Tim Fenton
@lisbonuserguide.bsky.social
The Lisbon User Guide is now live(ish) at https://lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2024/10/0-home.html - as I live in the area, I might as well tell you all about this go-to destination. Eats, drinks, food, getting around, and attractions. Feedback welcomed
Lisbon User Guide has added Bengal Tandoori to Curry Houses - reassuringly like many small-town-in-the-UK Tandoori restaurants ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/02/5211...
5.2.11 Bengal Tandoori
Rua da Alegria 20 Location HERE . Either walk down the hill from Principe Real, or up the hill from Avenida da Liberdade. Reassuringly like ...
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February 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added Bengal Tandoori to Curry Houses - reassuringly like many small-town-in-the-UK Tandoori restaurants ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/02/5211...
Lisbon User Guide has added February 2026 to The Blog - Tram 28 News, Metro News, and a weather warning ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/02/7218...
7.2.18 February 2026
THE USUAL REMINDER Don’t slog up those hills just because the funiculars have been suspended. Minibus 51E gives an alternative to the Santa...
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February 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added February 2026 to The Blog - Tram 28 News, Metro News, and a weather warning ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/02/7218...
Lisbon User Guide has added Royal Palace of Mafra to Out of Town - one of the largest Royal palaces, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site too ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/01/472-...
4.7.2 Royal Palace of Mafra
Location HERE . The Palace, Basilica and Convent are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The façade ... One of the largest Royal Palaces. at more ...
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January 29, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added Royal Palace of Mafra to Out of Town - one of the largest Royal palaces, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site too ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/01/472-...
Lisbon User Guide has added Cabo da Roca to Out of Town - the westernmost point of continental Europe, and easily accessible from central Lisbon ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/01/471-...
4.7.1 Cabo da Roca
Location HERE . The westernmost point of continental Europe, situated just off the main road that links Sintra and Cascais. The first lighth...
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January 29, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added Cabo da Roca to Out of Town - the westernmost point of continental Europe, and easily accessible from central Lisbon ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/01/471-...
Lisbon User Guide has added January 2026 - Take 2 to The Blog - Tram 12 and 28 news, plus the reality of the Metro's "accessible" stations ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/01/7217...
7.2.17 January 2026 - Take 2
TRAM NEWS Tram 12 has now been restored to service, as the resurfacing works in the Rua dos Cavaleiros have been completed. But the big news...
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January 24, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added January 2026 - Take 2 to The Blog - Tram 12 and 28 news, plus the reality of the Metro's "accessible" stations ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/01/7217...
Lisbon User Guide has added January 2026 to The Blog - tram news, plus cautions on the Metro, Winter Weather, and Filming ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/01/janu...
7.2.16 January 2026
Happy New Year! THE USUAL REMINDER Don’t slog up those hills just because the funiculars have been suspended. Minibus 51E gives an alternat...
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January 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added January 2026 to The Blog - tram news, plus cautions on the Metro, Winter Weather, and Filming ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2026/01/janu...
December 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Bolo Rei … and Bolo Rei (beer) #Braga #HopenChristmas
December 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Bolo Rei … and Bolo Rei (beer) #Braga #HopenChristmas
Lisbon User Guide has added Mestre da Cerveja to Craft Beer Outlets ... smallest craft bar in town, with remote pizza . lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/12/6237...
6.2.37 Mestre da Cerveja
Rua Tomás da Anunciação 88B Location HERE . Open: Monday to Thursday 1500-2300; Friday and Saturday 1600-Midnight; closed Sundays. It’s up i...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added Mestre da Cerveja to Craft Beer Outlets ... smallest craft bar in town, with remote pizza . lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/12/6237...
Lisbon User Guide has added Parque do Tejo to Green Spaces ... boardwalks, wildlife and places to chill - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/12/4420...
4.4.20 Parque do Tejo
Passeio do Tejo Location HERE . Open 24 hours. Just to emphasise the work that has gone in to redevelop the area around Gare Oriente, at the...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added Parque do Tejo to Green Spaces ... boardwalks, wildlife and places to chill - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/12/4420...
Lisbon User Guide has added December 2025 to The Blog ... Tile Museum closed, plus New Year News - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/12/dece...
December 2025
THE USUAL REMINDER Don’t slog up those hills just because the funiculars have been suspended. Minibus 51E gives an alternative to the Santa...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added December 2025 to The Blog ... Tile Museum closed, plus New Year News - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/12/dece...
Lisbon User Guide has added Aguarela Bar and Kitchen to Craft Beer Outlets ... another Outro Lado, but more upmarket, and in Graça - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/6236...
6.2.36 Aguarela Bar and Kitchen
Rua Angelina Vidal 23 Location HERE . Open from 1800 to 2330 hours; closed Monday and Tuesday. Opened on the 24th October 2025, and yes, the...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added Aguarela Bar and Kitchen to Craft Beer Outlets ... another Outro Lado, but more upmarket, and in Graça - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/6236...
Lisbon User Guide has added Padaria Patriacal to Coffee Shops ... Art Nouveau magnificence, great coffee, keen prices - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/6112...
6.1.12 Padaria Patriacal
Rua da Rosa 266 Location HERE . Open weekdays until 1830 hours. On the corner of Rua Dom Pedro V and Rua da Rosa, at the top end of the Bair...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added Padaria Patriacal to Coffee Shops ... Art Nouveau magnificence, great coffee, keen prices - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/6112...
Lisbon User Guide has added As Bifanas do Afonso (Baixa) to Bifana Outlets ... same great bifanas, no queue as yet, but nowhere to sit down - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/536-...
5.3.6 As Bifanas do Afonso (Baixa)
Rua da Assunção 80 Location HERE . THIS OUTLET IS CASH ONLY Open from 0930 to 1800 hours; closed Sunday. Look, no queue! Same product as the...
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November 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added As Bifanas do Afonso (Baixa) to Bifana Outlets ... same great bifanas, no queue as yet, but nowhere to sit down - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/536-...
Lisbon User Guide has added Taberna Londrina (Campo Grande) to Portuguese Restaurants ... get your Francesinha fix without having to reserve - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/5117...
5.1.17 Taberna Londrina (Campo Grande)
Campo Grande 35B Location HERE . Open every day from noon to midnight. A similar menu to that offered by the Bairro Alto outlet for this bra...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added Taberna Londrina (Campo Grande) to Portuguese Restaurants ... get your Francesinha fix without having to reserve - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/5117...
Lisbon User Guide has added November 2025 to The Blog: tram 28, Belém news, and loss of a brewpub - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/7214...
7.2.14 November 2025
REMINDER Don’t slog up those hills just because the funiculars have been suspended. Minibus 51E gives an alternative to the Santa Justa lif...
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November 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added November 2025 to The Blog: tram 28, Belém news, and loss of a brewpub - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/7214...
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added Parque Verde de Carnide to Green Spaces ... a new park for a crowded city, an oasis of calm - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/4419...
4.4.19 Parque Verde de Carnide
North end of Carnide Location HERE . Those politics junkies who want to know why a Mayor representing a right-leaning party got re-elected r...
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October 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added Parque Verde de Carnide to Green Spaces ... a new park for a crowded city, an oasis of calm - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/4419...
Lisbon User Guide has added Patisserie Versailles to Coffee Shops ... very old school, and a rather good all-round eatery - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/6111...
6.1.11 Patisserie Versailles
6.1.11 Patisserie Versailles Avenida da República 15A Location HERE . What were coffee shops like in days gone by? Maybe like Versailles, wh...
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October 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added Patisserie Versailles to Coffee Shops ... very old school, and a rather good all-round eatery - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/6111...
Lisbon User Guide has added Galeto to Portuguese Restaurants ... ideal for singles and couples, less so for larger groups - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/5116...
5.1.16 Galeto
Avenida da República 14 Location HERE . Open every day from 0730 hours until 0300 the next morning. A Lisbon institution, and with an unusua...
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October 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added Galeto to Portuguese Restaurants ... ideal for singles and couples, less so for larger groups - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/5116...
October 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added Frango da Gare to Portuguese Restaurants ... busy, a little chaotic, but great food and great value lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/5115...
5.1.15 Frango Da Gare
Gare do Oriente G218 Location HERE . Open every day from 1030 to 2100 hours. For those who can’t find a good value meal outlet at Oriente, t...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added Frango da Gare to Portuguese Restaurants ... busy, a little chaotic, but great food and great value lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/5115...
Lisbon User Guide has added Parque Silva Porto to Green Spaces ... tree cover, wildlife, and a place to chill lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/4418...
4.4.18 Parque Silva Porto
Rua Dr José Alberto de Faria Location HERE . Open daily from 0700 to 1900 hours. The grand entrance Another counter to those who talk down t...
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October 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Lisbon User Guide has added Parque Silva Porto to Green Spaces ... tree cover, wildlife, and a place to chill lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/4418...
Lisbon User Guide has added October 2025 to The Blog - mainly about fallout from the Elevador da Glória accident lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/7213...
7.2.13 October 2025
Fallout from the Glória funicular accident continues, with the Desfile dos Classicos (Carris’ annual tram parade) cancelled for this year, a...
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October 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Lisbon User Guide has added October 2025 to The Blog - mainly about fallout from the Elevador da Glória accident lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/7213...