>Sr. Fado de Alfama
With only nine tables, be sure to book ahead if you’re planning to get the authentic fado experience, and taste some home-cooked Portuguese traditional dishes.
For a fixed price, you get appetizers, a very generous main course of cataplana (fish stew) or carne de porco à alentejana (pork with clams), a dessert, coffee or tea, and drinks (wine, water or soft drinks). Dinner is served by the owners, Ana Marina who cooks and serves, and Duarte Santos responsible for choosing the wines.
When the meal is finished, Ana Marina sheds her apron and Duarte Santos brings out his Portuguese guitar, and the fado performance begins. In between songs, you’ll learn a bit about the history of fado, and which styles are being played.
Dinner starts around 8pm, fado kicks off at 10pm, and goes on until 1am.
Rua dos Remédios 176, open 7.30pm-2am (Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday), fixed menu per person: €45, www.sr-fado.com
