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.
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.
Must order: American-style pancake stack with bacon and maple.
Address: Rua Antonio Maria Cardoso 64, 1200-027 Lisboa, Lisbon
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.
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.
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 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 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 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.