Nelson & Lucia’s guidebook

Nelson & Lucia
Nelson & Lucia
Nelson & Lucia’s guidebook

Food scene

Tapas Bar at the end of the Road for a quick bite
TAPAS 129
1 Outeirinho do Mirante
Tapas Bar at the end of the Road for a quick bite
Great place for coffee on saturday morning while people watching the flea market.
As Marias com Chocolate
220A Campo de Santa Clara
Great place for coffee on saturday morning while people watching the flea market.
Amazing food!
72 locals recommend
Santa Clara dos Cogumelos
Campo de Santa Clara
72 locals recommend
Amazing food!
Best pizza place near the flat, with view over the river
138 locals recommend
Casanova
Avenida Infante Dom Henrique
138 locals recommend
Best pizza place near the flat, with view over the river
Great for Brunch near the station, view on to the river
82 locals recommend
DeliDelux
82 locals recommend
Great for Brunch near the station, view on to the river
Roof top bar by Santa Apolonia
118 locals recommend
Ferroviário
59 Rua de Santa Apolónia
118 locals recommend
Roof top bar by Santa Apolonia
Portuguese Cuisine near the apartment
64 locals recommend
Taberna Sal Grosso
22 Calçada do Forte
64 locals recommend
Portuguese Cuisine near the apartment
Old fresh produce markets transformed into food courts
779 locals recommend
Time Out Market Lisboa
49 Av. 24 de Julho
779 locals recommend
Old fresh produce markets transformed into food courts
Old industrial site transformed into working studios, bars, restaurants & shops – some great food can be found! Great after work vibe workdays & market is on a Saturday.
59 locals recommend
Lx factory avenida india
103 Av. da Índia
59 locals recommend
Old industrial site transformed into working studios, bars, restaurants & shops – some great food can be found! Great after work vibe workdays & market is on a Saturday.

Sightseeing

St. Vincent Outside the Walls - decorated with tiles from the 18th century - the view from the top is amazing.
55 locals recommend
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
55 locals recommend
St. Vincent Outside the Walls - decorated with tiles from the 18th century - the view from the top is amazing.
Hop on and enjoy the ride up & down Lisbon’s hills. It goes from Martim Moniz Square – Campo de Ourique. Walk 5 minutes from the flat to one of the tram stops on Rua Voz do Operario
14 locals recommend
Tram 28
39 Praça Martim Moniz
14 locals recommend
Hop on and enjoy the ride up & down Lisbon’s hills. It goes from Martim Moniz Square – Campo de Ourique. Walk 5 minutes from the flat to one of the tram stops on Rua Voz do Operario
Miradouro Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen - poet who died in 2004 and who spent many of her days admiring Lisbon from this spot amazing spot.
316 locals recommend
Miradouro Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Calçada da Graça
316 locals recommend
Miradouro Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen - poet who died in 2004 and who spent many of her days admiring Lisbon from this spot amazing spot.
Visit Lisbon's Castle, dive into history and admire the city from above.
1774 locals recommend
Castelo de S. Jorge
Rua de Santa Cruz do Castelo
1774 locals recommend
Visit Lisbon's Castle, dive into history and admire the city from above.

Neighbourhoods

Chiado / Baixa Rossio (Tram Station) - Amazing Building – have a “ginginha” – Portuguese liquor! Elevador de Santa Justa - 19th century lift used to transport passengers up a steep hill – amazing view! Largo do Carmo - Amazing Architecture & Carmo Convent. Armazéns do Chiado - Shopping. Santini Ice Cream (Outside Armazens do Chiado) – worth the queue. Coffee at "A Brasileira" (in Chiado) - one of the oldest coffee shops in Lisbon .
71 locals recommend
Chiado
71 locals recommend
Chiado / Baixa Rossio (Tram Station) - Amazing Building – have a “ginginha” – Portuguese liquor! Elevador de Santa Justa - 19th century lift used to transport passengers up a steep hill – amazing view! Largo do Carmo - Amazing Architecture & Carmo Convent. Armazéns do Chiado - Shopping. Santini Ice Cream (Outside Armazens do Chiado) – worth the queue. Coffee at "A Brasileira" (in Chiado) - one of the oldest coffee shops in Lisbon .
Daytime you see the locals – in the evening the bars & restaurants start to open up and the place transforms itself. Bairro Alto hotel (In Largo Camões) – worth going up to the roof for a quick drink. Stop for dinner at Taberna da Rua das Flores (off Largo de Camões) – no bookings accepted stand outside socialize and wait for a table! Have a Custard tart at Manteigaria Portuguesa (off Largo de Camões). Elevador da Bica - funicular railway line to transport passengers up the hill. Park bar – Top of a Carpark - It's one of the best rooftop terrace bars you'll find for views in Lisbon especially when the sun sets.
1835 locals recommend
Bairro Alto
21 Tv. Inglesinhos
1835 locals recommend
Daytime you see the locals – in the evening the bars & restaurants start to open up and the place transforms itself. Bairro Alto hotel (In Largo Camões) – worth going up to the roof for a quick drink. Stop for dinner at Taberna da Rua das Flores (off Largo de Camões) – no bookings accepted stand outside socialize and wait for a table! Have a Custard tart at Manteigaria Portuguesa (off Largo de Camões). Elevador da Bica - funicular railway line to transport passengers up the hill. Park bar – Top of a Carpark - It's one of the best rooftop terrace bars you'll find for views in Lisbon especially when the sun sets.
Trendy shops & cafés / bars. Have Gin at the Gin Lovers in “Embaixada” or Sit & have lunch at “Lost in” while watching over the city (Principe Real). Rua to Alecrim – Palacio do Chiado – worth going in just to for the architecture.
466 locals recommend
Príncipe Real
466 locals recommend
Trendy shops & cafés / bars. Have Gin at the Gin Lovers in “Embaixada” or Sit & have lunch at “Lost in” while watching over the city (Principe Real). Rua to Alecrim – Palacio do Chiado – worth going in just to for the architecture.
Comes alive at night. Riverside walk at Cais do Sodré.
18 locals recommend
Cais do Sodre
18 locals recommend
Comes alive at night. Riverside walk at Cais do Sodré.
Food stalls in the square. Watch the sunset from Hotel Mundial or Topo Bar
64 locals recommend
Praca Martim Moniz
Praça Martim Moniz
64 locals recommend
Food stalls in the square. Watch the sunset from Hotel Mundial or Topo Bar
Pastéis de Belém (you must try the Portuguese tarts here - if there is a queue outside its for take away, don’t be fooled walk inside all the way through and find a table!) Mosteiro dos Jerónimos Torre das Descobertas Torre de Belém CCB (Belem Cultural Center) – Shows & Exibitions.
217 locals recommend
Belém
217 locals recommend
Pastéis de Belém (you must try the Portuguese tarts here - if there is a queue outside its for take away, don’t be fooled walk inside all the way through and find a table!) Mosteiro dos Jerónimos Torre das Descobertas Torre de Belém CCB (Belem Cultural Center) – Shows & Exibitions.
Oriente Train Station is here. Lisbon Newest area (this area was completely renovated for the World Expo in 1998 and worth a visit even if only to see the contrast from the historic part of town. Oceanário - Indoor Aquarium. Teleférico - Gondola lift by the river. Pavilhão de Portugal, Estação do Oriente, Ponte Vasco da Gama, Torre Vasco da Game (for architecture lovers). Walk by the river. Casino de Lisboa (Don't show up in shorts!).
336 locals recommend
Parque das Nações
336 locals recommend
Oriente Train Station is here. Lisbon Newest area (this area was completely renovated for the World Expo in 1998 and worth a visit even if only to see the contrast from the historic part of town. Oceanário - Indoor Aquarium. Teleférico - Gondola lift by the river. Pavilhão de Portugal, Estação do Oriente, Ponte Vasco da Gama, Torre Vasco da Game (for architecture lovers). Walk by the river. Casino de Lisboa (Don't show up in shorts!).

City/town information

Amazing fairytale like town. Eat a "travesseiro" or/and “queijada”. Choose a route from a hop on - hop off bus (just Sintra ou Sintra and Cascais). Palácio da Pena - colourful Romanticist castle at the top of the hill. Quinta da Regaleira – one of my personally favourites – classified World Heritage Site by UNESCO – walk through he underground tunnels and explore! Castelo dos Mouros - a hilltop medieval castle.
1253 locals recommend
Sintra
1253 locals recommend
Amazing fairytale like town. Eat a "travesseiro" or/and “queijada”. Choose a route from a hop on - hop off bus (just Sintra ou Sintra and Cascais). Palácio da Pena - colourful Romanticist castle at the top of the hill. Quinta da Regaleira – one of my personally favourites – classified World Heritage Site by UNESCO – walk through he underground tunnels and explore! Castelo dos Mouros - a hilltop medieval castle.
Used to be an old fishing village and still looks pretty amazing! Food at Taberna Clandestina (tapas like) or for seafood ask for directions to the market and got to Marisco na Praça. Also you have free city bikes in Cascais – you can get one and ride 10km to Guincho Beach – Sand Dunes galore! Just remember its 10km back also! On the way to Guincho stop at "Boca do Inferno" – the seam comes into the rocks – amazing sound & view
17 locals recommend
Cascais
17 locals recommend
Used to be an old fishing village and still looks pretty amazing! Food at Taberna Clandestina (tapas like) or for seafood ask for directions to the market and got to Marisco na Praça. Also you have free city bikes in Cascais – you can get one and ride 10km to Guincho Beach – Sand Dunes galore! Just remember its 10km back also! On the way to Guincho stop at "Boca do Inferno" – the seam comes into the rocks – amazing sound & view