We wanted to try a vegan burger joint located inside the Amoreiras Shopping Center's food court;…read morethus, by default, we entered this mega-Mall. We rode the 24E trolley from Calçada da Gloria (just above our apartment), and it was an enjoyable and relatively quick ride to the Mall. (We passed by it once before on a return bus ride from an out of town jaunt, so I was familiar with how it looked; although, I had no idea how close it was--although, in Lisbon, pretty much everything is relatively close.) Anyway, the Mall itself looks humongous from the outside, bookend-ed by a couple of tall glass towers. Inside, is a sprawling maze of enclosed walkways and storefronts. Its stores are no different from any mid-end/high-end shopping mall you'd see back in the States, including the obligatory supermarket (My Auchon is this one's big market; a boutique Celeiro also sits nearby). Naturally, we stopped into the supermarket to check-out their plant-based goods, which turned out to be very decent with prices much better another huge mall we usually go to that's on the Metro's Linha Azul. The Mall's food court is huge and a bit daunting in finding specific eateries (if you've never been to that food court before)--everything's not laid-out in one open arena, but in various aisles and nooks-and-crannies. That said, it was interesting to see the variety of eateries available for all different tastes. Other than that, all the stores are sleek and expensive-looking--not as high-end as El Corte, though. And, too, like any mega-mall, this one has a multi-screen movie house showing the latest Hollywood junk. (Lol!!!) We've only got another week left in our 6-week Lisbon stay, so we'll definitely be back to the mall to shop My Auchon for food staples. And, too, the vegan burger joint was pretty tasty, so we'll pop in there for some junk food...! I'm pretty cool with Amoreiras Shopping Mall...!! :D
