This is a very memorable restaurant in Lisbon. I have come here each time in the city which has been several times. There is an anecdote read on. However, I like to tell you more updating with new pictures and text this post. Therefore, here is my take on the foodie in Lisbon !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
This is Cervejaria Pinoquio a brewery and restaurant at Rua de Santa Justa 54, just facing the wonderful Rossio and Praça dos Restauradores. With tables outside facing the bustling Praça dos Restauradores, this restaurant attracts tourists but also many locals who have always enjoyed its seafood, especially its clams. The steaks are also popular, all served in a very relaxed, unpretentious ambience.
The historic Cervejaria Pinoquio (brewery), in Praça dos Restauradores, has new owners and will close for works, going to be inserted into a hotel! . The new owners of Pinoquio, who in addition to the brewery of Filipe Costa (old resto owner) bought the remaining floors of the building, plan to keep the brewery on the ground floor of the building and increase the terrace area. The restaurant is back fully so the history continues.
I have many great stories of eating and drinking at by now my friends restaurant Pinoquio at Praça dos Restauradores. The typical Portuguese seafood and vinho verde wine place, love it. Many stories here; like the time gathered all my friends to come here thinking only 7 will come, the rest show up by taxi and we were 22 without reservation. I told the staff ,quick needed to find space, they knew me from many times here, and they move, so fast they created three spaces with extra tables/chairs to accommodate my friends, they were all impress of my contacts lol! This time ,I ordered my usual beers and then my favorite dish Feijoada de marisco. This is magnificent casserole of shrimp, lobsters,clams, and white beans stew, just fab and of course enough for one person ,really it could be ordered for two. Another time they serve the seafood platter and ate it all, they ask if enough I said no, and they came with another platter or 2×1 deal lol!! Memories forever, can’t wait to be back eventually.
The official Pinoquio : https://www.restaurantepinoquio.pt/home-en/
The Zomato Portuguese reviews on the Pinoquio: https://www.zomato.com/pt/grande-lisboa/cervejaria-pin%C3%B3quio-baixa-lisboa/reviews
We were still hungry after so many pints of beers so after, closing, we just took a left turn into the next street Rua do Jardim do Regedor, from Praça dos Restauradores, and hold up a café bar with about 10 of us. Nobody remember the name of this place lol!!! We stayed until about 2am (02h). We had a stew of beans lobster, shrimps, gambas, and potatoes with cold salted side dish of shrimps and local mussels going down with nice local Sagres beer!!Got a taxi back to the hotel……oh yeah!!! Next full day, I had a dinner at the Solar dos Presuntos, a very special famous people restaurant. Located at Rua Portas de Santo Antão 150. The restaurant was served a chunk of codfish with vinho verde white wine not my favorite there either so those in my table who mostly were the good guys from the night before agree and we kind of switch to beers. The official Solar dos Presuntos resto: http://www.solardospresuntos.com/
I was taken back to Lisbon at night. Here I met other group and head out to watch the Champions football/soccer match of Real Madrid vs Juventus at the Bairro Alto area and chose a resto with TV’s all over call the Marisqueira M at 100 rua do Norte. Just read no longer there closed but keep for the memories of always. I had nice company but unfortunately my life team lost this time; well we have won 10 more than any other c lub by far…..Hala Madrid! The old Marisqueria M Resto: https://marisqueira-m.eatbu.com/?lang=en
There you go folks, hoping you will be able to enjoy this wonderful resto in Lisbon, eventually . I will keep my wonderful memories of the people there and the great company and food all these years . Again, hope you enjoy this post on the foodie in Lisbon !!! as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
