My task was to organise a Portuguese Happy Hour at the office and so this was a rather obvious place to come to.
This shop sells what the name suggest: Portuguese delicatessen. The main attraction of the shop is definitely the deli counter, where they sell Portuguese cold cuts, cheeses and other specialities. In the back they have the "fish shop", where you can pick from various different kinds of dry-cured fish. Also available here is shelves full of other Portuguese specialities, where you can find tins, biscuits, juices etc. Right by the cashier, there's a shelf full of Portuguese alcohol: Port (obviously), a selection of red & white wines and more hard liquors.
The staff is very friendly here. I asked them to show me some typical Portuguese food items and they were very helpful. Confirming the typical stereotype that haunts Portuguese people, the pace at this shop is rather slow. They certainly are not the most efficient folks...but maybe that's the reason why the invented such an amazing variety of specialities? Who knows...
Side note: the first time I walked into the shop, I was a bit surprised - to put it mildly - by the smell. At first I couldn't place where exactly it came from, but it turns out to be originating in the fish corner... read more