Did Someone Order Pizza?

As you have probably read from our other posts, we have eaten pretty well on this trip and Lagos has not disappointed. For Portugal, being a country of a little over 10 million, there are restaurants on almost every corner and one can order most types of ethnic foods. The one thing, I did notice thus far, is there are no American bagel shops here...hmmm...something to consider for after M & O graduate from high school.

Since we are in a more local neighborhood, we have had the chance to eat out at several spots that more locals go to, instead of just the touristy spots in Old Town Lagos. The picture at the top of this post is from Restaurant Oliva, where pizza is served by the meter. You can order pizza by the 1/4 meter and have up to four different ones in an order. This spot reminded me of a place Baba and I used to go to when we were dating called Pizza Meter (which we loved!). I am sure you are wondering if the four of us managed to eat all of this pizza, and as much as I love pizza...no, we barely made a dent in it and were eating it for leftovers for several nights after.

 

Lagos has at least six different Indian restaurants - probably the same number back where we live, but Indian food here is much cheaper, so we went out twice to two different Indian restaurants: Seven Hills Restaurant and the Curry Leaf. Both were delicious and if you asked M her favorite part of the meals, she would probably say the garlic naan.

Seven Hills Indian Restaurant

Our dinner outings also included some more touristy spots, Nah Nah Bah, a very popular burger place opened by an American and his wife from Massachusetts and Beats and Burritos, a Mexican restaurant that served up spicy Mexican food alongside some very fun tunes. O made the mistake of adding spicy refried beans to her burrito and after the third bite and sweating profusely, we realized the mistake and I switched dishes with her. I will never say no to spicy food and was thankful that I had ordered a mild dish that she could eat.

The Toucan Burger at Nah Nah Bah

Although hard to believe, we did not eat any pastries or pasteis de nata in Lagos. It really is not as popular as in Lisbon or Porto and it was so hot here, that popsicles and ice cream bars were good enough and since the supermarket was so close, we stocked our freezer with great frozen treats.

The Maxibon Bar - O's Lagos obsession

No visit to a Portuguese city would be complete without eating Piri Piri Chicken. In Porto, we ate Piri Piri Chicken at least 3 times and in Lagos, about the same. We enjoyed a local place around the corner from our apartment called Churrasqueira Frangos S. João. It felt like eating in your grandma's home and the three people in the kitchen/counter-area, all looked like they could be your grandma. Although our next stop in Lisbon will be short, I am already mapping out the Piri Piri Chicken places we will be eating at.