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Tim Fenton

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The Lisbon User Guide is now live(ish) at https://lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2024/10/0-home.html - as I live in the area, I might as well tell you all about this go-to destination. Eats, drinks, food, getting around, and attractions. Feedback welcomed

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5.1.17 Taberna Londrina (Campo Grande) Campo Grande 35B Location HERE . Open every day from noon to midnight. A similar menu to that offered by the Bairro Alto outlet for this bra...

Lisbon User Guide has added Taberna Londrina (Campo Grande) to Portuguese Restaurants ... get your Francesinha fix without having to reserve - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/5117...

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7.2.14 November 2025 REMINDER Don’t slog up those hills just because the funiculars have been suspended. Minibus 51E gives an alternative to the Santa Justa lif...

Lisbon User Guide has added November 2025 to The Blog: tram 28, BelΓ©m news, and loss of a brewpub - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/11/7214...

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Last night at Duque Brewpub … it’s closing its doors for the last time #Lisbon #beer

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4.4.19 Parque Verde de Carnide North end of Carnide Location HERE . Those politics junkies who want to know why a Mayor representing a right-leaning party got re-elected r...

Lisbon User Guide has added Parque Verde de Carnide to Green Spaces ... a new park for a crowded city, an oasis of calm - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/4419...

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6.1.11 Patisserie Versailles 6.1.11 Patisserie Versailles Avenida da RepΓΊblica 15A Location HERE . What were coffee shops like in days gone by? Maybe like Versailles, wh...

Lisbon User Guide has added Patisserie Versailles to Coffee Shops ... very old school, and a rather good all-round eatery - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/6111...

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5.1.16 Galeto Avenida da RepΓΊblica 14 Location HERE . Open every day from 0730 hours until 0300 the next morning. A Lisbon institution, and with an unusua...

Lisbon User Guide has added Galeto to Portuguese Restaurants ... ideal for singles and couples, less so for larger groups - lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/5116...

26.10.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just the three cruise ships in port today #Lisbon

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AMO Barboletas APA. This is a seriously good beer #Beer #Lisboa

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5.1.15 Frango Da Gare Gare do Oriente G218 Location HERE . Open every day from 1030 to 2100 hours. For those who can’t find a good value meal outlet at Oriente, t...

Lisbon User Guide has added Frango da Gare to Portuguese Restaurants ... busy, a little chaotic, but great food and great value lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/5115...

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4.4.18 Parque Silva Porto Rua Dr JosΓ© Alberto de Faria Location HERE . Open daily from 0700 to 1900 hours. The grand entrance Another counter to those who talk down t...

Lisbon User Guide has added Parque Silva Porto to Green Spaces ... tree cover, wildlife, and a place to chill lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/4418...

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7.2.13 October 2025 Fallout from the GlΓ³ria funicular accident continues, with the Desfile dos Classicos (Carris’ annual tram parade) cancelled for this year, a...

Lisbon User Guide has added October 2025 to The Blog - mainly about fallout from the Elevador da GlΓ³ria accident lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/7213...

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6.2.35 Gulden Draak - River Deck Centro Vasco da Gama, Avenida Dom JoΓ£o II 40 Location HERE . Open Every Day It’s in the VdG commercial centre! In Parque das NaΓ§Γ΅es’ main sh...

Lisbon User Guide has added Gulden Draak - River Deck to craft beer bars ... the only craft outlet in the area around Gare Oriente lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/6235...

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Windmill #Ajuda #Lisbon

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Friday chilling location #Ajuda #Lisbon

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6.2.34 Artesanalis Bottle Shop Rua AcΓ‘cio de Paiva 9A Location HERE . Closed Mondays. It’s in Alvalade! And a seriously artisan part of town, too: there is a very popular ...

Lisbon User Guide has added Artesanalis Bottle Shop to Craft Beer Outlets - rather chill, worth a visit if you're in the area ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/09/6234...

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Morgan McSweeney Pisses Down His Leg So the Labour Party Conference is once more upon us, but not, for those running the party, at the moment they would have chosen: not much mo...

Does omnidimensional political chess *really* smell like that? zelo-street.blogspot.com/2025/09/morg... from @lisbonuserguide.bsky.social

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Nigel Farage - Lying Beyond Barking Our free and fearless press, and to their continuing shame our broadcast media, cannot get enough of Reform UK and its self-appointed Obersc...

From the studio that brought you
@lisbonuserguide.bsky.social:
"long-term Farage ally Nathan Gill has just pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery by a foreign state (Russia). He is expected to be jailed. Wall to wall media coverage? Nah. Crickets" zelo-street.blogspot.com/2025/09/nige...

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6.2.28 Gulden Draak - Casa da Cerveja [WARNING This outlet is no longer recommended. See update at end of post] Rua Andrade Corvo 29A Location HERE . Open every day. Just below S...

UPDATE Lisbon User Guide has removed Gulden Draak - Casa da Cerveja from its list of recommended craft beer outlets lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2024/11/6228...

27.09.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Robust Porter all the way from Seoul #BrewChiado

26.09.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Start with a dark mild #BrewCoimbra

12.09.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning from Coimbra

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7.2.12 Elevador da GlΓ³ria At 1800 hours on the afternoon of Wednesday September 3rd, all was as usual in downtown Lisbon. The northbound side of the Avenida da Liberd...

Lisbon User Guide has added a statement on the Elevador da GlΓ³ria ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/09/7212...

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7.2.11 September 2025 Desfile dos Classicos - Tram Parade: this is happening on Saturday 20th September. There may still be tickets available for classic trams an...

Lisbon User Guide has added September 2025 to The Blog - Desfile dos Classicos, the annual tram parade, is the upcoming main event ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/09/7211...

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7.2.10 Why No Global Brand Reviews? Yes, there are Starbucks coffee outlets, and fast food from McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut available across Lisbon. A...

Lisbon User Guide has added Why No Global Brand Reviews? to The Blog - it would be a pointless cop-out, that's why lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/08/7210...

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5.4.9 Shoo Loong Kan Hotpot Avenida Dom JoΓ£o II Lote 1.15, Oriente Location HERE . It’s on the ground floor of Gare Oriente! It’s a hotpot restaurant. What that? After ...

Lisbon User Guide has added Shoo Loong Kan Hotpot to Eating ... International - FlixBus' Favourite Restaurant. Allegedly [FX: Crash] lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/08/549-...

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7.2.9 August 2025 The month has begun with more of that very warm weather; the mercury in Lisbon hit 40 degrees Celsius on the 3rd. There will be more days wi...

Lisbon User Guide has added August 2025 to The Blog ... Torre de BelΓ©m closed, Tram 28 back at last, and more lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/08/729-...

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4.6.5 The New Cycle Bridge Avenida Almirante Gago Coutinho Location HERE . Just south of Rotunda do RelΓ³gio, which in turn is at the south end of the approach road to ...

Lisbon User Guide has added The New Cycle Bridge to Attractions ... Everything Else - The City shows it is serious about walking and cycling lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/08/465-...

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6.1.10 FΓ‘brica da Nata PraΓ§a dos Restauradores 68 Location HERE . On the east side of Restauradores, corner of Travessa de Santo AntΓ£o. Another cafΓ© majoring in Pa...

Lisbon User Guide has added FΓ‘brica da Nata to Coffee Shops ... very good PastΓ©is de Nata, but not the very best lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/08/6110...

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4.6.4 CemitΓ©rio do Alto de SΓ£o JoΓ£o Parada Alto de SΓ£o JoΓ£o Location HERE . Open every day, but only from 0900 to 1700 (1800 in summer) hours. Also known as the β€œ eastern cemet...

Lisbon User Guide has added CemitΓ©rio do Alto de SΓ£o JoΓ£o to Attractions ... Everything Else - Lisbon's largest cemetery, but pity about the poor transport links lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/07/464-...

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4.6.3 CemitΓ©rio dos Prazeres PraΓ§a SΓ£o JoΓ£o Bosco 568 Location HERE . Open every day, but only from 0900 to 1700 (1800 in summer) hours. Ever wondered what was behind th...

Lisbon User Guide has added CemitΓ©rio dos Prazeres to Attractions ... Everything Else - Roads flanked by Mausoleums beyond the tram terminus lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/07/463-...

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