Lisboa Restaurant, Shanghai
One would expect traditional Portuguese cuisine at a restaurant name Lisboa. Named after the capital of Portugal, this chain features Macanese cuisine – a combination of Cantonese and Portuguese flavors.
Not expecting much at all, from this 3 story food & restaurant court/mall. Lisboa appears like a typical Hong Kong cafe, with flashy menus and quick service. But what made Lisboa special is their preparation of pork, fish, and beef. This brightly colored restaurant – sort of a cross with McDonald’s and a 50′s style diner, features anything but American food. Located on the famed Wujiang Lu, where famous street vendors used to be, Lisboa is on the 3rd story of the large restaurant building complex.
The first dish we had was a stewed pork in light broth. Swimming in this clear broth were these thick slices of fatty pork. With about 30% fat on the meat, each bite you knew would be flavorful and juicy. This is a very good dish. Plus you would get the broth or consume to spoon up as well. Then we had another pork dish, which was stir fried with onions. This was good, but I felt, after the first one, it was almost a let done. Not as succulent as the first, but this one was more savory and went well with rice. Next we had a large bowl of tomato based sauce with thin slices of beef and enoki mushroom. Slightly lemony in flavor, you needed rice to offset the bold tastes. I like this one as well. Next we had another bowl, you could see the trend here, of braised or boiled chicken with large intestine. I didn’t try the intestine, kinda too chewy for my palate. To round it out, we had a fried fish that was served with a sweet sauce – which was very Cantonese and some stir fried vegetables.
I’d come back for a quick meal. Not bad, but not a destination restaurant. On another note – you can check out their other business Taipan Massage & Spa, on Dagu Lu. If you bring a DVD, you can watch it while you get your foot massage.
What to Order: Pork Stewed in Light Broth What not to Order: Not a big fan of Large Intestine
Rating 2 Pigs Price Range 1 $/¥/NT
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