As Bifanas do Afonso

Beside the grid of Baixa streets, As Bifanas do Afonso is a narrow counter that makes nothing but the bifana and keeps serving it to a steady crowd from morning onward. Slices of pork cook gently in a broth heavy with garlic and pepper, then go from the pot directly into bread, still wet and fragrant. With no seating at all, customers eat on their feet on the cobblestones, often with a beer.

Regulars ask for the bread to be dunked in the pot juices, so it soaks up the seasoned broth the pork cooks in. Paying in cash is the simplest option, and the line moves fastest if you arrive just ahead of the lunch rush or once it has passed.