Taste Lisbon

Portuguese cuisine is one of the most delicious in the world but outside the country it is poorly studied. This is because half of the local dishes are seafood. Fish, octopus, squid, shellfish and other ocean delicacies are prepared fresh, freshly caught.

The first thing our guide noticed was the Caracos snails (port. caracóis). They can be savored starting from mid-July. These snails are smaller here than French ones but their taste does not suffer from this at all. Snails are cooked in an oregano based broth seasoned with garlic, bay leaf and thyme. Traditionally, you have to suck the snail out of the shell but if you are not comfortable with that, you can use a cocktail straw for this. You can enjoy Portuguese snails in any bar but given the exotic specifics of the dish, it is better to choose proven taverns.

We decided not to leave without dessert, especially since we knew that Lisbon has the sweet symbol – these are puff pastry cakes with egg and milk cream named Pastel de nata (port. Pastel de nata) or Pastel de belen (port. Pastel de Belém) They are sold in almost every coffee shop and pastry shop but to enjoy the best one our local guide recommended looking for places marked “fabric proprio“, which means that the cakes are made right on the spot and they are fresh here.

By the way, these famous Portuguese cakes were invented in Lisbon and then spread from here throughout Portugal. These small puff pastry cups filled with custard were baked by monks a long time ago. The traditional recipe is several centuries old and all this time it has been kept secret.

Choose your unique gastronomic experience – a great alternative to a sightseeing walk to taste Lisbon. Our local guides in Lisbon will show you unusual places hidden from tourist eyes, tiny restaurants in the city center and pastry shops “for the locals”.