LISBON, PORTUGAL Sea Me

Sea Me was a food stall at the Timeout Market where Amy ordered oysters and seafood pasta and really enjoyed their food. So we decided to make a reservation for lunch for the four of us.

The restaurant was very nice, and we were extremely impressed with their seafood display. All of us wanted to try their grilled fresh fish, and after getting the recommendations by the staff, we picked the black belly rosefish (Cantaril Boca Negra), a fish local to the Azores in Portugal with firm meat. Thanh was also very interested in the jumbo prawns from the Algarve, at 20 euros a prawn. We ordered a couple sides to go with our seafood, and raw oysters as appetizer based on Amy's high recommendations.

The fresh oysters came out first, served with a lemon-vinaigrette, and were simply amazing. Then came the prawns, one prawn for each of us. The prawns were grilled to perfection, and served with a wonderful butter sauce. For perspective, we have included a picture of us with the prawns, as they were more like the size of a lobster tail! Finally, the grilled black belly rosefish came out (the only one in the display, and I guess the only one being served that day). The deboned fish was seasoned just right and grilled to perfection. What an incredible meal!

RECOMMENDATIONS: Highly recommended! This was one of our most memorable meals in Portugal with Ricci and Amy. It was tied with our seafood meal in Salema (see our post for O Lourenço) where we ordered a very similar meal, so we felt very lucky to have had two such amazing seafood meals in Portugal.