Everything Cool in Portugal
Let’s face it, a fireplace elicits a plethora of feel-good emotions. It is cozy and comfortable on long winter nights. It is warm and welcoming when stepping in from the rain. It is sexy and sizzling for those hot intimate moments. It’s no wonder a fireplace is the...
Dining in Portugal isn’t ALL about cod fish, grilled sardines and pasteis de Belém. The 2011 Michelin Guide to Spain & Portugal is out. 10 restaurants across the country have been designated with a distinguished Michelin star. And one special restaurant, Vila Joya...
Lost in a Lisbon labyrinth? Had enough bacalhau, fado and calcada? Fear not. Follow a crooked street in the Alfama District to a little piece of Asian paradise, the Kuta Bar. Here you escape city life and chillout with your friends in total Zen comfort. The bar is...
Spending some time in the Bairro Alto this evening? Before you join the crowds in the calçada streets of door-to-door bars, consider a pleasant dining experience in the quieter part of the neighborhood. Restaurante 560, on Rua das Gáveas, is just a few steps away...
The place to see and be seen in Porto is at the aptly-named Papa Razzi. Located near the Foz Market, this restaurant and bar is casual, cosmopolitan and cool. Inside, the modern space has the signature of designer extraordinaire Paulo Lobo. Lobo has his touch on...
Everything Mega-Chef Vitor Sobral does is about taking rich Portuguese flavors and transforming them into modern tastes and textures. His current stage for displaying his talents is Tasca da Esquina, a small, but very popular, corner cafe in...
