Guidebook for Lisboa
Essentials
Portuguese chain with a self service of pastries and bread. Good for breakfast or a snack when walking around the city. you'll find them everywhere. Great coffee and fresh juices, try the milfolhas and the pão de Deus with cheese and ham. they make a snack menu with a croissant or pão de deus + coffee + juice for around 4€.
A Padaria Portuguesa
Portuguese chain with a self service of pastries and bread. Good for breakfast or a snack when walking around the city. you'll find them everywhere. Great coffee and fresh juices, try the milfolhas and the pão de Deus with cheese and ham. they make a snack menu with a croissant or pão de deus + coffee + juice for around 4€.
Supermarket. The better one around this neighborhood. Has vegan food and fresh produce as well as some essential stuff you might need.
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Pingo Doce
29B Lgo do MastroSupermarket. The better one around this neighborhood. Has vegan food and fresh produce as well as some essential stuff you might need.
Shopping
Cheap solidary second hand store with a few hidden treasures. Look for the Vintage versions of Humana stores, you'll find truly unique things
HUMANA
94 Av. Alm. ReisIt is a very cheap second hand store chain with a few treasures.
Bairros
Great atmosphere for a gourmet meal or a lovely brunch at praça das flores; many beautiful designer stores (e.g. at embaixada, and a street market on the weekend); LGBTQ+ friendly nightlife mostly takes place in this neighbourhood, with great bars and clubs for long nights out.
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Príncipe Real
Great atmosphere for a gourmet meal or a lovely brunch at praça das flores; many beautiful designer stores (e.g. at embaixada, and a street market on the weekend); LGBTQ+ friendly nightlife mostly takes place in this neighbourhood, with great bars and clubs for long nights out.
picturesque little neighbourhood with many typical buildings to see during the day and busy nightlife until 3am.
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Bairro Alto
21 Tv. Inglesinhospicturesque little neighbourhood with many typical buildings to see during the day and busy nightlife until 3am.
Quiet neighbourhood, with the Gulbenkian Foundation as an epicenter for art and a few events. Gulbenkian as a foundation for the arts supports a few events every week and has a permanent exhibition as well as a temporary one, usually contemporary art. It has a beautiful quiet garden, carefully designed, a great cafeteria and a tea house. For architecture lovers it is trully an afternoon well spent.
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Calouste Gulbenkian Stiftung
45 A Av. de BernaQuiet neighbourhood, with the Gulbenkian Foundation as an epicenter for art and a few events. Gulbenkian as a foundation for the arts supports a few events every week and has a permanent exhibition as well as a temporary one, usually contemporary art. It has a beautiful quiet garden, carefully designed, a great cafeteria and a tea house. For architecture lovers it is trully an afternoon well spent.
Cena gastronômica
Fresh croissants and bread and lots of variety in a beautiful little café with a terrace facing a garden, also great for the kids.
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Pão de Canela
25 Praça das FloresFresh croissants and bread and lots of variety in a beautiful little café with a terrace facing a garden, also great for the kids.
Passeio turístico
best view in the city for a genuine portuguese lunch for under 10€ per person, cafeteria quality. only open during the week and for lunch, closes at 3pm. Always worth it.
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Cantina das Freiras
1 Tv. Ferragialbest view in the city for a genuine portuguese lunch for under 10€ per person, cafeteria quality. only open during the week and for lunch, closes at 3pm. Always worth it.
Little viewpoint garden with a big fountain downstairs that doubles as an urban beach in the summer. Bring your breakfast as a picnic or a bottle and watch the sunset?
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Torel Garten
Rua Júlio de AndradeLittle viewpoint garden with a big fountain downstairs that doubles as an urban beach in the summer. Bring your breakfast as a picnic or a bottle and watch the sunset?
Historical center of lisbon, must-see. Walk into Brasileira to see what a coffee shop looked like in the 19th century. Sit with Fernando Pessoa's statue and drink your "bica" (what lisboners call an espresso). Eat a chocolate croissant at Benárd, another historical café. Have a typical conventual sweet from Alcôa. Enter 3 churches within 200m radius. see the ruins of Carmo. Best ice-cream is at Santini. Get a bifana for lunch and sit at largo do carmo eating it and people watching. Then walk from there to the top of the elevator santa justa and see the view without paying its ticket!
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Chiado
Historical center of lisbon, must-see. Walk into Brasileira to see what a coffee shop looked like in the 19th century. Sit with Fernando Pessoa's statue and drink your "bica" (what lisboners call an espresso). Eat a chocolate croissant at Benárd, another historical café. Have a typical conventual sweet from Alcôa. Enter 3 churches within 200m radius. see the ruins of Carmo. Best ice-cream is at Santini. Get a bifana for lunch and sit at largo do carmo eating it and people watching. Then walk from there to the top of the elevator santa justa and see the view without paying its ticket!
because riding on of these lifts is a Lisbon must, and this one is usually empty enough that you don't have to plan ahead! enjoy !
Elevador do Lavra
because riding on of these lifts is a Lisbon must, and this one is usually empty enough that you don't have to plan ahead! enjoy !
very quiet and still a well kept secret, this viewpoint doesn't face west so it's not ideal for sunset watching, but is great for having a snack and rest a bit. you can see the Sé and the east of the river, and listen to the peacocks in the castle.
Miradouro do Recolhimento
Rua do Recolhimentovery quiet and still a well kept secret, this viewpoint doesn't face west so it's not ideal for sunset watching, but is great for having a snack and rest a bit. you can see the Sé and the east of the river, and listen to the peacocks in the castle.
One of my favorite miradouros. bring a bottle and sit at sunset.
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Aussichtspunkt Monte Agudo
42 PC Novas NaçõesOne of my favorite miradouros. bring a bottle and sit at sunset.
Cena gastronómica
A nice little typical restaurant with big portions of codfish and other traditional portuguese dishes. Everything is rich in olive oil, garlic and authenticness. It is not expensive if you are sharing a portion (some of them easily serve 4 people) but if you're drinking wine and trying lots of dishes you will leave the restaurant with a bag to take home, a heavy stomach and a lighter wallet! There are two of these, one is close to our home and bigger, but this one is the original and more picturesque. Food is equally amazing in both. Make a reservation beforehand, in either.
Zé da Mouraria
A nice little typical restaurant with big portions of codfish and other traditional portuguese dishes. Everything is rich in olive oil, garlic and authenticness. It is not expensive if you are sharing a portion (some of them easily serve 4 people) but if you're drinking wine and trying lots of dishes you will leave the restaurant with a bag to take home, a heavy stomach and a lighter wallet! There are two of these, one is close to our home and bigger, but this one is the original and more picturesque. Food is equally amazing in both. Make a reservation beforehand, in either.