Portuguese tasca€€belem
Adega de Belem in Lisbon's Belem: a tile-walled tasca a short walk from Pasteis de Belem, bacalhau com natas, roast cod and an Alentejo wine list.
Signature: Bacalhau com natas, Roast cod, Codfish a Bras
Order: Bacalhau com natas, salt cod baked with cream and shoestring potatoes.
Petiscos and natural wine€€bairro-alto
Tasca Ze dos Bois in Bairro Alto: the in-house kitchen of the ZDB cultural centre, petiscos and natural wines on a courtyard, open evenings only.
Signature: Daily petiscos, Natural wine glasses
Order: The chalkboard petiscos plus a natural-wine flight.
Portuguese tasca€Baixa
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: Bitoque, Pataniscas de bacalhau
Order: Bitoque, the workers'-lunch steak with egg, rice and chips.
Vegetarian Tibetan-Portuguese€€Avenida
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.
Portuguese cervejaria€€Saldanha
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.
Portuguese seafood€€€Santos
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.