Lisbon Recommendations For Friends and Family
First things first: 5 Best Ice Cream Shops π¦
Unico Gelato
Gelato Daverro
Nannarella
Niva
UAO by Mu (PB&J πππ)
5 Casual Restaurants in Lisbon:
Cafe Tehran (Beetroot Hummus)
Agua Pela Barba
Fares: Medittarenean Mezze (Bar seats are good)
Fiammetta: Italian
Osteria Cucina di Amici
4 Cute Wine bars (with food) π·π₯
Senhor Uva: Wine bar + Small plates. Estrella
Vino Vero
Flores Da Pampa: Praça Das Flores (Principe Real)
Magnolia also Praça Das Flores (Principe Real)
5 Cocktail Bars to checkout: πΈπΉ
Red Frog
Monkey Mash
Hot Club: Jazz CLub [Temporarily closed, doing popups]
Pavillhao Chines: Quirky bar
Pensao Amor: Bohemian late night bar
Dinner Restaurants With Nice Ambience
These take reservations
TOUTA
JncQuoi Avenida (Viby)
Rocco (Viby)
Cura (staidish)
Vibe (set menu - Chiado)
Clube de Jornalistas (chill)
Brilhante (Vibyish)
Essencial (Bistro πππ)
Frou Frou (live music -on weekends?)
No Convento
Atelier pomme (Bistro)
Salta (Bistro)
Black Trumpet
5 Tasty Vegan Restaurants:πππ«
Arkhe
Encanto (βset menu)
AO26
PSY
The Food Temple
The green Affair
n+1 Streetfoody spots (That are not Timeout Market)
Taza Sanwiches
Frangasqueira Nacional: BBQ. Try their Mista options (Mixed grill with ribs)
Lebanese Corner: Solid Shawarma (For Lisbon)
Mankooche: Lebanese Manoushe (Thyme Pizza) and other things. Super nice people.
La Pizza di Nanna: Pizza by the slice (Pizza a Pezzi also nearby)
Comida Independente: Pastrami Sandwiches
Mercado de Campo Da Ourique: Small market with food stalls
(and live music on some days)Focacceria pugliese (Foccaccia: Campo De Ourique)
6 Stunning sunset spots for sundowners π πΉ
Rooftop bar at Palacio Verride (Hotel Rooftop bar almost never crowded great view)
Torel Palace terrace bar (Or Jardim de Torel if you BYOB)
Memo Alfama (Hotel bar)
Memo Principe Real (Hotel bar)
Miradouro da Senhora do Monte (Cheap, Chill and usually crowded in the summer)
Sud on the River towards Belem/MAAT
Also consider: Sunset Sailboat
5 Legit coffeeshops β
Coppenhagen Coffee Lab [CCL]: Many locations
Cafe Janis: Cais Do Sodre
Fabrica Coffee Roasters: a few locations
Dedeβs: 1 main location with food and a popup inside the Glastone (Estrella)
Melbourne
*almost all brunch places below have solid coffee
And 2 Tea places
Le Petit Prince: Cute place. [Permanently closed πͺ¦π’]
Tease
9 Brunch Places + Bakeries
La Boulangerie
Heim Cafe
Amelia
The Mill
Comoba
Seagull Method
WellWell
Ela Canela
also CCL has great bakeries
Logistics/Admin Recs for friends
Transport
UBER from airport: go right after exiting customs and keep going right and go up escalator to departures the small dropoff/pickup parking is outside departures (T1)
Sado Rent: For longer term rentals Sado Rent has worked for us for 3+ years and they also deliver our car to cascais and pick it up. Probably can do it for you for longer stays.
Ping Rosaria reservas@sadorent.pt
Also: I heard Hertz in Lisbon center (next to Marques pombal) was good for some peopleBike rental: talk to Miguel or Francisco at Beelectric and tell them Louis says hi: https://beelectric.pt/