Guidebook to Príncipe Real
Sightseeing
Amazing views to the south-east of the city including the Alfama and the Castle.
449 locals recommend
Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara
Rua de São Pedro de AlcântaraAmazing views to the south-east of the city including the Alfama and the Castle.
Water reservoir under a fountain lake built in the XIX century with thirty-pillars, stone arches and domes. Part of the water supply system of Lisbon.
Check the Fado concert schedule (usually once a week, Fridays at 7PM). An unforgettable experience!
Search for “real Fado” on ticketline.
10 locals recommend
Reservatorio da Patriarcal
Praça do Príncipe RealWater reservoir under a fountain lake built in the XIX century with thirty-pillars, stone arches and domes. Part of the water supply system of Lisbon.
Check the Fado concert schedule (usually once a week, Fridays at 7PM). An unforgettable experience!
Search for “real Fado” on ticketline.
Romantic garden with a gigantic cedar tree and three cafes / kiosks serving refreshments.
241 locals recommend
Prince Royal Garden
Praça do Príncipe RealRomantic garden with a gigantic cedar tree and three cafes / kiosks serving refreshments.
Essentials
It's a relatively large supermarket for a downtown location, so you'll find a great selection of everything you need.
35 locals recommend
Pingo Doce
16 Calçada Bento da Rocha CabralIt's a relatively large supermarket for a downtown location, so you'll find a great selection of everything you need.
Garrafeira Internacional
15 R. da Escola PolitécnicaSuper-convenient wine shop.
Mercado Biológico do Principe Real
Praça do Príncipe RealFresh organic produce every Saturday morning.
Food scene
Great meat restaurant with charming terrace overlooking Botanical Garden.
85 locals recommend
Atalho Real
40 Calçada da PatriarcalGreat meat restaurant with charming terrace overlooking Botanical Garden.
ZeroZero
32 R. da Escola PolitécnicaWonderful pizzas and super charming outside Terrace
Panda Cantina Príncipe Real
86 Rua de São MarçalTiny restaurant with authentic Chinese Ramen
Madam Bō
26B Rua Maestro Pedro de Freitas BrancoGreat handmade dumplings (Asian street food).
Season
62 R. Nova da PiedadeWonderful food at very reasonable prices.
Family owned chocolate products with no additives. Also love their hot chocolate in the winter and chocolate ice cream in the summer.
19 locals recommend
Bettina & Niccolo Corallo
4 R. da Escola PolitécnicaFamily owned chocolate products with no additives. Also love their hot chocolate in the winter and chocolate ice cream in the summer.
Seagull Method cafe
23 R. da PalmeiraMy breakfast and lunch favorite!
Great bread and place to have brunch. Usually less busy than the Seagull Method.
8 locals recommend
MARQUISE
33 R. Nova da PiedadeGreat bread and place to have brunch. Usually less busy than the Seagull Method.
Shopping
This shopping gallery in a 19th century neo-Moorish palace was 2013 TimeOut ‘Idea of the Year’ with about 20 shops mixing tradition, creativity and innovation in Portuguese design and fashion.
143 locals recommend
Embaixada
26 Praça do Príncipe RealThis shopping gallery in a 19th century neo-Moorish palace was 2013 TimeOut ‘Idea of the Year’ with about 20 shops mixing tradition, creativity and innovation in Portuguese design and fashion.
Drinks & Nightlife
The layout with a series of rooms filled with an incredible decoration (the result of decades of work of a collector and previous owner) will make you feel lost in this delightful labyrinth. A must.
299 locals recommend
Pavilhao Chines
89 R. Dom Pedro VThe layout with a series of rooms filled with an incredible decoration (the result of decades of work of a collector and previous owner) will make you feel lost in this delightful labyrinth. A must.
Even if you are not a gin lover (the gin menu is the most extensive I have ever found in Portugal), but appreciate fish tartar, risottos and raviolis, you will enjoy this menu signed by Portuguese chef Miguel Castro Silva. The restaurant occupies the interior patio of a new Arabic building and is quite an esthetic experience, as well.
€20-25 pp (add 5-15€ more if you have Gin)
26 locals recommend
Gin Lovers Bar & Restaurant
26 Praça do Príncipe RealEven if you are not a gin lover (the gin menu is the most extensive I have ever found in Portugal), but appreciate fish tartar, risottos and raviolis, you will enjoy this menu signed by Portuguese chef Miguel Castro Silva. The restaurant occupies the interior patio of a new Arabic building and is quite an esthetic experience, as well.
€20-25 pp (add 5-15€ more if you have Gin)
You can have dinner here, too, but I’d stick to the drinks and enjoy the splendid views from the terrace over the River Tagus, Alfama and the Castle.
38 locals recommend
The Insólito
83 R. de São Pedro de AlcântaraYou can have dinner here, too, but I’d stick to the drinks and enjoy the splendid views from the terrace over the River Tagus, Alfama and the Castle.
Hot Clube de Portugal
48 Praça da AlegriaTHE jazz place in Lisbon
Cinco Lounge
17A R. Ruben A. LeitãoGreat Cocktails, just around the corner
The original entrepreneur who launched this bar in the 80s is the same as launched the Pavilhão Chinês and you can see it in the decoration. Given the location, it’s much less touristy.
134 locals recommend
Foxtrot
28 Tv. Santa TeresaThe original entrepreneur who launched this bar in the 80s is the same as launched the Pavilhão Chinês and you can see it in the decoration. Given the location, it’s much less touristy.