Tales of growing up

One of our favourite downtown snack and lunch spots is @unionempanadas ⁣ 🥖 ⁣ It’s located in what used to be a bakery on a quiet, charming street that’s still close to madness that is Baixa. On warm days the entire front widows come off. ⁣ 😋⁣ We’ve tried basically every empanada here and they’re all delish, made by hand using local ingredients. Definitely try some of the hot sauces that can come with them too. The ginger lemonade is also great, as are the teeny little sweet pastries you can get for dessert. ⁣ 🖌⁣ Fun fact: I’m told that the artist who worked on the lobby walls of Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel is Portuguese and also painted the beautiful ornate ceiling here. Love that colour combo!