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kid, pheasant and
seafood platters which
will fill you up for days.
Booking is essential
for a table in the
beautiful dining room
or leafy courtyard on
warmer evenings.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
A
Brasileira
(120 Rua
Garrett, Chiado, tel: 21
346 9541) Once the
haunt of artists and
intellectuals, this is
the place to have your
photo taken with the
statue of modernist
poet Fernando Pessoa
as you sip your drink,
listen to the buskers
and watch life pass by.
LIVE MUSIC
Barthoven
(41, Rua
da Condessa, tel: 91
260 7867) This is
a new bar devoted
to classical music.
With live concerts on
Fridays and Saturdays
it promises to an
unusual alternative
to Lisbon’s already
diverse nightlife. it
serves a selection of
cocktails and snacks
and is open till 2am.
LATE & LIVELY
Clube Ferroviário
(59
Rua da SantaApolónia,
tel: 21 815 319617)
An unexpected
addition to Lisbon’s
nightly offerings, this
railwayman’s club,
next to SantaApolónia
station, has live
music and a terrific (if
unusual) atmosphere.
Open until 4am
Thursday–Saturday.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Luzz Me is
unique: a light shop
specialising in all kinds
of LED lights – not
only lamps but a
huge variety of other
interesting things that
can be lit up (68 Rua
da Bica Duarte Belo).
SEE
At theSãoCarlos
OperaHouse,Puccini’s
LaRondinewill be on
stage from17–25May
(tel: 21 3253045); on
the 26th, you can catch
SmashingPumpkins
and LinkinPark at Rock
inRio Lisboa (rock
inriolisboa.sapo.pt).
GO
The antique lifts,
funiculars and trams
are a delight.The
stately neo-Gothic
Santa Justa lift and the
funiculars of Gloria,
Lavra and Bica are all
picturesque ways of
saving your feet, while
the 28 tram is the best
way to get a feel of the
city as it hums and
rattles its way from
MartimMoniz to the
cemetery of Prazeres.
ESCAPE
Avisit to
Portugal’s third city,
Setubal, is a great
day trip anhour to
the south.Besides
the interest of the city
itself, there are serious
delights tobe had in
the adjoiningSerra
daArrábidawith its
unspoiltMediterranean
forest and sandy coves.
NOWAY!
Lisbon is filled with
ghosts from its short
but thrilling period as
a centre of espionage
duringWorldWar Two.
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Lisbon
Portugal
food, including their
famous breakfasts,
fromfull English to
traditionalArabic.
UP TO €30
The
Italian Club
(85 Bold
Street, tel: 0151 708
5508) This good-
looking deli-restaurant
set amid the bustle
of Bold Street, backs
up its standard range
of panini and pizza
with appetising daily
specials like seafood
stew and roast chicken
with roast potatoes.
UP TO €50
Blakes
(HardDaysNight Hotel,
NorthJohnStreet, tel:
0151 236 1964)Voted
Liverpool’s best city
centre restaurant by
the respectedGood
FoodGuide a couple of
years back, the rather
granddining room is
located in theBeatles-
themedhotel.
EXCLUSIVE
The
Exchange
(Hilton
Hotel, 3Thomas
SteersWay, tel: 0151
708 4300) Chef Paula
O’Neill’s simple, high-
quality British cooking
has won critical
acclaim in one of the
better hotel restaurant
experiences to be had
in the region – close
to the waterfront.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
The
White Star
(2–4
RainfordGardens,
tel: 0151 231 6861)
Virtually unchanged
in its 130-year history,
TheWhite Star is a
busy compact pub
in the centre of town,
whose regular clientele
provide a taste of the
Liverpool
UK
DIALLING CODE
+44
CURRENCY
£
FLY FROM
Alicante,
Amsterdam,
Barcelona, Belfast
(BFS), Berlin, Bodrum,
Bordeaux, Brussels,
Faro, Fuerteventura,
Geneva,Gibraltar,
Grenoble, Ibiza,
Innsbruck, Isle of
Man,Jersey, Krakow,
Lanzarote, Lisbon,
Lyon,Madrid,Majorca,
Málaga,Malta,
Menorca,Naples,Nice,
Paris (CDG), Rhodes,
Salzburg,Tallinn
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs £15.
The 500 departs
every 30
minutes for the city
centre.Tickets: £2.80.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Kimos
(38–44Mount
Pleasant, tel: 0151
7078288) Kimos
hosts a cosmopolitan
crowd attractedby the
sumptuous decoration,
feel-good atmosphere,
andgoodquality,
reasonably-priced
TAXI
real Liverpool.Drink
traditional ales and
chat to locals, or relax
in the back room.
LIVE MUSIC
Zanzibar Club
(43 Seel Street, tel:
0151 707 0633) An
intimate setting
in which to watch
the best unsigned
bands around, the
Zanzibar is a small,
independent venue
and a good alternative
to themainstream.
LATE & LIVELY
The Magnet
(45
Hardman Street,
tel: 0151 709 7560)
Ensconced within
the so-called cultural
quarter and below
the radar of many,
it’s an urbane crowd
that patronises this
multi award-winning
bar with an emphasis
on cool sounds from
top Djs.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Froman
appropriately aquatic
location, Nauticalia
uses traditional
materials tomake
everything for the
maritime lover, froma
fleet review telescope
to a pocket blowtorch
lighter perfect for
lighting a pipe on a
blustery day at sea
(Albert Dock).
SEE
Distinctive,
unconventional and
always surprising,
Charline vonHeyl is at
the forefront of a new
generation of abstract
painters.Tate Liverpool
is hosting the first
major UKexhibition
fromtheGerman
painter (until 27May,
Albert Dock).
GO
Ahop and a skip
fromthemain train
station is St John’s
Gardens, bordering
some of the city’s
finest – occasionally
overlooked – cultural
treasures, like the neo-
classical St George’s
Hall andWalkerArt
Gallery collection
featuringmasterpieces
by Rembrandt,Turner
andHockney.
ESCAPE
The
dramatic landscape
of the Lake District
National Park is a
quick drive from
Liverpool.Themarket
town of Kendal is a
good base for the
southern slopes
and England’s
largest natural lake,
Windermere.
NOWAY!
Liverpool Cathedral’s
Grand Organ is the
largest in the UKwith
10,268 pipes.
Gerry Corner
Views on one side of
this hotel are of the
RiverMersey,while
on the other side
guests enjoymodern
decor and city views.
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hotels.easyJet.com.
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