Nicolau Lisboa ★ 4.3
Nicolau in Lisbon's Baixa: an all-day brunch counter on Rua de Sao Nicolau, sweet and savoury pancakes, acai bowls and the original of a family of three.
Order: Acai bowl with mango and granola, fresh orange juice.
Where to brunch in Lisbon. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Brunch picks
Dear Breakfast Bica ★ 4.8
Dear Breakfast's Bica branch in Lisbon: an all-day Bairro Alto room serving eggs every way they can be cooked, plus local-fruit juices to wake you up.
Order: Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon, side of bacon.
Cafe Janis ★ 4.7
Cafe Janis in Lisbon near Time Out Market: a flower-covered Cais do Sodre terrace pouring strong cappuccino, with the famed goat-cheese shakshuka.
Order: Goat-cheese shakshuka with sourdough bread.
Heim Cafe ★ 4.6
Heim Cafe in Lisbon's Santos: a Ukrainian-owned brunch room renovated by hand, flat whites, avocado toast and a steady crowd of digital nomads.
Order: Avocado toast with poached egg, side of bacon.
Comoba ★ 4.6
Comoba in Lisbon's Cais do Sodre: a calm plant-forward cafe on Rua da Boavista, matcha pancakes and sourdough toasts in a bright tiled room with strong wifi.
Order: Matcha pancakes with cashew cream and berries.
Fauna and Flora Santos ★ 4.5
Fauna and Flora in Lisbon's Santos: a healthy brunch room serving filter coffee, vegan pancakes and gluten-free bowls. Three branches now across the city.
Order: Pancake stack with maple syrup and seasonal fruit.
Dear Breakfast Chiado ★ 4.2
Dear Breakfast's Chiado branch in Lisbon: a small wood-floor room on Rua Antonio Maria Cardoso, pancakes, eggs and cold-pressed juices, weekend queues.
Order: American-style pancake stack with bacon and maple.
The Mill ★ 4.4
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.
Amelia Lisboa ★ 4.2
Amelia in Lisbon near Avenida da Liberdade: an offshoot of Nicolau Lisboa, red-velvet pancakes, fruit bowls and a busy weekend queue on Alexandre Herculano.
Order: Red velvet pancakes with cream-cheese frosting.
Zenith Brunch and Cocktails ★ 4.1
Zenith Brunch in Lisbon's Saldanha: a stylish multi-floor brunch room with cocktails on tap, three-tier pancakes and seasonal bowls, two-hour queues weekends.
Order: The Zenith stack, three-tier pancakes with seasonal fruit.
Vegan Junkies ★ 4.0
Vegan Junkies in Lisbon's Chiado: a plant-only brunch and burger room on Rua das Flores, carrot-lox Benedicts, vegan pancakes and Portuguese natural wines.
Order: Vegan eggs Benedict with smoked carrot 'salmon'.