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Pigmeu Lisbon – Honoring the Art of the Whole Pig

Ann Abel — Wed, 21 May 2025 10:44:36 +0000

It’s easy to love a restaurant that commits to doing one thing and then does that thing extremely well. Pigmeu, which has been operating on a quiet street in Lisbon’s upscale Campo de Ourique neighborhood since 2014, is one of those restaurants. From the beginning, chef-owner Miguel Azevedo Peres and his team have been buying one organically raised pig each week, butchering it in-house, and serving virtually all of it—they were doing nose-to-tail well before it became the trend that […]

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ISTO – Timeless Style, Transparent Cost

Ann Abel — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:35:18 +0000

Along with high-quality craftsmanship and timeless style, what sets the Portuguese clothing brand ISTO apart is its commitment to transparency. Not transparency as in see-through fabrics, but transparency in understanding exactly where your money goes. “Isto” means “this” in Portuguese, and here it’s a statement that what you see is what you get. It’s also, according to the company, shorthand for “independent, superb, transparent, organic.” The clothing line, which began with a simple linen Oxford shirt and a classic white […]

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Memoria – Authentic Italian in Campo de Ourique, Lisbon

Ann Abel — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 18:42:57 +0000

Lisbon is increasingly full of Italian restaurants. But not many of them are as seductive as Memoria, the newest watering hole from the people behind the Pasta Non Basta restaurants in Alvalade and Campo Pequeno. This one, in a rustic but modern space that’s well lit by red lamps in Campo de Ourique, manages to be both homey and sophisticated. Even while it’s still light outside on summer nights, the dining room comes to life with families and groups of […]

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Bistrô Bicho Mau in Campo de Ourique, Lisbon

Ann Abel — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 17:12:56 +0000

At this sweet little restaurant in Campo de Ourique, the name should be your first clue that the chefs don’t take things overly seriously. Bicho Mau is a playful term-of-endearment from childhood (more info below…). It’s a curious choice for a quietly appealing restaurant—between the neighborhood vibe and good but unpretentious cooking, it’s the kind of place where you could eat every day. Bistrô Bicho Mau is unique in the restaurant world for having a chef couple as equal partners […]

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Mercado de Campo de Ourique – Hip, Urban Market for Food and Fun in Lisbon

PC Staff — Wed, 21 May 2014 07:51:23 +0000

It’s a little like the ultra cool Mercado de San Miguel in Madrid, mixed with the multi-cultural Farmers Market in Los Angeles. It’s the Mercado de Campo de Ourique in Lisbon, and it’s filled with a large variety of gourmet food stalls, mixed with....

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