A genteel garden quarter on the hill above Bairro Alto. Concept stores, modern brunch rooms and chef-led restaurants like A Cevicheria.
A Cevicheria in Lisbon's Principe Real: Kiko Martins's no-reservations Peruvian counter with a giant octopus over the bar, ceviche from Portuguese fish.
Signature: Ceviche puro, Ceviche portugues
Order: The Ceviche portugues, codfish with rosemary vinegar.
Hello, Kristof on Lisbon's Rua do Poco dos Negros: a Scandinavian-style cafe brewing 100 percent arabica, the third-wave pioneer that read the room first.
Signature drink: Filter coffee on Scandinavian-roast beans
Copenhagen Coffee Lab in Principe Real, Lisbon: the Danish import that opened the city's Nordic coffee wave, espresso and pour over on light roasts.
Signature drink: Filter coffee, Danish-roast beans
Hello, Kristof in Lisbon's Principe Real: a Scandinavian-style roastery on Rua do Poco dos Negros, 100 percent arabica, with branches across the city.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Pour over
Copenhagen Coffee Lab in Lisbon: the Danish-roasted import that brought Nordic light roasts and pour overs to Principe Real, now in six neighbourhoods.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Guatemala, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
The Mill in Lisbon's Principe Real: an Australian-style cafe and roaster, flat whites and brunch in a bright corner room on Rua do Poco dos Negros.
Sources from: Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Pour over
Black Sheep Lisboa on Praca das Flores: a natural-wine bar from a Brazilian wine-geek duo pouring small biodynamic and low-intervention Portuguese producers.
Signature pour: Anselmo Mendes Loureiro Alvarinho by the glass
Wine focus: Small Portuguese producers, biodynamic and natural
Food: Petiscos, charcuterie and cheese
Pavilhao Chines in Lisbon's Principe Real: a 1901 grocery turned curio bar, five rooms packed with vintage uniforms, dolls and chandeliers, ring the bell.
Signature drink: Old fashioned in a leather-bound room
Food: Snacks
Cinco Lounge in Lisbon's Principe Real: a small cocktail room with a 100-deep menu and experienced bartenders, open 21:00 to 02:00 daily.
Signature drink: Bespoke cocktails from a list of over 100
Food: Snacks
The Mill in Lisbon's Principe Real: an Australian-style brunch cafe and roaster, flat whites, avocado on sourdough and the city's earliest weekend opening.
Order: Smashed avocado and poached egg on sourdough.