Friday, April 28, 2017

Top 5 places to drink tea and eat a slice of cake in Sintra


If you're a tea lover then Sintra is the place for you. 



As a picturesque Portuguese village in the center of the Sintra Mountains outside Lisbon, Sintra offers the perfect scenario for a slice of cake and a cup of tea.





Café da Natália














Outside of the busy Sintra village, in St Pedro of Sintra, Café da Natália first opened its doors in 1985 to a sweet world of homemade pastries and cakes that remains today. Even though Natália's pastries and cakes are delicious on their own they partner up amazingly with a warm cup of tea from their endless tea selection. Whether you go for an early breakfast, a coffee after lunch or an afternoon snack you won't be disappointed.


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Café Saudade












When you visit the center of Sintra village (which you probably will) and you start to feel a bit hungry, we recommend you make a stop at Café Saudade. An ancient «Queijadas» (a traditional pastry from Sintra) factory from the 19th century, named «Queijadas da Mathilde», now remodeled into a vintage cafe and tea room. Best know for its homemade cakes, scones XL and Gorreana tea from Azores it will make you forget all the fuss from the everyday life. It is their mission "To provide with quality an authentic Portuguese experience for every visitor to Sintra". They also offer accommodation  in their Chalet Saudade, a vintage guest house.


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Espaço Edla












If you're feeling a bit more fancy than you normally feel, then you should be heading towards Espaço Edla (Edla Space). Espaço Edla gathers in one place a tea room, a pastry shop, gourmet products, art space and local accommodation. A culture based space where you can enjoy a great variety of pastries, like pancakes and croissants, with, of course, a rich tea selection.


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Dona Maria













There's just something about tea and pastries that asks for some kind of finesse. Well, a restaurant and a tea room, raised over the old Hotel Vitor, an old hotel featured in the famous novel "Os Maias" from the also very famous Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós, with two exquisitely ornate rooms, painted by Luigi Manini, architect of the Regaleira Gardens, and a terrace overviewing the Sintra Moutains, will provide that finesse for you. The pastries range from sliced cakes, to scones with an assortment of jams, and as for the teas, they're Theodore, a renown french tea brand.



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Piriquita




This post wouldn't be complete without mentioning Piriquita house. In order to get the full Sintra experience this is a place you just don't want to miss. It was founded in 1862 as a family project, which still remains today, to bake the famous Sintra pastry «Queijadas». It was only later on that they introduced, the now also very famous, «Travesseiro». With over 160 years of renown it is as present as the day it began.



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Saturday, April 15, 2017

Top 5 vegetarian places to eat in Lisbon



Being a vegetarian in a new city can present its challenges. 


For that reason, we give you bellow five great options for a delicious meal that fills your gut and fits your diet.



Jardim dos Sentidos

Near Avenida da Liberdade in Praça da Alegria (Alegria Square) you'll find Jardim dos Sentidos. With an oriental decor, food with global influences, vegan and vegetarian options and a massage room. You can not only savor a nice meal, but also enjoy a full body experience by choosing their dinning experiences with a massage. If you go for lunch you'll be able to try their buffet and if you go for dinner you'll have an Á la carte menu and an opportunity to ask for a private dinner in an exclusive tent.

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Ao 26 Vegan Food Project













Ao 26- Vegan Food Project is a vegan and vegetarian restaurant in Chiado that offers a range of different cuisines and recreates classic Portuguese dishes such as «Francesinha», a traditional northern dish, and some well known meat dishes like seitan «steak with mushroom sauce» and "bloody" vegetable burgers. You can also choose from a variety of teas, lemonades and infusions but if you feel like having a little extra fun there's a list of vegan alcoholic drinks and cocktails.




Psi


















If you like spices and are a fan of asian fusion cuisine, Psi restaurant will provide that for you. As one of Lisbon´s oldest vegetarian restaurants, it opened its doors over 15 years ago and its garden was actually inaugurated by HH The Dalai Lama himself. Located in Jardim dos Sabores, near Eduardo VII park, it "offers a wide range of vegan options and the kitchen is prepared to accomodate any special dietary requirements".




The Food Temple












More than a restaurant, at The Food Temple they describe themselves as a Cultural Food Community, "a project that celebrates and explores food in all beautiful aspects of our lives". The reason for that being the fact that besides serving delicious vegan and vegetarian food they also offer workshops so you can actually learn to make the food that you would eat there. Located in one of Lisbon's neigborhoods- Mouraria, and granted that you enjoy "nuty" food, as in cashews and peanuts based dishes, this will be the perfect bite for you.




House of Wonders













If you feel like drifting away from the city to the beach, we give you now an option in the center of Cascais. House of Wonders is a vegetarian cafe gallery with a "rooftop and a Mezze Restaurant, serving daily fresh creative middle-terranean cuisine, fruit juices & raw vegan patisserie". With a decor withdraw from the wonderworld, you'll feel like you just came out of a delicious fairy tale.


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