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Conserveira
de Lisboa
For almost 100 years,
this little shop in Baixa
has been selling one
of Portugal’s most
cherished products –
tinned seafood. Even
if you don’t fancy
a souvenir can of
smoked mackerel,
Conserveira de Lisboa
is worth a visit to
check out the product
artwork from the
’30s and ’40s.LXFactory
This is your go-to for
the best in Lisbon art,
fashion and design- a former industrial
area that’s now a
cultural and creative
hub. Plenty of Lisbon-
based designers
have boutiques here,
as do a few larger
homewares brands,
and there’s also fresh-
food markets and
restaurants on site.
NEW-SCHOOL
CUISINE
There’s always been great
food in Lisbon – though food in Lisbon – though
the last few years have the last few years have
seen a slew of young seen a slew of young
and inventive chefs and inventive chefs
updating Portugal’s old-updating Portugal’s old-
school offerings. Fromschool offerings. From
contemcontemporary takes on porary takes on
petiscospetiscos (tapas bars), (tapas bars),
to Mto Michelin-starred fine ichelin-starred fine
dining, there’s plenty dining, there’s plenty
to be eaten. to be eaten.
Belcanto
The undisputed leader of
Lisbon’s new-wave cuisine Lisbon’s new-wave cuisine
is chef José Avillez, who’s is chef José Avillez, who’s
amamassing somassing something of ething of
a culinary ema culinary empire in his pire in his
homhome city. Check out e city. Check out
MMini Bar for Lisbon’s ini Bar for Lisbon’s
best canapés, Cantinho best canapés, Cantinho
do Avillez for affordable do Avillez for affordable
mmodern cuisine, and odern cuisine, and
Belcanto for MBelcanto for Michelin-ichelin-
starred artistry.starred artistry.
By The Wine
One of several modern
restaurants in Lisbon with restaurants in Lisbon with
slightly odd, punny English slightly odd, punny English
namnames, By The Wes, By The Wine not ine not
only has a huge list of only has a huge list of
Portugal’s best drops, but Portugal’s best drops, but
an excellent range of chef an excellent range of chef
José MJosé Maria da Fonseca’s aria da Fonseca’s
nouveau cuisine, including nouveau cuisine, including
the likes of partridge the likes of partridge
escabecheescabeche (m (marinated fish) arinated fish)
and grilled pig’s ear.and grilled pig’s ear.Sea Me
The city has long been
heaven for fans of fish heaven for fans of fish
(check out the nightly (check out the nightly
queues at traditional queues at traditional
seafood den Cervejaria seafood den Cervejaria
RamRamiro), and Sea Miro), and Sea Me is e is
ushering the obsession ushering the obsession
into the 21st century with into the 21st century with
a fish ma fish market, shellfish arket, shellfish
restaurant and a sushi bar restaurant and a sushi bar
under the one roof. under the one roof.Time Out
Market Lisboa
The 125-year-old Mercado
da Ribeira is homda Ribeira is home to one e to one
of Lisbon’s mof Lisbon’s most unlikely ost unlikely
culinary attractions: the culinary attractions: the
TimTime Out Me Out Market. Warket. With 35 ith 35
kiosks run by the best of kiosks run by the best of
Lisbon’s restaurateurs and Lisbon’s restaurateurs and
providores, this is a one-providores, this is a one-
stop shop for somstop shop for some of the e of the
capital’s finest food.capital’s finest food.Olissippo Lapa PalaceOlissippo Lapa Palace
This converted nineteenth-century palace oozes
Old World charm, with almost ridiculous baroque
flourishes. Set in ritzy Lapa, huge picture windows overlook
numerous mansions as well as a long stretch of the Tagus
River. Set among sub-tropical gardens, it’s an urban oasis
within the city, with most major attractions accessible
on foot, though given the alluring, sprawling pool and
luxe mediterranean restaurant, Lapa, it’s sometimes
a struggle to leave. Rooms from $535 per night,
Rua do Pau de Bandeira 4; lapapalace.comTHE BEST
TIME OF
YEARLisbon is a great year-
round destination (it
never gets particularly
cold) though like many
European cities, it’s at
its best in the warmer
months, from May to
September, when the
evenings are long and
the festivals are frequent.
Though the peak also
means an influx of fanny-
packed types, so aim
either side. Emirates
flies daily from all major
Australian cities to Lisbon,
via Dubai. emirates.comS E P T E MB E R /O C T OB E R 2 0 1 7 GQ.COM.AU