-glazed, ceramic tilework.
Casa do Alentejo Lisbon, a former Moorish palace & one of the restaurants
Tiles have become a typical aspect of Portuguese culture.
Azulejo (tile) comes from the Arabic word az-zulayj, meaning polished stone. Wherever you go in Portugal, azulejos are to be found inside and outside cafes, churches, palaces, ordinary houses and even ceilings, train- or subway stations.
Restaurant Casa do Alentejo, Rua das Portas de Santo Antão 58.
Lunch: ensopado de borrego (lamb stew): 13 €, arroz de gambas (prawn and rice) 15 €. Small bottle of wine Monte de Vaqueira: 6 €. Average price 3-course meal: 25 euro
Opening hours: 12pm to 3pm and 7pm to 11pm every day.
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Reservations: Website Restaurant Casa do Alentejo Lisbon
Former Moorish palace Casa do Alentejo Lisbon
Restaurant Casa do Alentejo, Rua das Portas de Santo Antão 58, Lisbon
Street restaurant Casa do Alentejo, December 2019 . A wonderful exception in this street: no tourist trap!
Famous Lisbon fish cannery store ‘Conserveira de Lisboa’ & nostalgic power
Conserveira de Lisboa (The Lisbon Cannery store) has been covered in many newspapers, tv-programs and on the internet, never paid for any promotion but is listed by many touristic guides.
Conserveira de Lisboa (The Lisbon Cannery store) March 2021
In this little shop hundreds of colorful tins of the Portuguese favorite fish are stored. It’s been open for 80 years.
Maria de Jesus Silva, Conserveira de Lisboa (The Lisbon Cannery store)
History
The shop opened in 1930 under the name ‘Mercearia do Minho’ and changed it’s name to Conserveira de Lisboa in 1942. In the beginning days the company sold all kinds of alimentation, concentrating on canned foods.
Luís Vieira,Conserveira de Lisboa (The Lisbon Cannery store)
In 1942 the company applied for the registration of the first two brands of conserves: TRICANA and PRATA DO MAR.
Tricana was registered in 1948 and Prata do Mar in 1956.
Macquerel (filetes de cavala), tummy (atum), squid (polvo) and cod (bacalhau).
During the second world war the industry of conserved fish products developed rapidly and it helped the company to evolve quickly, reaching it’s peak with the colonial war in ’74. After this period, the conserves market shrinked steadily, frozen food became a more common way of conservation.
Conserveira de Lisboa (The Lisbon Cannery store)
Confronted with this perspective of a further declining market, the Conserveira chose to remain operating on this niche market and offer only quality products. This way the shop also survived the aggressive low prices by the supermarkets.
Conserveira de Lisboa (The Lisbon Cannery store)
Two nice ladies in the shop are wrapping the various preserves: Manuela Pereira….
Conserveira de Lisboa (The Lisbon Cannery store)
…..and Maria Manuela Henriques Nunes
Conserveira de Lisboa (The Lisbon Cannery store)
I bought 4 cans: 2 fillets macquerel (€ 4,54) and 2 tuna fillets (€ 3,63). Happily no plastic bags! If you like you can write a nice note in the guest book.
Conserveira de Lisboa (The Lisbon Cannery store)
In June 2004 Armando Jose Cabral Ferreira and Regina Maria da Silva Monteiro Baptista Cabral Ferreira became the owners of the shop.
Conserveira de Lisboa, Rua dos Bacalhoeiros, 34 (website).
E-mail address: info@conserveiradelisboa.pt
Rua dos Bacalhoeiros means ‘street of the cod fish sellers’……). More.about this street..
Conserveira de Lisboa (The Lisbon Cannery store)