A Provinciana
Lisbon, Portugal
The read// why locals go
A Provinciana is one of the last true tascas in Alfama, where the daily lunch — soup, main, dessert and wine — costs €9. There is no printed menu, no reservation system and no English spoken, which has kept it in the hands of the people it was built for: fishermen, taxi drivers and the elderly residents of the surrounding streets who have eaten here for decades. À la carte sits around €16, lunch only. A tasca is a neighbourhood tavern serving honest food at working prices, and Alfama has lost most of its own. This one still does the job exactly as it always did.
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The read// why locals go
A Provinciana is one of the last true tascas in Alfama, where the daily lunch — soup, main, dessert and wine — costs €9. There is no printed menu, no reservation system and no English spoken, which has kept it in the hands of the people it was built for: fishermen, taxi drivers and the elderly residents of the surrounding streets who have eaten here for decades. À la carte sits around €16, lunch only. A tasca is a neighbourhood tavern serving honest food at working prices, and Alfama has lost most of its own. This one still does the job exactly as it always did.