Bota Alta

Frommer's Review

Bota Alta, at the top of a steep street in the Bairro Alto, boasts a faithful clientele that eagerly crams into its two dining rooms and sometimes stands at the bar waiting for a table. It contains rustic artifacts and lots of original art and photographs. Meals -- some familiar to 19th-century diners -- might include beefsteak Bota Alta; several preparations of codfish, including bacalhau real (fried codfish with port wine and cognac); and a frequently changing array of daily specials, including Hungarian goulash. We still aren't sure why bacalhau is so popular -- the Portuguese claim to have as many fish off their coast as there are days on the calendar -- but don't leave Portugal without sampling it at least once.

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