Taberna da Rua das Flores

Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré


You'll have to get past the owner's unfortunate 'My way or the highway' attitude, but if you do, this tiny throwback tavern does a daily-changing, locally sourced chalkboard menu of creative small plates, all market-fresh and fantastic. Sweet staff offer in-depth, mouth-watering descriptions for each dish, which are chased with Lisbon-area-only wines and select cocktails mixed with hardcore Portuguese firewaters.

At lunch, you'll find a smaller, more standard menu – it's about the evenings here. Cash only. No reservations. No forgetting this meal.


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