May 11, 2017
Post-Colonial Lisbon: Angolan Edition
LisbonEditor's Note: Lisbon's communities from Portugal's former colonies provide the strongest link to the country's past, when it was the hub of a trading empire that connected Macau in the east to Rio de Janeiro in the west. Though integral elements of Lisbon life, these communities can sometimes be an invisible presence in their adopted land, pushed out…
May 11, 2017
Angola in Lisbon: Taste
LisbonThose normally finding themselves craving Angolan flavors in central Lisbon head straight to Mouraria, the historic downtown neighborhood that has experienced a conceptual conversion of its peripheral status into a landmark of cultural and culinary diversity. Despite it being the area with the highest density of Angolans in Lisbon’s city center, Angolan restaurants open and…
January 8, 2017
Hidden Flavors of the Hillside: Mouraria & Graça
LisbonQuick Bite: On this afternoon food tour in Lisbon, we’ll explore the old and the new in the kitchens of Mouraria and Graça, which are home to historic and scenic backstreets. In Lisbon’s historic neighborhoods of Mouraria and Graça, where scenic little streets spread out, web-like, in the shadows of St. George Castle, the smell…