A Merendinha do Arco is a portuguese tasca restaurant in Baixa, Lisbon.
A Merendinha do Arco in Lisbon's Baixa: a no-fuss workers' lunch room since the 1950s, bitoques, pataniscas and a daily prato do dia under ten euros.
Signature dishes: Bitoque, Pataniscas de bacalhau
Must order: Bitoque, the workers'-lunch steak with egg, rice and chips.
Address: Rua dos Sapateiros 230, 1100-577 Lisboa, Lisbon
Os Tibetanos near Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon: a Buddhist-run vegetarian kitchen since 1989, momos and curries with a quiet garden patio.
Signature: Momos, Vegetarian curries
Order: A round of momos, then a vegetable thali with masala chai.
Cervejaria Galeto on Avenida da Republica in Lisbon: a 1966 cervejaria with the original counter intact, late kitchen, pregos and bitoques until 02:00.
Signature: Pregos, Bitoques, Toasts
Order: A prego no prato, steak sandwich on Portuguese papo seco.
La Madragoa in Lisbon's Santos: a 20-seat family-run room cooking arroz de marisco, bacalhau a lagareiro and grilled sardines with Douro wines.
Signature: Arroz de marisco, Bacalhau a lagareiro, Polvo a lagareiro
Order: Arroz de marisco for two, then grilled sardines.
Lisboa a Noite in Bairro Alto: a stone-walled dining room from 1984 cooking bacalhau, whole fish and roast suckling pig from a domed brick oven.
Signature: Bacalhau Lisboa a Noite, Whole fish, Suckling pig
Order: Bacalhau Lisboa a Noite, the namesake codfish baked in a tile dish.
O Piteu da Graca in Lisbon's Graca: a workers' tasca lined in azulejos, baked octopus, duck rice and an Alentejo wine card, full at lunch every weekday.
Signature: Polvo a lagareiro, Arroz de pato
Order: Polvo a lagareiro, baked octopus with crushed potatoes.
Tasca do Jaime in Lisbon's Graca: a tiled tasca with a daily blackboard, iscas com elas and pataniscas at workers' prices, cash only, no bookings.
Signature: Daily blackboard, Iscas com elas, Pataniscas
Order: Iscas com elas, marinated pork liver with boiled potatoes.
