Category: Restaurant/Take Away/Delivery

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Ramen with Friends @ AJITAMA

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We all were craving for ramen, so made a reservation for a table on the “terrace.” I didn’t want to eat in crowded space and it usually gets busy after 1:00 p.m., but it got full by 12:30 p.m. this time. Because of the glass walls and umbrellas, I am not sure there is enough air circulation here…

Lunch time @ 12:20 p.m., I had a glass of vinho verde. They have an original IPA – Kombu Biru (seaweed beer), which a friend tried. My shoyu ramen was pretty good.

Tried match cheesecake. At the end, I realized that it was very “expensive” lunch. Total 60€. We usually pay less than 20€ for lunch…Ramen costs 12 – 15€ here, but it make sense that imported ingredients cost more and it takes a lot more time to make a bowl of ramen, especially broth.

Since the terrace got crowded, we moved to a park. Discussing our project for 4 hours!!!

On the way home, I bought two blouses (10€+15€)

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Lunch @ Restaurant after 3 month Lockdown

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Lunch: Curried chicken (for him), Veal steak (for me), draft beer, pudding, cafe @ 12:40 p.m., It was the first dine out after 3 month lockdown since January 15.

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Breakfast: French toast with pistachio cream, coffee @ 7:15 a.m.

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Another Esplanada Meeting

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The friend, I met yesterday invited me to another meet-up with a new friend, she had known through SNS. I usually would say, “No thank you” but went to meet them since it was a great opportunity in many ways. I had never tried a restaurant/cafe in the Comercio Square because it’s a tourist spot. It was actually nice to see Tejo River from the spacious terrace (esplanada) with few people. At the same time it’s sad to see everywhere sort of empty…Spent 2 hours here.

I stopped by a favorite chocolataria and a Asian market, then walked home.

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Breakfast: Easy apple pie, coffee @ 7:30 a.m. I repeatedly make this recipe, so easy and so good.

Leftover pasta (so hungry couldn’t wait for lunch) @ 11:45 a.m., Lunch: Take out (chicken stroganoff for him, roasted pork for me + soup, wine, got stuffed and no room for dessert) @ 12:40 p.m.

Beer & Wine, Event/Activities, Home, Restaurant/Take Away/Delivery, Sweet & Coffee

Tomar Cafe na Esplanada

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Meeting a new friend for the first time at cafe in a park. It’s not typical me but I have made several friends through online during the pandemic. I hit it off with some of them by regularly having “Zoom” meetings. We spent 2.5 hours in the terrace and I had strawberry lemonade, latte & cheesecake :p

We went to the supermarket at El Corte Ingles. She showed me all the good stuff. There was a wine specialist, Jorge who answers customer’s questions and suggests which wine would be good for them. I bought one bottle, I was looking for and another, he recommends. I really wanted to try empanadas (empadas in Portuguese) in the last photo, but my husband and I don’t eat in the evening, so I will wait for the next time.

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Breakfast: Bolo de chocolate, orange, coffee @ 7:40 a.m., Pizza bread with wine @ 10:50 a.m., Anchovy & garlic pasta @ 11:35 a.m.

It was not a good idea to open a bottle before a 30 minute walk to the park, but I couldn’t resist. This is an organic wine and it’s fairly good but not a wow factor.

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Bifana, One of Portuguese Soul Foods

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We walked toward/around Alfama, one of oldest neighborhoods in Lisbon. The garden with a viewpoint, we wanted to go was still closed and a staff said it would be reopened on Monday.

Unexpectedly we were in front of our favorite bifana place. Why not enjoying one!? It’s been a long time since we had it in December 2019. Bifana is a Portuguese pork sandwich with mustard and piripiri (hot sauce). It is like a soul food and goes really well with beer. Usually help yourself to add mustard and piripiri as you like when dining in but this time they just asked and added in the kitchen. It was a lot more than I usually do and so hot!!! I mean it was the best. Locals know how to enjoy it best. Bifana 2.50€ x 2, Beer 1€ @ 11:30 a.m.

I am so obsessed with dogs and art pieces of this particular artist.

Lunch: Steak salad and rose wine @ 2:30 p.m.

Dessert: Bolo de bolacha @ 4:30 p.m.

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Breakfast: French toast & carrot cake, apple, coffee @ 7:10 a.m., Empada de pato @ 9:30 a.m.

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Hair Done & Sushi

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Since last August I hadn’t been to a hair salon and my hair had look miserable with a lot of gray hair. Today I went to get a hair cut and color after two-month “lock down”

After spending 5 hours and 165€ here is my new hair. Love it!!! I was so brave that I chose a hairdresser who didn’t speak English, so I was not sure she understood what I asked…I learned something too. Highlight is expensive! If I got only cut and root color only, it would cost 45€.

Lunch: Take out Japanese from Watashi, Lisboa @ 4:30 p.m. His: Teriyaki chicken bento (10€), mine: Gunkan mix (12€)

A friend of mine, Portuguese guy says that sushi in Lisbon is terrible, but I think it’s not bad. It’s different from ones in California or Japan but pretty good 🙂

Dessert

Walk to the miradouro after lunch

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Breakfast: Croissant, strawberries, coffee @ 7:10 a.m., Soba, only he had @ 9:00 a.m. If I had known I spent 5 hours in the salon, I would have had soba too. I was starving when my hair was done (The salon offers snack and drink tho.)

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Pizza Hut Delivery by Glovo

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Lunch: pizza+ @ 12:45 p.m., He wanted Hawaiian pizza. Pizza Hut in Lisbon has pizza named ‘Havaiana (Hawaiian)’ but it is totally different from one in the US. It has shrimp, tuna and pineapple…so I just ordered a simple pizza with ham and pineapple for him. (20.90€)

Afternoon walk

Soda @ 6:00 p.m.

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Breakfast: Bolo de chocolate, orange, coffee @ 7:20 a.m.

Wine+ @ 11:30 a.m.

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Pastries Delivered by UberEats @ 5:30 A.M.!?

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There is a bakery/factory that has been recommended by several articles but this place is open only from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Since we are already in bed at 9:00 p.m., I placed an order through UberEats for delivery between 5:30-6:00 a.m., which is the latest option. Here it is! It arrived on time. The delivery person was so considerate not to ring the entrance bell that would be disturbing to the entire building but to text me when arrived so he could hand me the bag without noise.

Box Santos Populares 6 Unidades (2 Pasteis de Nata, 1 Bola de Berlim com Creme, 1 Bola de Berlim Simples, 1 Mil-Folhas and 1 Palmier Recheado) 7€ + Delivery fee & Tip

Breakfast: Bola de Berlim (simple one & with cream), coffee @ 6:40 a.m., We split.

Picked up lunch at Pirata. Say hello to the senhores after several weeks absence.

Lunch: Grilled veal chop under rice and fries (Costeleta de novilho na grelha), Cuttlefish stew (Jardineira de choco à primavera) + pastel de bacalhau, chamuça + Azores white (Arinto de Pico) 1:00 p.m.

Good food and good wine

Dessert: Pastel de nata and samples of mil-folhas

Yogurt @ 6:30 p.m.

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A Complete Lunch for 5.75€ (It’s delicious!)

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There is one of our favorite take out places, which is officially named “Maxi-Serve” but we call it “Obento-ya san（お弁当屋さん）” because it reminds me of a store selling affordable bento boxes with main, sides, rice and so on, but a Portuguese version. It’s so popular and there is always a line during lunch time. Today I arrived around 12:30 p.m. then the line was even longer than usual.

Prato principal including main & sides of your choice (4€), combo with soup & dessert (5.75€). By the day of week, there are 6-7 different main dishes available. Today he had Chicken Strogonof and I had Fish Flitter with rice, salad & fries. We usually share one potion of soup (today Portuguese chicken soup) and dessert because it’s a lot!

Lunch with Douro white @ 1:10 p.m., Fish flitter comes with pilaf, a nice surprise.

Dessert: Doce da casa @ 2:30 p.m., we save other one, pudding for tomorrow. We were stuffed!

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Bolo de limão & coffee @ 7:00 a.m., Caldo verde @ 11:40 a.m.

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My Favorite BBQ Chicken & Beef

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Take out lunch: Family chicken combo 10€, costeleta 6.50€ @ 12:30 p.m.

This red wine is like a nice California pinot noir. I wanted ‘Picanha’ but they didn’t have it today. Costeleta (probably ribeye) was so good too.

Dessert @ 2:00 p.m.

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Breakfast: Queijada, Pão de Deus, strawberries, coffee @ 7:30 a.m.

Had a little talk with a restaurant employee and other customers plus this little puppy 🙂