Once again, I've taken a brief break from Spain, to eat my way through another European city. Who here's been to Lisbon? How was your experience? Let us know any tips in the comments! 🐟
AWESOME! I've loved every Iberian Peninsula city I have visited in both Spain and Portugal (especially Lisboa). Thank you James! So glad you are sharing this with us.
Been there six times with plans for a seventh. Portugal is my favourite! The wonderful people, the food, the culture it’s amazing! I’m drooling watching you eat Bifana, you must try the grilled one..even better!
All these people criticising your spelling and how u say the words. Man, I just love that you loved your stay in Lisbon and our country. We love to share what we have :)
O problema é já que se faz um filme sobre uma localidade ,no mínimo de fala correcto, então todos os portugueses estão corrigindo o que acham que está mal, Portugal tem local muito bom fora do turismo
I never understood why this country and its culture and cuisine has been so underrated for so long time... Spain? France? Italy? ok but Portugal... Oh Portugal! Amazing.
CAUSE THE PORTUGUESE PEOPLE " THINK LITTLE", THEY ARE MORE UPSET IF THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOUR IS DOING BAD OR WELL..... PORTUGUESE BEST QUALITY=BEING LITTLE AND JEALOUS.
@@joerod7526 Oh, pá, Zé, cala lá a boca, sempre a falar dos vizinhos... vê-se logo que não és de cá! Sempre tranquilo, sempre na tua, 0 críticas. Baza, mano!
@@joerod7526 - So damn predictable! I guess it's not a difficult exercise to understand who's jealous! Can't disguise not even with a "Joe" name. LOL 😂
we the portuguese always new how good it was ,a lot a people will never know how good the food was 30 years ago with so much to choose from the ocean that today you dont see it anymore ,thank god it took this long to be discovered ,lets see how long will take to be all broken ,because now they are coming by the millions ,
My girlfriend and I saw this video and went to Bonjardim based on the recommendation. Subsequently, it is now our favorite restaurant on the planet. Incredible food. Thanks James
I have lived in Portugal for the best part of 20 years and I am married to a local. In my experience, whenever anyone orders a coffee they simply ask for a "café;" not that many people say "bica," even if certain types of Lisbonites do so. Asking for a "cafe" may seem vague but you will by default receive a 'bica' or what's referred to as an espresso internationally. If you want some extra water in that (so the liquid in your 'espresso' cup comes close to the brim) aks for "um café cheio" ("cheio" meaning "full"). If you would like a black americano-style coffee, ask for "cafe abatanado". For milk options, do as suggested in this lovely video, although - if you really like a milky coffee - ask for a "galão" (quarter of coffee and three quarters milk). Also, and referring to some of James' other great videos, you wont come across any torrefacto cofee in Portugal :-)
You got it pretty well. There some regional names for the espresso (bica being more of a Lisbon name) but everywhere in Portugal, you ask for a "café" (coffee) you will get an expresso. Just one thing, "galão" (or "meia de leite" if you prefer a cup instead of a glass) isn't really measured, you take an espresso into the glass/cup and then fill it with milk.
Gracias James por esa introducción a Lisboa¡ Soy un madrileño admirador de tus guías de España para hablantes ingleses ... las mejores hechas nunca, que yo haya visto, como te dije hace tiempo, y Marca España te debería financiar¡ Me alegro que hayas estado en la maravillosa Lisboa¡ Soy un enamorado de Portugal desde siempre, es una auténtica maravilla, y como Iberos, compartimos tantas cosas ... Siempre a favor de una Iberia unida¡ Desde hace años, mis amigos locales, y especialmente mi hermano lisboeta, me han enseñado las locuras de las que disfrutan en esa increíble tierra, y la gastronomía, ya sabes, las culturas Mediterráneas disfrutan de la mejor gastronomía del mundo si exceptuamos la china, es una de esas facetas tan importantes en nuestra vida¡ Para conocerla a fondo te tendrías que pasar cientos de veces, o casarte con una portuguesa ... y a Jolly no le iba a gustar la idea¡ Enhorabuena de nuevo por la introducción, y saludos a mis hermanos portugueses¡ VIVA PORTUGAL¡
@@LuandaVINO Absolutamente¡ Español hasta la médula con una trayectoria de al menos medio milenio¡ Y eso no quita, ser Ibero convencido ... te aseguro que hay miles como yo, que estamos por encima de politiquerías baratas¡ Nunca España fue más grande que cuando estábamos unidos a Portugal, y eso lo saben desde hace siglos nuestros enemigos, y se han dedicado desde entonces a separarnos ... Te aconsejo que te rodees de esos españoles, y de esos portugueses, que también son miles, que son conscientes de esto, y tienen sus ojos y corazones abiertos ... y que disfrutes de las maravillas Iberas ... Saludos, amigo Ibero, aquí estamos para acogerte¡
@@flarroque Cierto e tienes toda la razon; vosotros son família há mucho tiempo (mas de 1,000 años, verdad?). Estava solanente chistando porque conosco esta brincadera. Prazer enorme em dialogar contigo
I had the pleasure of vacationing in Lisbon as a child with my family (in the early 1960s). Two things that really stand out out in my memory was Gouda cheese (I still love it even though I remember it being much better in Lisbon) and a sausage that some locals grilled for us that resembled American hot dogs but were thinner, and had the casing on them. They "squealed" when grilled. They were so good! I don't think Portugal had "hot dogs" at the time we were in Lisbon, so I'd like to ask if that sausage sounds familiar to you and what the name of it might be. Loved visiting your country!
@@marcbentley7839 one thing that i find strange in your memories is that you associate gouda cheese with Portugal. Gouda cheese is a dutch cheese produced in the city of Gouda. However there is some similarity with gouda cheese and a cheese produced in Portugal that we call by the generic name of "queijo flamengo" (flemish cheese). It makes sense. The thin sausage you remember eating is maybe "linguiça". It's a kind of thin chorizo. Google this link and let me know if that's you were talking about. www.360hyper.pt/minipreco/cascais/lingui%C3%A7a-extra-escolha-econ%C3%B3mica?gclid=Cj0KCQiA7YyCBhD_ARIsALkj54rKUQTeQZyJFTpVWLy2nej2pLdetJ3aCNRjd5pC8Lvu4mfd3mO_wgwaAofFEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
@@100Saco-61 Thank you Jorge! I wasn't aware that Gouda was from the Netherlands. Lisbon was the first place I ever tasted it, so I assumed it was from there. It did have the red wax coating that I associate with Gouda. Then again, the locals I referred to might have been Dutch! We met them at a camping ground near the beach. As I said, I was a child. I did look at the website you suggested about linguica, but the product I had looked more like cachchoro or cachorrinho maybe?. It was smooth in texture. Nevertheless, they were both delicious! Thanks again for responding. I guess I'll have to revisit your beautiful country again to confirm!
@@marcbentley7839 ,you are very welcome whenever you decide to visit us. After so many years you'll be amazed by the changes you will find. Everything is much more modernised and tourist friendly (not sure if it's a good thing). We received 27 million tourists in 2019 (quit a lot to one country with 11 million inhabitants). Crowned, but more beautiful than ever. From that you just said about the smooth sausage i assume that it is similar to the ones used around the world to make hotdogs. Cachorro is the portuguese word for puppy. Lolol We use the german style sausage to make it.
I recently visited Lisbon and I made it a point to try some (actually most) of your recommendations! My God... they were some of the best food I've had. The grilled sardines & grilled bacalhau in O Gaiteiro were just simply amazing! The pasteis de nata in Manteigaria were great but to be honest, I did try many others and Manteigaria was my 3rd choice behind Pastelaria Santo Antonio in Alfama (top!) and Pasteis de Belem (the original). The piri-piri chicken in Bonjardim were to die for and I actually went twice as it was that good! I did try the ginjinha in Jinginha Sem Rival and it was quite good! Having bica in Confeitaria Nacional was very useful mid-day but it was more of the place & experience rather than the pastries. Unfortunately, I was not able to try the bifana in O Trevo as there were so many people queuing but I did try a bifana elsewhere and it was a good snack! Thank you for the awesome recos. We will surely join one of the Devour tours the next time we visit Madrid (& Barcelona)! Cheers!
@Forging Strength You are not the only one: we also don't drink, and don't eat Pork-based products so we are imite on what we can eat, hopefully we can still find food we can consume.
Portugal is a nice place to visit.. We like to welcome the turistas.. and protect their safety... But after vacation is over please go back to your country... We have to many immigrants... Portugal is a small country with limited sources.. It's understandable Right??
I’m Portuguese (from Lisbon} and Spanish(from Madrid). I congratulate you for this video, it’s done with taste , spots have been well chosen and Ellis, she’s wonderful!
I been to Lisbon three times Porto three times too. Lisbon is my favorite city, yes even over Madrid which is my second favorite city. I was surprised you did not have Pastéis de Belém! You are eating history. It is my first food when I arrive in Lisbon and the last thing I have before depart Lisbon. My last visit to Lisbon I stayed in the Estrela District and found a small store that only sold take out Piri Piri Chicken. That was the only food they sold Piri Piri Chicken and only two sizes, whole chicken and half chicken. It was delicious and it a good sign if they only sell one thing, you know they have master cooking it.
That is quite common. Piri piri chicken or just "roast chicken" (as we call it) is a sort of traditional take out in Portugal, i'm not in the mood to cook anything. Any town has at least one of those. As a kid I knew that Sunday night was usually roast chicken so that my mother could get a break...
they went to the best place tpo have natas Manteigaria is sooooooo much betteer and they keep fresh the ones from Belem get stale once I get back home 2h away from lisbon XD Manteigaria is the way!!!!
That is a very common type of shop, specially in the north, they sell the chicken ,sometimes pork ribs or sausages all in the grill over coal with french fries also common, they pack it in vegetable paper for take out and alot and of ppl grab one heading home after work, it's like the portguese version of fast food.
William C Bert - Yep! I guess you got it right. Those "specialized" stores are all over the place in Portugal. Piri piri chicken being the staple product but other grilled "stuff" can sometimes be found. It's a very Portuguese thing. Nowadays even in South Africa with Nando's. BTW Nando is short for Fernando.
Portugal 🇵🇹 is incredible! I visited only Lisbon and Porto and planning to return after this Covid mess! The food, the people, the wine, the river, beaches... It is paradise! Will retire in Portugal if I have the opportunity. Obrigado! 👍
Me too Portugal is one of my favorite country in the world 🌎 I’m from Cape Verde and I live in United States but Lisbon is always in my mind, just can’t wait to go back again!
Mr. James Blick, I thank you whole heartedly for this video , I was in lisbon recently and I visited every single place that you have suggested, It is awesome that you do this, much appreciated and greatful to you
Portugal is in my view the best place in the world! Gastronomically it reigns supreme, the people are lovely and it is almost untouched by the modern world. I’ve visited for many years and it never disappoints. Love from England
I had the pleasure of vacationing in Lisbon as a child with my family (in the early 1960s). Two things that really stand out out in my memory was Gouda cheese (I still love it even though I remember it being much better in Lisbon) and a sausage that some locals grilled for us that resembled American hot dogs but were thinner, and had the casing on them. They "squealed" when grilled. They were so good! I don't think Portugal had "hot dogs" at the time we were in Lisbon, so I'd like to ask if that sausage sounds familiar to you and what the name of it might be. Loved visiting your country!
Lisbon is beyond gorgeous! I’ll be seeing this beautiful city again this coming March 2020, for the 10th time!!! I was in Oporto this past June, another unbelievable European city!
Also, you should try and visit the more interior places in the country... I mean, Lisbon and Porto are good for tourism, but the "real" Portugal is where the tourism isn't as "commercial" :D
I am writing this comment in March 2023. I just took the Lisbon Food Tour offered by Devour Tours and it was AMAZING! Our guide Gonzalo was great, took us to some of the places that are shown in this video. The big plus with taking this tour is that you don't have to wait in line to get in some of those places (since they are so popular) but also they have table waiting for the tour. Highly recommended. Lisbon is a wonderful gastronomical destination.
My boyfriend and I went to all of these places today because of your video. What a treat!! Thankyou for this video 😊 unfortunately Casa Pereira was permanently closed, but everything else was perfect 😊
I would like to add that Ginginha is more than medicine ;) It is a social moment, often after work people would gather there outside the small shops to drink a shot and chat with coworkers about the day or politics or anything really, when I was younger it was always fun to go there and just listen to the older men discussing life and the most recent scandal on a politician or celebrity and often it was a meeting point, it used to be the favourite spot to meet with friends before a night out or before a date with someone. Now it is full of tourists , sadly , and locals are being driven away from our city center, our traditions and culture. Lisbon was a very old city and often it looked very dilapidated or ruined but it was extremely rich in culture and ingrained traditions, now most of it is gone and most of what you see is for tourism. Like the Pasteis de Nata, every cafe had those and every cafe had their own secrets, so you had your favourite spots to go and eat them, now again, they are made in one or two ways, Pastéis de Belém, Manteigueira where they make thousands a day for tourists, and to be honest I don't like them. I prefer the traditional ones , that you can still find in a few untouched places, like Casa Chinesa, near Rossio, and where you can still find all the most traditional pastries in Lisbon. ( another café that will soon disappear to give way to another Hotel) . And like someone commented here, you did not try seafood and you do not know what you missed.
Hi James, I'm happy to learn that you loved Lisbon. Congrats on the video. Please note that Ginjinha is only 16% volume and not 23%. The 23% that you see on the wallboard is about having the tax included in the price charged. ;)
Well I am a true “Alfacinha” which means someone born in Lisbon. I lived 31 years right there in the center of the city, today in the US. My thing is FOOD too: fresh, traditional, well prepared, and yummy to the eye and belly. And you got this right! So right that I’m hungry for all your food experiences in Lisbon. “Oh, que saudades!” I’m glad you enjoyed our great foods, sweet treasures, Porto, Ginjinha, and “bicas.” Great picks! But so much more to discover on your next trip, because of course there will always be a next trip for you. And next time... one for the bread: “Pão quente!”
Couldn't help but watch this when I saw it on youtube recomendations list, and why? Cause I live and work there :) It's always fun and interesting to see the side of soemone from the outside. That beeing side, please for the love of god, whenever you try and find a bifana, choose a place with homemade bread, cause that bread is horrendous, thats the usual industrialized manufactured bread we usually call "carcaça", and thats the cheapest of the cheapest of bread, it only tastes good cause its soaked in the meat sauce. Trust me, find a place with homemade bread, and the bifana will taste 100000x times better :)
Thanks for visiting James and loved the episode in my city. Just a note for the Bacalhau which origins yes do date back from the 1500's but not because they were fished far away (Canada was only "discovered" by Europeans a few years before hmmm I believe), instead it was simply because it was the cheapest fish that was sent in the long expeditions that shipped from Lisbon. At that time the only way to preserve food was basically salting it. So they would stick the fish into wooden barrels full of salt.
Mead is very popular in Poland and for centuries has been produced there instead of wine since the climat in Poland did not really allow for vines to produce nice and sweet fruits. Mead, however, used to be produced by many and served on the nobility tables. Today you can have it hot (with spices) in winter time and chilled with lemon in summer.
Growing up in Joburg and South Africa we have quite a few Portuguese dishes, Prego rolls, Port, Espetada, Portuguese bread rolls, piri piri prawns and chicken livers, and of course the piri piri chicken, the most famous of which is Nandos.
Daniel Grossman across the Hudson on the last stop of PATH trains in the “Ironbound’ neighborhood of Newark , you can find All of these food and drinks . Taverns , Restaurants, Bar & Grills etc.
Good video. We were in Lisboa a few months ago and took a (different) food tour, with several of the same types of food, but nowhere nearly as much food, just small bites for the most part. I lived in the Azores for 5 years, as well. Interestingly, I have never heard of "bica". I just know that pretty much anywhere in Europe (I live in Germany) if I order a cafe, I am getting what Americans call espresso. And if I want a "latte" I order a galao. In the Azores, the typical breakfast was a galao and either a ham sandwich or ham and cheese sandwich. Delicious. We loved the pasteis de nata at Mantegaria at Time Out Market! And our tour guide showed us a different way to get up the hillside other than H&M. I have to say, I'm glad we didn't have to walk all the way up the hill to get to the Café da Garagem!
All you tourists reading this, in Lisbon an expresso is "bica" and a tap beer is "imperial". On the north side of the country an expresso is "um café, caralho" and a tap beer is "um fino, caralho". They're related.
As we are in the process of booking our first trip to Portugal and Spain we Certainly appreciate this deliciously presented video!!!! Thanks very much!!!
My family and I visited Lisbon and Porto just two weeks ago! So much fun! Another great place for pasteis de nata is Fabrica de Nata, they are tied for first place with Mantegaria: I love Fabrica's crust and I love Mantegaria's custard... Now if only I can get the best of both worlds here in Los Angeles! Of course, if you're in Porto, you have to try a Francesinha and I think the best place for it is a Brasao (they have a few locations in Porto). I wish this video was released three weeks ago so I could check out the different places you toured! Saude!
Regarding the mead, my cousin is the main supplier of mead in Torbadores, he has a PHD and he is a professional beekeeper I'm proud to have that much mead at my disposal and a cousin dedicated to the honey based products.
@@tomandrews5707 if you buy directly from the store, the 500ml bottle of mead is 13€ and the lighter version that only has 5% vol. is 9€ per 750ml bottle but it can go down to 7.5€ if you buy them by the half-dozen.
Just back from Lisbon. You can skip the Bifana sandwich. It really is just boiled pork. 'Hey I'm cooking a pork tenderloin tonight. Better start boiling some water.' Also the canned fish place is kind of neat but at the end of the day, they just pull everything out of a can, heat it up and serve it to you. Not sure why anyone would want this. But do check out a place called Solar 31 da Calcada. Now that is a seafood experience you will never forget. You won't get anything from a can there. Also have a drink at The Red Frog which is a speakeasy. Neat place. And for the best rooftop experience go to TOPO MARTIM MONIZ. There are other rooftop bars but this one is more local and isn't overrun with tourists and is in an office building rather than hotel. And they have 80s arcade games!
Portugal has a vast and rich history, a language that comes from latin and is really hard for outsiders(and natives) to learn because of all the tiny details in pronunciation. We are very proud people when it comes to our country and yet very humble. You expirienced some of our most famous dishes but in a way that is not the most traditional, some of those places are targeted to tourists, food that is cooked with buisiness in mind. The real version, cooked with love, care, respect for tradition, a process passed for generations...that is the real deal, that's were the portuguese people go
Just spent time in Lisbon. Booked a tour with Devour on the basis of this post. Absolutely brilliant! Tour guide (David) was a star. Excellent way to get oriented in a new city and to collect useful tips from a knowledgeable local. Good job!
@@Draxtini, You have a good point! I am always suspicious of foreigner tour guides who lead other foreigners to supposedly authentic food establishments.
Sad to see the people in the comments being rude critics. A few corrected minor linguistic errors politely though, kudos to you guys. I wish I could see the rude critics on here speaking French, German, English and let native speakers go at them for linguistic errors. Great video again though. I am sure many will benefit from your adventures.
Currently sitting here eating at the Medieval restaurant! So yummy. we went to the Peri Peri chicken place last night and you were SOOOO right! It was by far the best chicken I've ever had and the sauce was HOT, but delicious! Thanks for all of these amazing recommendations we're so excited to keep traveling and tasting!
Great work overall, but I just want to point out one thing that could be misleading: regarding the 'pastéis de nata', the video makes it sound like there are only two alternatives: the original ones in Belém (a.k.a. pastéis de Belém) and now the new ones at Manteigaria. While it is true that 'A Casa dos Pastéis de Belém' is supposed to have the 'original' recipe, 'pastéis de nata' are a staple amongst Portuguese pastry shops and cafés, and can be found virtually all over the country. The two varieties mentioned here are indeed excellent choices.
& they’re also beginning to show up in the most unexpected places outside of Portugal. I think we have another Sardinha evolution in our hands. Muito Bem Portugal, meus parabêns!
Your upbeat attitude got me to subscribe, today. I've been watching some of your videos over the past few months. I watched this video and the trailer for your channel, today. Your enthusiasm makes me feel better. Your information is very helpful and I hope to be able to use your tips in the near future on a trip or a move to Spain and Portugal. Thank you!
I absolutely love Portugal. I hope to go back in the Spring. Travelled alone on two occasions and had a great time in Lisbon, the Algarve and north to Santiago de Compostello.
I literally moved to Lisbon on Sept 15th. I visited three times before making that decision and now I am super excited to eat all of the food you showed haha
I'm as chill as can be was just saying that if you want advice about the city you live in don't look for it on TH-cam but just ask someone from here... I was curious about what they would consider secrets of Lisbon...
Perfect timing! I'll be visiting Lisbon next month from Seattle and will definitely check out the tour today! I really enjoy your Spain videos, as well! That was an excellent video. Thanks!
I enjoyed this video. My goals are to spend at least 3 to 4 days in Portugal. My family's origins is Guamares. It's not mentioned much but there are other areas not far away that I want to visit. I have a beautiful friend in Portugal that hopefully will show me around. So exciting to plan my future travels with the help of James and Yoli. Thank you.
I enjoyed taking a Devour Tour on my first full day in Lisbon. My hotel was a block away from O'Trevo.... I stopped in 5 of my 6 days and I miss them everyday!
Thank you James and Alice, what a great tour of Lisbon eateries. There is no question I would go on your tours because it's clear how much you love what you do. I'm hungry now! Say Hi to Yoli for me.
Ok.. I'm Portuguese. And a few things lol first of all "uma bica" is not such a usual thing to say. We just say "um café" and specify the type of "café" we want. Full, short, with milk etc. And also I was a bit cringing with those bifanas. I don't know about you, but for me bifanas are small cuts of pork, thinly sliced completely soaked in a spicy sauce. Next time, if you come to Porto, you need to try bifanas from Conga. They are amazing.
Bifanas in Lisbon are different from the Porto ones, so it's quite weird that they got one called "à moda do Porto" when there's nothing to do with the bifanas from Porto
é triste quando nem a historia basica de um icon da nossa gastromia conhecem. Bifana é um bife de porco frito ou grelhado dentro do pão onde é oferecido a mostarda e o picante para cada um colocar a gosto. Depois temos a bifana a moda do porto que não passa de bifes de porco finissimos estufados numa panela e com muito molho. Isso é uma receita usada na zona do porto, mas que nada tem a ver com a bifana Portuguesa que se come no resto do pais
@@cagarnosvermelhos a bifana não é um icon, é apenas uma mera parte da gastronomia portuguesa que claramente difere mediante a zona do país. Sendo eu do Porto, e traduzindo-lhe isto por miúdos, para mim bifana não é como apresentada. Porque cresci a comer outra variante. Daí, para mim tal como para quase a totalidade dos portuenses, uma simples fevera no pão não é considerada uma bifana.
@@andreiagoncalves510 , pois, mas mesmo a totalidade dos Portuenses achando isso não faz com que seja assim. Gosto muito da bifana a moda do Porto, mas, não deixa de ser uma bifana a moda do Porto. Um icone não é um todo, mas sim algo representativo da nossa gastronomia. Dou-lhe o ex. da bifana, do caldo verde ou do bolo de bacalhau. independentemente do sitio onde é confecionado, é relacionado imediatamente com Portugal e não com uma cidade ou região cumprimentos .
Honestly, the best way to find a great place to eat is to look for a local tasquinha, one that really only serves a few pratos do dia. They'll be tiny 'hole-in-the-wall' places tucked into side streets, filled with the local workers. And the food will be delicious, filling, and cheap. And one good way to separate the good from the mediocre is to see if they serve more than just bacalhau or frango assado no forno. Look to see if their blackboard listing their pratos offer things like cabrito. (Google Maps is pretty useful for this, as long as you look through the pictures for each place to see if there is a blackboard listing the pratos.) 🤤 Cabrito assado no forno a moda do minho. Soooo goooood. 🤤
I believe it might be hard to have someone who's been born there and show you around. All of the places you've went.. no one goes there cuz its expensive as shit xD Portuguese way is "bom e barato" CARALHO!
@@pymyriad yes. For example, I used to eat every single day at "O Gaiteiro" and not only do they have Lisbon local cousine but also plates from all over Portugal.
Now, at the end. What a great tour. Funny, I dont like seafood but Portugal is the ONLY place I've ever been where its simply delicious and I liked it. Those Pasteis look soooooooo yummo!
Why is it necessary to comment on the looks of a woman in every TH-cam video? Let's leave sexism at the door and concentrate on the topic at hand - the food 👍
@@dmn1000000 Its not sexism to compliment a woman looks. Aren't women free to compliment men looks as well? I see them do it all the time. It doesn't matter who does it to who a compliment is a compliment. And it is a nice thing. Dont need to be triggered by that, nor read to much into it either.
Great video! Will be adding a couple of these to our itinerary for Portugal. Already created two tapas crawls from your videos (Retiro and Cava Baja) for our trip to Madrid. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for using your hands to eat that PiriPiri chicken. It is the best way to eat it. People forget that eating with your hands tastes so much better. Specially if its fish. Thank you for showing our under appreciated and underratted culture and FOOD. :)
Bica is not "Beba Isto Com Açucar", that's a urban myth. Bica means a coffee that comes from the "bica" which means "faucet" or "tap" of the expresso machine.
Lol the first moment you looked truly awake and bursting with mental clarity was the moment you tasted the mead. Mead is indeed good stuff. Great video by the way
Hi James, I ate a bunch of egg tarts in Lisbon, but Manteigaria were my favorite, also the employees in their store at Time Out Market were very friendly. I didn't realize they were that new and only opened in 2016. Great video of Lisbon, makes me want to visit again!
Indeed we do portrayed ourselvs as that (I know I do, I'm a bona fied grammar nazi xD)... We are (for the most part) very proud of our language/heritage and the "proper" way to speak it and i know it's not an easy task for foreigners to learn it (after all portuguese is considered one of the toughest languages is the world to learn)! So we may appear as "grammar nazis" of some sort, but in fact we just want others to learn and speak it as we do... for instance, most of us doesn't see brasilian portuguese as proper portuguese as the brasilian grammar is so much simpler and, honestly, they do not speak it right (unfortunately illiteracy is still a major problem in Brasil) and simplify it a lot, not to our taste :D If I could give you some sort of parallel, I believe it's just like English and american English, although english grammar is so much simpler than ours :D
@@SunGod80 Thank you very much for your response. My wife. an amateur linguist. has been learning your Portuguese for the past year and, from my observations, I could not agree with you more on - ".... it's not an easy task for foreigners to learn it (after all portuguese is considered one of the toughest languages is the world to learn)!". My wife says that Portuguese has been the most challenging, even over the tonal Thai! Your parallel of my second language is also spot on. By the by, between us, and to varying degrees, we speak English, Italian, Slovenian, Japanese, Thai, French and Spanish with Portuguese coming up to being useable. Finally, those Brazilians and Americans have a lot to answer for 😡 😉
@@-MacCat- well then, I'm wondering if you'r from the UK! If so, you should consider a trip down south to sunny Portugal and let your wife train what she's learning! When all this current situation is all done, of course! I guarantee you will not regret it :D
I’m Portuguese and vegan why am I watching this haha. It’s cool to see people enjoy the culture. truth is that we don’t usually go out many times to eat that type of food.
I am from Lisbon and thought this was lovely. I would suggest adding a petiscos stop to eat ovos com farinheira, or alheira de caça, or peixinhos da horta, pataniscas or pica pau, but also seafood, gamba branca do Algarve, camarão de Espinho (Fresh water shrimp), amêijoas and also conquilhas. Also missing arroz de pato and arroz de polvo, or bacalhau à braz, some very iconic Portuguese dishes. Places, Frango da Guia (a variation on the chicken) and Cervejaria Palácio (seafood and more). Pão de Deus is normally eaten with a filling, I like butter and cheese. I enjoyed your tour :)
yes, but that is one gramatical issue that the english language doesn't have that's the difference between male and female things, "uma" means "one" in female version, but "um" also means "one" but this one is the male version. And in this particular case it's even more confusing, i think, because "um café" e "uma bica" both are related to coffee although "coffee" is male but "bica" is female.... i just can't imagine myself beeing foreigner and learn portuguese... must be sooooo confusing. As a dramatic example just check out the verb "to do" in all its variations and then check, in portuguese, the same verb that is "fazer".... you'll be pretty amazed
Once again, I've taken a brief break from Spain, to eat my way through another European city. Who here's been to Lisbon? How was your experience? Let us know any tips in the comments! 🐟
Spain Revealed - James Blick . Ahh Lisboa......... foods great!
"Ponto Final" in Caçilhas. Go for the Monkfish Stew. Mark my words.
AWESOME! I've loved every Iberian Peninsula city I have visited in both Spain and Portugal (especially Lisboa). Thank you James! So glad you are sharing this with us.
Been there six times with plans for a seventh. Portugal is my favourite! The wonderful people, the food, the culture it’s amazing! I’m drooling watching you eat Bifana, you must try the grilled one..even better!
...and about Setúbal City in Portugal? Lisbon, Lisbon, Lisbon...Portugal it isn´t only Lisbon....
All these people criticising your spelling and how u say the words. Man, I just love that you loved your stay in Lisbon and our country. We love to share what we have :)
Thank you!
O problema é já que se faz um filme sobre uma localidade ,no mínimo de fala correcto, então todos os portugueses estão corrigindo o que acham que está mal, Portugal tem local muito bom fora do turismo
Filipe Andrade
Definitely.😄🥰
Well said
I LOVE Portugal 🇵🇹. Love Fado. Love the people.
I never understood why this country and its culture and cuisine has been so underrated for so long time... Spain? France? Italy? ok but Portugal... Oh Portugal! Amazing.
AGREE!!!
CAUSE THE PORTUGUESE PEOPLE " THINK LITTLE", THEY ARE MORE UPSET IF THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOUR IS DOING BAD OR WELL..... PORTUGUESE BEST QUALITY=BEING LITTLE AND JEALOUS.
@@joerod7526 Oh, pá, Zé, cala lá a boca, sempre a falar dos vizinhos... vê-se logo que não és de cá! Sempre tranquilo, sempre na tua, 0 críticas. Baza, mano!
@@joerod7526 - So damn predictable! I guess it's not a difficult exercise to understand who's jealous! Can't disguise not even with a "Joe" name. LOL 😂
we the portuguese always new how good it was ,a lot a people will never know how good the food was 30 years ago with so much to choose from the ocean that today you dont see it anymore ,thank god it took this long to be discovered ,lets see how long will take to be all broken ,because now they are coming by the millions ,
My girlfriend and I saw this video and went to Bonjardim based on the recommendation. Subsequently, it is now our favorite restaurant on the planet. Incredible food. Thanks James
I have lived in Portugal for the best part of 20 years and I am married to a local. In my experience, whenever anyone orders a coffee they simply ask for a "café;" not that many people say "bica," even if certain types of Lisbonites do so. Asking for a "cafe" may seem vague but you will by default receive a 'bica' or what's referred to as an espresso internationally. If you want some extra water in that (so the liquid in your 'espresso' cup comes close to the brim) aks for "um café cheio" ("cheio" meaning "full"). If you would like a black americano-style coffee, ask for "cafe abatanado". For milk options, do as suggested in this lovely video, although - if you really like a milky coffee - ask for a "galão" (quarter of coffee and three quarters milk).
Also, and referring to some of James' other great videos, you wont come across any torrefacto cofee in Portugal :-)
Thank you for that!!
'café cheio' has more cafein, it's not simply a cup of coffe with 'more water'
I am lisboner and i order “bica” all the time.
You got it pretty well. There some regional names for the espresso (bica being more of a Lisbon name) but everywhere in Portugal, you ask for a "café" (coffee) you will get an expresso. Just one thing, "galão" (or "meia de leite" if you prefer a cup instead of a glass) isn't really measured, you take an espresso into the glass/cup and then fill it with milk.
Sorry! I'm a local...and I Always say bica!!! You can say we only yse rhe term in Lisbon, yeah, but it's still used...less and less, but still! ;)
Gracias James por esa introducción a Lisboa¡ Soy un madrileño admirador de tus guías de España para hablantes ingleses ... las mejores hechas nunca, que yo haya visto, como te dije hace tiempo, y Marca España te debería financiar¡ Me alegro que hayas estado en la maravillosa Lisboa¡ Soy un enamorado de Portugal desde siempre, es una auténtica maravilla, y como Iberos, compartimos tantas cosas ... Siempre a favor de una Iberia unida¡ Desde hace años, mis amigos locales, y especialmente mi hermano lisboeta, me han enseñado las locuras de las que disfrutan en esa increíble tierra, y la gastronomía, ya sabes, las culturas Mediterráneas disfrutan de la mejor gastronomía del mundo si exceptuamos la china, es una de esas facetas tan importantes en nuestra vida¡ Para conocerla a fondo te tendrías que pasar cientos de veces, o casarte con una portuguesa ... y a Jolly no le iba a gustar la idea¡ Enhorabuena de nuevo por la introducción, y saludos a mis hermanos portugueses¡ VIVA PORTUGAL¡
Tienes la certeza que eres Espanhõl porque estás ablando bien de Portugal
@@LuandaVINO Absolutamente¡ Español hasta la médula con una trayectoria de al menos medio milenio¡ Y eso no quita, ser Ibero convencido ... te aseguro que hay miles como yo, que estamos por encima de politiquerías baratas¡ Nunca España fue más grande que cuando estábamos unidos a Portugal, y eso lo saben desde hace siglos nuestros enemigos, y se han dedicado desde entonces a separarnos ... Te aconsejo que te rodees de esos españoles, y de esos portugueses, que también son miles, que son conscientes de esto, y tienen sus ojos y corazones abiertos ... y que disfrutes de las maravillas Iberas ... Saludos, amigo Ibero, aquí estamos para acogerte¡
@@flarroque Cierto e tienes toda la razon; vosotros son família há mucho tiempo (mas de 1,000 años, verdad?). Estava solanente chistando porque conosco esta brincadera. Prazer enorme em dialogar contigo
@@LuandaVINO Igualmente¡
I'm Portuguese, I'm at home in Lisbon and after watching your video I have to go out and have something to eat. Lolol
I had the pleasure of vacationing in Lisbon as a child with my family (in the early 1960s). Two things that really stand out out in my memory was Gouda cheese (I still love it even though I remember it being much better in Lisbon) and a sausage that some locals grilled for us that resembled American hot dogs but were thinner, and had the casing on them. They "squealed" when grilled. They were so good! I don't think Portugal had "hot dogs" at the time we were in Lisbon, so I'd like to ask if that sausage sounds familiar to you and what the name of it might be. Loved visiting your country!
@@marcbentley7839 one thing that i find strange in your memories is that you associate gouda cheese with Portugal. Gouda cheese is a dutch cheese produced in the city of Gouda. However there is some similarity with gouda cheese and a cheese produced in Portugal that we call by the generic name of "queijo flamengo" (flemish cheese). It makes sense.
The thin sausage you remember eating is maybe "linguiça". It's a kind of thin chorizo.
Google this link and let me know if that's you were talking about.
www.360hyper.pt/minipreco/cascais/lingui%C3%A7a-extra-escolha-econ%C3%B3mica?gclid=Cj0KCQiA7YyCBhD_ARIsALkj54rKUQTeQZyJFTpVWLy2nej2pLdetJ3aCNRjd5pC8Lvu4mfd3mO_wgwaAofFEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
@@100Saco-61 Thank you Jorge! I wasn't aware that Gouda was from the Netherlands. Lisbon was the first place I ever tasted it, so I assumed it was from there. It did have the red wax coating that I associate with Gouda. Then again, the locals I referred to might have been Dutch! We met them at a camping ground near the beach. As I said, I was a child. I did look at the website you suggested about linguica, but the product I had looked more like cachchoro or cachorrinho maybe?. It was smooth in texture. Nevertheless, they were both delicious! Thanks again for responding. I guess I'll have to revisit your beautiful country again to confirm!
@@marcbentley7839 ,you are very welcome whenever you decide to visit us.
After so many years you'll be amazed by the changes you will find.
Everything is much more modernised and tourist friendly (not sure if it's a good thing).
We received 27 million tourists in 2019 (quit a lot to one country with 11 million inhabitants).
Crowned, but more beautiful than ever.
From that you just said about the smooth sausage i assume that it is similar to the ones used around the world to make hotdogs.
Cachorro is the portuguese word for puppy. Lolol
We use the german style sausage to make it.
Jorge Bonfim , bravo ! wonderful ! 😄enjoy .
Now that I have been living abroad, in the UK, I appreciate my Portuguese food 10 times more 😍😍!
You only miss what you dont have, brother...
I recently visited Lisbon and I made it a point to try some (actually most) of your recommendations! My God... they were some of the best food I've had. The grilled sardines & grilled bacalhau in O Gaiteiro were just simply amazing! The pasteis de nata in Manteigaria were great but to be honest, I did try many others and Manteigaria was my 3rd choice behind Pastelaria Santo Antonio in Alfama (top!) and Pasteis de Belem (the original). The piri-piri chicken in Bonjardim were to die for and I actually went twice as it was that good! I did try the ginjinha in Jinginha Sem Rival and it was quite good! Having bica in Confeitaria Nacional was very useful mid-day but it was more of the place & experience rather than the pastries. Unfortunately, I was not able to try the bifana in O Trevo as there were so many people queuing but I did try a bifana elsewhere and it was a good snack! Thank you for the awesome recos. We will surely join one of the Devour tours the next time we visit Madrid (& Barcelona)! Cheers!
@Forging Strength You are not the only one: we also don't drink, and don't eat Pork-based products so we are imite on what we can eat, hopefully we can still find food we can consume.
Portugal is a nice place to visit..
We like to welcome the turistas..
and protect their safety...
But after vacation is over please go back to your country...
We have to many immigrants...
Portugal is a small country with limited sources..
It's understandable
Right??
I’m Portuguese (from Lisbon} and Spanish(from Madrid). I congratulate you for this video, it’s done with taste , spots have been well chosen and Ellis, she’s wonderful!
I been to Lisbon three times Porto three times too. Lisbon is my favorite city, yes even over Madrid which is my second favorite city. I was surprised you did not have Pastéis de Belém! You are eating history. It is my first food when I arrive in Lisbon and the last thing I have before depart Lisbon.
My last visit to Lisbon I stayed in the Estrela District and found a small store that only sold take out Piri Piri Chicken. That was the only food they sold Piri Piri Chicken and only two sizes, whole chicken and half chicken. It was delicious and it a good sign if they only sell one thing, you know they have master cooking it.
That is quite common. Piri piri chicken or just "roast chicken" (as we call it) is a sort of traditional take out in Portugal, i'm not in the mood to cook anything.
Any town has at least one of those. As a kid I knew that Sunday night was usually roast chicken so that my mother could get a break...
they went to the best place tpo have natas Manteigaria is sooooooo much betteer and they keep fresh the ones from Belem get stale once I get back home 2h away from lisbon XD Manteigaria is the way!!!!
That is a very common type of shop, specially in the north, they sell the chicken ,sometimes pork ribs or sausages all in the grill over coal with french fries also common, they pack it in vegetable paper for take out and alot and of ppl grab one heading home after work, it's like the portguese version of fast food.
William C Bert
- Yep! I guess you got it right. Those "specialized" stores are all over the place in Portugal. Piri piri chicken being the staple product but other grilled "stuff" can sometimes be found.
It's a very Portuguese thing. Nowadays even in South Africa with Nando's. BTW Nando is short for Fernando.
The best " FRANGO AO PIRI PIRI " I ever eat was in Estremoz "ESPANTOSO "
Portugal 🇵🇹 is incredible! I visited only Lisbon and Porto and planning to return after this Covid mess! The food, the people, the wine, the river, beaches... It is paradise! Will retire in Portugal if I have the opportunity. Obrigado! 👍
I fell in love with Portugal too..
I've just posted a travel film about my connection to Portugal too..you should check it out. 😇🇵🇹
Me too Portugal is one of my favorite country in the world 🌎 I’m from Cape Verde and I live in United States but Lisbon is always in my mind, just can’t wait to go back again!
How many days so I need each city?
Covid scamdemik
She is a star, charming! I loved this video! You both have great platonic chemistry! Thanks for the food and drink tour of Lisbon!
kathleen swenning I was thinking the same 😍 I would’ve thought they were married
Why are you assuming that they are platonic.
Agree ! Seems a lot of chemistry going on there….if you get my hint.
He’s married retards!
Mr. James Blick, I thank you whole heartedly for this video , I was in lisbon recently and I visited every single place that you have suggested, It is awesome that you do this, much appreciated and greatful to you
Portugal is in my view the best place in the world! Gastronomically it reigns supreme, the people are lovely and it is almost untouched by the modern world. I’ve visited for many years and it never disappoints. Love from England
Thank you to come visit our country!❤
You have a lovely country and very lovely people. Bem educados, respectful & corteous. Meus parabéns!
I had the pleasure of vacationing in Lisbon as a child with my family (in the early 1960s). Two things that really stand out out in my memory was Gouda cheese (I still love it even though I remember it being much better in Lisbon) and a sausage that some locals grilled for us that resembled American hot dogs but were thinner, and had the casing on them. They "squealed" when grilled. They were so good! I don't think Portugal had "hot dogs" at the time we were in Lisbon, so I'd like to ask if that sausage sounds familiar to you and what the name of it might be. Loved visiting your country!
Hi
Lisbon is beyond gorgeous! I’ll be seeing this beautiful city again this coming March 2020, for the 10th time!!! I was in Oporto this past June, another unbelievable European city!
Dave Jordan 😍🥰
unfortunately you cannot anymore :o
Also, you should try and visit the more interior places in the country... I mean, Lisbon and Porto are good for tourism, but the "real" Portugal is where the tourism isn't as "commercial" :D
Someone tell him
You should visit Aveiro,its the Venice of Portugal.
I am writing this comment in March 2023. I just took the Lisbon Food Tour offered by Devour Tours and it was AMAZING! Our guide Gonzalo was great, took us to some of the places that are shown in this video. The big plus with taking this tour is that you don't have to wait in line to get in some of those places (since they are so popular) but also they have table waiting for the tour. Highly recommended. Lisbon is a wonderful gastronomical destination.
My boyfriend and I went to all of these places today because of your video. What a treat!! Thankyou for this video 😊 unfortunately Casa Pereira was permanently closed, but everything else was perfect 😊
In few weeks we are in Lisbon so this video is just perfect! Thank you for all the tips🙂
I'm a Lisboeta. Born in Lisbon and live in Lisbon 😉. Loved this video, great tips! 👌👌
I would like to add that Ginginha is more than medicine ;) It is a social moment, often after work people would gather there outside the small shops to drink a shot and chat with coworkers about the day or politics or anything really, when I was younger it was always fun to go there and just listen to the older men discussing life and the most recent scandal on a politician or celebrity and often it was a meeting point, it used to be the favourite spot to meet with friends before a night out or before a date with someone. Now it is full of tourists , sadly , and locals are being driven away from our city center, our traditions and culture. Lisbon was a very old city and often it looked very dilapidated or ruined but it was extremely rich in culture and ingrained traditions, now most of it is gone and most of what you see is for tourism. Like the Pasteis de Nata, every cafe had those and every cafe had their own secrets, so you had your favourite spots to go and eat them, now again, they are made in one or two ways, Pastéis de Belém, Manteigueira where they make thousands a day for tourists, and to be honest I don't like them. I prefer the traditional ones , that you can still find in a few untouched places, like Casa Chinesa, near Rossio, and where you can still find all the most traditional pastries in Lisbon. ( another café that will soon disappear to give way to another Hotel) . And like someone commented here, you did not try seafood and you do not know what you missed.
O senhor do bar onde vendem a jinginha é a representação do português típico que trabalha no comércio. Só faltou a caneta atrás da orelha.
Em pouco tempo vai ser substituido por um paquistanes....
@@portuguesnavegante5686 O_o ?
Seria carapinteiro se fosse com a caneta na orelha
@@portuguesnavegante5686 OMG kkkkkkk
LOL: Neste caso é a caneta na orelha e um trapo no ombro para limpar o balcão Já quase não se vê gente desta! GINJINHA.
Hi James, I'm happy to learn that you loved Lisbon. Congrats on the video. Please note that Ginjinha is only 16% volume and not 23%. The 23% that you see on the wallboard is about having the tax included in the price charged. ;)
Thank you for that!
:/
:D So I need it double
No worries, after two or three Ginjinhas nobody will even notice there's VAT on that. LOL 😂
Oh what a disappointment. We must organize, protest & change/reverse that; down w/ the TAX (16%) & up w/ the ALCOHOL (23%)!
Well I am a true “Alfacinha” which means someone born in Lisbon. I lived 31 years right there in the center of the city, today in the US. My thing is FOOD too: fresh, traditional, well prepared, and yummy to the eye and belly. And you got this right! So right that I’m hungry for all your food experiences in Lisbon. “Oh, que saudades!” I’m glad you enjoyed our great foods, sweet treasures, Porto, Ginjinha, and “bicas.” Great picks! But so much more to discover on your next trip, because of course there will always be a next trip for you. And next time... one for the bread: “Pão quente!”
I'm from Lisbon and I love all portuguese food is so good, and thanks for loving our food!!
Gastronomia Portuguesa. Uma das maravilhas deste Planeta. Méus parabéns Portugal! Dá-me o Bacalhau ou dá-me a Morte . . .
Your eyes nose teeth and smile make you two look like siblings but the chemistry ❤️
Couldn't help but watch this when I saw it on youtube recomendations list, and why? Cause I live and work there :)
It's always fun and interesting to see the side of soemone from the outside.
That beeing side, please for the love of god, whenever you try and find a bifana, choose a place with homemade bread, cause that bread is horrendous, thats the usual industrialized manufactured bread we usually call "carcaça", and thats the cheapest of the cheapest of bread, it only tastes good cause its soaked in the meat sauce. Trust me, find a place with homemade bread, and the bifana will taste 100000x times better :)
Thank you!!! I would love a recommendation for such a place for next time - do please let me know.
@@spainrevealed I can recommend one but it is about a 45 minute drive outside of Lisbon.
@@johnsexton3841 What's the name of the place?
@@pymyriad Daniel's near Landeira. It is a small converted container between two warehouses. Great veg soup and sublime bifana
Thanks for visiting James and loved the episode in my city. Just a note for the Bacalhau which origins yes do date back from the 1500's but not because they were fished far away (Canada was only "discovered" by Europeans a few years before hmmm I believe), instead it was simply because it was the cheapest fish that was sent in the long expeditions that shipped from Lisbon. At that time the only way to preserve food was basically salting it. So they would stick the fish into wooden barrels full of salt.
Thank you for that!
Mead is very popular in Poland and for centuries has been produced there instead of wine since the climat in Poland did not really allow for vines to produce nice and sweet fruits. Mead, however, used to be produced by many and served on the nobility tables. Today you can have it hot (with spices) in winter time and chilled with lemon in summer.
Growing up in Joburg and South Africa we have quite a few Portuguese dishes, Prego rolls, Port, Espetada, Portuguese bread rolls, piri piri prawns and chicken livers, and of course the piri piri chicken, the most famous of which is Nandos.
I did this tour back in July and loved every minute of it! Wish someone would bring the bifana to New York.
Glad you liked it Daniel ;)
@daniel grossman you can find them in the Portuguese section in Newark, NJ. the best spot is “no pao” on Jabaz street
Daniel Grossman across the Hudson on the last stop of PATH trains in the “Ironbound’ neighborhood of Newark , you can find All of these food and drinks . Taverns , Restaurants, Bar & Grills etc.
Very simple just marriage a Portuguese woman
The ‘Piri-Piri’ chain around DC might have it
Good video. We were in Lisboa a few months ago and took a (different) food tour, with several of the same types of food, but nowhere nearly as much food, just small bites for the most part. I lived in the Azores for 5 years, as well. Interestingly, I have never heard of "bica". I just know that pretty much anywhere in Europe (I live in Germany) if I order a cafe, I am getting what Americans call espresso. And if I want a "latte" I order a galao. In the Azores, the typical breakfast was a galao and either a ham sandwich or ham and cheese sandwich. Delicious. We loved the pasteis de nata at Mantegaria at Time Out Market! And our tour guide showed us a different way to get up the hillside other than H&M. I have to say, I'm glad we didn't have to walk all the way up the hill to get to the Café da Garagem!
Sounds like you had a great time. Thanks Jim!
All you tourists reading this, in Lisbon an expresso is "bica" and a tap beer is "imperial".
On the north side of the country an expresso is "um café, caralho" and a tap beer is "um fino, caralho". They're related.
😂
As a Portuguese citizen I'm literally so glad you are enjoying this😀😀😀😀
I fell in love with Portugal too!
I've just posted a travel film about my connection to Portugal too..you should check it out. 😇🇵🇹
Absolutely fascinating! Every restaurant seems like a must. I also adore the history lesson. Each restaurant also has so much ambiance. Thanks.
It's great you went to the real portuguese food places instead of the tourist trap ones. Good vlog!
AHAHAHAH as a local I agree - we FOR SURE go through H&M!
Miss Tangerine do you often learn recipes from him,,?
@@elvisgorecky8249 What?
I tend to use the little shopping center with FNAC in it for transit
We do what we goda do
We did, too! Or the shopping center where FNAC is...
As we are in the process of booking our first trip to Portugal and Spain we Certainly appreciate this deliciously presented video!!!! Thanks very much!!!
My family and I visited Lisbon and Porto just two weeks ago! So much fun! Another great place for pasteis de nata is Fabrica de Nata, they are tied for first place with Mantegaria: I love Fabrica's crust and I love Mantegaria's custard... Now if only I can get the best of both worlds here in Los Angeles!
Of course, if you're in Porto, you have to try a Francesinha and I think the best place for it is a Brasao (they have a few locations in Porto).
I wish this video was released three weeks ago so I could check out the different places you toured!
Saude!
Saude, Aielo!
Try cacau da Ribeira next time you're in lisbon. Great cakes and sweets
Hey kiwi, I’m an old school kiwi chef living in Portugal… love your exposure of our wonderful region. Wishing you a life of occasional paua fritters 💓
Regarding the mead, my cousin is the main supplier of mead in Torbadores, he has a PHD and he is a professional beekeeper I'm proud to have that much mead at my disposal and a cousin dedicated to the honey based products.
Hi, how much does the mead cost?
@@tomandrews5707 if you buy directly from the store, the 500ml bottle of mead is 13€ and the lighter version that only has 5% vol. is 9€ per 750ml bottle but it can go down to 7.5€ if you buy them by the half-dozen.
Great video, you guys are amazing, really enjoyed watching 👍
Great video! Ellis is a new star we will watch for. Lisbon is a culturally rich and welcoming city. This gives new reasons to go back!
Thank you!
I am portuguese, I lived in London, I live now in France, went so many times in Lisbon but really loved your video 🇵🇹😉
I am português znd now i live in New castle
What a great tour of Lisboa! Ellis is very charming and good looking too -- what a nice tour guide to have.
Just back from Lisbon. You can skip the Bifana sandwich. It really is just boiled pork. 'Hey I'm cooking a pork tenderloin tonight. Better start boiling some water.' Also the canned fish place is kind of neat but at the end of the day, they just pull everything out of a can, heat it up and serve it to you. Not sure why anyone would want this.
But do check out a place called Solar 31 da Calcada. Now that is a seafood experience you will never forget. You won't get anything from a can there. Also have a drink at The Red Frog which is a speakeasy. Neat place. And for the best rooftop experience go to TOPO MARTIM MONIZ. There are other rooftop bars but this one is more local and isn't overrun with tourists and is in an office building rather than hotel. And they have 80s arcade games!
god i miss it when i went to the beach with my family and we used to get some bolas de berlim lol
Portugal has a vast and rich history, a language that comes from latin and is really hard for outsiders(and natives) to learn because of all the tiny details in pronunciation.
We are very proud people when it comes to our country and yet very humble.
You expirienced some of our most famous dishes but in a way that is not the most traditional, some of those places are targeted to tourists, food that is cooked with buisiness in mind.
The real version, cooked with love, care, respect for tradition, a process passed for generations...that is the real deal, that's were the portuguese people go
I fell in love with Portugal too!
I've just posted a travel film about my connection to Portugal too..you should check it out. 😇🇵🇹
Absolutely the best video about Portugal 🇵🇹, I’m booking me vacation right now! ❤️👍🏻
who is watching this in 2021. We are all want to Travel again. Thank you JAMES & ELLIS, great Video.
At 10:33 you can see one of my favorite sweets. Its called "Ovos Moles de Aveiro" and they are inside those wooden pots. Try it ;)( I am a local 😋)
Just spent time in Lisbon. Booked a tour with Devour on the basis of this post. Absolutely brilliant! Tour guide (David) was a star. Excellent way to get oriented in a new city and to collect useful tips from a knowledgeable local. Good job!
Omg love portuguese food! Their bakery food is really nice especially pastel de nata, and great Porto Wine
Right? And what about the Croquete/Codfish Cake?
Foste aos locais mais turistícos que existem em lisboa, os Portugueses não vão ai.
Imensos portugueses conhecem e vão ao rei dos frangos.
Shhh, deixa os turistas ficar com os hotspots turísticos, assim ainda ficamos com alguns locais autênticos
@@Draxtini, You have a good point! I am always suspicious of foreigner tour guides who lead other foreigners to supposedly authentic food establishments.
E ele não é um turista?
Eu adoro ir à cervejaria Trevo e à Manteigaria, e sou português...
Lisbon is fantastic!! More than I expected. What a wonderful city and country!!!
I fell in love with Portugal too...
I've just posted a travel film about my connection to Portugal too..you should check it out. 😇🇵🇹
Thank you. I’m Portuguese and have learned so much from this video🇵🇹
Thank you!
Really? A sério???
Catia Tavares Então, aprende-se todos os dias e com todos
Sad to see the people in the comments being rude critics. A few corrected minor linguistic errors politely though, kudos to you guys. I wish I could see the rude critics on here speaking French, German, English and let native speakers go at them for linguistic errors.
Great video again though. I am sure many will benefit from your adventures.
Currently sitting here eating at the Medieval restaurant! So yummy. we went to the Peri Peri chicken place last night and you were SOOOO right! It was by far the best chicken I've ever had and the sauce was HOT, but delicious! Thanks for all of these amazing recommendations we're so excited to keep traveling and tasting!
I ate at the "King of Chickens" 26 years ago...our first meal in Lisbon. Fantastic chicken. Welcoming staff. Unforgettable.
Great work overall, but I just want to point out one thing that could be misleading: regarding the 'pastéis de nata', the video makes it sound like there are only two alternatives: the original ones in Belém (a.k.a. pastéis de Belém) and now the new ones at Manteigaria. While it is true that 'A Casa dos Pastéis de Belém' is supposed to have the 'original' recipe, 'pastéis de nata' are a staple amongst Portuguese pastry shops and cafés, and can be found virtually all over the country. The two varieties mentioned here are indeed excellent choices.
THanks for that clarification!
@@spainrevealed They are found all over the country BUT they're from typical of Lisbon :)
& they’re also beginning to show up in the most unexpected places outside of Portugal. I think we have another Sardinha evolution in our hands. Muito Bem Portugal, meus parabêns!
Your upbeat attitude got me to subscribe, today. I've been watching some of your videos over the past few months. I watched this video and the trailer for your channel, today. Your enthusiasm makes me feel better. Your information is very helpful and I hope to be able to use your tips in the near future on a trip or a move to Spain and Portugal. Thank you!
thank you!
Ahahaha "We do what the locals do: we go through HM!" :D And guess what! We do!
haha
I absolutely love Portugal. I hope to go back in the Spring. Travelled alone on two occasions and had a great time in Lisbon, the Algarve and north to Santiago de Compostello.
I literally moved to Lisbon on Sept 15th. I visited three times before making that decision and now I am super excited to eat all of the food you showed haha
Dude if you live here ask a local
Sebastião Brandão de Mello dude chill, no one said I didn’t ask locals for advice. Plus, if you are a local, why are you watching? Haha 🧐😊
I'm as chill as can be was just saying that if you want advice about the city you live in don't look for it on TH-cam but just ask someone from here... I was curious about what they would consider secrets of Lisbon...
Of all the places in all the world I think Portugal has some of the best food Ive ever had.
Perfect timing! I'll be visiting Lisbon next month from Seattle and will definitely check out the tour today! I really enjoy your Spain videos, as well! That was an excellent video. Thanks!
Have a great trip!±
I enjoyed this video. My goals are to spend at least 3 to 4 days in Portugal. My family's origins is Guamares. It's not mentioned much but there are other areas not far away that I want to visit. I have a beautiful friend in Portugal that hopefully will show me around. So exciting to plan my future travels with the help of James and Yoli. Thank you.
I love your channel! I’m inspired to go to Spain and Portugal, TOMORROW, and stay indefinitely.
Just do it. JUST, DO, IT! Do it. JUST DO IT!
I enjoyed taking a Devour Tour on my first full day in Lisbon. My hotel was a block away from O'Trevo.... I stopped in 5 of my 6 days and I miss them everyday!
"Ginjinha" is made with Morello cherries (guindas) which are more tart.
Thank you for that!
Thank you James and Alice, what a great tour of Lisbon eateries. There is no question I would go on your tours because it's clear how much you love what you do. I'm hungry now! Say Hi to Yoli for me.
Ok.. I'm Portuguese. And a few things lol first of all "uma bica" is not such a usual thing to say. We just say "um café" and specify the type of "café" we want. Full, short, with milk etc. And also I was a bit cringing with those bifanas. I don't know about you, but for me bifanas are small cuts of pork, thinly sliced completely soaked in a spicy sauce. Next time, if you come to Porto, you need to try bifanas from Conga. They are amazing.
Bifanas in Lisbon are different from the Porto ones, so it's quite weird that they got one called "à moda do Porto" when there's nothing to do with the bifanas from Porto
é triste quando nem a historia basica de um icon da nossa gastromia conhecem.
Bifana é um bife de porco frito ou grelhado dentro do pão onde é oferecido a mostarda e o picante para cada um colocar a gosto.
Depois temos a bifana a moda do porto que não passa de bifes de porco finissimos estufados numa panela e com muito molho.
Isso é uma receita usada na zona do porto, mas que nada tem a ver com a bifana Portuguesa que se come no resto do pais
@@cagarnosvermelhos a bifana não é um icon, é apenas uma mera parte da gastronomia portuguesa que claramente difere mediante a zona do país. Sendo eu do Porto, e traduzindo-lhe isto por miúdos, para mim bifana não é como apresentada. Porque cresci a comer outra variante. Daí, para mim tal como para quase a totalidade dos portuenses, uma simples fevera no pão não é considerada uma bifana.
@@andreiagoncalves510 , pois, mas mesmo a totalidade dos Portuenses achando isso não faz com que seja assim.
Gosto muito da bifana a moda do Porto, mas, não deixa de ser uma bifana a moda do Porto.
Um icone não é um todo, mas sim algo representativo da nossa gastronomia.
Dou-lhe o ex. da bifana, do caldo verde ou do bolo de bacalhau. independentemente do sitio onde é confecionado, é relacionado imediatamente com Portugal e não com uma cidade ou região
cumprimentos
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I love mead!!! My favourate thing about my trip to Ireland and now that I know I can get it while it Lisbon, I've added Trobadores to our itinerary!
I've started learning Spanish because of you, now I have to learn Portuguese as well ?
haha!
Just learn Portuguese you'll understand both and will speak 'portunhol' a mix of Portuguese and espanhol
Since you’ve started it, finish it, understand the grammar & Portuguese will come very easily afterwards
Honestly, the best way to find a great place to eat is to look for a local tasquinha, one that really only serves a few pratos do dia. They'll be tiny 'hole-in-the-wall' places tucked into side streets, filled with the local workers. And the food will be delicious, filling, and cheap.
And one good way to separate the good from the mediocre is to see if they serve more than just bacalhau or frango assado no forno. Look to see if their blackboard listing their pratos offer things like cabrito.
(Google Maps is pretty useful for this, as long as you look through the pictures for each place to see if there is a blackboard listing the pratos.)
🤤 Cabrito assado no forno a moda do minho. Soooo goooood. 🤤
I believe it might be hard to have someone who's been born there and show you around.
All of the places you've went.. no one goes there cuz its expensive as shit xD
Portuguese way is "bom e barato" CARALHO!
Hi Miguel, I've just moved here, mainly to live well and eat well :)
Which dishes or places would you recommend, and why? Particularly for fish.
too cheap
Don't listen to him! Couldn't have shown Lisbon better! Keep going!
Estevão Castro you’re a citizen I imagine ?
@@pymyriad yes. For example, I used to eat every single day at "O Gaiteiro" and not only do they have Lisbon local cousine but also plates from all over Portugal.
Now, at the end. What a great tour. Funny, I dont like seafood but Portugal is the ONLY place I've ever been where its simply delicious and I liked it.
Those Pasteis look soooooooo yummo!
Wow, Lisboa--
Next stop is Porto?
Thank You!
By the way, Ellis is pretty.
shes no yoli
Why is it necessary to comment on the looks of a woman in every TH-cam video? Let's leave sexism at the door and concentrate on the topic at hand - the food 👍
@@dmn1000000 all food tastes better in the company of a beautiful woman
@@dmn1000000 Its not sexism to compliment a woman looks. Aren't women free to compliment men looks as well?
I see them do it all the time.
It doesn't matter who does it to who a compliment is a compliment. And it is a nice thing. Dont need to be triggered by that, nor read to much into it either.
@@dmn1000000 Why is it necessary to have irritating interjections from "white knights" pulling the reverse sexist-sexist card? Have some dignity, ffs.
I love visiting Portugal & Spain. These videos always cheer me up. Thanks James!
Thank you!
Great video! Will be adding a couple of these to our itinerary for Portugal. Already created two tapas crawls from your videos (Retiro and Cava Baja) for our trip to Madrid. Keep up the good work.
Enjoy!
Thank you for using your hands to eat that PiriPiri chicken. It is the best way to eat it. People forget that eating with your hands tastes so much better. Specially if its fish. Thank you for showing our under appreciated and underratted culture and FOOD. :)
Bica is not "Beba Isto Com Açucar", that's a urban myth. Bica means a coffee that comes from the "bica" which means "faucet" or "tap" of the expresso machine.
Thank you for clarifying :)
@John D Yep, thank you!
dnaspower É pá, mas que bom Português; açeita criticismo e não perde o juízo no processo. Meus parabêns! I’m serious, great job!
Im from Azores -Portugal & live in the usa .
Glad you visit Portugal , looks like you had a great time💕🍷🍷.
Lisbon food is incredible. I went there last summer and i cannot wait to go back and eat everything again
Totally agree Elias!
Go to Setúbal.best Fish in Portugal👍
Thank you so much for all the restos recommendations, looking forward to trying 7out of 9 . Merci 🙏🏻
I love Lisbon! I was there last week!❤
Lol the first moment you looked truly awake and bursting with mental clarity was the moment you tasted the mead. Mead is indeed good stuff. Great video by the way
You're videos are so helpful. They're getting me so excited for travelling 😁
Thank you!
This is THE most delightful piece of video I’ve seen!!!!! I absolutely love your energy and editing
Hi James, I ate a bunch of egg tarts in Lisbon, but Manteigaria were my favorite, also the employees in their store at Time Out Market were very friendly. I didn't realize they were that new and only opened in 2016. Great video of Lisbon, makes me want to visit again!
I'm taking this tour in September this year. Watched this video at least a dozen times now so I finally booked the flight from San Francisco.
Damn, I thought I was a "grammar/language Nazi", for the English language, but these Portuguese speakers are vicious! 😯😆
haha yup, i love my people
Yes we are...
Indeed we do portrayed ourselvs as that (I know I do, I'm a bona fied grammar nazi xD)... We are (for the most part) very proud of our language/heritage and the "proper" way to speak it and i know it's not an easy task for foreigners to learn it (after all portuguese is considered one of the toughest languages is the world to learn)! So we may appear as "grammar nazis" of some sort, but in fact we just want others to learn and speak it as we do... for instance, most of us doesn't see brasilian portuguese as proper portuguese as the brasilian grammar is so much simpler and, honestly, they do not speak it right (unfortunately illiteracy is still a major problem in Brasil) and simplify it a lot, not to our taste :D
If I could give you some sort of parallel, I believe it's just like English and american English, although english grammar is so much simpler than ours :D
@@SunGod80 Thank you very much for your response. My wife. an amateur linguist. has been learning your Portuguese for the past year and, from my observations, I could not agree with you more on - ".... it's not an easy task for foreigners to learn it (after all portuguese is considered one of the toughest languages is the world to learn)!".
My wife says that Portuguese has been the most challenging, even over the tonal Thai!
Your parallel of my second language is also spot on.
By the by, between us, and to varying degrees, we speak English, Italian, Slovenian, Japanese, Thai, French and Spanish with Portuguese coming up to being useable.
Finally, those Brazilians and Americans have a lot to answer for 😡 😉
@@-MacCat- well then, I'm wondering if you'r from the UK! If so, you should consider a trip down south to sunny Portugal and let your wife train what she's learning! When all this current situation is all done, of course! I guarantee you will not regret it :D
Esse frango parece delicioso 😋. Lembra a comida que servimos, nos restaurantes do Algarve, Portugal.
I’m Portuguese and vegan why am I watching this haha.
It’s cool to see people enjoy the culture. truth is that we don’t usually go out many times to eat that type of food.
wow vegans do have to metion it every time they can ahaha
It must be really hard being vegan in Portugal.
I am from Lisbon and thought this was lovely. I would suggest adding a petiscos stop to eat ovos com farinheira, or alheira de caça, or peixinhos da horta, pataniscas or pica pau, but also seafood, gamba branca do Algarve, camarão de Espinho (Fresh water shrimp), amêijoas and also conquilhas. Also missing arroz de pato and arroz de polvo, or bacalhau à braz, some very iconic Portuguese dishes. Places, Frango da Guia (a variation on the chicken) and Cervejaria Palácio (seafood and more). Pão de Deus is normally eaten with a filling, I like butter and cheese. I enjoyed your tour :)
Farinheira? Did you say Farinheira? Oh, you’ve left me speechless!
I fell in love with Portugal too...
I've just posted a travel film about my connection to Portugal too..you should check it out. 😇🇵🇹
Aw man, I wish I saw this before I went to Lisbon! So many delicious places to try. Next time, for sure. Great vid. 👍
Thank you!!
Ellis's pronounciation is quite good. Nearly spot on proper Portuguese. Nice upload. Thanks for sharing.
we dont say "um bica" we say "uma bica" and for the most cases we only say "um café"
Thanks for letting me know :)
Estava à procura exatamente deste comentário!
yes, but that is one gramatical issue that the english language doesn't have that's the difference between male and female things, "uma" means "one" in female version, but "um" also means "one" but this one is the male version. And in this particular case it's even more confusing, i think, because "um café" e "uma bica" both are related to coffee although "coffee" is male but "bica" is female.... i just can't imagine myself beeing foreigner and learn portuguese... must be sooooo confusing. As a dramatic example just check out the verb "to do" in all its variations and then check, in portuguese, the same verb that is "fazer".... you'll be pretty amazed
Easier example, I hope... ;-)
Um homem, one man
Uma mulher, one woman
As a Brazilian I was like, wow our versions of portuguese really are different hey? But I'm so relieved that its uma bica instead of um bica!
That TOUR GUIDE looks like she's READY TO GO! Better hurry and get that food tour over with and done!