Cantina LX

Located west of the city centre at Alcântara's LX Factory complex, Cantina LX exudes a shabby chic atmosphere where a miss-match of hand-me-down chairs and tables are set in a former warehouse space to lend the restaurant a delightfully informal, almost haphazard canteen appearance. The food is wholesome and refreshingly uncomplicated, and for the most part traditional Portuguese. At its simplest, you can order wood oven-baked chicken with roasted new red potatoes (cooked in full view of diners). There's also the interesting swordfish with tomato rice ensemble. For dessert, see if the apple pie is up. Simply delicious! The lunch menu changes every day so you never quite know what to expect, and if it's very busy you might have to wait a while for your order.