**LISBON RECOMMENDATIONS**
**WHERE TO STAY:**

**Sublime Lisbon** - the luxurious Lisbon outpost of the Comporta gem, just off of the pleasant Parque Eduardo VII in the Avenidas Novas/Campolide part of town

**The Ivens** - don’t be fooled by it being a Marriott (they’re nicer in Europe!), this Graça hotel is beautiful and the bar alone is worth the stay

**Memmo Principe Real** - hip boutique hotel with a view across the city, and right in the heart of the best shopping district

**Hotel das Amoreiras** - new addition to the luxury boutique options, in one of the most tranquil squares in Lisbon

**Ritz Four Seasons** - bizarrely the two are combined in Lisbon, and though it could use an update, it provides the chains’ usual high class ambience

**Janelas Verdes** - an artsy, authentic hotel in a beautiful part of Santos

**Bairro Alto Hotel** - recently remodeled, always one of the best–and a very central (though very touristy) location. Also with an excellent restaurant.

**1908** - small boutique option right across from Ramiro in a quickly gentrifying part of town (Intendente)

**Torel Palace** - Lisbon outpost of an elegant Porto hotel group, recently remodeled and with a new wing of suites. Beautiful view from the outdoor terrace, where you can also eat.

**WHAT TO DO:**

-Walk up through Alfama (warning: very steep!) on the way up to the Castelo São Jorge - if you go early enough you might be able to get into the castle but if the line is ridiculously long you can skip actually going in.

-Alternatively, you can hire a tuk tuk to take you all around the old neighborhoods.

-Walk down Liberdade from Marques de Pombal, then up to Principe Real, along Dom Pedro V and through the Jardim and to the overlook for a good view.

-Walk from Principe Real over the hill down into the Praça das Flores then to Sao Bento.

-Martim Moniz square - take in the action (sometimes there are festivals here on weekends) and visit the all-Asian food court and market.

-Ride the 28 tram from its origin in Campo de Ourique all the way through the city. This is super touristy but also fun. But hold on to your bag!

-Go to the Miradouro de Santa Catarina around sunset, where there will be people playing music, hanging out, drinking, etc. There’s a nice outdoor bar/cafe up there as well.

-Walk up the steep hill to the Graça miradouro for a great view of the city and a character-filled walk with some nice shops.

-Visit the Azulejos Museum and then continue east to the Beato neighborhood where you can walk around and do a bit of shopping.

-Spend an hour or so in the Jardim da Estrela, one of the loveliest parks in Lisbon - get a coffee at the Gengibre Quiosque and watch the Portuguese go by with their dogs and babies.

-Walk through the Time Out Market, which is worth a stop though better at an off-hour, as it tends to get very, very crowded. But fun to see, and you can do a little shopping at the small A Vida Portuguesa “pop up” there. You can also hang out in the little park in front of it, which has a pleasant kiosk.

-Hit the sites in Belem (with a guide would be better - or on the hop on/hop off bus).

-Can also combine the Belem sightseeing with a visit to Alcantara, and the LX Factory, a series of old warehouses that have been converted to artisan shops & restaurants.

-Hire a small boat with a driver just for yourselves (or get on one of the ones open to the public) to cruise around the harbor and the river at sunset.

-Uber across the bridge to the Costa Caparica for a beach lunch (Ibiza vibes) at one of the right-in-the-sand restaurants (see list below) and a dip in the sea (warning: freezing!).

-Sintra tour for the day - get a driver/guide to take you around to the palaces (favorite, more in-the-know one: Monserrate) and have lunch over the hill in Colares at Adraga or Bar do Fundo.

-Colares hike - park or get dropped off at Azenhas do Mar (small lot or along the road) and begin the 45+ minute hike to Praia do Magoito - one of the most scenic hikes in Europe and always very uncrowded.

-Cascais day trip - can take the train from Cais do Sodre, or an uber. Nice old town with lots of shops, a nice harbor and small beach, as well as hiking in Guincho not far beyond.

_**For kids**_

-Aquarium/Natural Science Museum/ride tram over the water - all in Parque das Nações area

-Natural Science Museum/botanical gardens in Principe Real

-Eduardo VII park/playground with zipline

-Quantum Park trampoline park (but brutal for adults!)

-Queluz Palace and grounds

**WHERE TO SHOP:**

**Along Av. Liberdade** - a lot of the luxury chains (that you can get in all big cities though!)

**+351** - for more authentic Lisbon designer clothing

**Embaixada** - several Portuguese brands and a couple restaurants in one beautiful old
building

**Loja Real** - a well curated mish-mash of Portuguese products on the same strip as Embaixada

Several other small shops along **Dom Pedro V** in Principe Real

**A Vida Portuguesa** - a wide selection of highly authentic Portuguese artisan products
including the best textiles and ceramics. Go to the Intendente location for the largest selection. Highly recommended, especially for your gift shopping.

**Garrafeira Nacional** - many locations - the best selection of Portuguese wines and can help you ship.

**D’Olival** - beautiful all-olive oil shop on the best shopping street in the Santa Catarina area

**Claus Porto** - a stunning shop featuring Portugal’s most famous soap and skin care product brand

**Bettina Coralo** - for coffee and chocolate - a gem of a place in Principe Real. Try their hot chocolate!

**Loja das Conservas** - the best place to pick up the perfect Portuguese gift: tins of sardines and other fish, most with stunning art deco designs on the top of the tins.

**WINING AND DINING:**

**A few general tips on eating out**

-You need reservations at most places, especially the more formal ones.
-Almost all restaurants will bring you a plate of olives and bread (or cheese or other little finger foods) and add it to the bill in the end. If you don’t want it, you can ask them to take it back or just leave it untouched.
-Sunday is a bad day to eat out. Everything is closed so make sure to plan accordingly –choices can be limited. Monday is not as bad but can also be a bit tough.
-Tipping - not customary among Portuguese, but it’s a nice gesture especially in the higher end places. 5-10% of the bill is good.

**Timing**

When dining out in Portugal, it’s important to be aware of the traditional mealtimes: “breakfast” is not really a part of the dining culture outside of the hotels, and lunch is the principal meal. Some restaurants may close earlier or later in smaller towns, and tracking down something to eat either before or after hours could become a challenge. Your best bet? Stick to the traditional times, and think about having a few snacks on hand for those in-between times when you might feel a bit peckish.

**8-10 am:** Have a coffee and a small pastry, either at home or in a café – or at one of the lovely _quiosques_ in a park or well-frequented square. If out of the house, the following Portuguese words may come in handy:

- _**Bica or café/cafezinho**_ - a short black (a small cup of espresso, no milk)
- _**Café pingado**_ - mostly espresso with a splash of milk
- _**Abatanado**_ - americano (coffee and water)
- _**pingado**_ - americano with a splash of milk
- _**Meia de leite**_ - equal parts espresso and milk
- _**Galão**_ - more milk than espresso

**12:30-3 pm:** Have lunch (_almoço_); this is typically the biggest meal of the day. It’s always worth seeking out a good _menú do día_, which for a great price (usually under €20), gets you a starter, a main, and dessert and/or coffee; however this is less common here than in Spain or France – instead you may only see _pratos do dia_(specials of the day).

**4-6 pm:** Have your afternoon snack, which is called a _lanche_. Typical _lanches _are some sort of sweet bread or pastry. You might go for a slice of _bolo de laranja_ (orange cake), or you might do as many, many Portuguese do and order the iconic _**pastel de nata**_ (which can also be ordered as your breakfast pastry – it just goes perfectly with coffee!). It seems it’s not even possible to visit Portugal without trying one of these small egg custard tarts, ideally served warm and with cinnamon sprinkled on top. All these snacks are usually accompanied by a coffee or occasionally orange juice.

However, if you prefer beer in the afternoon, you may instead opt for a refreshing _cerveja_ – you’ll be asked to choose the brand (Sagres or Super Bock, unless you’re lucky to be at a place that carries one of the many delicious artisanal beers), and the size:

- _**Lambreta**_––15 cl beer
- _**Imperial**_--20 cl beer (in Lisbon – if in Porto ask for a _**Fino**_)
- _**Caneca**_--50 cl beer
- _**Girafa**_--1 liter beer (not for the faint of heart!)

And if you’re drinking, you may want something a bit more substantial, like an _empada_, a pastry filled with chicken or pork meat. But you will almost always be served a small dish of Portugal’s delightful bar snack, _tremoços_ (lupini beans in English), which should be eaten by biting a small tear in the skin with your teeth and “popping” the bean directly into your mouth, but can also be eaten with the skin on. It’s a Portuguese tradition that should not be missed, along with a specifically_ Lisboeta_ (the name for people from Lisbon) delicacy: _caracóis_ (snails, but not the French kind, a much smaller specimen eaten off a plate with an ice cold beer during summer months).

**7:30 pm and on:** Have dinner (_jantar_), which may be a smaller meal if you’ve eaten a giant lunch (as you should!). This meal often consists of shared small plates to start and one main course each (often pork or beef; seafood if on the coast).

**Types of Eateries:**

Where there’s good wine, there’s good food. And with such quality wines, Portugal’s diverse and flavorful cuisine is certainly an ideal backdrop to any wine trip. You’ll find a variety of dining options that rival the variety of the country’s grapes and styles, from traditional _tascas_ to Michelin-starred restaurants. Whether you spring for the Michelin or keep it casual, Portugal’s eclectic mix of both Atlantic and Mediterranean-style dishes won’t leave you disappointed. Dining establishments in Portugal can be broken down according to the feel of the place – here is a general guide.

_**The pasteleria/padaria**_
More of a breakfast-time eatery, the _**pasteleria**_ is nonetheless an important piece of Portuguese society all day long. Many afternoons you will find tables of Portuguese people enjoying a sweet treat and a coffee. Here the words _fabrico próprio_ (made on the premises) signify quality and passion for what they do. And each region has its own specialty pastry: experience the enchantment of _pastéis de Santa Clara_, delicate puff pastry filled with almond cream and sprinkled with powdered sugar, or opt for a _travesseiro de Sintra_, a light phyllo dough crust rolled around an egg-almond paste. And don't miss out on the divine pleasure of _bola de Berlim_, a Portuguese-style doughnut served plain or filled with luscious custard, jam or chocolte– and a regular treat for Portuguese children at the beach.

If the sugar rush is too much for you first thing in the morning, you can ask for a sandwich made with _pão de trigo_ (whole wheat bread), or try a simple, not-too-sweet cake such as _bolo de laranja_ or _bolo de limão_ (orange or lemon cake). The croissant game is improving, especially in Lisbon with its French invasion, but the _croissant de Porto_, a brioche-style croissant drizzled in sugar syrup, may be too sweet. You could also order one of their savory pastries or quiches, which means you can drop in for a quick bite at meal times as well.

The cousin of the _pasteleria_ is the _padaria_. Historically, bread was made by the village baker, who was often the only one in the village with an oven, but this practice is sadly dying out. In its place is the local _padaria_, which may be a commercial operation or an artisanal one. What they offer depends on the region.

_**The café**_

As in most European countries, the Portuguese café is a fundamental part of any neighborhood – the gathering place for that neighborhood (or in the smaller towns, for the whole town), and the place where most people begin their day. You’ll order your coffee (see above) and perhaps a pastry, and probably leave within 20 minutes. You can also hit the café in the afternoon for a caffeine jolt and a snack, and maybe a beer or whisky. And you should non-judgmentally note the older men and construction workers enjoying their mini beers (or sometimes a glass of wine!) at 9 am to get the day going…

_**The bar**_

In Portugal you can get a drink at just about any kind of establishment anywhere in the country, so there’s no special reason to go to a bar, but some bars are café-bars, where you can have snacks as well as drinks. It’s also usually possible to choose from a small bar menu of a few hot dishes and sandwiches, especially if you’re at one of the new wave of cocktail bars that have popped up around Lisbon and Porto.

_**The casa de chá**_

_Chá_ (tea) is a major part of Portuguese culture and history, and these teahouses are scattered all over the country. Even if you’re not a tea fanatic, it’s worth a stop at one of them, if only to experience the excellent teas and the staggering range of sweets and cakes. Often there are also savory snacks for a simple lunch.

_**The cervejaria**_

These “beer houses” are basically just less expensive eateries where there is a small, seasonal menu and simple surroundings in which to eat it. Don’t confuse these with the German beer halls or the American brewhouses, where you will find a hundred different beers on tap or in bottles. You can drop into a _cervejaria_ at any time of the day and well into the night, and simply stand at the bar nursing a beer and snacking on the types of foods that complement it: a little salty and savory such as roasted pig’s ears, _pastéis de bacalhau_ (salt cod fishcakes), _azeitonas_ (olives), finely sliced _presunto_ (cured ham) and _chouriço_ (a garlicky pork sausage flavored with red pepper paste). Some of these are more in the format of a restaurant, with sit-down tables and larger menus.

This is also where you’re most likely to find one or all of the nationally beloved **Portuguese sandwiches**, which can be the perfect complement to an _imperial_ of beer, and can make a meal if you’re not too hungry.

_**Bifana**_ - The reigning king of all sandwiches, the confusingly named _bifana _is actually made of deliciously fragrant thinly sliced pork served in French bread, often with a slightly spicy piri piri-type sauce.

_**Prego no pao**_ - this simple yet delicious steak sandwich, has its origins in the town of Sintra but is available in almost every snack bar in the country. It consists of a soft white roll filled with thinly sliced steak fried in a pan with a lot of garlic. It is usually served with a yellow mustard, and often topped with a fried _ovo_ (egg).

**_Leitão_** - This sandwich originated in Mealhada, a town in the Bairrada region, whose peasants used to offer their largest pigs to the landowner nobles, keeping the suckling pigs (_leitão_) for themselves. They roasted them in wood ovens, seasoned with garlic, bay leaves, olive oil and white pepper, cut the meat into slices and served them inside crusty country bread. Today you can still find them all over Bairrada.

_**Francesinha**_ - The emblematic sandwich of Porto is definitely not for everybody. Created in the 1950’s, this is a sandwich served on a plate and consisting of thick slices of white bread with ham, sausage, cheese, and steak. The sandwich is then topped with more cheese, usually taken to the oven to melt over the sandwich, and possibly a slightly spicy sauce on top of that.

_**The churrasqueira**_ - These are family-style restaurants that specialize in _frango no churrasco_, delicious rotisserie chicken at a super-reasonable price (often only to go). There may be other grilled foods served, but the chicken is the reason people come here. It will be simply prepared for cooking with olive oil, and paprika or the spicier Portuguese _piri piri _if you choose. And above all you need to order some _batatas fritas_ (potato chips) to go with it!

_**The marisqueira -**_ All along the coast (and even inland) you will find these specialist seafood restaurants. _Ostras_ (oysters), _caranguejo_ (crab), _lagosta_ (lobster), _camarões_ (prawns) and all the clams (including the Portuguese specialty _lingueirão_, (razor clams), plus a whole grilled fish by the kilo if you’re having a serious meal, can quickly add up and your final bill might surprise you. But it’s worth the splurge for the pleasure of sitting on a sunny beachfront or cliffside terrace, looking out onto the very sea where these delicacies were caught just that day. And all of this should be washed down by bottles of refreshing _vinho verde_ from the Alvarinho grape, or a light-bodied Arinto from the Lisboa DOC.

_**The tasca**_ - A _tasca_ is an inexpensive eatery that is often run by a husband and wife team or their extended family. Here you’ll usually find fresh, seasonal produce simply cooked, and the cuts of meat and types of fish will be at the less expensive end of the spectrum. _Petiscos_, or the Portuguese version of Spanish tapas – shared small plates – will abound. Tascas can be tiny – just half a dozen tables, and they usually serve the recipes of their grandmothers. Grilled sardines (_sardinhas_), various _bacalhau_ (dried salt cod) dishes, abundant pork, _caldo verde_ (the ubiquitous Portuguese soup), and char-grilled chicken are some of the dishes on offer, and there is always cheese and/or desserts. All of this food is usually accompanied by a carafe of the house white or red, though there will also be a small wine list. In Lisbon especially, there has been a recent reimagining of the _tasca_ format, with the new generation taking over to provide modern twists on the old traditional dishes as well as creative wine lists. These chefs are sometimes known as the “new kids on the block” and these small, vibrant eateries are well worth seeking out – though booking far in advance is suggested.

_**The taberna**_ - A tavern, along with its cousin the _tasquinha_ (little tavern), is where locals hang out, and the clientele is likely to be made up of loyal regulars. It can be a bit confusing because sometimes there’s not much difference between a tavern and a tasca or even a restaurant. However, look out for taverns that have one special regional dish each day and where most of the action is at lunchtime. Tables will possibly be shared, and there will be all walks of life there, squeezed in together. This is local food prepared for locals, and there won’t even be a menu – simply look at what everyone else is eating and order that.

_**The restaurant**_ - Finally, all over Portugal (though mainly in the cities), you can find _restaurantes_, which offer varying levels of more formal service, and have various larger dishes not meant to be shared. Here is where you will encounter the more bible-like wine lists that may come leather-bound and take more time to read than the novel you’ve brought on the trip. As navigating such lists may be a bit overwhelming (unless you enjoy that sort of reading), you should leave it to the sommelier. But never allow yourself to be upsold or pressured into choosing a more expensive wine than you intended--just let the sommelier know what you are looking for and ask for recommendations from the different price ranges.

_**The adega**_ - If you’re doing wine tasting in the various regions of the country, you may find you can eat at some of the wineries. In addition to selling wine produced on an estate, a winery may also have a restaurant or bar. The best _adegas_ will use the opportunity to offer the other produce of the property (if there is any – some _adegas_ are purely for wine making and have no public facilities) – usually it will be farm-pressed olive oil and preserved olives, jams and preserves, sausages and or Portuguese salami as well as wine from the barrel. It may only be open on weekends, or for special functions, though in recent years some have opened full fledged restaurants.

**A word of encouragement for the vegetarians among us**

Given the importance of beef and pork in Portuguese cuisine, one might imagine it could be rough going for visiting vegetarians. This has historically been true, with vegetarians being forced to make do with a diet of pizza, pasta and fairly sad salads or overcooked veggies. However, in recent years things have been looking up. In Lisbon and Porto, as in most large modern cities in the world, there is a strong and growing vegetarian/organic farming movement, and a plethora of good restaurants have popped up. Outside of the cities, it is definitely more challenging, but each city has at least one excellent restaurant option, especially for lunch.

**International cuisines**

While not quite a melting pot of cuisines, Lisbon has become much more interesting in recent years. At one point in history, Portugal was one of the world’s colonizing empires and (without getting into the complexities of that history) one legacy of this are the communities of families with origins in those former colonies within the capital city. Portugal once controlled the Azores, Madeira, Cape Verde, and São Tomé and Principe around the coast of Africa; Cochin, Goa, and Colombo on the Indian subcontinent; Macao and Nagasaki in East Asia; Mozambique and Angola in Africa; and Brazil. One can find traces of the culinary traditions of these places in many traditional Portuguese recipes, and the new generation of diners have shown a much greater interest in and appreciation for the restaurants dedicated to these cuisines. Add to this a healthy influx of people emigrating from China, Nepal and Ukraine, and suddenly you’ve got a very vibrant international dining scene – for now only in Lisbon and to a lesser degree in Porto.

**Ordering like a local at the more traditional places**

Once you get used to the way a Portuguese menu (_emenda_, _carta or men**ú**_) works (and you may already be), you will find ordering simple and fun – and be extremely pleased by how delicious the food is! Remember, you can always ask your server in English if you don’t understand something on the menu.
One thing to note: as in many countries outside of the US, at restaurants most guests drink bottled water. So if you are thirsty when you sit, you’ll need to first ask your server for bottled **mineral water**, either _**sem gas**_ (still) or _**com gas**_ (sparkling). Confusingly to some Americans, your server might also ask whether you’d like _fresca_ (cool) or _natural_ (room temperature).

_**Pre-meal snacks**_

You may find yourself very tempted by the tray of nibbles your server brings over to you to ask which you want (or, in some places, just plops down in front of you without even asking). Technically, it’s illegal for restaurants to automatically serve them to you without telling you the price, but it’s such a charming Portuguese dining tradition that you’re unlikely to take them to court! The olives are among the best in Europe, and the _queijo fresco_ (a cross between cottage cheese and ricotta) goes perfectly with the crusty bread (_pão_) they’ll inevitably bring you. And sometimes there’s even a fresh octopus salad (_salada de polvo_) or some other kind of seafood dip or spread. All of these can be delicious but be careful, as you don’t want to ruin your appetite…

This is also the time in your meal when you will be handed a wine list (_carta de vinhos_) if it’s that type of place (if not just ask them to bring you a carafe of the house wine) and asked to choose a wine. Don’t be ashamed to ask your server or (if it’s a higher level restaurant) the sommelier for help, as, outside of the Douro, Portuguese wine may be completely unknown to you.

_**Cheeses**_

The Portuguese don’t have the post-meal cheese tradition of the French, but they are very proud of their local cheeses and will bring them out to offer them to you (for a price!) with the bread basket while you peruse the menu. Crafted with expertise and generations of tradition, these cheeses delight the taste buds and showcase the region's rich dairy heritage. From creamy and mild varieties to aged and robust options, there's a cheese for every palate. Pair these delightful cheeses with a glass of local wine for a divine experience. Depending on where you are in the country, you will have various delicious options; here are a few of our favorites:

- Indulge in the velvety smoothness of _Serra da Estrela_, a soft cheese made from sheep's milk which comes from the Serra da Estrela mountain range. It is produced with the milk of _Bordaleira Serra da Estrela_ or _Churra Mondegueira_ sheep. This famous cheese has a thin shell on the outside that protects the creamy and buttery interior, which is to be scooped out and spooned over hunks of fresh bread.

- Savor the distinctive tang of _Terrincho Velho_, a semi-hard cheese with a nutty flavor that comes from the raw milk of the _Churra da Terra Quente_ breed of sheep. It is a cured cheese originating in the north of the country.

- When in the region of Setúbal, don’t miss the local cheese _Azeitão_. From the town of the same name, it is produced using unpasteurised milk of ewes who roam free on the slopes of the Serra da Arrábida. It has been in production for nearly 200 years and is generally considered to be one of Portugal’s most delicious and distinctive cheeses.

- From the Azores, with its natural landscapes, green pastures and grass fed cattle, comes the delicious tangy _São Jorge _cheese. It’s usually cured for at least three months but the most sought after versions are aged for much longer. If this popular cheese doesn’t get the PDO certification seal, it is simply referred to as _queijo da ilha_ (island cheese).

- If you’re a fan of sheep’s milk cheeses, don’t miss _Queijo de Nisa_ from the upper Alentejo region. This is yet a raw milk cheese curdled with an infusion of thistle. After one to two months of curing, the cheese becomes semi-hard and somewhat yellowish. It is very intense with an acidic aftertaste, making it the perfect companion for a glass of strong fruity Alentejo red.

**Choosing well**

Portuguese menus, at least at the restaurants, are divided into sections based on courses, and these courses can usually also be shared.

The sections you’ll see on the menu will be:

_**Entradas**_ (appetizers – literally, “incoming”) – confusingly named for Americans as “entrees” means main courses back at home! You may notice that this section of the menu is structured differently, as appetizers aren’t given much importance in Portuguese cuisine.

You’re more likely to see the ubiquitous _**sopa**_ (soup – we could write an entire dissertation on the importance Portuguese people place on soup, especially for kids, but that’s another story), which turns out to be pureed liquid vegetables no matter what flavor it comes in. But there is one soup, considered the holy grail of Portuguese soups, and possibly one of the world’s best hangover cures: _**caldo verde**_. A slightly thicker soup, it is made with potatoes, cabbage, sausage, garlic and onion, and goes very well with thick crusty hunks of bread and a bottle of crisp Loureiro wine. Finally, there is the soothing_**canja**_, the most famous of which is _canja de galinha_ (chicken soup). This involves chicken, onion, sausage, salt and ham, all over a base of either rice or pasta. Just like grandma used to make!

Another category of Portuguese appetizers is the _**tapisco**_ (small plate to share, like Spanish tapas). These can either be shared (or not) as starters, or combined to make a meal in themselves. Some of the most beloved _tapiscos_ are:

- _**Bacalhau**_ - you won’t get very far in this country before you’ve encountered this, the national dish, codfish. More on that later, but in the _t_tapisco_ategory we find the _pastel_ or _bolinho de bacalhau_, fried dumplings with cod and potatoes, as well as the _pataniscas_ and _iscas de bacalhau_, which are made with shredded and seasoned cod, and fried breaded.

- _**Pica pau**_ - literally, “woodpecker.” This consists of small cuts of meat (pork, beef or a mix of both) drenched in beer-based gravy and topped with Portuguese style pickles (carrots and cauliflower) as well as a few black olives. Make sure you have some bread to soak up the sauce and wash it all down with a round or two of cold beer.

- _Peixinhos da horta_ one of the very few vegetarian _petiscos_, tempura-fried green beans served with an herbed dipping sauce or two. Interestingly, the Portuguese (not the Japanese) are believed to be behind the invention and diffusion of tempura as a cooking technique.

- _**Gambas ao alho**_ - This one may show up under other aliases, like _gambas ao alho_, _gambas ao alhinho_, _gambas à la guilho_ or _camarões à guilho_. It doesn’t matter, just order it! You’ll be presented with a delicious sizzling cast iron dish with perfectly cooked prawns or shrimp fried in aromatic olive oil and alho (garlic). If you can handle some spice, make sure you let your server know, as many cooks will add some red chili flakes.

- _**Amêijoas à bulhão pato**_ - One of the Portuguese favorite shellfish dishes, this consists of clamshells (_amêijoas_) cooked in a deliciously tart sauce made with white wine, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and lots of fresh coriander. Order it at most Portuguese restaurants – even if it is with _mexilhões (_mussels) or _lingueirões_ (razor clams) – the sauce is the star of the show here.

- _**Salada de polvo**_ –If you weren’t served this as a pre-meal snack with your bread, consider ordering this as a starter; it’s perfectly prepared octopus boiled until very tender, chopped in little chunks, accompanied by tiny pieces of onions and peppers, all swimming in a tangy marinade flavored with olive oil, vinegar, garlic and fresh herbs such as cilantro and parsley. Excellent with a crisp white wine from the Lisboa or Azores docs!

- _**Presunto**_ the cured sliced ham that is a delicacy all over Portugal and Spain – even more so if it comes from the _bellota pata negra_. This is mainly served before the main course as an appetizer or even just with the bread and snacks.

- **_Sapateira recheada_** - Found mainly at a cervejaria or seafood restaurant, this is considered quite the delicacy. The chef will mix up the meat from the head and body of the crab with mustard, mayo and other tasty things to make a dip served right from the shell. You’ll dip bread or crackers into it.

- _**Portuguese sausages**_ - Like the Spanish, Portuguese people really enjoy their pork products, and have developed a similar range of sausages and cured meats. If it’s not too heavy for you, these can be ordered as a starter. Here are some of the greats:

- _Chouriço_ - pork sausage with garlic and chili, usually not too spicy, and also the main ingredient in one of the national delicacies, freshly baked _pão com chouriço_ (not just for kids!)

- _Alheira_ - a national treasure, an invention of Portuguese Jews to escape the Inquisition persecution in the sixteenth century. By replacing the pork meat with chicken or other poultry, they could pretend to be eating pork and therefore not Jewish. It was wrapped in a dough of wheat bread and seasoned with olive oil, salt, garlic,and sweet or spicy paprika. Over time the recipe became popular among Christians, who added pork meat or lard.

- _Farinheira_ - a cousin of alheira, also invented by Portuguese Jews to have something to hang in their smokehouses to feign the consumption of pork. It is made with flour_ (farinha), _which gives it its name, red capsicum paste, paprika, wine and these days also with pork fat. It can be served fried or roasted and is often served with scrambled eggs as a starter.

- _Morcela_ - beloved by some, dreaded by others, blood sausage is nonetheless a consistent presence on most traditional Portuguese menus. Technically a meatless sausage, it is stuffed with pork blood and fat, along with flour or rice, and then spices like cloves and cumin are added. It can be served roasted, cooked or cold.

_**PRATOS PRINCIPAIS**_ (the main course) – This is where you will find the meat (_carne_), fish (_peixe_) or substantial vegetable (_legumes_) dishes, with higher prices than the previous course. These might include _porco_ (pork), _frango_ (chicken), _bife_ (beef), _borrego_ (lamb), and _mariscos_ (mixed shellfish). Some highly typical Portuguese main dishes not to be missed are:

-_**Cozido à portuguesa**_ – Wherever you go around the country, you’ll see signs alerting you that a restaurant is making a _cozido_ (meat stew) that day (“_Há cozido à portuguesa_!”). This is a carnivore’s dream dish: a slow-boiled meat plate bursting with savory porky, beefy flavor. Often included are sausages like _chouriço_, smoky _farinheira_ and _morcela_ (blood sausage); hunks of beef (and/or pork and/or chicken); pig ears and trotters; and meat-scented cabbage, potatoes, rice, and beans. The dish has origins in the Beira region of north-central Portugal, but has become somewhat of the national dish, and aptly so – it’s no-nonsense food served in a no-nonsense manner.

- **_Bacalhau_** - It may be surprising that in a meat-loving country like Portugal, a fish takes center stage, but you will quickly see that here the simple codfish reigns supreme. You won’t be able to walk down a street in Lisbon or Porto without catching a whiff (even all the way from the street!) of the pungent odor that is dried, salted codfish. The Portuguese rarely prepare it fresh, so the dried and salted version is first “reconstituted” then prepared in a variety of sauces. In fact, it is so ubiquitous, so ingrained in the minds and hearts of cooks all over the country, that they say there are around 1,000 ways to prepare it. Some of the most popular are _Bacalhau à Brás_ (shredded and baked codfish (bound with eggs), mixed with equally small bits of potatoes); and the casserole-style _Bacalhau com Natas_ (with a cream sauce).

-  _**Beef dishes**_ - Portuguese beef can be high quality, especially when it comes from the Azores islands where the cows are all grass fed, or when you’re in a higher-end restaurant. But, while they can be very tasty, the standard piece of meat you will get in a traditional Portuguese tasca or other restaurant won’t be top-quality. Nevertheless it is a fundamental part of Portuguese cuisine, and there are some things you should know about eating beef.

- **Cuts of beef** - the key ones to know are _lombo_ (short loin and sirloin - from which filet mignon and other top cuts) and _vazia_ (tenderloin, top loin, rib)

- **Cooking Temperature**- in many traditional beef dishes you won’t have a choice, but in finer restaurants and steakhouses, you should choose between:

- _**Mal Passado**_ rare and medium rare (more toward rare)

- **_Medio_** medium, right in the middle

- **_Médio mais para bem passado_** medium well

- **_Bem passado_** well done

**Typical beef dishes:**

_**Bife à portuguesa**_ - (sometimes called _bitoque_) the country’s signature steak, pan-fried in a sauce of bay leaf, garlic and white wine, and normally crowned with a beautiful fried egg (and sometimes a slice of ham). You will see this dish in almost every tasca, cafe and restaurant in the country.

- _Naco a pedra_ - this is usually a cut of veal or _lombo_ (sirloin), sliced thick and grilled up Benihana-style on a mini stone grill. It is usually rare when it arrives but then continues cooking right in front of your eyes.

- _**Pork dishes**_ - Pork is often a better bet than beef in Portugal, given the prevalence of the Iberian Peninsula’s gourmet jewel _pata negra_ (black hoof) pigs (especially in the Alentejo region). The finest quality _pata negra_ is called the _bellota_, coming from free-range pigs that roam oak forests around the border of Portugal and Spain eating chestnuts and acorns, and whose meat is curated for 36 months. This is the Rolls Royce of ham and pork, priced at upwards of 150€/kg, making it one of the most expensive products in the market. But many people think it’s worth the price tag, and love its rich, earthy taste. There are several delicious pork dishes to look out for while in Portugal:

_**Secretos de porco**_ - this "secret" piece of pork hides inside the fatty bacon, known as the bacon blanket, between the first and second layer. It is a muscle that in an adult animal weighs around 600 grams.

_**Carne de porco à alentejana**_ - as the name reveals, this dish of chunks of tender pork, mixed with crispy potatoes, clams and pickles, is a favorite in the Alentejo region.

_**Lombo de porco**_ - pork tenderloin is always a great order if at a good restaurant, especially if it is from _**pata negra**_ pigs. This is tender and juicy meat, taken from the inner part of the pork loin.

 _**Costeletas de porco**_ - another common order is pork ribs, which can be very delicious with just the right amount of juicy fat along the bones. These are generally simply grilled, and then you will squeeze a bit of lemon over them and eat them with rice and vegetables or salad.

_**Leitão à Bairrada**_ - with the best version coming from the Bairrada region in Central Portugal, this is one of those national treasures which is still made in exactly the same way – and it is even on the list of the seven wonders of Portuguese food. It is seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic, etc., and roasted for hours until golden brown, then served with potatoes and salad (and best washed down with a glass of the sparkling wine from the region).

- _**Lamb dishes**_ - Lamb (_borrego_) is quite not as common as in some other European countries, but you will find it at the more gourmet restaurants. You can get some of the same cuts of lamb as you can beef and pork, and the _costeletas_ are especially flavorful.

- _**Game dishes**_ - Game (_caça_) is not as common in Portuguese restaurants but there is a culture of hunting on the vast expanses of land owned by the country’s wealthy landowners. At the finer restaurants, you will see the occasional _javali_ (wild boar), _veado_ (venison) or _perdiz_ (partridge).

- _**Arroz de pato**_ - a very common, delicious casserole with rice, this dish has a long culinary history and originated in the North of Portugal. The rice is prepared with garlic, wine and bay leaf, and filled with tender pieces of duck meat as well as slices of chouriço sausage, then garnished with orange slices. Kids love it too!

- **Seafood dishes** - What kind of seafood (and whether there is seafood at all) is highly dependent on where you are, but if you are in a seafood-focused restaurant, you should look to order the whole grilled fish _dourada_ (sea bream) and _**robalo**_ (sea bass) are good choices), _**choco frito**_ (breaded and fried cuttlefish that is a specialty of the Setúbal region), or delicious stews to share among 2 or 3 people, like _**arroz de mariscos**_, _**arroz de polvo**_ or _**cataplana de mariscos**_. _**Carabineiros**_ (deliciously sweet scarlet prawns) and _**percebes**_ (goose barnacles, only in season for part of the year) are much harder to find but also interesting delicacies to try.

_**Cabidela**_ - This is one of the oldest and most classic dishes of Portuguese cuisine, with records of it appearing way back in the 16th century. But _**cabidela**_ rice is also one of the country’s most surprising and bizarre dishes. Hailing from the Minho region, it is made with rice and chicken meat (sounds fine so far). But it incorporates the blood drained from the chicken, mixed with vinegar so as to “sterilize” it, added at the end of cooking. It’s an authentic and flavorful experience for those who dare to try it.

_**Sardinhas grelhadas**_ - The ubiquitous emblem of Lisbon (though only really in season in the summer) grilled sardines with the heads still on are a particular taste. Beginning in late May you’ll see pieces of paper taped to the windows of tascas and restaurants around town, saying "_**há sardinhas**_". At these places you can usually make a satisfying meal out of five or six grilled sardines with potato and salad, or you can have a sandwich by putting them into a nice crusty roll (this happens the most during the famous June _**festas**_).

_**Feijoada**_ - a very popular stew made with pork and beans, traditionally made with white beans and red beans. Some of the regional variations, like _**feijoada à Transmontana**_ and _**feijoada de mariscos**_, are also interesting to try when you are in those regions.

_**ACOMPANHAMENTOS**_ (sides) - almost every beef and pork fish is served with _arroz_ (rice – plain white but nonetheless tasty when you mix it in with the sauce and meat) or _batatas_ (potatoes, either boiled or fried), and _legumes_ (vegetables, usually cooked to high heaven) or a _salada mista_ (the Portuguese mixed salad consists of regular lettuce with tomatoes, raw onions and sometimes one or two other vegetables). But you can sub in or out any of these sides, and there may also be some more gourmand preparations of grilled vegetables and potatoes on the menu. And another highly typical side is _açorda_, a sort of Portuguese polenta that can be served with or under shrimp or meat – not to be confused with _açorda à alentejana_, which is actually a soup with bread and a fried egg in it.

**SOBREMESAS** (desserts) – While not necessarily known for its desserts, Portugal does have quite a few delicious offerings. Drawing inspiration from the rich traditions of Portuguese sweets, local desserts can be a heavenly symphony of flavors, textures and craftsmanship when done well.

- _**Ananas**_- pineapple, unlike any you’ve ever had – cut into juicy rounds and with an unparalleled sweetness. There are sometimes other fruits on the dessert menu, most commonly _melão_ (delicious ripe honeydew melon).

- _**Arroz doce**_ - you know it as rice pudding, and we bet you didn’t know that the first rice pudding was made in Portugal. This version is made with rice, milk, sugar, eggs, cinnamon, and salt, and is custard-like and soft on the interior.

- _**Leite creme**_ - similar to French crème brulée, made with sugar, egg yolks and cinnamon and slightly crispy from the caramelized sugar on the top, but it’s boiled.

- _**Mousse de chocolate**_- it may sound boring but trust us, it’s anything but - Portuguese chocolate mousse generally comes from high quality dark chocolate and is served in a dollop on a stone plate, or in a sundae glass.

After all this eating wraps up, you will then be offered **coffee**, and possibly some sort of **digestif** or after dinner drink.

Note that when the bill comes, tax (VAT) is included, but not service. While not expected in Portugal, a **small tip** (1-2 euros per person in a _tasca _or up to 10% in more formal restaurants) is always much appreciated.

**WHERE TO EAT:**

**Restaurants:**

_**Traditional Portuguese**_

**Taberna da Rua das Flores** - one of the true gems of Lisbon, but must get there by 6:30 or forget about it—no reservations and teeny. Order wine or a drink and stand outside while you wait.

**Cacué**- in the Avenidas Novas area (Picoas), a bit off the beaten path, but serving very fresh versions of the Portuguese classics in an intimate atmosphere.

**Cevicheria Ramiro** - the legend - super touristy but justifiably so and delicious - but another one where you need to get there by 7 to stand in line or it’s ridiculous – or go early for lunch.The only non-seafood item on the menu is the beef sandwich, which is good enough to play that role!

**Solar dos Presuntos** - great traditional food in a lively modern atmosphere, beloved by movie stars and footballers. Let the servers guide you when ordering.

**Ze da Mouraria**- (the original one in Mouraria) - especially Tuesday lunch when they serve the ribs. One of the most traditional places in the city, but it’s become known by tourists.

**A Valenciana** - the best rotisserie chicken in a very old school atmosphere with bright lights and busloads of tourists. But worth it! Try to snag a table outside.

**Cafe São Bento** - a Prohibition-era feeling steakhouse with fabulous old pro waiters dressed in formal waiter wear; ring the bell to get in. Must book in advance.

**O Piteu da Graça** - seafood-focused, highly traditional and with a welcoming staff, in a nice old building in the bustling part of Graça.

**Gambrinus** - a true gem right in the heart of the tourist zone (Rossio). Step inside the doors and into another era. You could get a table but the real attraction is the carved oak bar–try to get a seat there and let the waiters masterfully perform the lost art of traditional service.

**Ultimo Porto** - down under the bridge on the docks, one of the few remaining places you can get charcoal-grilled fish, served the same way for over 50 years.

**Ponto Final** - across the river under the bridge on the other side (you take the ferry from Cais do Sodre then walk along the water to get there), one of the greatest views in all of Lisbon (from the other side), and with highly traditional seafood and meat dishes.

_**“New kids on the block” tascas:**_

There’s a nice new movement of young chefs who take the traditional “tasca” model and use the recipes of their grandmothers to cook fresh, locally sourced food paired with great natural and organic wines.

**Taberna Sal Grosso** - the originator of the movement; delicious small plates and a small but well selected wine list

**Taberna do Calhau** - inventive chef-driven tasca with a ton of personality and creativity, always full

**Tasca Baldracca** - one of the original Sal Grosso founders, now running this simple but lively spot. A good place to try some true Portuguese delicacies. Small but good wine list.

**O Velho Eurico** - must book way in advance and even then it’s impossible to get in. Is it worth it? I’m not sure! But the food is delicious and it’s in a fun location.

**Agua pela Barba** - nice atmosphere, with creative takes on Portuguese specialties. Only two seatings a night and they usually kick you out at 9:30 if you’re in the first one (7:30). Cash only.

**Fumeiro de Santa Catarina** - run by two great women, one of the first of this kind, with delicious small plates made for sharing in large groups and a small but thoughtful wine list.

**Pigmeu** - the whole pig - don’t go if you don’t like pork! On a nice side street in Campo de Ourique, run by a very passionate chef.

**Tasca Pete** - one of the newest additions, from a chef who lived in London for a while - delicious small plates; very tough to get a booking but try way in advance on Instagram, or if you’re only 2 people you can try to walk in.

**Tati** - this is Act II (in a new location - Penha da França) of this wonderful tasca/wine bar. The small plates are always of the freshest, most local ingredients, and the wine list is beautifully curated, one of the most organic and natural in the city.

_**Modern Portuguese cuisine:**_

**Cantinho do Avillez** - one of several of the celebrity chef’s outposts in Lisbon, must book in advance, always solid food (but created mainly for tourists). If you’re looking for a bit more casual, try Bairro do Avillez instead).

**O Frade** - delicious seafood and meat, in Belem and with a beautiful half-moon bar where you can (and should!) eat.

**Boi Cavalho** - tiny gem located in a former butcher shop in Alfama, and serving a fresh, seasonal menu full of plays on traditional recipes, and all paired with full bodied wines from their more traditional list.

**A Nossa Casa** - on a loud annoying street in Bairro Alto but wonderful farm-to-table food, run by a passionate young couple - must book in advance

**Senhor Uva** - vegetarian cuisine in an intimate atmosphere (and now with a second space across the street), and one of the city’s better wine lists - the owner really knows about wine.

**Prado** - one of the city’s best new(ish) higher end restaurants, with only Portuguese products on the menu, and also one of its best wine lists, with all the modern Portuguese greats and a very knowledgeable sommelier.

**Tricky’s** - modern cooking incorporating traditional Portuguese recipes and ingredients, run by a very passionate and dedicated team, on Rua de São Paulo.

**Atalho Real** - excellent meat done in a traditional way, and with a great outdoor terrace–book for the terrace. Traditional Portuguese wine list.

**Trinca** - hidden on a side street in the gentrifying neighborhood of Anjos, serving modern small plates heavily inspired by South American, Japanese and Portuguese cuisines.

**SEM** - Creatively prepared tasting menu and recently-Michelin-awarded dishes are created specifically to combat food waste, and ingredients are chosen according to seasonality, and to support local farmers. Fresh inventive cocktails and a nice natural-heavy wine list.

_**More formal, high end dining:**_

**100 Maneiras** - Chef Ljubomir Stanisic very creatively runs this Michelin-starred bistro and restaurant, which also has one of the best cocktail menus in the city.

**Canalha** - opened in late 2023 and is already one of the hardest reservations to get. Chef João Rodrigues chooses only the finest ingredients from around the world for his lovingly prepared dishes.

**Belcanto** - for a special occasion, first restaurant to earn 2 Michelin stars, and part of the mini-empire of Portugal’s only true celebrity chef, Jose Avillez. Interiors are chic and grand, without feeling stuffy, the service is impeccable; you choose from three tasting menus, or a la carte (but do one of the tasting menus!).

**Alma** - Henrique Sá Pessoa's Michelin-starred gastronomic temple, serving a creative multi-course tasting menu accompanied by a very deep wine list.

**Loco** - in Estrela/Lapa just above the Basilica, Michelin-starred. Creative 16-course tasting menu that the helpful staff takes their time and explains. They have a thoughtful, all-Portuguese wine list.

**Sala de Corte** - in the Cais de Sodre area, considered Lisbon’s best steakhouse, with various cuts and accompaniments, including some fabulous aged beef. They have a very high end wine list designed for the business lunch crowd.

_**Pizza**_

**Lero Lero** - just pizza and fabulous natural wine (the owner is also a wine importer), but the crust is possibly the best in town.

**In Bocca al Lupo** - delicious very thin-crust pizza in a hidden passageway off Praca das Flores Everything’s organic, and they have gluten free crust and are kid-friendly.

**Lupita** - a newer addition to the scene but already the most popular with the hipsters - their sourdough crust is to die for.

**Zero Zero** - for outdoor terrace - good pizzas, salads and pastas and very kid friendly.

**Memoria** - nice pizzas but also other Italian food, very pleasant indoor/outdoor terrace, on the sweet little park in Campo de Ourique.

_**Food from other countries:**_

**Baan** - by far the best Thai in Lisbon; strange location behind El Corte Ingles (shopping mall) but the owner really knows how to run a restaurant.

**Casa Nepalesa** - the atmosphere (mountain ski chalet) and the food are fabulous; best to book in advance.

**Gunpowder Lisboa** - Lisbon outpost of the London classic, but incorporating Portuguese ingredients and dishes into the Indian menu. Also has an excellent, locally dominated wine list.

**Cafe Tehran** - very nice Persian cuisine in Praca das Flores.

**Honda Ramen** - but there are many ramen joints around the same level - take your pick!

**Potzalia** - authentic Mexican food in Lisbon - inside a bizarre shopping center in a weird location but a second one opened up in Estefania and is more lively.

**Treestory** - delicious Georgian food and wines with a lovely terrace for when it’s warm.

**A Parte** - Brazilian steak and seafood with a really lovely atmosphere in an old mansion.

**Go Juu** - great sushi; non-members can only get in on certain nights, call to reserve.

**Aron Sushi** - really fresh sushi, great lunch menu deal.

**Hikidashi** - another great sushi lunch menu, in Campo de Ourique.

**Jesus e Goes** - among the best Goan food in town, in a very lively atmosphere and with a small but creative wine list.

**Mezze** - a fabulous concept inside the Arroios market, with recently arrived Syrian refugees serving fresh and delicious Middle Eastern food.

**Associação Cabo Verde** - on the top floor of the corporate building where the Association is housed, in Rato, is this joyful restaurant that serves the traditional food of this former Portuguese colony, during “dance lunches” with live music and actual dancing–quite an experience.

**Cantinho do Aziz** - the pioneer of Mozambican food in the city (since the 1980s), and still serving “Indo-African” specialties on a lovely shaded terrace in Mouraria.
**Boa Bao** - fresh (and spicy if you want!) Asian street food with a nice terrace out front and in the back; in the heart of Chiado.

**Chuan Yue** - the best Szichuan in Lisbon, but in a zero atmosphere strip mall place in Roma.

**Old House** - same owners as Chuan Yue, but a more lively ambience and in Parque das Nações.

_**Cafes/pastries/other:**_

**Pasteis de Belem** - the original, and simply the best, pastel de nata, and worth the trip even if you’re not otherwise going to Belem. Line up and order, then eat them warm with a bit of cinnamon sprinkled on top.

**Manteigaria** - a very close runner up to Pasteis de Belem, with their own recipe and style, but still fabulous! Various locations.

**8 Marvila** - innovative modern food court in the hipster neighborhood Beato, makes for a great night out.

**Dois Corvos** - the brewery/restaurant serves some great food along with their own craft beers in the Beato neighborhood.

**Time Out Market** - an impressive array of local food offerings - if you can brave the crowds!

**Manteigaria Silva** - a great place to pick up picnic supplies like local cheeses and the sought after delicacy “pata negra” (from the black Iberian pig).

_**Quiosques de Lisboa:**_

The old school kiosks dotted around Lisbon are a blast-from-the-past way to soak up true Portuguese culture. The city’s first kiosk opened in Rossio Square in 1869, but over the years most of them closed and were left abandoned until the recent trend of reviving the tradition. Older kiosks were restored, and new ones were built in the city’s squares and gardens. There are currently dozens of kiosks for all tastes and occasions, and each one has its own personality. Score a table and order (at the window) a beer on a sunny afternoon. Here are some favorites…

**Quiosque de São Paulo** - Cais do Sodré area; excellent food prepared by the chef from Cafe da Rua das Flores.

**Gengibre da Estrela** - inside Jardim da Estrela; the best people watching.

**Ribeira das Naus** - Cais do Sodré; great little chairs to sit and watch the ships go by.

**Quiosque Popular** - inside the Jardim da Cerca da Graça; wonderful views especially at sunset.

**Clara Clara** - inside Jardim Botto Machado, a small park by the National Pantheon. Perfect for a post-flea market beer.

**Quiosque “O Melhor Bolo de Chocolate do Mundo”** - one of several really pleasant kiosks lining the pedestrian sidewalks of Liberdade; always shady.

**Praça das Flores** - inside one of the most tranquil praças in Lisbon - and you can get wine at Black Sheep and sit out on the benches.

**Quiosque das Amoreiras** - at the foot of the old Roman aqueduct, and with an excellent music selection at happy hour.

**Hamburgueria da Parada** - serving organic burgers and inside Campo de Ourique’s main meeting place.

_**Wine and cocktail bars:**_

_**Wine bars**_

**Vino Vero** - a must! a great spot in a tiny passageway, perfect to sit outside and eat Italian snacks/drink great wines, watch the people go by.

**Black Sheep** - a fabulous tiny little wine bar which began with all Portuguese wine (though they have expanded now)--ask for a bottle and your glasses and go sit in the beautiful park/square (Praça das Flores) right there.

**Bom Bom Bom** - in the heart of the action at the top of the Graça hill, focusing on small plates and organic/natural wines.

**Cerveteca** - only a couple wines, but the best selection of craft beers and a nice outdoor terrace, in a very authentic Portuguese neighborhood.

**Comida Independente** - wine bar/shop and charcuterie down in the Cais do Sodre area, run by a passionate and knowledgeable couple who focus on all Portuguese products.

_**Cocktail bars:**_

**Foxtrot** - a beautiful old traditional cocktail bar with some of the best drinks in Lisbon. Book a table in the front room near the bar.

**Pavilhao Chines** - character-filled landmark with old pro waiters and crazy memorabilia all over - an experience.

**Red Frog** - speakeasy with creative cocktails and artisanal beer and wine.

_**Ice cream:**_

**Nannarella** - the best ice cream in Portugal (and possibly in Spain too!), and a must - take it up to Praça das Flores or down to the park behind the Parliament and eat it there.

**Davvero** - started by an ex-Nannarella person and a very close second.

**Conchanata** - nothing’s changed here since it opened in 1947, run by an Italian family and with very traditional flavors, including the house specialty, the “conchanata”, two scoops of strawberries and cream with a strawberry sauce on top.

_**Beach lunches:**_

**Costa da Caparica (across the bridge):**

- Praia da Princesa
- Irmão
- Piscina
- Retiro do Pescador
- Casa Reia

**Colares (over the hill from Sintra):**

- **Nortada** - not right on the beach but up the road overlooking the sea, and serving some of the area’s freshest seafood and other Portuguese specialties.

- **Bar do Fundo** - the place to go to sit right on the beach in Praia Grande, with the crashing waves as your backdrop.

- **Azenhas do Mar** - set against the cliffs in one of Portugal’s most stunning villages, with a fabulous view out to sea and even its own natural ocean pool. Food is expensive but excellent, and the wine list is one of the best in the area.

- **Adraga** - one of the most impressive beaches in the area, with a restaurant serving whole grilled fish and perfectly prepared meats. Must book in advance.

- **Aldeia da Praia** - a lovely little community spot with several great food trucks, a craft beer bar and a delicious pizza place

**Cascais area:**

- Bar de Guincho (further afield, right on the beach)
- Taberna Clandestina (Portuguese-Italian)
- 5 Sentidos (modern Portuguese)
- Cantinho do Avillez (from celebrity chef José Avillez)
- Jardim dos Frangos (local spot for rotisserie chicken)
- Souldough Pizza
- Malacopa (Mexican)
- Chutnify (modern Indian)
- Milkees/Gleba (bakery and coffee)


I've noticed there's a certain class of person, whose beliefs are optimized for social and professional convenience, who looks with pity and judgment on me and my family for holding in their view suboptimal ones.

They have meticulously configured their world views to fit in rather than to look for what’s true. They see as true what’s socially and professionally convenient and have no regard for whether it checks out in reality or for first principles. Or put differently, “reality” to them IS the social and professional reality. Beliefs are simply tools to navigate that optimally, and my tools are (and they are actually right about this) woefully, *tragically* suboptimal for that purpose.

They wonder — “what happened to him?” And they laugh about all the “conspiracy theories” and “right-wing tropes” for which I have fallen.

Because like them, I too am an educated laptop-class person, I know a lot of these people. And because they are in my social circles (mostly via my wife), I have largely tolerated them.

But I’m getting sick of it. I have no ill-will toward them, but I am tired of buying into the frame that what they are doing is somehow “normal”.

It’s not normal to deny reality, to believe lies, to believe the people who lied to your repeatedly, to cut yourself off from good information in order to maintain a narrative, to think emotionally rather than rationally, to use your reasoning to defend the indefensible beliefs you hold, to download talking points uncritically. It’s not just bizarre but I’m starting to think it’s actually pathological.

. . .

I watched some videos by Matthias Desmet on Mass Formation Psychosis during the “pandemic” and he points out that MFP isn’t what you might think, like people running naked through the streets during a manic episode. It’s more that they narrow the parameters of their worldviews so tightly as a mechanism for coping with the extreme anxiety, and they do not deviate from those narrow lanes.

And that’s what it really is — psychosis. All these “normal” people feeling sorry for you because you are not optimizing for fiat social and professional advancement are actually in a state of psychosis. You can humor them, assume they’re just pretending for a bit out of convenience, but after a while, you realize they’re in much deeper than that, and you’re not sure if they’re coming back.

. . .

I used to think I could persuade people via reasoning of my point of view and if they had a good counterargument I might learn something, evolve my thinking. But now I realize that really does not apply to a large swath of the population who are downloading their views from some outsourced sense-making machine to which they’ve pledged their fealty. There is no conversation to be had, no real exchange of ideas possible. And as such there is sadly no value in maintaining the relationship, either.


I’m from Sweden. The level of brainwashing the public is subjected to there is simply unbelievable. And the brainwashed people have no interest in dirty their brains with truth.
In their brains the world is about to succumb to ”climate change” if we don’t institute global communism through UN, WHO etc.
In their brains Trump is not only stupid and evil, he is also gonna steal the Americans’ DEMOCRACY. Etc. Etc.
It’s like a giant zombie sect.

Thank God I have two young grown up kids, daughter and son, who both prioritize the truth! If they were on the brainwashed side I would be really sad.


HEY MEDIA, check this out! Kamala Harris, a foul-mouthed, yelling, nasty boss!  (H/T NY Post)
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BIG Life, Liberty & Levin on Fox tomorrow at 8 PM Eastern! Guests: Jack Keane & Tom Cotton.  Biden-Harris regime is skewered like never before!  Set your DVR as well!  See you then!
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Marxist.

Translated Antonio Gramsci, who:

- said "Socialism is precisely the religion that must overwhelm Christianity," and

- (with the Frankfurt Schoolers) modified the Marxist project from "seize the means of production" to "seize the means of *cultural* production", leading to a new "cultural hegemony" by way of

- the "long march through the institutions" namely family, law, media, education, entertainment, etc.

more:

https://www.hoover.org/research/why-there-culture-war


Communists https://image.nostr.build/a191436db52bcaff5ddf221d744f02caa2937989a198466ef8d815c71f056a9a.jpg  nostr:note1408zutyx02e9d7n98grdssfksnz9g82sgtfh6xayrx63720vnwmsp0jv5w


I think that #Bitcoin will play an important role in cleaning up what the past has burdened us with. Exactly how I don’t know


We so often hear of mining asteroids, but the Moon outmasses every known asteroid combined dozens of times over again, and is closer to Earth too. So what would life be like mining on the Moon?
https://rumble.com/v577hib-nomadic-miners-on-the-moon.html


Precisely


If this is not Orwellian, then I don’t know what Orwellian is https://image.nostr.build/b656c3e9e7864d86d0486daec9fb3dda273a7a9711ceb35a9bf77f1de99fb6f3.jpg


"Are You Racist?" 🤡

Legendary video of Jesse Lee Peterson and his good friend(with blood dripping from a wound in the head!) absolutely destroying a racist, woke Univision reporter.

The ending is just too perfect! 😂🤣 https://video.nostr.build/37abc8312c8148670ca3eae079ffe5627978c8282e34deb79bfa5e3ab4abc98e.mp4


This is who Kamala Harris supporters are.

They want to kill your family.

This is what the rest of your life will be like if you don’t get every Christian, hunter, gun owner, bitcoiner, truck driver, and Amish to vote for Donald Trump.

They’re communists. And USA will become Venezuela. https://image.nostr.build/1a633a3c04aff36e3a347054fdb1008c21cc2830a18a1e8b8e408e96353e82a0.jpg


KAMALA HARRIS IS A COMMUNIST https://image.nostr.build/d9839a4928c79935830e2c5e6464307077e1101f25268b4f365c289fb9057e86.jpg


Do you really think that I can answer this? 😂
It is interesting that Trump even mention it. But I guess Trump is damned if he do and damned if he don’t. As it’s always been the last 10 years. Tiresome


”Yea, Trump is stupid. You can watch this clip from 1979 and see how stupid he is. And so clueless. And stupid, did I say that already? But stupider than stupid. In short dumb. Maybe even dumber. And Hitler!”
https://youtube.com/shorts/zZj-9fAqCcc?si=uDxyN8qSY-j0ZkU8


🚨BREAKING:

14-year-old Swedish girl Emilia Sjöberg was kidnapped by 2 Muslim immigrant girls while on her way to a pyjama party.

Emilia's hands and feet were tied, she was tortured and stabbed to death.
My old Sweden is 😵 dead https://video.nostr.build/c97c60cd8f4c22c16ea0cd4ffbe45228076d0b09f7c865da90c64212d7f4e6a9.mp4


The Significance Of The Passage Of Time🫶🏾😇 https://image.nostr.build/78875bd4713cb9a4272db2db3da112b878eede2f9fe237ee39ae98473cf03f3c.jpg


Yellen wants $3 trillion per year for the "Climate Crisis."

That comes to $75 trillion -- $150 trillion including what the UN is demanding.

Meanwhile, a new study finds co2 emissions now have *zero* impact on warming. They just make more trees.
https://rumble.com/v59fgf6-3-trillion-per-year-for-climate-crisis.html


A better name for ‘deep state’ is ‘permanent bureaucracy.’

When people think ‘deep state,’ they imagine super capable elites planning painstakingly effective psyops.

A more accurate visual is thousands of mediocre DMV employees doing the bear minimum yet never getting fired, but rather, getting more funding each year, until it swallows up the entire private sector and a reset occurs.


I agree, stop the inevitable cheating


Never forget how cruel they are

https://video.nostr.build/208225d4b86bf01d60d0e88ce88bdace302f26836aa3a4202af1922a3ff8b04f.mp4

#plebchain  #venezuela #plebs


Joe Biden climbed back up the stairs of an airplane he wasn't supposed to be on, as Kamala Harris and the Secret Service watched in disbelief. He clearly has no idea where he is or what he's doing. https://video.nostr.build/8e20d16a6e18c4f6c78339ecc1adc89ef0cc01f3ccb28973e22f8aa0b6883604.mp4


Russel Brand with Adam Carolla
https://rumble.com/v59fqy3-theyre-the-real-fascists-exclusive-adam-carolla-interview-on-democrat-crazy.html


Interesting turn of events. nostr:note16tcwvh49y9kkfz30wx27nlfw4m9x4zfdq4j308yqfsany65tpl2saahzzm


There is hope for people suffering from real TDS👇👇👇 https://video.nostr.build/600042df6b717712f908b47cf387c33d3aac718fadcb18a90c4a19ae9838e603.mp4  nostr:note1eqexrp9xvsk34lvuuh9nwhqdlnau78c2zt6qavp0cyn7ny95pmjq58druf


There is Cure for real TDS👇👇 https://video.nostr.build/1d61dd054d24bab0fd1bd454358d0d9342a5713095be151fe1565ff15234643d.mp4


#venezuela Freedom
https://image.nostr.build/2f244777bd4f268714dc9770cd1fa039de7c4194f85a895f5c869a0bea656542.jpg


💥There seem to be a lot of election deniers in Venezuela, I’m guessing their communist government DEBUNKED the fraudulent election like the USA did….

Maduro better hurry up and destroy the records so we know the election was the second most fair and secure in history.

Did they have those unbelievably safe and secure Dominion machines, too? 😵💫#Insurrection


Donald Trump says Mark Zuckerberg called him after the assassination attempt, let him know he isn’t supporting Democrats and apologized for Meta suppressing photos of him with a raised fist after the shooting. You have never apologized to Trump, why? https://video.nostr.build/779d1a841e1a6b619cc8007f456babeafaa00134251c93e51cddb21ebc731cd8.mp4


Donald Trump says Mark Zuckerberg called him after the assassination attempt, let him know he isn’t supporting Democrats and apologized for Meta suppressing photos of him with a raised fist after the shooting. https://video.nostr.build/6a33f8b0078b35b7c36b79c1bc695fdcda4e7b1de7c5870764db0ed9f733c1fd.mp4


Corrupt as hell

https://t.co/lyhnwvmf81


Yes https://image.nostr.build/55c5f8b901c3d7efdbf6a93b72b1539a35407024d41aad8a9339f42f82667acc.jpg


Well that’s interesting. A room full of black people and Jesse Jackson praising DJT.

Who is the racist? https://video.nostr.build/2f4183f6f695d9a49014f524f5d00b21748d9c3aab9cf22d77ccb377172c58c7.mp4


Trump "enters their illusion" and changes everything. Plus lots more.
https://rumble.com/v59fpzx-coffee-with-scott-adams-8224.html


The following is a text that @fangpenlin on X wrote the other day. It is long but very worth a read through!!

”As many of you know, I am very open about my opinion of Trump, but I have never really said it clearly until today. Now, there you go—I support Trump 2024!

As a software engineer, there's zero upside to expressing my opinion like this one. I could lose potential jobs, contracts, customers, and even friends. It is always a taboo in the tech industry to say anything nice about Trump. On the other hand, many people in the tech industry aren't afraid to publicly share their hate for Trump, even in the company's Slack public channels. That reminds me of the "Yeah, that bitch" vibe from high school mean girls. You need to be one of them, hating the person they designed; otherwise, they will bully you. Same shit 😅 But you know what? I don't care now.

Years ago, as a newcomer to the US, I never really knew who Trump was. However, I still remember one time I rode a Lyft or Uber in San Francisco, and the driver said this when I got in his car.

"They are Trump supporters, disgusting!" (I think he meant the previous passengers)

I was surprised by how much hate I sensed in that driver's voice. I wondered who Trump was and what the heck he did, and they hated him so much. I don't hate a person I don't even know, and I only felt scared to sit in a car with a seemingly radical driver.

When it came to 2016, I recall one night in San Francisco, I heard the whole city suddenly cry out loud. It turned out Trump just won the election. I still have no idea who Trump was, but my wife and I laughed so hard because we had never seen a whole city meltdown like that 🤣

During Trump's years, life was pretty good, no wars, and the economy was great. The only major crisis is that he said something, and they made countless news cycles about it, which I never paid attention to because I didn't have to. My theory about being a good engineer is that you make things work. Nobody complains or even notices you are doing the work behind the scenes, and nothing bad happens as it should. He did a great job, so I don't need to know who he is.

I recalled one time hearing my coworkers discussing who they wanted to vote for in the primary election to beat Trump. I asked them why they hated Trump so much. They were stunned by my question, thought for a long time, and finally came up with the term "Baby jail." It appeared to be a hot topic that the media had discussed for a while. I did a quick check but realized that the so-called cage for babies existed in the Obama era. By the way, the irony is I heard that they like Bernie Sanders, but Demoncrats rigged the primary so that they don't get to choose. (And now they have Kamala. Once again, unfortunately, they didn't get to pick and kept calling it for saving democracy for all the dirty things they did)

Then, the pandemic came. Because of the SARS (V1 of COVID) experience in Taiwan, I was very nervous when I heard about the V2 coming to the US. I paid great attention to the news. I watched all of Trump's press conferences. He answered all the tough questions, and the press was hostile toward him. Unlike right now, we never see anything like that from the current president, and until recently, the press only asked him what his favorite ice cream was.

I realized something odd: Trump banned airplanes from China. I think it's a right move, but somehow, the media kept calling him racist or xenophobic. Then, the CCP kept pushing propaganda, saying that it was the US army who brought the virus to China. That tweet from Chinese MFA Lijian Zhao is still here today. You can check it out yourself:

x.com/zlj517/status/…

Trump pushed back by calling it the "Chinese virus." I followed all these closely, so I knew what he meant was pushing back the false narrative created by CCP. Trump said it very clearly: it's the virus from China, it's the Chinese virus. What shocked me was the media started spinning, claiming that as proof Trump is a racist. That's something that pissed me off. When a foreign adversary made a false claim saying that the virus was brought to China by our army, your president pushed back the false narrative, and you called him a racist without mentioning any of the context?

At that moment, I realized how much legacy media hated Trump. They are willing to do anything to destroy him, including destroying their own country. Since then, whenever the press has said something bad about Trump, I have almost always checked and verified the source to see if any of it was true. Unfortunately, nearly all of what the media claims about Trump is simply false.

Then, when it came to the 2020 election, I saw how they censored all speeches on the internet in the name of "stop hate speech" or "stop misinformation." (while they kept spreading way more misinformation themselves) That's yet another shock to me. I am very familiar with how the CCP censors their people, and what they did was exactly like what the CCP did. Hunter Biden's laptop story was a great example, and you won't even allowed to send it in a private message on Twitter:

x.com/fangpenlin/sta…

Hunter Biden's laptop contained emails with Google's DKIM signatures. Anyone with a certain level of computer knowledge can verify them independently, as described here:

github.com/robertdavidgra…

A digital signature like that is very, very hard to fake. However, most US press dismissed the story as Russian disinformation, and the New York Post account was banned for publishing news about it. I don't recall migrating to a communist country, but unfortunately, what I saw was straight-out press control and propaganda from the communist party playbook, and it happened here in the US. If I like a censorship country, I could just move to China. That's the last straw that broke the camel's back. I needed to speak up; otherwise, this regime would become another CCP.

I realized if you don't care about politics, it will care about you. Take the BLM movement as an example. Mobs go around and burn down cities in the name of racial justice. They called defund police, and more black people got killed because of it. Thanks to the radical left, they pushed me to become a 2A supporter because I realized the government could not protect you if they defund the police and let the mob burn down the cities. Also, look at the CrowdStrike outage. When 911 breaks down, who are you going to seek help from?

And as all we knew, there was an assassination attempt against Trump last week. We all saw this coming years after years of demonizing him by media. They called him nazi, fascist, or even Hitler, all kinds of names. But I saw nobody provide a solid example to prove that he's remotely close to that. It's all lies, lies and more lies to destroy him. They also made up legal cases with all kinds of exceptions and new legal theories just to get him. I would recommend watching Professor @Jed_Rubenfeld's video explaining the law clearly.

youtube.com/watch?v=u23t__…

Whoever with any minimal experience with guns would know it's impossible to fake that assassination, yet there are 1/3 of people in this country believed it was staged. Many people openly wish that bullet didn't miss and encourage someone to do better the next time. So you can see how much hate they had in mind. They are willing to see this country burn into ashes as long as they get rid of this guy. The political persecution by lawfare is yet another evidence they are willing to bend the justice system and destroy Americans' trust as long as they can get Trump and stay in power. But what they don't know is that even if they got Trump, they will soon get installed with a new enemy in their mind for them to hate, and it's never going to end. Elon Musk is probably their next target because they hate him for restoring free speech.

When I saw Trump get shot but then stand up with a fist in the air and say, "Fight, fight, fight." with the flag in the background. That's a very touching moment. I saw a leader who never gave up fighting even when they spread lies about him, deployed lawfare against him, and eventually tried to take his life. I don't believe in god, but I said thank god they didn't get him.

After that, legacy media was watering down what happened. One newspaper even has a subtitle that goes, "Trump said his ear got shot." CNN even said, "There's no way this can be legitimate." There's no bottom of those legacy media. They want to make Trump look like a giant baby making a scene, but we all know how close the bullet was to changing history forever in a very horrible way.

It was even more moving to see Trump's return to RNC. His face was very different from what we saw in the past. I never see Trump look like that. He was emotional, tired, and vulnerable but also grateful he was still alive. At that moment, I bet some people got brainwashed by the media and finally realized that Trump is also a human being, a fellow American, instead of a monster painted by the media. Here's the video of his entrance to the RNC:

youtube.com/watch?v=BylS7I…

When I watched his speech, I saw a leader determined to make this country great:

youtube.com/watch?v=h-MGDd…

We all know how awful our lives have become since Joe Biden took office. That guy promised unity, but after taking power, he kept pushing the same division agenda against the other half of fellow Americans. Despite failure after failure, they gaslighted us endlessly about how great a job they did, and all the pain we felt was just our illusion. Funny enough, nobody ever got fired from his administration. After the assassination attempt, he said we should turn down the temperature but then immediately called Trump a threat to democracy. It turned out that their votes were hate-based instead of merit-based. They have nothing positive to show the voters but can only bang on the legacy of hate toward Trump they have built in the past years.

It was also funny when they accused Trump of being a lair, but what I saw was that the whole legacy media industry was complicit with the regime to hide the fact Biden has dementia in the past 3.5 years. After Biden forcibly dropped out by a coup, they are already busy rewriting history, saying that Kamala Harris was not in charge of the border because it was a total failure:

x.com/StefWKight/sta…

Indeed, America is declining right now because the fourth power is on the same team as the regime, and they work together to brainwash people and cover up the dirt for the government like a clock instead of asking questions. Trump's fist-pumping photo is an iconic symbol for the MAGA movement. I believe as a billionaire, he can enjoy his life, and he does not need to get into this shit show and risk his own life if he doesn't truly love the USA and wants to make it great again. I saw how high the stakes are if we lose to the current regime, which acts more and more like a tyrannical government. And we were just a quarter inch away from a civil war because of the radicalization a week ago. Losing a few "friends" or potential jobs, contracts, or a customer is nothing compared to that.

I am nobody, but all I can do is show my support. Trump will be a great president because the press won't ask him nice questions like what's your favorite ice cream. So, TRUMP 2024, god bless America and Make America Great Again! ✊✊✊” https://image.nostr.build/d89120d510f014a98754f830449a5f00f3f903bf9ae535cb2c7b8842eb9161a2.jpg https://image.nostr.build/7684cfea306819336081b1c1fb486ab08590d129638220598a01158808c9f455.jpg


I think about this quote all the time.

“After spending many years in Wall Street and after making and losing millions of dollars I want to tell you this: It never was my thinking that made the big money for me. It always was my sitting. Got that? My sitting tight! It is no trick at all to be right on the market. You always find lots of early bulls in bull markets and early bears in bear markets. I've known many men who were right at exactly the right time, and began buying or selling stocks when prices were at the very level which should show the greatest profit. And their experience invariably matched mine that is, they made no real money out of it. Men who can both be right and sit tight are uncommon. I found it one of the hardest things to learn. But it is only after a stock operator has firmly grasped this that he can make big money. It is literally true that millions come easier to a trader after he knows how to trade than hundreds did in the days of his ignorance.”

- Jesse Livermore, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator


In exactly what way is Tucker supposed to be able change his history? Very stupid take


It’s not COMPLETELY taken down because you CAN access it but it won’t become viral on X; ”limited visibility”


But they haven’t implemented the new fasb accounting rules..


Why are you saying that?


I don’t think that Whitney Webb is particularly credible. Hysteric


This channel on Rumble (he’s on Youtube too, but I prefer promoting things from Rumble) with nostr:npub1jvyrmymgv8ztemff4mpcfwaquqwfn392ddj4f9zr9e6lp9frds6qjy2yka Tom Nelson is a fantastic treasure trove for sceptics!

https://rumble.com/v586vet-joachim-dengler-deconstructing-the-climate-narrative-tom-nelson-pod-234.html


John clauser nobel prize winning scientist, tears the IPCC a new arse hole  ,totally demolition of man made climate change naritive and the multi trillion dollars green agenda

https://youtu.be/PHiYqXWGICg?feature=shared


You don’t really care about free speech then. Not really.
I’ve been on Nostr for 21 months now and it’s showing some progress but is is EXTREMELY tiny and can by no means supplant X.
X is getting better and better all the time, much faster than the tiny Nostr protocol


X is not the same as Jack Dorsey’s Dead Bird 🐦


Follow nostr:npub1qhxy598vvcefs8zy0tyqtx0jdpgvcg0h3fv9gjx050g8ccmva66qm2xytl on Rumble for daily livestreams

https://rumble.com/v59fc5h-brain-replacement-theory-ep-547.html


WHO misinforms on European heat deaths:

1) WHO claims extreme heat kills 175,000/year

Untrue: The correct number is 49,000/year, rest is moderate heat

2) WHO claims rates are soaring

Untrue: in 2024 study, age-standardized heat death rate down 10.27% per decade

3) WHO misinforms by neglecting to say that 4-in-5 temperature deaths in Europe are from cold, with 50,000/year dying from extreme cold

Does WHO leave you well-informed?

Source: @BjornLomborg on X https://image.nostr.build/4d16cbf9f752d748171fbef9e1203db9e68fab483fb1e47afbc2e93c35d899ae.jpg


If you want to know who JD Vance is, read this👇 I highly recommend the audio book which he himself reads. What a fantastic book!
 https://a.co/fM0LsVs


Senator JD Vance on Border Czar Kamala Harris:

"They want to import millions of illegal aliens, give them the right to vote, give the amnesty, and then they don't have to worry about persuading their own citizens anymore because they've imported a new group of voters."🎯

https://video.nostr.build/5f66f55d2d21cf6ccec599fa2e63db3e9398578f59a007fb64dfcd57e6436128.mp4


Another Democrat Saint👇 https://image.nostr.build/204f7bf5b9640f4c34e3936287341370afd65c60c9c01c120452d4d6d8023076.jpg


But Nostr on the other hand is dead, or on life support maybe


Haniyeh Killed By Bomb Placed In Tehran Guesthouse 2 Months Ago In Astounding Mossad Penetration Of IRGC Security
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/haniyeh-killed-bomb-placed-tehran-house-2-months-ago-astounding-intel-penetration-irgc


Kamala Harris in one lesson 👇 https://video.nostr.build/18e48ee5b32ae78812ae7522580633ffc5781bc302483763c4f0d4b3b88ced79.mp4


"How dare we say Merry Christmas??"

Kamala is far-left and… just plain weird https://video.nostr.build/2b35f9733a5f15155b3929d80844fd9dea9436c9bcef114648ddb549e858fd9b.mp4


They've labeled so many things and people as Nazis that I'm seriously thinking that I may not know what Nazis actually stood for.

Makes me want to go back through the history books. Same with senator McCarthy, because it looks like he was right. There really were communists everywhere... Look at where we are today. Crazy.

If math speaking correct English and focusing of family is white supremacy, then... 🤔


🚨 Judge Joe Brown’s comments SHOULD END Kamala Harris’s political career.

This video has become her worst nightmare!

Let’s thank Judge Joe Brown by reposting his message exposing Kamala Harris https://video.nostr.build/1d6db523d99cbd088cb2910a90a163dd8fb01259d649575fa4a9c7583f33b12c.mp4


What happened to the old school,
Should never hit a girl?
Now you can win a medal for it FFS 🤷♂


This came instead👇 https://image.nostr.build/1377ee02f9e3356a65dd28b2cc974086e8731857155c106316c10f3e9e482b01.jpg https://image.nostr.build/a26531c8ff34a49a2ded1e6509cbab527e1d0f14d82106bb351707365ecf6918.jpg


The Idiocy of Credentialism https://image.nostr.build/487237fb0fa6d711c450e5435091400533d862dd5adc25d2fc712fd03f26bfa9.jpg


Thomas Sowell answering the question:

Is #Trump racist?

“I've seen no hard evidence and unfortunately we’re living in a time where no one expects hard evidence. You just repeat some familiar words and people react pretty much the way pavlov’s dogs were conditioned to react to certain sounds.” #ThomasSowell https://video.nostr.build/8e4b8f94b0d576ecf9db8adc0b49cb459e0c5bf4427034c819c7ff4078555a45.mp4


VOTE KAMALA if you want this👇👇👇 https://image.nostr.build/aac4a45c28a4d862a893491c7dc3a384daaf3ebf5e03b435ebc1b8d04622f355.jpg https://image.nostr.build/18b8458789d356e06accd16c5d863979d913c0945f1fe33a494da91f4390d98c.jpg


Testing a bulletproof car https://video.nostr.build/bbccff70168f559a72456f69368193887a461f6a43e4a16da81aa633827898c1.mp4


Venezuela 🇻🇪: Account of a 90-year-old woman participating in the protests against the regime.

https://video.nostr.build/d74b26c1132a05ad15c9ed859e24c1f3f412dd0a7132dbc14dba959c841c0f9a.mp4


USA will never have another president like Trump. This man is on stage bragging about having the number-one-selling mugshot of all time 😂😂😂

"It beat Elvis and it beat Frank Sinatra"
Too good!! https://video.nostr.build/26b16049d5220744a097dcbfc2744f8612f6a1ef312f2f6969287b5d36910c0b.mp4


Exactly. This is only made to make you distanced and confused. These marxists see the language as a forum for manipulation. https://image.nostr.build/2c9a9e10b8de6a6e64dfb218e7bf7ce3af457c87c27b238e754285ec0c223b0a.jpg


There is no such thing as gender identity. It’s literally just superficial media stereotypes taken to a ridiculous extreme.

“I don’t feel like a woman” means “I don’t match Disney’s princess stereotype”.

Also, men don’t become women by dressing up as Disney princesses either.

It really is ironic how woke idiots say they want to be themselves by trying to resemble some character they watched on TV. nostr:note1a253nhk7xss5adkvc8y6u358ssmlh5s7vlse33gwp8gvlujynq4qa3p58m


Exactly. There are no ”trans children” but there are an unlimited number of personalities.
And there are two sexes.


Minor Attracted People but M i don’t know what it is?


Kamala Harris is ALL FOR THIS nostr:note1vdmkv007zu2ajcwzfndtmvvkgcw5a206lr5vevgvndn2jkf2a5pqgfcupc


It's never enough to destroy the votes. You have to replace them. That takes time. The US is more sophisticated in this way.

We forge votes months in advance.


Apparently, it's now "right wing" to talk about having children.


💥There seem to be a lot of election deniers in Venezuela, I’m guessing their communist government DEBUNKED the fraudulent election like the USA did….

Maduro better hurry up and destroy the records so we know the election was the second most fair and secure in history.

Did they have those unbelievably safe and secure Dominion machines, too? 😵💫#Insurrection nostr:note1ez82zmr3sxja7ae59754a8eelv2h3rw7g4sd0tw6jzp89hcpy2gsuhjusf


https://i.nostr.build/D6gfiIao0vVEzB7G.heic

https://i.nostr.build/KWe9RoJLb7gKSX0l.heic

https://i.nostr.build/jACRs0YawNQMBEHl.heic

https://i.nostr.build/bchdAhvBTG4Y08iJ.heic

https://i.nostr.build/4eecM83iTt4ooOv4.heic


Perplexity https://image.nostr.build/d06927b74c93288d4df07205bd41b9e2e5e51029e8e041deee5d58b9cdbae112.jpg


If you vote for Kamala, you vote for this nostr:note1kt3caeakh96m0rgxh0lc9np8gqwyt4w2rdz9hg7ps2n3ux9nccwsmx0sky


This is how Maduro won

https://v.nostr.build/Yj9QANFWUX553n7a.mp4


Clownworld
https://nostpic.com/media/ff1a68c42082105d852c425bcb783c99e3c8fccafa6a93a22f3829e0ec9831cf/6a50fb5f0d14053bbfb740557e73af24293a01d2805918c0b1fac0e0bf9c9200.webp


This is how the propaganda machine is handling the backlash against a man pounding a woman’s face into a Pulp

It is NAZI.

Just like Trump is a Nazi🤷 https://image.nostr.build/c38d4a118da63755349790d3d504dd0f515d583d97d172ce401d86d43b98b44f.jpg


This is what inclusivity looks like. A man punching a woman in the face and shattering her nose so badly that she has to quit the fight just seconds in.

You vote for Kamala Harris, you vote for this https://video.nostr.build/399dbfe0f922387fe227a385f37f09d6a695f100be5d1dbfdc12d2a317a5b0e3.mp4


You know. I am a Bitcoin maxi since 4 years.(I’m in early retirenment because of it) I’m doing my part of withdrawing from the financial system. I got my 67 year old brother and my 73 year old sister to go into bitcoin.
I am here on NOSTR since 20 months.

But there is a clear and present danger that we in a couple of months have a MARXIST as president of the most powerful country in the world. That will be catastrophic for the world and even though maybe in some sort of scenario it could be good for the asset bitcoin it would not be good for the network Bitcoin.

And it certainly wouldn’t be good for the World.

So in my view, if you’re an American bitcoiner, you should PICK A SIDE. It is a binary choice.


Ok. Then I’ll listen to it


He is extremely important as an instrument for reorienting the USA to its original vision. I don’t worship him, but I highly appreciate his attempts to repair the possibility of the American Dream. And I cannot stand the constant maligning of a person who has this kind of a motive for his actions. He very nearly got a bullet in his brain 19 days ago for God’s sake, and he’s still going. (But I just suppose that you’re not so sure about the truth in that either)


State the obvious truth.

This is a man.

A man that hits women.

And our subverted society doesn’t just let him hit women - it actually actively celebrates it.

Kamala Harris is all for this.

Trump is all against this.

Chose wisely https://image.nostr.build/426183cd26166737d58c666afd705e95abd29a8d864876adc37e2aca5a276e61.jpg


No. You have fundamentally misread Trump. He’s not out ”for himself”. He is out for restoring the possibility for the American Dream. A return to something more like the vision of the founders. Where they also ”out for themselves”?


If you want to know who @JDVance is, read this👇 I highly recommend the audio book which he himself reads. What a fantastic book. (Did you know by the way that ”weird” originates from the Old English word “wyrd,” which meant “fate” or “destiny.”)
 https://a.co/fM0LsVs nostr:note1n08sn38eamaxsfvn4h4k04c9xm5yc0p2wtcp0pemvg9e6svsxrfslk9jzy


JD Vance Isn’t Weird, The Democrats Are…

From Roger Stone

Since the moment President Donald Trump picked Senator JD Vance as his Vice Presidential nominee, the left began parroting the same talking point: “He’s weird.” Kamala Harris’ campaign spokesman declared that Vance “spent all week making headlines for his out-of-touch, weird ideas.” But what exactly are those “out-of touch, weird ideas”? Stone Cold Truth with […]

Aug 1st 2024 9:00am EDT

Source Link: https://rogerstone.substack.com/p/jd-vance-isnt-weird-the-democrats

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If you want to know who @JDVance is, read this👇 I highly recommend the audio book which he himself reads. What a fantastic book. (Did you know by the way that ”weird” originates from the Old English word “wyrd,” which meant “fate” or “destiny.”)
 https://a.co/fM0LsVs


When socialism fails (and always fails), they try to call it anything but socialism.

https://nostpic.com/media/ff1a68c42082105d852c425bcb783c99e3c8fccafa6a93a22f3829e0ec9831cf/1f295851ad2057b0c79a515c700d4a363c6850bc464c1cc3f3e07c2e6d1e89f7.webp
https://nostpic.com/media/ff1a68c42082105d852c425bcb783c99e3c8fccafa6a93a22f3829e0ec9831cf/658827b6aedd42b8657ba7488a2656a31d4d28f4f231156a08e56d40070a860e.webp


The attempted murder of the 45th President has all but fallen out of the news cycle.

After 19 days.

Mind you, we were force-fed January 6th propaganda for years.

Why is that?


You’re brainwashed https://video.nostr.build/23c91838bc6fcb6717eae01bfad740878055b108695e374820caaed956174309.mp4


Almost all cities were like this , militarized

https://v.nostr.build/u6AiGRkbR7TRRBDT.mp4


Trump promises Strategic Bitcoin Reserve to go with the 8,000 tons of gold held by the Federal government.

This could mark a shift in America’s political discourse towards backing the dollar with assets the Fed can’t print.

And if Trump follows through, countries around the world would be forced to follow suit.

Which would send Bitcoin's price soaring.

https://rumble.com/v59az79-trump-announces-bitcoin-reserve.html


Why has Biden-Harris given nearly $1 billion to Hamas since October 7?

https://t.co/HGJlYjMsWS


But Nostr have the support of the nice nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m 😇 who’s gonna vote for anybody else than Trumpie because Trumpie is gonna steal your democracy
The freedom loving Dorsey who, for DEMOCRACY’s sake rightfully intervened in the 2020 election, and banned a sitting president. #JackCanGoFuckHimself https://image.nostr.build/a059c78932d4d07ddb97d569b9cc50829b09c1ac154fc483e4c83dcdfd4d3401.jpg


This is officially the funniest thing any politician ever said in public:

"Just yesterday, it was reported that more than 1,000 members of the savage Venezuelan Gang “Tren de Aragua” are plotting to conduct ambush attacks on police and law enforcement in the United States—all while Harris and Biden sit in the White House and try to figure out who is dumber."

Top that. You can't. It is for the ages. https://video.nostr.build/3b830f68d25a6a08e0123ffe1b25308068d46bcd4d1fb942a56641aad71aede3.mp4


A heartbroken Angela Carini put an end to her brutal fight against a man after 46 seconds because she had never felt such harsh blows before.

What we are witnessing is the demoralisation and desecration of women!!
Kamala Harris is all in on this

Trump is all against this

Chose wisely https://video.nostr.build/3ed72c76e80a01e2ac3ff3d84acfc04411fe7676c7c3839f2ee6e848a159f9a3.mp4


Is it the usual Trump bashing? Trump is stupid. Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about. RFK is SUPER GOOD?


This man is absolutely fearless.

Imagine standing in front of a crowd of THOUSANDS like this—UNFAZED—just a couple weeks after being SHOT. https://image.nostr.build/925a4e0d15aadadc6fdca5066699e903dd0d44c822baaecbfa50fc311147e46a.jpg


Again, try to imagine the world that we'd be in if Elon had not bought X.  It's truly unbelievable.
Normal people would have NO place to go(and please, spare me the NOSTR-talk) https://image.nostr.build/848a303150fa161d0f9cf2ea0d5fe3d486f52dc8c31b7f1db6b0fd4f7c5be267.jpg


It is FUCKED UP. Anybody who promotes this, and we know who they are, should be automatically disqualified in the eyes of the public.
But one half of the public WANTS this. Zombies 🧟 nostr:note1xsqerfspalmn0cwqap842vu82djtehyzcv6pn2ke572fjmgyfhdq90vzg4


Michael Shellenberger:
Kamala Harris was not a DEI hire, was not the border czar, and supports fracking, say the media. But Biden had promised a black woman VP, the media called Harris "border czar," and she opposed fracking until a few days ago. We're nearing totalitarian levels of media gaslighting. https://image.nostr.build/49843c46934fd9d878507ec6ac4b21f5716361b330114a4966a363d9fc166f20.jpg