Lisbon, Portugal
Bica, Ristretto
Uh…it’s only €.60.
Fábrica de Nata, dos 68, Praça Restauradores 62
Rain - though we’ve craved it for so long in California, really ruins traveling. We packed only a few outfits, none of which included rain boots or rain coats. So, we huddled under a cheap umbrella and found a coffee shop with strong Internet to wait it out. Once the rain cleared, we went to A Taberna da Rua das Flores, a neat “contemporary Portuguese” restaurant. The wait was over an hour, so the hostess pointed us in the direction of By the Wine, a retail restaurant for a big wine producer in Portugal. We got some stanky, gooey cheese and kicked back a few glasses.
In the past, we’ve had a bad experience with port. We’ve only had it around Christmas time and if I remember correctly, kind of tasted like soap. But, we’re in Portugal. We had to try it again. We were pleasantly surprised with a tawny port after dinner and learned that you should never go for the ruby port, only the tawny. Speaking of “ruby,” we met a sweet baby named Ruby, whose mother was a hip New Yorker based in Rome. Ruby’s mom hosts Roma Brunch Club, which we’re hoping to catch when we’re there.
Fine Tawny Port
Kopke, 2005
A Taberna da Rua das Flores, Rua das Flores 103, 1200-194
