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Casa de Chá, Lisbon

A charming good old-fashioned teashop where tea is served in dainty china cups with cookies...

Arte Cafe, Lisbon

Having an espresso among works of art: that's not such a mundane experience at all. Arte Café is an exhibition hall, reading room and café in one. You are not likely...

Enoteca, Lisbon

A unique concept: a wine tasting bar set up in a 1781 aqueduct. An outstanding collection of European and Portuguese wines. The owner of the place, Joao Paulo...

Ramiro, Lisbon

You are not very likely to find many restaurants opened more than fifty years ago and still popular among the locals. When you are in...

Alcantra Cafe, Lisbon

Remember American Psycho - the scarily perverse quintessence of the gold and status symbols-laden 1980s? The Alcantra Café, housed in a converted dock warehouse...

A Travessa, Lisbon

This is the most romantic of Lisbon restaurants; the mere mention of the name alone makes the locals go all sentimental. It is located in a converted 17th century...

A Outra Face da Lua, Lisbon

A 21st century hippie tearoom in one of the most charming vintage stores in Bairro Alto. An excellent collection of herbal teas (from Holland); "side effects" have...

Antiga Confeitaria de Belem, Lisbon

Just like in Paris you have to try the melt-in-your-mouth macaron (at Ladurée, the oldest café in the city), in Lisbon it's Pastéis de Belém, in has to be at Antiga Confeitaria...

O Policia, Lisbon

This is the place to go if you wish to sample traditional Portuguese cuisine in an authentic setting. O Policia is one of the...

Kais, Lisbon

You have to be blind not to notice the Kais restaurant housed in a converted 19th century cable-car depot: the enormous "K" sign at the entrance can be seen from...

Bica do Sapato, Lisbon

It seems that being John Malkovich is actually not half bad: it means that besides a stellar film career and a line of clothes designed by yourself you are also...

Eleven, Lisbon

Eleven is currently the Lisbon restaurant Nr 1; it has everything: great kitchen, design, location and even an exciting history. Opened just a year ago, it is also the...