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SHOPPING STREET The first open-air shopping center in Portugal
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hat may seem like just a normal shopping street is actually a visionary 1950s’ project developed by architect Raul Chorão Ramalho for Lisbon City Council and now a listed architectural monument. With shops, cafés and patisseries, it was the very first shopping center in the country. You could buy just about anything here, from petrol by the litre to haberdashery, providing the local residents with everything they needed right on their doorstep. On each side of the street, two symmetrical buildings were built with the shopping galleries on ground level and flats above. The shop facades are decorated with tiles designed by one of Portugal’s most renowned ceramicists, Querubim Lapa, and nothing was left to chance. Come rain or shine, you’ll always be protected from the elements and able to shop in comfort, because though it’s open-air there’s cover when you need it. Change your routine, head over to Restelo and take a stroll around a historical piece of Portuguese modernist architecture.
THE FISH & CHIP SHOP
Sabia que os judeus portugueses levaram para Inglaterra a moda do peixe frito? 4 séculos depois o petisco regressou com a abertura deste restaurante, o primeiro do género em Portugal! 3 Did you know it was Portuguese Jews who introduced fried fish into Britain? Four centuries later, it’s come back home, served at this restaurant that’s the first of its kind in Portugal! 2G Rua Duarte Pacheco Pereira, 26 C Tel. 215 886 081 · FB: The Fish and Chip Shop
MARIA NUVEM
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No Restelo há 25 anos, esta loja de roupa e acessórios para crianças é uma referência que passa de geração em geração. Peças clássicas e intemporais num ambiente de casa de bonecas. 3 Founded 25 years ago, this children’s clothes and accessories shop is a Restelo landmark passed down from generation to generation. Classic and timeless items in a dolls house atmosphere. 2G Rua Duarte Pacheco Pereira, 26-B Tel. 213 014 913 · Facebook: MariaNuvem
SOLPRATEADO
O lema desta loja poderia ser “Home Sweet Home”! Tem tudo o que precisa para fazer da sua casa um lugar acolhedor. E também fazem restauro de casquinhas e pratas. Quer mais? 3 The motto of this shop could be “Home Sweet Home”! It has everything you need to make your nest cosy and inviting. And they restore gold leaf and silverware too. What more do you want? 2F Rua Duarte Pacheco Pereira, 30 B Tel. 213 011 235 · FB: SolPrateado.Casquinhas
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