a busy friday night

Friday night is, for most people, the end of a work week and the perfect moment to begun to relax, starting the weekend with a long and fun night surrounded by friends.
Last friday, from 20:30h to 04:30h, i travelled through four distinct universes in the city of Lisbon, along with some close friends. This was my itinerary...

The first stop was for dinner at Assuka, a japanese restaurant.

This is an excelent restaurant, that presents a simple decoration and a pleasant ambient, where is served japanese cuisine with the best quality/price relation. The menu is diverse, displaying, to the many costumers, unique and peculiar flavors. If you sit down by the balcony, you can enjoy the view to the kitchen, observing the chef and staff cooking and working under a very strict methodology, while your eating. The food is to be eaten with the traditional chopsticks! thing that i can't do yet, so my option is to allways request silverware...

location: Rua São Sebastião, 150, 1050-209 Lisboa
information @ http://www.assuka.com/

After leaving the restaurant and after a little walk, approximately of 3km, crossing the city, we arrived to the next stop of the night - Caxin Bar.
This is a moroccan bar, a perfect place to travel into the north african traditions, surrounded by an oriental atmosphere with smoke, essences and tradicional music from Morocco. The small space is caracterized by the decoration that refers to an intense culture, where you can explore and experiment. While talking to friends, you can drink traditional teas, with exotic spices, that can be relaxing, stimulanting or aphrodisiac, and you can also smoke water or whisky pipes with bittersweet flavors.

location: Costa do Castelo, 22, 1100-179 Lisboa

Leaving the quiet and peaceful surroundings and adventuring in the middle of an old part of town, where we can find a concetration of bars and people, drinks and noise all mixed in confusion, we can also find Maria Caxuxa bar.
Located in Bairro Alto, this bar was a long time ago a cake factory. The decoration that is based in old second hand furniture with very different styles is complemented with a variety of sounds, since lounge music, jazz fusion, or even electronic dance music. The atmosphere is cozy and lively, sometimes a little bit too noisy to have a calm conversation with friends, but excellent to enjoy the live dj's that frequently are presented to the audience.

location: Rua da Barroca, 6-12, 1200-050 Lisboa

The last location of the night was the Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara.
Situated nearby one of the many entrances for the Bairro Alto, this beautiful garden, from the 19th century, present us with a panoramic view over the old part of the city. A calm place during the day, at night this place becomes a meeting point for young people that is looking for fun. It's an amazing place to end a pleasant night, sitting in one of the many wood benches, enjoying one of the best sights you will ever seen.

After that... a comfortable bed at home!