by Lisbon is not a big shopping city, but if you know where to look you can find some excellent local products, as well as some bargains. The vintage nature of the city center, especially around Baixa, is inspired by the centuries-old shops that have been run by the same families for generations. The old-world feeling inside many of the haberdasheries and fabric shops, overflowing with beads and colorful accessories, is a real treat for lovers of ancient crafts and décor.
Below our expert picks the best places to go shopping in Lisbon, and here are our guides to the hotels, restaurants, bars, attractions in the city and how to spend a weekend in Lisbon.
Baixa
Manteigaria Silva
This delicatessen is truly a Lisbon institution and one of the oldest shops in the capital, having opened in 1890 when it sold the butter (butter) of his name per kilogram, wrapped in paper. Now he’s famous for his dry-cured hams, which he debones on the premises, and cuts so thin it’s almost transparent. There is also a wide range of artisan cheeses. Try the famous Serra da Estrela sheep’s milk cheese, carefully ripened here, or the many regional dry-cured sausages and then, of course, wine to pair with them.
Contact: manteigariasilva.pt
Prices: ££
Chiado
Burel Chiado
With pure wool sent by the shepherds tending their flocks in the northern mountains of Serra da Estrela, creative designers have brought an old tradition into the 21st century with a range of colorful blankets made on ancestral sails and finished by hand. Designs and colors are very Portuguese, like the armpit pattern (tiles), which is a nod to the distinctive cladding on the buildings here. In this store you will also find coats, handbags, cushions and soft toys for children, all woven in Burel wool. The fabric is even durable and impermeable enough to be used for shoes.
Contact: burelfactory.com
Prices: £££
Porto clause
This brand’s delicious scents and soaps, hand-wrapped in stylish Belle-Époque packaging, have stood the test of time since its birth in 1887, but in recent years a whole new chapter has begun with the opening of a flagship. a store in Porto and a new, aesthetically pleasing Lisbon store. Here, you can browse at leisure across the ranges, from the scents created by perfumer Lyn Harris to take you on a sensory journey through Portugal, to the unsurpassed fresh citrus Banho soap or the delicious new Alface range.
Contact: clausporto.com
Prices: £££
Lachoix
This new, luxury, Portuguese brand is getting a lot of attention for its vibrant designs that are bringing mules and loaves into the lounges and lobbies of Lisbon with aplomb. Choose (and there is a wide selection, hence the name) between chunky penny loafers in black velvet or slim black evening slippers embroidered with the message HOPE, lined with camel leather. Mules come in black fur, slippers in lilac velvet, leather loafers in python print. And for summer there are even double buckle sandals in zebra camel.
Contact: lachoix.com
Prices: £££
Paris and Lisbon
Open since 1888, and granted a royal warrant by Queen Amélie in 1902, this beautiful shop, still with the same old art nouveau shop front and wooden interior, is the place to find exquisite table linen, bath towels, linen sheets and high quality. cotton. The name stems from the days when fabrics used to come from Paris, but the shop has since expanded to include sheets and table linens and draws its products from all over Europe, including Portugal , which is justly famous for its cotton. There are three floors to browse through, all linked by elegantly curved wooden stairs.
Contact: parisemlisboa.pt
Prices: £££
Portuguese Vida
It was born from the desire to show the best of Portugal – the brands that have survived over time; lasting quality of Portuguese manufacture – A Vida Portuguesa flagship emporium is a treasure trove of wonderful memories for those who grew up in Lisbon. For those who haven’t, they will be no less delighted to explore the cluttered shelves and wooden cabinets in this century-old warehouse and one-time perfume factory. There are ceramics and soaps, stationery and jewelery (much of the filigree work from the north), flower vases and pottery – all make great gifts.
Contact: avidaportuguesa.com
Prices: £
Vista Alegre
This Portuguese porcelain has been serving the best tables around the world since 1824, from royal palaces to the White House. Here, at their flagship store, there is a wide range of dinner services, the plates they have reproduced from archival material and their gilded bird and fish ornaments. Their children buy fun coffee plates and cups. Atlantis, Portugal’s finest glass and crystal maker, is also here with its decorators, candlesticks and flower vases, as is the black colored pottery of Bordalho Pinheiro. Stock up on watermelon bowls to bring a bit of sunshine back with you.
Contact: vistaalegre.com
Prices: ££
Avenida Novas
El Corte Inglés
This is Lisbon’s only department store and, over 13 floors, it houses a wealth of high-end local and international designer labels covering fashion, cosmetics, accessories and electronics. On the top floor, there is a gourmet shop offering a well-selected range of Portuguese wines, ports, olive oils, cheeses, sea salts, pumpkin jam, Landeau chocolates and Dammann Frères French teas. A food court recently opened next to this food court with outlets from Jose Avillez’s, Tasca Chic, Henrique Sá Pessoa’s, Balcão and Kiko Martins’s, O Poke by many of Lisbon’s best chefs.
Contact: elcorteingles.pt
Prices: £££
Avenida da Liberdade
David Rosas
Long regarded as one of Portugal’s leading jewellers, this flagship store of the Porto-born brand graces the streets of Lisbon. Apart from the many international brands represented here, the designs of Luisa Rosas, David’s late daughter, are worth a serious look. Originally trained as an architect, Luisa has carved out an impressive body of work with her delicate jewellery, from the nature-inspired Essences line (representing wood, water, grass, stone and leaf) to the feather-light tribal, which draws on the little tiny, overlapping, veins of the leaves, each of them is a tangible pleasure to hold.
Contact: davidrosas.com
Prices: £££
Campo da Cebolas
Benamor
It is as much a pleasure to go in and look around this shop as it is to try the different lotions and potions on the shelves. Glossy white walls make the perfect backdrop for Benamôr’s retro packaging, in fresh lime greens for their miraculous Alaintoíne hand cream to the purple tones of their Jacaranda soap, a nod to the vibrant trees that line many of Lisbon’s streets. The store is a relatively new venture for the brand, which has been around since 1925 (the aforementioned Queen Amélie was a fan), but the recipes for its products haven’t changed in nearly a century.
Contact: benamor1925.com
Prices: £
