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The Fantastic World Of Portuguese Sardines

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This was one of the most surprising and unexpected shops I saw during my recent walks around Lisbon. I was in that spot a few times before, and I have not seen it there. Now I am not sure if it is rather new or if I was just so not paying attention to anything :D

It is so colorful and so unreal that it looks like it was taken from one of Tim Burton's movies.
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With all the fun decorations, ponies, oversized chairs you can take photos on, and dozens of little lamps... you just feel like a kid in a candy store. But there are no candies... only FISH! 🤣

It's quite a brilliant idea, if you ask me. Not exactly what I would think of when someone tells me to go get a can of tuna, but it works :)




Stands, shelves, baskets, piles, and piles of tins.
Tins everywhere!!


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The shop was filled with tourists. Many were just looking, but it is hard to resist getting at least one tin (I got none, though). Many had cartoon images, Portuguese cities, or dates. The one with dates also had the names of famous people born that year, so you could see who is the same age as you.

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Decisions, decisions...
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The cheapest ones were probably around 7 euros, if I remember right, which is still a lot compared to the regular price in a supermarket of around 1.5 euros per small tin. Other types of seafood were even more expensive!
So it looks like it's more like a fun souvenir than something to buy and eat. Now I wonder if people do eat it or just keep it.

A fairy tale mixed with a circus and Coca-Cola style adds top to bottom :)
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And if that is still not enough, you can pick up a nice comic theme set...
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...or a sardine gold bar.
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If you even visit Lisbon and want to check it out (and I think it is worth it), it is right here:
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It is colorful inside and out.
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@momogrow(71)· 1067d
What a fun shop. Sardines galore. Presently in such a fun way but it does come at a cost. I love that they created such a shop for sardines. It is a creative idea. I am sure they attract many visitors and some of them will buy the sardines for the cans.
@kitzune(67)· 1067d
!! This recalls me a similar place I saw in Vienne, it´s a store of a famous sardine brand as well, i found it so curious, a store only for that. But this is in another level, it´s a whole museum.
@fredaa(65)· 1068d
Wow, this looks just like what we see in movies, it's so colorful and beautiful. Thanks for sharing with us.
@corvidae(75)· 1068d
OH MY GOD MY DREAM!!!!! Do they do tastings? A sardine flight?
@miosha(68)· 1068d
I didn't know canned sardines age like wine. I'd be quite reluctant to try eating a fish canned in 1918 or similar date visible on your photos 😉
@jane1289(76)· 1068d
Sardines here probably are cheaper compared to those in stores ☺️
@jlufer(81)· 1068d
this is a great find dear friend @ewkaw I don't think there is another place like it in the world What a particular and unique business, a true genius. Beautiful and colorful photographs, thank you very much for letting us know about the existence of this business format Have a great night and a happy rest
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@mipiano(81)· 1068d
Oh, it is like the one in Porto that we visited :)) Sooooo many colourful sardine tins. 🤓
@priyanarc(81)· 1068d
What a unique location... Never saw such shops for selling fish...
@mukadder(73)· 1068d

It is so colorful and so unreal that it looks like it was taken from one of Tim Burton's movies.

The colors and design are very beautiful. It really looks like a still from a movie. It looks like the candy and games store in the Harry Potter movie. I'm sure it was very enjoyable to visit.
@cyboule(66)· 1068d
@ewkaw These cans of sardines are pretty. It would almost hurt my heart to open them because they are so pretty. Collection box!!
@blind-spot(76)· 1068d
I'm a pacifisht, but this place offishially struck a nerve 😆 I think it's really cool (except for the expensive prices) but yet so weird. We have Tony's chocolate stores here which are pretty much the same, colorful, well organized, sofishticated...but with chocolate. I mean it's worth a visit but so weird. Like orange juice and toothpaste :D
@equipodelta(80)· 1068d
I remembered my parents with your publication, they were a big fan of grilled sardines, the best.

I loved your photos, they are all great, full of color, Lisbon always has beautiful things that surprise us.

Thank you for showing me a little piece of the land of my parents, I still have very beautiful memories of it, especially the museums and its typical streets that were not asphalt but stone ...
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