Cascais is just 30 (ish) minutes from Lisbon along the river… which then turns into the coastline. It’s like the playground for the rich of Lisbon, and of course the many tourists in summer.
I drove down there for dinner with colleagues after work this week, to a restaurant called Furnas do Guincho.
It was a great little place on the edge of the water, balancing on a volcanic rock shelf.
Huge waves were crashing against the rocks and spraying salty water across the tables. Amazing to breathe in the sea air. Luckily we we’re sat inside though, as the weather isn’t quite warm enough yet to eat outside in the evening.
We ate an interesting selection of seafood, including some mini lobster-like creatures they call “witches” that we selected from a fresh tank. We also had some strange barnacle things, which you have to pull off the tentacles and suck out the insides… an experience I won’t be repeating!
The highlight was after this seafood buffet extravaganza, they brought out a huge white fish that had been completely buried in rock salt, baked, and then set on fire. It was very tasty, and surprisingly not very salty.
I hope there will be more Cascais adventures and the weather starts to warm up.
POLLY TRAVELS THE WORLD 