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My Birthday Lunch @ Calçada 28

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.

 

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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.

 

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

 

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This is my choice, Arroz de Pato.

 

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His: Espetadas Acheira

 

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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 🙂

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Couldn’t finish 0.5L wine tho…

 

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

 

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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.

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Checking Mercado de 31 Janeiro

 

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There was a nice pastry shop in the market.

 

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

 

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

 

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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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Our favorite mall, El Corte Inglés

 

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Then we found cute shoes! I love them.

 

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5:30am: Fruits, OJ and hot water

 

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7am: Risotto

 

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9am: Granola & milk