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TRAVELLER
France
Dialling Code
+33
Currency
¤
Time Zone
GMT+1
Portugal
Dialling Code
+351
Currency
¤
Time Zone
GMT
Le P’tit Bleu
€30
(Cour des Dames, Quai des
Sardiniers, tel: 05 4628 3265) This refurbished
boat serves fish and shellfish all day long,making it an
ideal stop offwhen shopping or going on elsewhere.
Reasonable prices andwines by the glass complete the
deal.
Restaurant Les Flots
€60
(1 Rue de la Chaine,
tel: 05 4641 3251)Astylish fusion of classic French
cuisine withNewWorld influences such as John Dory
with langoustine consommé andwok-fried fennel – just
one example of themany finemenu choices.
Les 2 Tours
(1 Quai Valin, tel: 05 4641 8155)
Laid-back, easy place where sailors and crew
from the fishing boats hang out. Good place tomeet
seafarers over an early evening drink.They sometimes
have reggae or jazz later on.
L’Abrazo
(18 Rue de la
Chaine, tel: 05 4656 7684) The pace is hectic; expect
great music, a chatty crowd and pitchers of sangria and
Planter’s Punch. Serves Spanish tapas until midnight.
The Decadente
€30
(81 Rua de São Pedro
daAlcântara, tel: 91 306 9345)Thanks to
its situation in a hostel, this venue is the latest hit
among foodies, providing some of the best affordable
Portuguese cuisine in the capital.
Rota das Sedas
€50
(231 Rua da Escola Politécnica, tel: 213 874 472)
This stylish new restaurant specialises in fish and has
a patio for al-fresco dining.
Eleven
€70
(RuaMarquês
de Fronteira, tel: 21 386 2211)ThisMichelin-starred
restaurant has good views over the city. Chef Joaquim
Koerper creates imaginative interpretations of
Portuguese andMediterranean cuisine.
Baiúca
(20 Rua SãoMiguel, tel: 21 886 7284)
If you don’t feel like splashing out on one of
the expensive fado restaurants, this could be the place
for you, with amateur fado until midnight.
Jamaica
(6
Rua Nova do Carvalho, tel: 21 342 1859) One of the old
waterfront joints with a 40-year history, the recently re-
La Rochelle
Lisbon
La Marelle
(42 Rue Saint-Yon, tel: 05 4641
4020) This is one of the oldest shops in town
and still sells toys to this day. For more design-led
adults, the unique gift items – such as earrings and
bags – come in all variety of cute and kitsch patterns.
The Francofolies Festival
(francofolies.fr)
From11 to 15July this eclectic event presents
concerts, films about music, talks bymusic-loving
writers and almost everything that encompasses
music.Most of it is Frenchmusic fromsmall or
sometimes undiscovered artists.
Samantha David
openedJamaica retains a whiff of its raffish past and is
now one of the best places to listen to reggae in the city.
Cork & Co
(10 Rua das Salgadeiras, Bairro
Alto)As one of the world’s leading producers
of cork, Portugal has reallymade an effort to explore its
extraordinary potential. Handbags,furniture, jewellery
andmuch,muchmore can be found here.
The Optimus Alive Festival
(13–15July) On
the waterfront inAlgés the festival with such
names as SnowPatrol, Florence and theMachine and
Radiohead on the line-up, lights up the coast. BonJovi
is at the Coliseumon the 24th. For something utterly
different, theTall Ships Races will be at SantaApolónia
docks from the 19th to the 22nd.
Meco
For a day out
of the city enjoying the sun, head just a little to the
southwhere you’ll findMeco, which, besides being a
stupendous beach, has a village and free deposits of
healing clay!
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