Sunday, October 17, 2010

Best fado

Tucked away on a winding lane in the Alfama, the oldest part of Lisbon is a tiny restaurant with the best meal and fado we enjoyed in Portugal...Mesa de Frades.  Pedro Castro is the Portuguese guitar player, charismatic host and has a side bit in the film Fados. 

It is a converted chapel with azulejos on the walls and some fonts for holy water at the entrance.  The meal is a multi-course treat....with abundant wine.  The music is magical and goes on all night and into the wee hours.  We stayed until 2...they were just starting to peter out, just. 

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