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A Bairro Alto Evening Food & Wine Tour
In the past, a couple of food tours hit only because we knew they were in season. This
highlights, leaving us a little disappointed that time, they were a delicious revelation.
we were tasting what we knew, and often had We were impressed with Devour Tours in
sampled many times already. It’s a real chal- Spain, not only because of the knowledgeable
lenge to find hidden gems - places where locals tour guides, but also because of the range and
go for traditional or fusion Portuguese fare. quality of the eateries and dishes. Sure, we
A good tour also makes you aware of season- tried some familiar favorites, but we also dis-
ality, what to order when and how to avoid bad covered places we might never have entered to
choices on tourist-trap menus. Like the nasty experience fabulous dishes we had never
frozen out-of-season sardines we tried on our heard of. Devour Tours also is in Lisbon, so we
first trip to Lisbon. We left the place not only booked an evening outing early in our stay so
with an unpleasant taste in our mouths, but a we could use what we learned during the rest
false impression that all sardines were equally of our visit. In the end, Devour’s slogan “Feed
vile. We dared to try them again on this trip your Curiosity” was most apt.
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