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able rooms. All have some sea view, those that are front-on are stunning. Small kit-
chenettes, smart bathrooms, and a spa complex (€15 for a 90-minute circuit) are other
good extras.
Eating
Núcleo Sportinguista
( 233 434 882; Rua Praia da Fonte 14; mains €7.50-8; lunch & dinner)
Sitting under the awning, sur-
rounded by enthusiastic locals and a sea of tables draped in checked tablecloths, feels a bit
like crashing a Portuguese family's private barbecue. Don your best green and white
clothes - it's a supporters' club for the Lisbon football team Sporting Clube - and enjoy
the delicious grilled meats and cheap pitchers of wine. A great deal.
PORTUGUESE
€
Pizzeria Claudio
(Largo do Carvão 11E; pizzas from €7; noon-2.30pm, 7-10.30pm Tue-Sun)
Figueira's best pizzeria gen-
erates lines out the door in summer.
PIZZERIA
€
PORTUGUESE
€
A Grega
(Rua da Restauração 30; mains €7-8; lunch & dinner Tue-Sun)
This simple neighbourhood restaurant
does tasty grilled meats, including an Argentine-style
parrillada
(mixed grill, €18.50) that
two will struggle to finish. There's also toothsome calamari and mixed fish dishes.
Restaurante Caçarola I
( 233 424 861; Rua Cándido dos Reis 65; specials €7-8, mains €10-15; lunch & dinner)
Figueira isn't the
Atlantic coast's finest place to eat, but this spot by the casino does things well. Locals
belly up to the island bar all day long for good-value
combinados do dia balcão
(daily
lunch-counter specials) at this popular seafood restaurant. In addition to the counter seat-
ing, there are tables on the pedestrian boulevard outside. There's another
branch
(Rua Bernardo
Lopes 85; mains €10-15;
SEAFOOD
€€
lunch & dinner)
around the corner. Little extras mount up if you're go-
ing à la carte.
