Bica do Sapato

Japanese sponge cake... in Lisbon? Yes! Why? Because in fact Kasutera is a japanese delicacy, with its roots in the portuguese sponge cake recipe that was taken by the Portuguese navigators to Japan around the XVI century. In this little and beautiful shop you can find the traditional recipe with honey and the…

This is is a typical tourist trap. It´s a shop that sells canned sardines, where the customer can choose a can with a specific year in the package. Although it may be a funny idea, the truth is that it´'s quite expensive for canned sardines. If you want to take home a quality product for its real value, choose one of…

Located in the East part of the city centre (in the Anjos neighborhood), this ice cream factory/shop makes the most tasty tradional ice creams, always with fresh and season ingredients! If you are passing by this part of town (you should), or staying around it, don´t miss out this tiny piece of local hapiness and try…

POISE is a Portuguese brand dedicated to bags and fashion accessories created by two young designers, Sara and João. POISE pieces are conceived from the sketch to the stitching by their 4 hands, giving preference to noble and raw Portuguese materials. Its collections and editions are always limited and sometimes even…

Rigth in the middle of Mouraria neighborhood, this gallery/shop is dedicated to illustration, drawing, books, zines and author pieces, especially from young and promising illustrators. Originally based at the city of Porto, the Ó gallery is the place to go if you want to see and/or buy the best examples of…

Part of the great complex of the Águas Livres Aqueduct, this reservoir is, together with the majestic Alcântara Valley Arcade, one of the main elements of the aqueduct, located rigth in the middle of the city. Much overlooked by tourists, it well worths a visit to the main chamber to see a beautiful romantic cascade…

Created by testament by the Armenian oil millionaire Sarkis Calouste Gulbenkian, the Foundation has its headquarters in Lisbon. The foundation headquarters and museum buildings are, together with its amazing gardens, the most important complex of modern architecture in Lisbon. The complex also includes the Center of…

Created in 1994, Galeria Zé dos Bois (ZDB) is a nonprofit organization with an art center based in a 26,909-square-foot, eighteenth-century palace in the heart of Bairro Alto. Their event calendar is rich and goes from perfomartive arts and visual arts, to music. It is a great place to go for an art venue, or for a…