Cervejaria Ramiro ★ 4.7
Cervejaria Ramiro in Lisbon: a 1950s seafood hall on Avenida Almirante Reis where goose barnacles, tiger prawns and clams come straight off the boat.
OrderAmeijoas a Bulhao Pato then a prego no pao to close.
Octopus tenderised, boiled, then roasted in the oven with smashed potatoes (batatas a murro), garlic and a flood of olive oil until the skin crisps.
Polvo a lagareiro takes its name from the lagareiros, the men who pressed the olive oil in central Portugal. The traditional preparation pours the new-pressing oil generously over the boiled-then-roasted octopus, and the dish travelled to Lisbon menus as the most-ordered fish course outside of bacalhau.
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Tasquinha do Lagarto ★ 4.6
Tasquinha do Lagarto in Lisbon's Campolide: a 1973 family tasca with Sporting Lisbon shirts on the walls, atum cebolada and baked octopus to share.
OrderPolvo a lagareiro, baked octopus with potatoes, garlic and olive oil.
Cervejaria Liberdade ★ 4.4
Cervejaria Liberdade in Lisbon: a polished seafood hall inside the Tivoli Avenida, Berlenga gooseneck barnacles, Algarve prawns and Aveiro oysters daily.
OrderAlgarve red prawns and a glass of Soalheiro Alvarinho.
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