http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33208 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33208 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33206 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33206 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31584 Some of the best food we've eaten abroad, well worth the effort to find it, even if it took our cabbie four stops to ask for help!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31584 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30427 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30427 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/29595 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/29595 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/29594 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/29594 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/29593 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/29593 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/29592 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/29592 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25407 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25407 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25402 Next time i will try Belem tours in one of their silent buggies.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25402 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24080
However, it can get really crowded with tourists during the summer months and around the middle of the day. Many visitors often appear not to realise that this is not a tourist tram specifically for them but an integral part of the city's transport system used by many old grannies and locals with little children etc.

A tip for getting a seat is to take the green metro line (LInha Caravela) from Baixa-Chiado or Rossio to the Martim Moniz stop. From here you can jump on board the 28 tram at the start and be assured of a seat - and a fantastic view, unless there's a giant bottom in your face - all the way through town to the terminus at the other end by the Cemiterio dos Prazeres.

Be sure to give up your seat for a grannie, though!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24080 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/23177 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/23177 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22681 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22681 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22084
It’s small and new, very homely, serving a lovely mix of Portuguese cuisine with an Italian accent. The owner, Nino, is of Italian/Portuguese descent and grew up in South Africa, so he speaks perfect English (Afrikaans too if that helps anyone) and it turned out we have mutual friends there too!

The first night I had a delicious Lasagna al forno, even better than my own, and my partner had a typically Portuguese dish, Feijoada a Portuguesa which is a pork and bean stew, very tasty and much better than it sounded.

They also have things like fish lasagne, Lasagna al Bacalhau, lots of pastas such as bolognese, putanesca, aglio olio, peperoncino with a breaded steak, prawns in a cream and cheese sauce, and Bacalhau com natas (cod with potato cream and cheese). They’ll do pretty much any combination you want and it’s all good. We ate there twice and wished we’d discovered it earlier.

With a nice bottle of wine, neither of our meals for two came to more than about €25, as the main courses are mostly well under €10. Even for Lisbon that’s good value and the place is fun!

The Alfama, as I’m sure anyone reading this will know, is a very typical and ancient area of Lisbon, full of lovely little corners and alleys, it used to be more or less a slum but is now clean and safe.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22084 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21888 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21888 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21887
They will also send someone to meet you on arrival who will give you the lowdown on what to do, where to go and how to get there. A truly excellent service.

They go out of their way to please, from beginning to end. Highly recommended.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21887 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21886
Reasonably priced food and an excellent wine list to boot.

The fish is particularly good and the customary cheeses and meats to start are the best I've tasted in Lisbon (especially the Queijo de Azetao).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21886 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21885
It's comparatively cheap too, although the staff aren't the friendliest! The place is still pretty relaxing and it's handy for kicking off a night in Bairro Alto. Try the white ports, they're generally all pretty good.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21885 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21884
An azulejo (tile) map shows you what's what.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21884 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21882 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21882