Pastelaria Benard ★ 4.3
Pastelaria Benard on Rua Garrett, Chiado: a Lisbon institution since 1868, croissants from a secret recipe and pavement tables on Lisbon's busiest street.
Signature drink: Hot croissant from a secret 1868 recipe with a bica
Martinho da Arcada is a cafe in Baixa, Lisbon.
Martinho da Arcada on Lisbon's Praca do Comercio: the city's oldest cafe still operating, founded 1782, with Fernando Pessoa's reserved table still in place.
Editorially verified May 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Praca do Comercio 3, 1100-148 Lisboa, Lisbon
Pastelaria Benard on Rua Garrett, Chiado: a Lisbon institution since 1868, croissants from a secret recipe and pavement tables on Lisbon's busiest street.
Signature drink: Hot croissant from a secret 1868 recipe with a bica
Buenos Aires Cafe in Bairro Alto, Lisbon: an Argentinian-Portuguese sidewalk cafe on Calcada do Duque, cortados, medialunas and a Castelo de Sao Jorge view.
Signature drink: Cortado and medialuna
Fabulas in Lisbon's Chiado: a stone-vaulted cafe tucked off Largo do Carmo, fairy-tale interiors, brunches all day and a small library wall, quiet Wifi.
Signature drink: Long coffee and a frangipane tart
Augusto Lisboa in Alfama: a tiny pink-floored brunch counter on Rua de Santa Marinha turning out banana bread, avocado toast and mimosas to weekend queues.
Signature drink: Avocado toast and banana bread with a flat white
Amelia in Lisbon near Avenida da Liberdade: a sunny brunch room on Rua Alexandre Herculano, pancake stacks, matcha latte and a busy weekend queue.
Signature drink: Pancakes and matcha latte
A Brasileira on Lisbon's Rua Garrett: a 1905 cafe where Fernando Pessoa drank his bica, still pouring under the same wood and brass, terrace open daily.
Signature drink: Bica, the small black Lisbon espresso