Cheap and Beautiful!

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We landed in Lisbon and took the Aerobus 91 to Rossio in the center of the city. With just a few map checks along the way (not one wrong turn) we made it Hotel Anjo Azul, a sort of quaint boutique budget hotel. Kind of like a tiny Kimpton with no restaurant, where the bar is also the reception. We dropped off our bags and walked down the block to local grocery/market. We found that wine was really cheap in Paris, 4 or 5 euros for a simple bottle of local table wine. Well, the most expensive bottle of white wine at this market was 3 euros and it was a bottle of Vinho Verde from a Vineyard I've noticed sold in the states. So, we really "splurged" and picked up about six bottles of wine between the two of us and some other snacks. We returned to our hotel, each popped open a bottle of wine, me a Vinho Blanc, and Rob a bottle of red Vinho Vedre, and lounged in the evening sun on our balcony.

We finished our respective bottles and left to explore our neighborhood, Bairro Alto. We stopped in a square and split a half bottle of white Vinho Verde and then paid our massive bill of 3.50 euros. In our attempt to find a "non-touristy" traditional Portuguese restaurant we stopped to look at a menu at "Entretapas y Vino". It wasn't so much a traditional Portuguese restaurant, but the cute waiter outside didn't have to do much convincing before he dragged us into the restaurant. It was only its fourth day open. The decor was very Ikea-modern. I recognized a few light fixtures I have owned in the past. We ordered a bottle of wine (i had no idea what i was ordering) It turned out to be a Chardonney, which I don't usually like unless it's French and it was unfortunately very sweet like a Riesling, but I didn't mind too much, it seemed appropriate for the region. Then we ordered our tapas, something with cod and eggplant, something with beef and brie on toast, and Foie mi-cuit (duck liver) on top of fried eggs and french fries (not very good). Also, the clientele was unusually blonde for Portugal. It seemed as though all of the guests that were roped in were either British, German or American. So much for a "non-touristy" local spot. Nonet

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Photos

Only in Lisbon?
Lesbian Vampires of Sodomy??

Entretapas y Vino
Very low quality dinner. Rob doesn't even remember taking this picture or several others.