Guidebook for Lisbon our best Choices
Arts & Culture
Livraria Almedina is located about 2' away from Rato Square. It is a unique and beautiful place which was for many years a print shop. The old machinery and equipment is still around and It looks like a magique place to find the best choice of books in English and Portuguese. Don't miss to walk around.
Great small museum, with an outside garden cafe and restaurant. Follow the 39 steps up, it is a super place. Closed on Sundays and August.
93 locals recommend
Portuguese Cinematheque - Museum of Cinema
39 R. Barata SalgueiroGreat small museum, with an outside garden cafe and restaurant. Follow the 39 steps up, it is a super place. Closed on Sundays and August.
Have a look at Vieira da Silva /Arpad Szenes Museum. A beautiful museum with an inside cafe and visit this small charming garden, plus the Mãe d'Agua Reservoir.
41 locals recommend
Garden Amoreiras - Marcelino Mesquita Garden
30 Praça das AmoreirasHave a look at Vieira da Silva /Arpad Szenes Museum. A beautiful museum with an inside cafe and visit this small charming garden, plus the Mãe d'Agua Reservoir.
This fantastic building known as the Museum Medeiros de Almeida is a unique house where you can discover a fabulous clock collection, tiles, furniture, paintings... from Portugal and all over.
17 locals recommend
Medeiros e Almeida Museum
41 R. Rosa Araújo
This fantastic building known as the Museum Medeiros de Almeida is a unique house where you can discover a fabulous clock collection, tiles, furniture, paintings... from Portugal and all over.
On the ground floor you can discover bits of the old town and at other floors the Museum of José Saramago (Portuguese Nobel Price) the brilliant bookshop and the history of this building.
139 locals recommend
Casa dos Bicos / José Saramago Foundation
10 Rua dos BacalhoeirosOn the ground floor you can discover bits of the old town and at other floors the Museum of José Saramago (Portuguese Nobel Price) the brilliant bookshop and the history of this building.
This amazing place looks and feels like you are inside of a fashion spa. But it was built around 1740 to bring water to the center of Lisbon. At the top you can still see the tunnels down which the water used to flow and further up you can walk all around and see the town.
Reservatório da Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras
10 Praça das AmoreirasThis amazing place looks and feels like you are inside of a fashion spa. But it was built around 1740 to bring water to the center of Lisbon. At the top you can still see the tunnels down which the water used to flow and further up you can walk all around and see the town.
Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves
6 Avenida 5 de OutubroFoundation Amália Rodrigues
193 R. de São BentoFundação Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva
90 R. São ToméThis small museum is just up the road in Amoreiras Garden and has a good collection of Maria Helena Vieira da Silva and her husband, the Hungarian Arpad Snezes and on the ground floor an itinerant exhibition during all the year. The inside café is a must to relax.
47 locals recommend
Vieira da Silva Foundation
nº56/58 Praça das AmoreirasThis small museum is just up the road in Amoreiras Garden and has a good collection of Maria Helena Vieira da Silva and her husband, the Hungarian Arpad Snezes and on the ground floor an itinerant exhibition during all the year. The inside café is a must to relax.
This beautiful bookshop has one of the best choices of books in Lisbon and it is just 2 minutes away across the square in Rua Escola Politécnica.
Livraria Almedina Rato
225 R. da Escola PolitécnicaThis beautiful bookshop has one of the best choices of books in Lisbon and it is just 2 minutes away across the square in Rua Escola Politécnica.
Almost opposite the Santana shop, in Rua do Alecrim you will find the marvelous small shop full of old azulejos / tiles and ideas for all homes. I am sure you will be surprised by the different colours and shapes of this wonderful pieces.
d'Orey Azulejos
64 R. do AlecrimAlmost opposite the Santana shop, in Rua do Alecrim you will find the marvelous small shop full of old azulejos / tiles and ideas for all homes. I am sure you will be surprised by the different colours and shapes of this wonderful pieces.
Food Scene
A great place to eat, drink and spend a nice evening with friends. Direct from RATO on 709 bus or you can walk there up the hill.
282 locals recommend
Campo de Ourique Market
104 R. Coelho da RochaA great place to eat, drink and spend a nice evening with friends. Direct from RATO on 709 bus or you can walk there up the hill.
Cantinho Lusitano
52 Rua dos PrazeresVery nice and small place even if it is sometimes very full.
Wonderful cafe and restaurant in the "oasis" garden which is Praça das Flores. Great brunch at weekends.
115 locals recommend
Pão de Canela
25 Praça das FloresWonderful cafe and restaurant in the "oasis" garden which is Praça das Flores. Great brunch at weekends.
This is an amazing house = Casa. Walking in Rua das Portas de S. Antão you might just pass by and not go in. It is a bit more then just a restaurant. Try to walk in and discover the incredible decoration, the enormous rooms of this old Palace. Lovely to have a cup of coffee an a cool summer day or a meal at lunch or dinner.
172 locals recommend
Casa do Alentejo
58 R. das Portas de Santo AntãoThis is an amazing house = Casa. Walking in Rua das Portas de S. Antão you might just pass by and not go in. It is a bit more then just a restaurant. Try to walk in and discover the incredible decoration, the enormous rooms of this old Palace. Lovely to have a cup of coffee an a cool summer day or a meal at lunch or dinner.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great place to go from a drink with your friends or alone. Do not be intimidate to ring the bell if the door is close. Great ambiance.
299 locals recommend
Pavilhao Chines
89 R. Dom Pedro VGreat place to go from a drink with your friends or alone. Do not be intimidate to ring the bell if the door is close. Great ambiance.
Neighborhoods
Campo de Ourique neighborhood is just 10' up the road or 5' by bus. It is an interesting corner of Lisbon with lots of shops and restaurants, the old market near the square. From there in Prazeres square you can take the 28 tram and enjoy the ride around Lisbon. Don't forget to visit Fernando Pessoa ( a brilliant Portuguese poet) house and museum, the magnificent Parada Garden and the lovely café as well as some old bookshops and Art Deco buildings.
56 locals recommend
Campo de Ourique
Campo de Ourique neighborhood is just 10' up the road or 5' by bus. It is an interesting corner of Lisbon with lots of shops and restaurants, the old market near the square. From there in Prazeres square you can take the 28 tram and enjoy the ride around Lisbon. Don't forget to visit Fernando Pessoa ( a brilliant Portuguese poet) house and museum, the magnificent Parada Garden and the lovely café as well as some old bookshops and Art Deco buildings.
Alfama is a old part of town. Normally people get there by the 28 tram. But, you can also get there taking the lift inside of the blue tile building in Rua dos Fanqueiros straight away from down Chiado Metro Station, then turn left at the top and find the other lift inside the Pingo Doce Supermarket. You will come out at the wonderful Belveder. Follow the narrow road on your right passing the Chapitô café and restaurant and you will find the Castle walls some yards up. Enjoy the walk, the amazing houses and narrow streets.
829 locals recommend
Alfama
Alfama is a old part of town. Normally people get there by the 28 tram. But, you can also get there taking the lift inside of the blue tile building in Rua dos Fanqueiros straight away from down Chiado Metro Station, then turn left at the top and find the other lift inside the Pingo Doce Supermarket. You will come out at the wonderful Belveder. Follow the narrow road on your right passing the Chapitô café and restaurant and you will find the Castle walls some yards up. Enjoy the walk, the amazing houses and narrow streets.
City advice
Getting around
Walk down hills.
Lisbon center is quite a big place. It is great to walk down the hills and harder to go up some of them. Organize your walks going down and choose a bus or a tram which will take you up.
Ask us for some information if you need one.
Getting around
Good walking shoes and no high hells.
Lisbon is a pretty safe place. But don't walk around with your passport and lots of money. An identity card and an address just in case you get lost. Keep your bag always with you when sitting down, you are in a capital city.
Look up and down the beautiful buildings, gardens and small alleys. Enjoy your days discovering new places.