Restaurant Saudade
This little bistro has been in the same family since 1974, and though just 7 min. on foot from the palace, makes for an ideal lunch or dinner spot away from the maddening crowds. Sitting in a rustic-chic setting of tile walls, wood floors and Chesterfield-style chairs, you’ll enjoy lip-smacking Portuguese dishes like suckling pig with orange and carrot puree, and hunky polvo à lagareiro (octopus and herby potatoes). Music with that? One or two Fridays a month, musicians play traditional Fado.
This little bistro has been in the same family since 1974, and though just 7 min. on foot from the palace, makes for an ideal lunch or dinner spot away from the maddening crowds. Sitting in a rustic-chic setting of tile walls, wood floors and Chesterfield-style chairs, you’ll enjoy lip-smacking Portuguese dishes like suckling pig with orange and carrot puree, and hunky polvo à lagareiro (octopus and herby potatoes). Music with that? One or two Fridays a month, musicians play traditional Fado.

