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Casa Brasileira is a wonderful, venerable, high-energy eatery with a busy bakery in
the basement keeping locals well-fed and watered at great prices. Study the action. The
fast lunch deals are served only at the bar (descriptions on the wall). This is a great place
to get what is arguably the best pastel de nata in town (daily 7:00-24:00, 100 yards from
Praça da Figueira at Rua Augusta 265). If nothing else, drop by here just for a coffee or
a glass of fresh-squeezed OJ with a pastel de nata hot out of the oven, and to hang out at
the bar and sample the local scene.
MartinhodaArcada is a fine option under the arcades on Praça do Comércio. Foun-
ded in 1782—when the wealthy would come here to savor early ice cream (made with
mountain snow, lemon, and spices)—it still enjoys a good reputation, with formal-vested
waiters serving tasty, traditional cuisine (daily specials, €20 meals, Mon-Sat 12:00-15:30
& 19:00-22:00, closed Sun, Praça do Comércio 8 at the corner of Rua da Prata, tel.
218-879-259). Enjoy coffee and pastry in the café bar or dine in the fancy dining hall. This
place was one of poet Fernando Pessoa's old haunts (they display a few Pessoa artifacts).
In the early 20th century, painters, writers, and dreamers shared revolutionary ideas here
over coffee.
Armazéns do Chiado Mall: This shopping center, between the Bairro Alto and the
Baixa, has a sixth-floor food court with few tourists in sight, offering a selection of fun
eateries, from traditional Portuguese to Chinese (daily 12:00-23:00, between Rua Garrett
and Rua da Assunção; from the lower town, find the inconspicuous elevator at Rua do
Crucifixo 89 or 113, next to the Baixa-Chiado Metro entrance). Some of the mall's eat-
eries are actual restaurants (quiet from about 15:00-18:00); others are smaller fast-food
counters that share a common eating area and serve all day.
 
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