One price for locals, another for tourists: Lisbon restaurants’ secret tax on out-of-towners | The Guardian (from Expresso)

“Expresso says the discounted prices for local people are ‘transmitted verbally, in whispers, or indicated on menus placed in inconspicuous or even hidden areas, and which are not accessible to visitors,'” according to The Guardian.

The Expresso article (behind a paywall) gives one example: “In one of the restaurants in Baixa with a terrace usually full of tourists, and where a simple steak costs €15, Portuguese people pay just €9.90 for a full meal, including drink, dessert and coffee.”

Atlas prediction: enterprising restauranteurs will now try to differentiate themselves by advertising that they charge the same price regardless of whether you’re a tuga or a camone.

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