{"id":16950,"date":"2018-12-18T15:53:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T15:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devourlisbonfoodtours.com\/?p=1888"},"modified":"2018-12-18T15:53:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T15:53:17","slug":"hidden-lisbon-mouraria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dev.devourtours.com\/blog\/hidden-lisbon-mouraria\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Lisbon: Mouraria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mouraria, the birthplace of fado<\/a> and the home of the most culturally diverse community in Lisbon is still off most tourists\u2019 maps. They\u2019re missing out!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mouraria is a tough neighborhood to pinpoint on a map but ask the locals who live there, and they have no trouble explaining to you that the oddly shaped neighborhood is somehow wedged under the Gra\u00e7a and Castelo hills, a couple of side streets to the right of Baixa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mouraria is as diverse in stories as it is in its residents. This is the birthplace of fado, of which you see clear references at Rua do Capel\u00e3o. But this is also the home of generations of immigrants from China, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Nepal. For now, gentrification still seems to be at bay in the more central streets. It\u2019s where the authenticity of the community still stands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo credit: Sandra Henriques Gajjar<\/a>; Text Overlay: Devour Lisbon Food Tours<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mouraria is for the Senses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Look for hidden corners and don\u2019t be afraid to climb up or down any steep stairs you come across to see where it leads you. Unlike in Alfama<\/a>, it will hardly have you barging into someone\u2019s private courtyard. It might take you to the unattractive back of an apartment building or it might show you a different angle of the Castelo de S\u00e3o Jorge<\/a> on top of the hill. Most people don\u2019t know about this, but Mouraria\u2019s location is perfect to find those hidden corners of Lisbon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The smells coming out of different restaurants mixing instead of clashing in what feels like a culinary trip through the world. But, in fact, you haven\u2019t left the same street. It\u2019s so simple and yet it sums up what we mean by cultural diversity in Mouraria. What can be better than tasting different cuisines through dishes with a homemade feel without going too far from one restaurant to the next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing will probably be your most alert sense when you reach the heart of Mouraria. The immigrant communities talking in their native tongues and switching to Portuguese when a customer or a Portuguese neighbor approaches. Switch to the more touristy streets and fado music, live or recorded, takes over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Mouraria, you can see the Castelo de S\u00e3o Jorge from a different angle. Photo credit: Sandra Henriques Gajjar<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Everyday Life in the Mouraria Neighborhood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When local authenticity becomes picturesque for tourists, the balance for local communities may be at risk. In the heart of Mouraria, away from tour guides\u2019 routes and must-see lists, small businesses still find contentment in catering to their neighbors. It\u2019s not unusual that they buy goods from one another, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seen from the top of Miradouro Senhora do Monte<\/a>, Mouraria looks like a conglomerate of buildings and back alleys without order or plan. Most tourists won\u2019t venture down the stairs next to this viewpoint that leads right into what is still the \u201creal\u201d Mouraria, probably convinced there\u2019s nothing there worth seeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from the long lines for Lisbon tram 28<\/a> near the Martim Moniz square and some spots linked to the history of Fado, Mouraria doesn\u2019t seem to appeal to tourists at all. Once in a while, a solo rogue traveler following their smartphone map app might find themselves on a shortcut from Martim Moniz to Intendente that turned out to be the best detour of their trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life in Mouraria is still neighborhood-like. Of all the things you come to Lisbon to see, this is the most rewarding (and “un-instagrammable”) of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everyday life in Mouraria. Photo credit: Sandra Henriques Gajjar<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Eating and Shopping in Mouraria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ask anyone with a flair for cooking where to buy spices in Lisbon and they\u2019ll most likely point you in the direction of Popat Store<\/a> on the -1 floor of Centro Comercial Martim Moniz. All is good: the quality, the diversity, the price and the pack sizes (compared to those you\u2019d find in a chain supermarket).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For hardware stores, which will have anything you could possibly need to find, exit Centro Comercial Martim Moniz and take a right to R. Cavaleiros. Just hop inside any of the stores covered in an overabundance of utensils from top to bottom and ask. Need a specific cooking utensil that sounds foreign to most chain stores? There\u2019s a chance you\u2019ll find it here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to restaurants in Mouraria, you can go according to your food craving of the day. Is it Portuguese cozido \u00e0 Portuguesa<\/em>? Nepali momo? Vietnamese Pho? Indian chicken biryani? Just follow along R. do Benformoso, from Martim Moniz to Intendente, to find a variety of family-owned restaurants catering to the neighborhood and curious tourists. While some of them have no problem in marketing themselves through bright colored signs, in others you\u2019ll have to look twice to make sure your nose didn\u2019t deceive you and it really is a restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The best Asian food restaurants are in Mouraria. Photo credit: Sandra Henriques Gajjar<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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