Food crawl outside Lisbon’s tourist areas in Alvalade

Brent visits the decidedly non-touristy Lisbon neighborhood of Alvalade. He starts the day in the Alvalade market for a coffee, pastry, and to buy some fresh produce.


A Mariazinha https://amariazinhacafes.lojasonlinec…

Alvalade Market https://www.jf-alvalade.pt/tema-a-tem…

Helsinquia Av. da Igreja 12, 1700-236 Lisboa

Moko Veggie Cafe https://www.facebook.com/Moko.Veggie….

About the Author

Brent Petersen is the Editor-in-Chief of Destination Eat Drink. He currently resides in Setubal, Portugal. Brent has written the novel “Truffle Hunt” (Eckhartz Press) and the short story collection “That Bird.” He’s also written dozens of foodie travel guides to cities around the world on Destination Eat Drink, including in-depth eating and drinking guides in Portugal to Lisbon, PortoMonsaraz, and Batalha. Brent’s podcast, also called Destination Eat Drink, is available on all major podcasting platforms and is distributed by the Radio Misfits Podcast Network.

Brent

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