The Timeout Market in Lisbon, also called Mercado da Ribeira, is a nice centralized location to sample Portuguese food in one place.
We enjoyed this food hall so much that we returned here three times during our five-day visit to Lisbon.
Many of the stalls are run by top chefs from different parts of Portugal, some of which are Michelin-starred chefs like chef Alexandre Silva, chef Henrique Sá Pessoa, chef Marlene Vieira and chef Miguel Castro e Silva.
We tried the Franscesinha (a Porto-specialty) and the Bacalhau a Bràs from chef Miguel Castro e Silva, who originated from Porto. The Bacahau a Bràs was sooo much better than what we tried in Coimbra that we ended up ordering it three times among the four of us. Amy really liked the seafood pasta that she went back another time. We tried the Pastel de Nata from the famous Manteigaria, but as we found out later, they taste so much better at the shops when they come out warm, as opposed to cold at the market. Ricci found a suckling pig sandwich that he liked so much he returned another time. Amy had some fresh oysters from the Sea Me stall that were so amazing that we decided to go to the restaurant for dinner one night.
RECOMMENDATIONS: We loved the Timeout Market in Lisbon! There were so many delicious choices and we wished we had more time to eat here. Highly recommended.
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