It didn’t seem to bode well that nearly a dozen buses were idling in the huge parking lot outside the giant modern building that overlooks Tokyo Bay from Kanaya Harbor. But the “tourists” that piled out of the buses were all Japanese, most from Tokyo, we were told, coming to shop in the market complex and dine in what, in San Francisco, would resemble a Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant. Ah, but the food was remarkable, and my lunch--above--was one of my favorite meals on the trip through the prefectures surrounding Tokyo on the Kanto plain. The name of restaurant? The Fish, of course. (If you get there, be sure to arrange a visit to the remarkable private Kanaya Museum across the street.)
The calm, modern lines of the guest rooms contrast with the ornate public spaces at the One Palácio da Anunciada Hotel.
Courtesy of the One Palácio da Anunciada
The rooftop bar at the Vintage Hotel & Spa offers throwback style with dreamy skyline views.
Photo by Luis Ferraz; courtesy of Vintage Hotel & Spa
Attla’s dishes are made solely with ingredients grown, caught, or raised in Portugal.
Photo by Rita Chantre; courtesy of Attla
Walking the streets of the Alfama district with a historian opens up the area.
Photo by Alistair MacRobert/Unsplash
It’s never a bad time to visit Lisbon, but a spate of hotel openings, hot restaurants, and music happenings make a summer visit nearly imperative.
Photo by Elisa Michelet/Unsplash
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It didn’t seem to bode well that nearly a dozen buses were idling in the huge parking lot outside the giant modern building that overlooks Tokyo Bay from Kanaya Harbor. But the “tourists” that piled out of the buses were all Japanese, most from Tokyo, we were told, coming to shop in the market complex and dine in what, in San Francisco, would resemble a Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant. Ah, but the food was remarkable, and my lunch--above--was one of my favorite meals on the trip through the prefectures surrounding Tokyo on the Kanto plain. The name of restaurant? The Fish, of course. (If you get there, be sure to arrange a visit to the remarkable private Kanaya Museum across the street.)
