Cafes and bars in Lisbon
Sunlight, pastéis, and a natural wine scene that bleeds into the espresso bars. Santos is now a brunch destination in its own right, queues and all.
7 venues reviewed, each visited and scored in person.
Neighbourhoods
- Santos4 venues
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- Baobá Café Bica Steep PickBica, Cais do Sodré · Steep Index 9.0/10
A Brazilian family farm grows the beans in São Paulo, ships them to Lisbon, and roasts them on-site on a narrow Bica street beside the funicular. The specialty espresso is €1.50. This is, without argument, one of the best reasons to be in Cais do Sodré before 9am.
- Heim Cafe Santos Steep PickSantos · Steep Index 8.7/10
A small Santos brunch room with pavement tables, where the coffee is as good as the food and the place fills early.
- Dear Breakfast - Santos Steep PickSantos · Steep Index 8.6/10
A small, lively Santos brunch room where the coffee gets as much care as anything leaving the kitchen.
- Malabarista Café Steep PickAnjos · Steep Index 8.5/10
A small, casual Anjos cafe that the neighbourhood actually uses, with serious coffee and a food menu kept deliberately short.
- Copenhagen Coffee Lab - AlfamaAlfama · Steep Index 8.4/10
A Danish roaster in an Alfama basement, with a courtyard garden out the back that most people walk straight past.
- The MillSantos · Steep Index 8.2/10
An Australian import on a quiet Santos street that understood Lisbon immediately. The brunch is the reason you will tell people about this place.
- Mila - SantosSantos · Steep Index 7.9/10
A Santos brunch institution with a steady tourist queue, where the kitchen does the work and the coffee tags along behind it.