Ask the concierge

Welcome to Ask the Concierge, your trusted guide to discovering the best of Lisbon.

Here you will find recommendations carefully selected by the Almaria Team, from finding the perfect restaurant, exploring neighborhoods full of character, or discovering unique experiences that only those who truly know the city can suggest.

Be inspired by our suggestions and get ready to fall even more in love with Lisbon.

Restaurants & Bars

Classics with Soul: Gambrinus, Solar dos Presuntos, Café de São Bento, Cervejaria Ramiro, Adega Tia Matilde, Bifanas do Afonso, O Velho Eurico, Galeto, A Provinciana, Tasquinha do Lagarto, Zé da Mouraria
Contemporary & Creative: Prado, Tapisco, Seia, Belcanto, Faz Frio, Tapas 52, Tágide, Taberna das Flores, Pica Pau
Rooftop Bars: Topo Chiado, Sky Bar by SEEN, Silk, Park Bar, Jáva, Limão Rooftop
Intimate Bars: Red Frog (speakeasy), Monkey Mash, Pavilhão Chinês, Pensão Amor, Palácio Chiado, Toca da Raposa, The Monarch, The Secret Poets Society
Vegetarian/Vegan: Honest Greens, The Green Affair, Giulietta, 26 Vegan Food Project

Coffee & Pastry Shops

Historic: A Brasileira do Chiado, Café Nicola, Pastelaria Versailles, Pastéis de Belém, Pastelaria Benard, Pastelaria Suíça
Authentic: Manteigaria e Confeitaria Nacional
Trendy & cool: Fábrica Coffee Roasters, Hello Kristof, The Mill, Dear Breakfast, The Folks, Seventh Chiado

Art & Culture & Shopping

Alternative Spaces: LX Factory e 8 Marvilla
Shopping/Stores: Luvaria Ulisses, A Vida Portuguesa, Livraria Bertrand na Rua Garrett, Lojas com História, Centenária Benâmor, Feira da Ladra (terças e sábados), Feira na Avenida
Contemporary Design: Embaixada, lojas de designers locais

Tours & Experiences

Guided Tours: private tours about the history of tiles, Fado, and/or typical Portuguese gastronomy.
Unique Experiences: boat trip along the Tagus River with Tagus Cruises, wine tasting at By the Wine (Rua das Flores) or at Quinta da Bacalhôa (Azeitão), dinner and Fado show at the restaurant “A Severa”, watching the sunrise/sunset at Miradouro Nossa Senhora do Monte, riding the famous Tram 28, ceramics classes at Disco Wheel, Portuguese cooking classes at Time Out, pastéis de nata workshop, create your own tile (on Sundays at the Tile Museum).
Museums: National Tile Museum, Quake, Coach Museum, MAAT, Gulbenkian Museum & Gardens, Casa Fernando Pessoa, Fado Museum.