Antica Trattoria da Ise

Hours: Daily noon-11pm

Tel: 853/2875 5102

40-46 Av. Sir Anders Ljungstedt,

Reservations: Recommended

This casual, upstairs restaurant, located near the Docks nightlife district, is always crowded. Simply decorated with cast-iron chandeliers, plants, and palm trees, it offers 18 different kinds of pizza and more than 30 pasta dishes, as well as main courses like grilled steak or sole with garlic and lemon sauce, along with Portuguese and Italian wines to wash it all down. Owned by the same family is Pizzeria Toscana, 2A Calçada da Barra (tel. 853/2872 6637), also with pizza, pasta and meat dishes like steaks and pork chops. It's open daily from 11:30am to 3:30pm and 6:30 to 11:30pm (closed the first Tues of the month).

Reservations: Reservations recommended

Transportation: Bus: 1A, 8, 12, 17, 23, or AP1