Cafe A Brasileira ★ 4.2
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.
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The Lisbon cafe is a civic institution, from the marble-and-mirror grandeur of Cafe A Brasileira in Chiado, where the literary set once gathered, to the working-day counters of Cafe Nicola and Martinho da Arcada in Baixa. A newer specialty-coffee wave sits in Principe Real, where Hello, Kristof, Copenhagen Coffee Lab and The Mill brew for a different crowd. Between the two, places like Comoba and Cafe Janis at Cais do Sodre blur the line between cafe and all-day kitchen.
Hello, Kristof ★ 4.8
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.
Copenhagen Coffee Lab ★ 4.7
Copenhagen Coffee Lab in Principe Real, Lisbon, the Danish import that opened the city's Nordic coffee wave. Order the filter coffee, danish-roast beans.
Fabrica Coffee Roasters Rossio ★ 4.8
Fabrica Coffee Roasters near Lisbon's Rossio: in-house roasting on Rua das Portas de Santo Antao, espresso and filter from Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia.
Comoba ★ 4.7
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.
Cafe Janis ★ 4.4
Cafe Janis in Lisbon near Time Out Market: a flower-covered Cais do Sodre brunch terrace, strong cappuccinos and a daily goat-cheese shakshuka plate.
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.
Dear Breakfast Bica ★ 4.4
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 start.
Fauna and Flora ★ 4.6
Fauna and Flora in Lisbon's Santos: a healthy brunch room serving filter coffee, vegan pancakes and gluten-free bowls. Three branches across town.
Nicolau Lisboa ★ 4.4
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.
Parioca Cafe ★ 4.3
Parioca Cafe in Alcantara, near LX Factory: a French-Brazilian specialty-coffee room with V60 brews, carrot cake and a sunny terrace for laptops.
The Mill ★ 4.5
The Mill in Santos, Lisbon: an Australian-owned all-day cafe on Rua do Poco dos Negros, flat whites, Vegemite toasts, one of the city's first brunches.
Cafe Nicola ★ 4.0
Cafe Nicola on Lisbon's Rossio square: a literary cafe since 1929 where Bocage drank, marble interior, bifana at the counter and a busy terrace by lunch.
Martinho da Arcada ★ 4.1
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.
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.
Buenos Aires Cafe ★ 4.1
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.
Augusto Lisboa ★ 4.5
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.
Amelia Lisboa ★ 4.2
Amelia in Lisbon near Avenida da Liberdade: a sunny brunch room on Rua Alexandre Herculano, pancake stacks, matcha latte and a busy weekend queue.
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