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up for in atmosphere, with changing artwork (featuring local artists) on the walls, occa-
sional live music, refreshing sangria, and salads, sandwiches, quiches, desserts and other
light bites.
CAFE
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Cafe do Monte
(Rua Senhora do Monte; mains €5-8; noon-3pm & 7-11pm Mon-Fri, 10am-10.30pm Sat & Sun)
Near the pan-
oramic overlook of Miradouro da Senhora do Monte, this sweet little cafe with its bur-
gundy walls, old film posters and ambient electrogrooves attracts an easy-going, mostly
local crowd who come for warm goat-cheese salads, toasted sandwiches and
tabuas
(shar-
ing platters) of cheese and smoked meats. Drinks by night and weekend breakfasts
(yoghurt, fruit and muesli, and the like).
CAFE
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Pois Café
(Rua de São João da Praça 93; mains €7-10; 11am-10pm Tue-Sun)
Boasting a laid-back vibe, Pois Café
has creative salads, sandwiches and fresh juices, plus a delicious daily special (soup and
main for €9.50). Its sofas invite lazy afternoons spent reading novels and sipping coffee.
Páteo 13
(Calçadinha de Santo Estêvão 13; mains €8-12; lunch & dinner)
Follow the scent of chargrilled fish to
this local favourite, tucked away on a small, festively decorated plaza in the Alfama. Join
buzzing crowds hunkered over picnic tables as they feast on barbecued seafood and
meats, washed down with ever-flowing Alentejan reds.
PORTUGUESE
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O Pitéu
( 218 871 067; Largo da Graça 95; mains €9-14; lunch Mon-Sat, dinner Mon-Fri)
Off the beaten path,
this unassuming place draws a local crowd who come for beautifully prepared, good-value
dishes. Join them in savouring flavourful Alentejan pork,
figado
(liver) and excellent fish
dishes - especially the grilled
dourada
(golden bream) and fried
carapauzinhos
(small
mackerel). The portions are huge, the wine reasonably priced, and the staff friendly (if al-
most exclusively Portuguese-speaking).
PORTUGUESE
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Cruzes Credo Café
CAFE
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