Frade dos Mares

Frade dos Mares (Avenida Dom Carlos I)

The octopus place travellers swear by

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Hours

Lunch 12:30-15:00, dinner 18:30-22:30, no closing day

Budget

About €30-40 per person

Address

Avenida Dom Carlos I 55-A

A small dining room that polvo fans treat as a shrine. Octopus lagareiro, with roast potatoes swimming in garlicky olive oil, lands on almost every table. Bread, sardine pâté and pickled vegetables come first and get their own share of praise. It opens only a few hours at lunch and dinner and is mostly booked, so walk-ins often get turned away. Reviews keep mentioning the cheerful, friendly staff.