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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré


Michelin-starred chef José Avillez' foray into gourmet cabaret is tucked clandestinely away inside a former chapel, where reservations are purposely treated with suspicion and secrecy. It might raise some eyebrows, but show aside, his 12-course surprise tasting menu is every bit as good as that of his flagship Belcanto, for half the price.

And there's something fun about being served dishes like coastal prawn ceviche and flowers with yuzu honey and leche de tigre snow, or oxtail, rice and foie gras, by flirtatious, tightly corseted waitresses during a sexy cabaret behind a secret door. Despite the cleavage, even our own mother was wowed!


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Nearby Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré attractions

1. Casa do Ferreira das Tabuletas

0.04 MILES

The eye-catching Casa do Ferreira das Tabuletas dates to 1864. Its trompe l’œil azulejos (hand-painted tiles) depict allegorical figures and the elements.

2. Igreja & Museu São Roque

0.1 MILES

The plain facade of 16th-century Jesuit Igreja de São Roque belies its dazzling interior of gold, marble and Florentine azulejos – bankrolled by Brazilian…

3. Convento do Carmo & Museu Arqueológico

0.1 MILES

Soaring above Lisbon, the skeletal Convento do Carmo was all but devoured by the 1755 earthquake, and that's precisely what makes it so captivating. Its…

4. Elevador de Santa Justa

0.17 MILES

If the lanky, wrought-iron Elevador de Santa Justa seems uncannily familiar, it’s probably because the neo-Gothic marvel is the handiwork of Raul Mésnier,…

5. Rossio

0.19 MILES

Simply known as Rossio to locals, Praça Dom Pedro IV has 24-hour buzz. Shoeshiners, lottery-ticket sellers, hash-peddlers and office workers drift across…

6. Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara

0.19 MILES

Hitch a ride on vintage Ascensor da Glória from Praça dos Restauradores, or huff your way up steep Calçada da Glória to this terrific hilltop viewpoint…

8. Convento de São Pedro de Alcântara

0.24 MILES

This convent is small in size but grand in baroque decor. The inconspicuous box-like facade hides a chapel (1690s), and a church (1681) that survived the…