Lisbon Recommendations For Friends and Family

First things first: 5 Best Ice Cream Shops 🍦

  • Unico Gelato

  • Gelato Daverro

  • Nannarella

  • Niva

  • UAO by Mu (PB&J πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘)

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) 🍷πŸ₯‚

  • Senhor Uva: Wine bar + Small plates. Estrella

  • Vino Vero

  • Flores Da Pampa: PraΓ§a Das Flores (Principe Real)

  • Magnolia also PraΓ§a Das Flores (Principe Real)

5 Cocktail Bars to checkout: 🍸🍹

  • 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 🌟🌟🌟)

  • Frou Frou (live music -on weekends?)

  • No Convento

  • Atelier pomme (Bistro)

  • Salta (Bistro)

  • Black Trumpet

5 Tasty Vegan Restaurants:πŸ„πŸ†πŸ«‘

  • Arkhe

  • Encanto (⭐set 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 πŸŒ…πŸΉ

  • 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

  • Dede’s: 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 πŸͺ¦πŸ˜’]

  • 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 people

  • Bike rental: talk to Miguel or Francisco at Beelectric and tell them Louis says hi: https://beelectric.pt/