LISBON / Chapitô

LISBON / Chapitô

Chapitô is non-profit and non-governmental organization for development, promoting professional training in the performing arts, including their well-known Circus school. Located just below the walls of the São Jorge Castelo, Chapitô is like a mini-village of terraces...
LISBON / Taberna Moderna

LISBON / Taberna Moderna

The idea behind Taberna Modern is all about sharing — both dishes, and a fusion of Portuguese and Spanish cuisine.  Each dish is designed to be shared between 2 people and with about 30 dishes on the menu, it’s really hard to choose.  Set in a...
PORTO / Camafeu Restaurant

PORTO / Camafeu Restaurant

Camafeu is as unique as it gets.  Much like going to a friend’s place for dinner (who might also be a top, up-and-coming chef with an eclectic aesthetic eye), this restaurant is located on the 2nd floor of a walk-up building, accessible via a discrete...
PORTO / INNVICT Guest House

PORTO / INNVICT Guest House

The ‘Guest House’ format of hotel living is fast becoming the new alternative to AirBnB.  Caught somewhere between an apartment and a hotel, InnVict offers the best of both worlds: a sophisticated, sexy, slick urban décor, and a semi-concierge service...
LISBON / x-rated at PENSAO AMOR

LISBON / x-rated at PENSAO AMOR

Initially when you enter Pensão Amor form the high street of  Rua do Alecrim (which leads to the prestigious area of Chiado), you immediately think that this is a throw-back to 20th century Paris: red velvet sofas, chandeliers, a cornucopia of small framed...
LISBON / Solar do Castelo Hotel

LISBON / Solar do Castelo Hotel

We quite literally stumbled upon this heritage hotel in the center of Lisbon’s historic Castelo district while, go figure, we were aimlessly wandering around the grounds of the majestic Castelo, which are adjacent to this very special boutique hotel.  So...