Cascais is filled to the brim with restaurants, each vying with the other for customers. We decided to try some Chinese food in Portugal, and came across one solitary Chinese restaurant in Cascais. It was 8:30 p.m. and we were one of  3 couples in the vast dining room. Noticing the lack of clientele, we figured it was either because it had a dubious reputation, or that the cuisine just didn't go down too well with the locals. The meal was decent - a curious fusion of Chino-Portuguese - the 'spicy' chicken was mild, and had been sautéed in red wine, and came with several chestnuts. By the the time we finished paying our bill, the restaurant was crammed to capacity with boisterous young people, wine and beer-guzzling tourists. The smoke-filled air was choking us to death ... it looked like business was booming for the Cantonese!
It was a full moon night, and as we walked homeward chewing on the walnut cake we'd bought earlier from the pastelaria. The bay looked serene and at rest.