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Leeds Bradford UK DIALLING CODE +44 CURRENCY £ FLY FROM Geneva FROM THE AIRPORT TAXI Pre-book your taxi at easyJet.com. A local taxi costs £20. Buses leave every 30 minutes to both cities. Tickets: £2.50. Visit the Europcar desk for special easyJet off ers. BON APPETIT UP TO €30 Art’s Cafe Bar (42 Call Lane, tel: 0113 243 8243) This bar-bistro is a popular spot with the young professional crowd. Make sure you try the Yorkshire plate for a true taste of the area, including Wensleydale cheese. EXCLUSIVE Vennell’s Restaurant (7 Silver Street, Masham, Ripon, tel: 01765 689 000) With two AA rosettes and mentions in the Good Food Guide, this is one restaurant to book in advance. Head chef Jon Vennell learnt his trade in the city’s top hotel restaurants. In 2005 he opened his own establishment, determined to serve fresh local produce handled with care and served sympathetically. AFTER DARK LOW KEY The Cuthbert Brodrick (99 Portland Crescent, tel: 0113 204 8570) Not your usual chain bar, The Cuthbert Brodrick takes its name from the architect who designed Leeds Town Hall and the Corn Exchange. This bar serves great drinks, and you’ll fi nd a vibrant atmosphere. LATE & LIVELY Nation of Shopkeepers (27–37 Cookridge Street, tel: 0113 203 1831) Imported beers and real ales complement DJs and live bands once the sun sets. Nation of Shopkeepers is defi nitely the place to see urban hipsters and the indie set. THIS MONTH SHOP Aspecto is a menswear shop located in the city centre. Very friendly staff help you choose between diff erent brand names (1 Queen Victoria Street, aspecto.co.uk). GO The Hepworth Gallery will hold a collection of 40 sculptures by local artist Barbara Hepworth, alongside works by international artists (hepworthwakefi eld.org). NO WAY! About a third of all UK internet traffi c is hosted in Leeds, with more ISDN lines per head of population than any other city in the world. Gina Davies Lisbon Portugal DIALLING CODE +351 CURRENCY € FLY FROM Barcelona, Basel-Mulhouse, Berlin, Bristol, Edinburgh, Geneva, Liverpool, London (LGW, LTN), Lyon, Madeira, Madrid, Milan (MXP), Paris (CDG), Rome (FCO), Toulouse FROM THE AIRPORT TAXI Worldwide Relocation Fine Art & Antiques Shipping Pre-book your taxi at easyJet.com. A local taxi costs €20. The Aerobus leaves every 20 minutes. Tickets: €3.50. Visit the Europcar desk for special easyJet rates. BON APPETIT UP TO €15 Cantina Lx Factory (103 Rua Rodrigues Faria, Alcântara, tel: 21 314 3399) Scarcely renovated, this old workshop in the creative Lx Factory area has a limited menu – it is, after all, a canteen – but it does good, cheap food in an amazing space. Much of the cuisine comes out from the huge oven in the centre of the room. UP TO €30 Passage to India (45 Avenida Praia da Vitória, tel: 21 354 4073) Something of an oasis in an area that is gastronomically unpromising, this is a classy joint with cool décor and sophisticated service. It has a popular lunchtime buff et. Passage to India also has an extensive á la carte menu and decent wine list. UP TO €50 Pap’Açorda (57–59 Rua da Atalaia, tel: 21 346 4811) Right in the heart of Bairro Alto, this is the place to fi nd a bit of glam and glitz. The cuisine is a contemporary take on Portuguese classics. Be sure to book. EXCLUSIVE Restaurant Flores (Hotel de Bairro Alto, 2 Praça Luís de Camões, tel: 21 340 8252) A hotel restaurant bang in the centre of things that’s far more stylish than most and boasts an adventurous menu with variations on Portuguese and Mediterranean staples. AFTER DARK LOW KEY Botequim (79 Largo da Graça, tel: 21 888 8511) A legendary hang-out of artists and intellectuals, this small bar has recently reopened with food, drinks and a programme of music and poetry readings. LIVE MUSIC Casino Lisboa Arena Lounge (Alameda dos Oceanos, tel: 21 892 9000) This sparkling, glitzy, glamorous casino off ers some free treats too. The Arena Lounge has DESTINATION GUIDES | 147 free concerts most nights starting at 9pm, mostly – but not always – featuring jazz. LATE & LIVELY Jamaica (6 Rua Nova do Carvalho, Cais de Sodre, tel: 21 342 1859) One of the old waterfront joints, once popular with seamen, Jamaica retains a whiff of its raffi sh past, but it’s now one of the best places to listen to reggae music in the city. THIS MONTH SHOP A Outra Face da Lua continues to be the best downtown outlet for vintage clothes and other artefacts. It also boasts a pleasant café with tables outside. Just around the corner is an overspill warehouse with many cheaper treats for the less-discerning buyer (22 Rua da Assunção). SEE The New York gypsy-punk combo Gogol Bordello will be at the Campo Pequeno bullring on 7 March EUROSTARS DAS LETRAS ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This little taste of Lisbon luxury off ers a unique stay with a literary theme. Each room is dedicated to a celebrated writer. From €89, book at hotels.easyJet.com. (campopequeno.com); Joan Wasser in her challenging guise of Joan as Policewoman will be at the Lisbon Casino on 13 March (casino-lisboa.pt), and on 20 March thousands will be running in the huge Lisbon halfmarathon(lisbonhalf-marathon.com). GO The Principe Real garden is one of the hubs of fashionable Lisbon life, and the surrounding streets and squares have lots to off er the casual stroller. As well as a host of classy bars, restaurants and designer shops, there’s also the stupendous and neglected delight of the botanical garden and the Patriarchal Reservoir, which has an entrance in the garden itself. ESCAPE Setúbal, Portugal’s third city, is under an hour from the capital. It may not be the most beautiful of cities, but it’s well situated and has plenty of attractions, including the Troia peninsula just a ferry ride away and the lovely Arrábida hills to the west. In the city itself, the only notable monument is the Manueline Monastery of Jesus, with its incredible twisted columns. NO WAY! The queen of pastelarias (cake shops) has to be Fábrica de Pastéis de Nata in Belém, which has been turning out thousands of delectable little custard tarts every day since 1837. Jonathan Weightman We have been moving across Europe and The World for 40 years. Trust us to get that Renoir safely back or to move your furniture to your new home. 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