Great apartment In a great location. The apartment was really comfortable and we were grateful for the aircon as it was really hot whilst we were there. As
You turn left out of the apartment when you get to the bottom of the street there is a little supermarket to the right and if you turn to the left a couple
Of yards on the right you will come to Batz cafe and the Mill cafe is adjacent to Batz. We went to Batz every morning for breakfast as you could sit outside in the sun and the staff were super friendly with a great selection of food, coffee and drinks. It’s a steep walk up the hill to bairro however once you reach the top you are literally in the middle of bars, shops and restaurants.
On the way up the hill towards bairro there is a great little cocktail bar on the right called Machimbombo and further along on the right if you look down the side streets there is also a great little corner bar with a road going down each side of the bar but I can’t remember the name but it was really cheap and the wine was not bad. Worth carrying on down the side streets near the apartment as you will stumble upon other bars etc. On our first night we went to Grau Douro tapas and wine bar run by Oscar and his wife Tania.
It’s a tiny place but the food and wine were amazing and although we had not booked they sat us at the bar where we soaked in the atmosphere.
Oscar got his accordion out and gave me a tambourine to join in and he was great fun. We would highly
Recommend as he gets a 4.9 rating on trip advisor we only got in as we got there around 7pm and they turned a lot of people away after that. Pink street is worth a visit for cocktails but not to eat. We also booked a wine tasting at from the vine which was also really good and on our last night we booked the Bahr & Terrace restaurant at the bairro alto hotel which the service and food in the restaurant was absolutely second to none and we had dessert and cocktails on the roof terrace afterwards looking over the river which was just beautiful. Not cheap but well worth the money. There are so many bars and restaurants so you are spoilt for choice. We only had three nights and wish we had booked 4. Lisbon is very hilly so I would recommend the tuk tuks or trams but unfortunately my husband likes to walk everywhere which I would not recommend 😂. We walked along the river towards the April bridge and monastery and gardens but we ended up getting electric scooters halfway as it’s quite a walk but loads of great restaurants and bars down that way so well worth it.
All in all a great stay and we would definitely come back to beautiful lisbon.