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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 14h

Lisbon User Guide has added October 2026 to The Blog ... news on Pastéis de Nata, Taxi and TVDE, Tuk-Tuks, MAAT, Oriente, and Craft Beer - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/10/stil...

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7.2.30 October 2026

Still no funiculars, and so we start, once more, with the alternatives to using funiculars. Don’t slog up those hills just because the funic...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Quiosque dos Sabores to Coffee Shops ... a coffee stop at Vasco da Gama Centre need not be expensive - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/09/6115...

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6.1.15 Quiosque dos Sabores

Avenida Dom João II 40 Location HERE . It’s in Centro Comercial Vasco da Gama! On Level 2, which is one floor above street level, at the eas...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Restaurante Resina to Portuguese Restaurants ... near the LX Factory, but rather less expensive - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/09/5127...

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5.1.27 Restaurante Resina

Largo do Calvário 1 Location HERE . Open 0900 - 2300 hours; closed Sundays. On Largo do Calvário, so almost next door to the LX Factory, and...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Santini to Coffee Shops ... it's all about the ice cream, which is very good indeed - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/09/6114...

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6.1.14 Santini

Outlets across the Greater Lisbon area. In the old downtown, try Rua do Carmo (location HERE ). OK it’s not really a coffee shop; the name o...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Ericeira to Days Out ... it's a World Surfing Reserve, and a seriously good day trip - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/09/478-...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added September 2026 to The Blog ... no Glória funicular until 2029, plus tram, Oriente and Metro news - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/09/7229...

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7.2.29 September 2026

GLÓRIA FUNICULAR So Carris have made their statement on the future of the Glória funicular. What visitors to the city will want to know is w...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Bem Vindo to Curry Restaurants ... Nepalese and Indian cuisine, across the tracks from Parque das Nações - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/08/5213...

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5.2.13 Bem Vindo

Rua António Maria Pais 36 Location HERE . Open 1100 hours to midnight daily. Nepalese and Indian cuisine, mainly. Not far from Parque das Na...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Cais No Bacalhau to Portuguese Restaurants ... an excellent meal, with the olives already pitted lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/08/5126...

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5.1.26 Cais No Bacalhau

Rua do Arsenal 158 Location HERE . Open 1200 to 1600 hours Sunday and Monday, 1200 to 2300 hours all other days. At the west end of Rua do A...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Sintra to Days Out ... land of fairytale castles - and those trying to make a quick buck lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/08/476-...

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4.7.6 Sintra

The land of fairytale castles. And money making opportunities. This is, mainly, a dry weather day out, and worthwhile all year round. But yo...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Pravda Craft Mission (Parque das Nações) to Craft Beer Bars ... opened just a month, already popular - deservedly so lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/08/6244...

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6.2.44 Pravda Craft Mission (Parque das Nações)

Jardim dos Jacarandás 8C Location HERE . Open 1600 to 2200 hours Monday to Thursday, 1400 to 2300 hours Friday to Sunday. So after the origi...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Torre Vasco da Gama to Viewpoints ... best view of Parque das Nações - but you need to be good with heights lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/08/4312...

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4.3.12 Torre Vasco da Gama

THIS IS A PAY VIEWPOINT Rua Cais das Naus 2 Location HERE . Open from 1000 hours daily; may close between 1730 and 1800 hours; closes at mid...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Lisbon User Guide has updated the entry for Pastelaria Aloma in Coffee Shops ... new outlet opened in Parque das Nações - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2024/10/614-...

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6.1.4 Pastelaria Aloma

Rua Francisco Metrass 67 Location HERE This is the outlet in Parque das Nações It’s up in Campo de Ourique, a short walk from the tram stop ...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added A Valenciana to Portuguese Restaurants ... roast chicken, rice, chips - and lots of hot sauce lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/08/5125...

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5.1.25 A Valenciana

Rua Marquês de Fronteira 157-163A Location HERE . Open 1100 to 2300 hours, closed Mondays. Takeaway to the left, restaurant to the right Up ...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Lisbon User Guide has amended A Provinciana in Portuguese Restaurants - still enjoyable, still worth the queues - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/08/5113...

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5.1.13 A Provinciana

Travessa do Forno 23 Location HERE Behind the Rossio, this is another in the line of eateries that includes O Marques and Girasol. Not expen...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Ginjinha Popular to Portuguese Restaurants ... straightforward food, good service - good value lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/08/5124...

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5.1.24 Ginjinha Popular

Travessa do Forno 29 Location HERE . Open 0700 to 2300 hours, closed Sundays. THIS OUTLET IS CASH ONLY This is the spot formerly occupied by...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added August 2026 to The Blog: good and bad Metro News, bad Oriente news, plus two new beers - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/08/7228...

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7.2.28 August 2026

Still no sign of the final report into the accident on the Elevador da Glória, and so we start, once more, with the alternatives to using fu...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Ferraria Taproom to Craft Beer Bars ... in the heart of old Sintra, so small it's intimate - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/07/6243...

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6.2.43 Ferraria Taproom

Rua Ferraria 9, Sintra Location HERE . Open 1200 to 2000 hours, closed Tuesdays. In the heart of the old town, in a maze of narrow pedestria...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Tasca do Carlos (Rebelo & Afonso) to Portuguese Restaurants ... basic menu, simply executed - and most enjoyable lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/07/5123...

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5.1.23 Tasca do Carlos (Rebelo & Afonso)

Rua do Sol à Graça 3 Location HERE. Open 1800 to 0200 hours daily. THIS OUTLET IS CASH ONLY Down the hill to the east of Graça is this small...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Oitava Colina (Cabo Ruivo) to Craft Beer Bars ... worth the detour, but only open three evenings a week - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/07/6241...

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6.2.41 Oitava Colina (Cabo Ruivo)

Avenida Infante Dom Henrique 334 Armazém 3 Location HERE . Open Thursday to Saturday, 1800 to 2300 hours. Beer Never Sleeps Not easy to find...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Lisbon User Guide will be posting a review of the craft beer outlet with this view very soon

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added When Will The Funiculars Return? to The Blog ... it won't be this year, and may not be next, either - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/07/7227...

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7.2.27 When Will The Funiculars Return?

When indeed. You want the good news first, or the bad news? OK, we’ll start with the good news. The intention is for all the funiculars of L...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Pateo 13 to Portuguese Restaurants ... sit outside, in Alfama, and enjoy the sardines - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/06/5122...

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5.1.22 Pateo 13

Calçadinha de Santo Estevão 13 Location HERE . Open 1200 to 1430 and 1900 to 2230 hours; closed Mondays. THIS OUTLET IS CASH ONLY CAUTION Th...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added O Everest to Curry Restaurants ... fairly upmarket, not expensive - and not far from Saldanha ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/06/5212...

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5.2.12 O Everest

Rua Pihheiro Chagas 26 Location HERE . Open daily 1200 to 1500 hours, and 1900 to 2300 hours. Spot the Smart Close to Saldanha for transport...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Torre de Belém to Landmarks ... reopened after refurbishment - BUT you must book in advance, and online ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/06/427-...

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4.2.7 Torre de Belém

Avenida da Brasileira Location HERE . Open daily 0900-1730; closed Mondays (Website HERE ) It’s reopened after a lengthy refurbishment. It l...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added O Lutador to Portuguese Restaurants ... Old school traditional eatery - and deservedly popular ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/06/5121...

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5.1.21 O Lutador

Rua da Junqueira 10C Location HERE . Open 0900 hours until midnight. Closed Sundays. Conveniently located close to the Museu da Carris, LX F...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Delphi Cheesesteaks to International Cuisine ... fast food from Philadelphia, great craft beer, and a seat by the river - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/06/5412...

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5.4.12 Delphi Cheesesteaks

Rua da Cintura do Porto de Lisboa Armazém A Porta 20 Or access it via Cais do Gás Location HERE . Open 1300 - 2000 hours Wednesday and Thurs...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Café Império to Portuguese Restaurants - grand, traditional and a destination in its own right ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/05/5120...

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5.1.20 Café Império

Avenida Almirante Reis 205A Location HERE . Open daily 1200-1600 and 1900-2300 hours On the southwest corner of the intersection of Alameda ...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Volta - Explained to The Blog ... your cans and bottle just got more expensive - HERE'S WHY ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/05/7223...

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7.2.23 Volta - Explained

Your bottled water and canned drinks just got ten cents per container more expensive. The name of the culprit is VOLTA. I put all my cans an...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added Zaytouna to International Cuisine - not just Middle Eastern, but From Palestine With Love ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/05/5410...

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5.4.10 Zaytouna

Rua Ângela Pinto 19 Location HERE . Open 1000-2300 hours, closed Sundays. It’s in Arroios Market! Not just Middle Eastern, but a Palestinian...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added May 2026 - Take 2 to The Blog ... Tram 28 back to its full route, and the Jacarandas are out lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/05/7222...

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7.2.22 May 2026 Take 2

TRAM NEWS Tram 28 is back to its full route, and full schedule. The advice is as before: don’t waste your time queuing at Martim Moniz. If y...

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Lisbon User Guide is at Coimbra Bash Festival - held in the now-closed Coimbra-A station. And first on the agenda is Candal Dark Mild …

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Lisbon User Guide is at the Porto Tram Parade today, riding on car number 500

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Tim Fenton @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Lisbon User Guide has added May 2026 to The Blog - Funicular, Tram, Museum, Accessibility, and Craft Beer news ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/04/7221...

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7.2.21 May 2026

Still no sign of the final report into the accident on the Elevador da Glória, and so we start, once more, with the alternatives to using fu...

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