Restaurant/Take Away/Delivery – Page 9

We went to Setúbal by train because he had an appointment at SEF.

Train was supposed to leave Areeiro-Roma Station @ 7:43am but 7:49am. Then the train stopped on the half way and we had to take Uber to Stúbal 😦

While he was at SEF, I walked around the town, which is famous for Choco Fritto (Fried Cuttlefish).

I was hungry and had a croissant & meia de leite (latte) alone around 10:30am.

Portuguese love making everything sweet. This one got doce de ovos (egg cream) inside. So good 🙂

He finished the appt around 11:15am and we killed time till noon when all restaurants opened for lunch.

Salada 2.50€, Tomato tastes much better than in the US. Most salad got only olive oil and salt, but tastes amazing.

Picanha (Brazilian Beef) 12€, It was good but we feel it overpriced since our favorite place offer 8€ lunch course including a main course better than this.

Choco Fritto (a half portion) 8.50€, It was actually ok. I prefer smaller squid for cruncher texture and more flavor.

Total was 25€. I think we should stick to places the locals go even when it’s the first time to be there in town. It would be a bit intimidating but be absolutely better experience not only lower price but also we would know what real food is there.

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Home, Restaurant/Take Away/Delivery

“You Owe Me One, Buddy” @ Calçada 28

November 20, 2019 myeverydayeats

I had a monthly online meeting with three friends in the US. It was very nice to see them and chat with them.

4:45am: Yogurt right before I joined the meeting

We went to Calçada 28 again for lunch.

Olives are so good here and generally in Portugal

0.5L wine for a person. I love the house wine here comparing to other restaurants.

Mine: Massada de Peixe (Seafood Pasta). Unfortunately, my first choice, fish frrito was already sold out, but this is so delicious. Oven-baked ribs looked good too.

His: Panados de Frango con Esparguete, this looks so simple, but tastes much better than I expected. Spaghetti has a slight lemon flavor and chicken is so crispy.

Sobremesas: Doce da Casa e Mousse de Coco

Total: 16 euros

Dinner @ 6:40pm: Chicken Soup with Rice and Couscous

Beer & Wine, Restaurant/Take Away/Delivery

Lunch @ Sabores Da Penha

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 myeverydayeats

I finally contacted a language school to go to a trial class tomorrow. Exciting!

Went to one of three favorites for lunch

Starting with a glass of red wine, fruity one

His: Bitoque de Porco con salada & Batata (5 euros)

Mine: Bife à parmegiana con salada & arroz (5 euros)

I initially ordered escalope de vitela (veal escalope), but it was run out before my order reached to the kitchen.

I loved my dish besides it was not warm enough.

Here is the total. We left an euro on the table and the server didn’t realize it was a tip. Of course she looked happy when we told her that would be for her.

I think I am going to skip dinner today.

Cheese, Home, Restaurant/Take Away/Delivery, Sweet & Coffee

Best Pasteis de Nata & Brazilian BBQ

November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 myeverydayeats

Because it was clear today, we went out for a best pasteis de nata, vodafone shop and pollux for home goods.

It’s said that this is one of best places for Pasteis de Nata.

11:50am on Saturday, there was no line but quite full inside.

Cafe cheio x2 & Pasteis de Nata x 2 = 3.40 euros

Lunch @ Sabor Gaucho, Brazilian Steakhouse

Prato do Dia, Chicken + Water (5.90 euros)

Mine: Mista de Carnes + Water (7.60 euros)

After lunch, we checked out Pollux for towels, sheets or other home goods since we are moving into a new place next week. Figuring out if we should go Ikea or Pollux.

Strawberry yogurt drink in the afternoon

Trying 1 euro cheese from Talho (butcher)

Easy dinner @ 6pm: Tuna & Spinach pasta, Chicken soup

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7:30am: Pão de Ló from Pingo Doce, a supermercado

It’s said that this is an origin of Castella, Japanese sponge cake famous in Nagasaki. It doesn’t taste same but more like pound cake (lighter and less sweet). I love it.

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

My Birthday Lunch @ Calçada 28

November 15, 2019November 16, 2019 myeverydayeats

I had been thinking where to go for my birthday lunch last couple weeks since he asked me. There are so many places I want to try in Lisbon, especially city center, but it seems so overpriced since we found the great deals of lunch special in our neighborhood (more local/residential area). So I concluded that we should go to one of our favorites around here because we are moving to a new apartment next week and it would be less to come around here.

We checked the daily special at the closest restaurant on the middle of hill. If anything had looked good, we would have gone to the other one, but I saw a dish I wanted.

We started with Red wine with bread and olives as usual. So many gentlemen were enjoying their lunch and wine too.

My duck rice tastes amazing! It reminds me of grandma’s takikomi-gohan, a Japanese mixed rice.

We thought too much food to finish, but we took our time and did! It was so delicious 🙂

My dessert: Mousse de Manga, his: Doce da Casa

I ordered ‘cafe normal (regular espresso)’. It was stronger but still manageable and good.

Another great lunch experience for 8 euros per person. We still can’t believe how wonderful this deal is!!!

We walked to Saldanha area to pick up an insurance card at the agency.

There was a nice pastry shop in the market.

Also a special shop for spices, dry fruits and teas. I would come back here to get some teas.

After a quick stop by the agency, we went to a mall to look for a pair of shoes for him in Saldanha.

We decided to walk 10 minutes to another mall. On the way, there was a menu board for great deal of snacking and drinks.

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Beer & Wine, Grocery/Bakery, Home, Restaurant/Take Away/Delivery, Sweet & Coffee

Menu do Dia @ Irmãs Cadima

November 13, 2019November 14, 2019 myeverydayeats

Since our dinner time is too early to dine out, we try to enjoy lunch at a restaurant every other day or so.

We have a favorite restaurant one minute away from home, but today he picked a new one in the neighborhood.

The restaurant was almost full when we arrived around 12:30pm. A good sign!

We spent some time to figure what to order as usual by googling or translating. They offer a menu do dia, which includes bread, olives, drink, dessert and coffee.

Now I have a strategy. When I don’t know what to order, I would go with one on the top, usually one the restaurant is most confident of. They said it was pork cheek and it sounded good to me.