• Cards only, no cash at the stalls, though the Time Out Shop sells a rechargeable card if you need one
• No reservations at the communal tables, so a big group finds seats together more easily outside lunch and dinner peaks
• Playground next door in Praça Dom Luís I, a one-minute walk for kids who finish eating first

Time Out Market fills the old Mercado da Ribeira hall at Cais do Sodré with 26 restaurant counters, 8 bars and a handful of shops set around long communal tables. Each person orders from a different stall and the family eats together, so a picky kid can have pasta while the adults try seafood.

Tables can't be booked, and the hall gets loud and crowded at peak meal times.