The BA Wine Bar is permanently closed. But… another great wine bar for wines and small plates dining is By The Wine in Chiado at Rua das Flores.
It has a very interesting arched ceiling covered with green glass wine bottles. It was brought to Lisbon by the winemaker José María da Fonseca. It has a long wooden counter and banquette seating where you can sample the different Fonseca regional wines and dine on very creative dishes or just cheese and Iberian charcuterie platters.
Ditto to the recommendation of Alcôa for any number of pastries, plus a new, bijoux pastéis de nata shop, directly across the street–“Castro–Atelier de Pastéis de Nata”. It was named one of the 5 best places for nata this year in Lisbon. There’s a sister branch in Porto.
