Portugal Going Out
Food and Drink
Things to know: Table service is normal. There are no licensing hours.
National specialities:
• Açorda de mariscos (shrimp stew cooked in a bread bowl).
• Cabrito assado (roasted kid).
• Caldo verde (green soup made with finely shredded green kale leaves in broth).
• Carne de porco á Alentejana (fried pork covered with a sauce of clams stewed with tomato and onions).
• Pastel de nata (custard tart) is the national dessert.
National drinks:
• Portuguese wines have undergone a renaissance in recent years. Top regions include the Dão, the Douro, the Alentejo and the Minho (for its vinhos verdes). The highest quality wines are labelled DOC (Denominação de Origem Controlada).
• Port wine is justly famous; the best vintages are produced in the Douro valley east of Porto, the birthplace of port.
Legal drinking age: 18.
Tipping: Generally 10-15%.
Nightlife
Shopping
Shopping hours: Generally Mon-Fri 0900-1200 and 1400-1900, Sat 0900-1300. Shopping centres are usually open Mon-Sun 1000-2200.
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