Lisbon User Guide

There are two more outlets for this increasingly popular brand in the Lisbon area: both offer what looks like the same menu as offered at the Bairro Alto and Campo Grande restaurants. So this post just gives the locations, and transport links. CAMPO OURIQUE Rua Ferreira Borges 47, location HERE . Tram 25 and 28; Buses 709 and 774. AVENIDAS NOVAS Avenida Visconte de Valmor 64A, location HERE . CAUTION steps up into the restaurant from street level, and steps down from the restaurant to the toilets. Buses 716, 726 nearby, also 52B and westbound 713, 742 on Avenida Miguel Bombarda (eastbound 713 and 742 two blocks further south, on Avenida Duque de Ávila). Nearest Metro probably Sandanha, but a bit of a trek. [ HOME ]

THE USUAL REMINDER Don’t slog up those hills just because the funiculars have been suspended. Minibus 51E gives an alternative to the Santa Justa lift, and an alternative to the Glória funicular; Bairrobus 19B gives an alternative to the Lavra funicular; Bairrobus 22B gives an alternative to the Bica funicular. The sun is shining once more MUSEUM REMINDER 1 The Tile Museum is still closed for repairs. Expect re-opening around June. MUSEUM REMINDER 2 The Gulbenkian Museum has been closed for repair work, but should re-open this week BELÉM REMINDER Torre de Belém still closed for repairs. Re-opening date uncertain. WEATHER NEWS The storms have, for the moment, passed. HOWEVER if you are travelling by train, some lines are still closed, if only partially. Latest news on the CP website HERE . SAD NEWS Padaria Patriacal , the pastelaria with the Art Nouveau interior near Principe Real and Miradouro São Pedro Alcântara, has closed. It did re-open after New Year, but now the lights have go...