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.
Portuguese seafood€€€bairro-alto
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.
Portuguese tasca€€Graca
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.
Portuguese tasca€Graca
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.
Steakhouse€€€Lapa
Cafe de Sao Bento in Lisbon's Lapa: a 40-year-old steakhouse named after the parliament next door, garlic-mustard sirloin and dark wood booths.
Signature: Steak Cafe de Sao Bento, Prego no prato
Order: Bife a Cafe de Sao Bento, garlic-mustard sauce, served with shoestring chips.