A Merendeira: Where to Find Delicious and Affordable Portuguese Fast Food in Lisbon
A Merendeira
Location: Av. 24 de Julho 54G, 1200–868 Lisboa (Map)
Time : 11 AM — 7 AM
https://amerendeira.com/
Transportation: There are many public buses, such as 15E / 728 / 732 / 760, outside the Cais do Sodré train station, which can take you to your destination in two or three stops. If you walk, it takes about 10 minutes. Santos train station is only a 2–3 minute walk away.
There are two more branches; please refer to the official website for more details.
https://amerendeira.com/restaurantes/
A Merendeira’s history began in 1989 and has gone through two generations of hard work, always maintaining low-priced and high-quality authentic Portuguese fast food.
The reason why the author frequents A Merendeira, besides its good food quality and high cost-performance ratio, is due to the frequent strikes of Portuguese trains, especially during lunchtime. Often, one has to arrive at the train station to find out that the next train is in 40 minutes or an hour or two later. The best way to wait is to have a traditional Portuguese fast food meal at A Merendeira. From buying tickets to getting food and finishing the meal, it can be done in 20–30 minutes, allowing one to catch the next train. A Merendeira is located very close to Santos train station, only a 2–3 minute walk away. Therefore, eating at A Merendeira may become one of the author’s memories/comfort food in Lisbon.
The following images are taken by the author or from the official website.
As the restaurant only focuses on two or three food items and there is a large lunchtime crowd, the food can maintain a certain level of freshness, and the taste is quite good. Considering the price, it is already above average. If you manage your expectations, you will be much happier. For this price, you can enjoy a hot and delicious chorizo sandwich, traditional potato and vegetable soup, which is enough to fill you up and keep you going for the day.
For Portuguese/European people, lunch usually consists of a croissant and a hot coffee/beer/red wine. Portuguese people like to go to cafes and small shops to eat pork cutlet sandwiches and pork and cheese sandwiches.
The author is already a fan of A Merendeira, and their chorizo sandwich and potato and vegetable soup have become their comfort food in Lisbon, Portugal. As the restaurant is open from 11 AM to 7 AM the next day, A Merendeira is also a popular place for locals to gather and chat over a chorizo sandwich and beer for the whole night. If you want to experience authentic Portuguese local food, A Merendeira is a good choice.
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