Lisbon is still Europe’s bargain city for eating out and difficult
to beat for price, quality and levels of service. Being a large port,
it’s not surprising to find that fish holds a dominant position
on the restaurant menus, although the high quality of the many meat
dishes available should never be underestimated. Portugal is famous
for its regional cuisine, so visitors to Lisbon can enjoy a rich,
varied culinary experience in the many places offering typical dishes
from every part of the country. There’s also a great variety
of international cuisine to choose from, including Italian, Indian,
Brazilian, Spanish, Russian, Mexican, Chinese and African. For a
quick snack, ask for a prego (beef) or bifana (pork), both tasty
steak sandwiches prepared in a few minutes, while all cafés
and bars serve a delicious toasted cheese and ham sandwich known
as a tosta mista. For wine drinkers around the world, Portugal is
already well known. The landscape around Lisbon produces some of
Portugal’s most distinguished wines, most notably the small
village of Bucelas famous for its rich, mellow white wine. Lisbon’s
restaurants stock wine from all over the country, including the lush,
green Minho region in the extreme north-western corner of the country.
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