I am reminded of the “lavadouro das francesinhas” as I read the menu in Alfama, a compact Portuguese restaurant in the Dublin suburb of Windy Arbour. On a trip to Lisbon six years ago, I did a ...

If you’ve ever been to Lisbon or the Algarve on holiday, you’ll no doubt be familiar with pasteis de nata. Well, for anyone who isn’t, the good news is that these luscious Portuguese pop-in-the-mouth ...

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Our favorite area to stay in Lisbon is Alfama. It’s as ancient as Lisbon itself, being the oldest neighborhood of the city, founded in 1200 BCE. The rustic neighborhood looks like something out of a ...

This week’s featured picture had a big, big clue in it, namely the bright blue “A” gracing the plate. It, as guessed, was from Alfama, the recently reopened Portuguese restaurant that shuttered back ...

The chef Hugo Brito has a taste for disruption. When all his peers were opening restaurants in all the fashionable neighborhoods, he trotted through Alfama on top of his Boi-Cavalo (which would ...

One we’re fairly surprised by: Alfama, the well established Portuguese restaurant on Hudson and Perry, now going for $27.5k a month. Reps at the restaurant tell us they hope to relocate this summer, ...

Some tourists choose to take Tram 28 through the Alfama neighborhood because it's so hilly, but whether you choose to burn some calories or contend with the tram crowds, a visit to the picturesque ...