Curated Recommendations
Tons of links to, and recommendations about, excursions, lodging, sights, museums, restaurants, buses, trains, gear, books, ferries and ships as we travel all the world’s seven continents. Nothing is on the list unless we personally recommend it. Ongoing updates. Select your preference below …
My Story Hotel (Rossio)
“Inaugurated in March 2015, My Story Hotel Rossio combines comfort with an excellent location. Located in one of the most emblematic squares in Lisbon – D. Pedro IV Square, known worldwide as Rossio -, we have the privilege of sharing a part of Lisbon’s 18th-century history in this four-storey building rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake. Today it has been fully adapted to the demands of our time, so you can find modernity, comfort, well-being and elegance combined with a decoration that takes us on a journey through time.”
Restourant Carmo
“Restaurant and Tapas Bar located in Carmo Square, with a front view above the Santa Justa elevator and Saint George castle, with a warm and intimate atmosphere.
The aromas and flavors remind for a familiar concept of matriarchal cuisine were a diverse menu of Portuguese, Iberian tapas and snacks are offered to be enjoyed also on the terrace.”
Taberna da Baixa Restourante
“Taberna da Baixa, located on one of the busiest streets in Lisbon, offers the best of traditional Portuguese cuisine in an authentically rustic environment. The menu features, for example, a considerable variety of Portuguese snacks and a DOC selection of national cheeses and sausages. To accompany it, you can choose from more than 50 different wine labels, also produced in Portugal. An excellent form of gastronomic tasting where you have the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of textures and flavors that are 100% Portuguese. Enjoy!”
Ponant’s L’Austral to Lisbon
“At PONANT, transatlantic voyages will take you back in time when only a ship could connect the old world to the new. Discover the pleasure of large-scale travel while taking time out to switch off and unwind during serene days at sea.
More than just a method of transport, your ship is the epitome of luxury and the experience on board is enhanced by the peacefulness of this type of cruise. Moments of introspection and endless breath-taking surroundings provide a true maritime discovery and adventure on the ocean. Throughout your journey, the iconic stopovers you'll visit on transatlantic crossings are made for those with a passion for discovery.”
Cafe Marzano
“At Caffè di Marzano, we believe that the most precious gift is time: the wonderful minutes that quickly will become hours, time to stop and grab a much-deserved drink or a delicious bite to eat, a coffee or a late lunch, a late afternoon aperitivo or a delicate wine with a truffled ravioli to finish an elegante evening. This window-gap into mediterranean-latin culture doesn’t necessarily just fit the definition of a bar or café. It only promises the experience, rich in flavour and history, where every day of the week and at all hours of the day are valid, so that casually you can enjoy and have time to eat or drink of quality.
In this little corner, the dishes change from sunrise to sunset, thanks to a subtle change of menu options during the day, different but equally tasty: a morning selection of especially coffees, juices, smoothies, pancakes, eggs benedict and freshly oven-baked panini’s, following up with lunch dishes for a good brunch setting; ending the day with delightful small plates of ravioli, risotto, gnocchi, small pizzettas, cheese boards and charcuterie; accompanied with a great choice of aperitifs, spritzs, vermouths, sustainable natural wines; and finally, some classic negronis and elegant cocktails.
Caffè di Marzano reminds us of the coffee shops in urban New York and inspired in the vermuterias vinotecas in the streets of Italian cities, revealing an old-school, bohemian and glamorous atmosphere in Chiado, in the heart of Lisbon.”