There are businesses in Lisbon that are practically a “museum”, with several drawers of memories and stories to tell. From books to textiles, not forgetting restaurants and other sectors (some even less obvious), the list of historic stores in Lisbon is extensive and deserves your attention.
We have already published several articles on this subject here. However, this time we’ve decided to present you with a sort of “complete guide”, so that you can learn even more about your city.
After all, in every century-old store, there is a piece of Lisbon that stands the test of time and helps keep the essence of the city alive.
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There are emblematic businesses in Lisbon that haven’t stood the test of time. However, there are others that are still open and delight visitors with theirunique characteristics .
We’ve put together a list highlighting some of the historic stores so that you can travel back in time.
Confectioners & pastry shops
Confeitaria Nacional
Since 1829, a National Confectionery has its doors open to the public, making it one of the oldest in Lisbon.
The decor and furnishings attract visitors, but the best part is the sweets. Here at , one of the highlights is the king cake – to eat and cry for more!
Address: Figueira Square 18B
Hours: every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m
Pastelaria Benard
It was in Rua do Loreto that the story of the Benard Bakery began, in 1868. But since 1902, it has been in Rua Garret that it has remained in business.
This house is especially famous for its delicious croissants. Plain or with chocolate, with jam or strawberries, Benard’s croissants are the best!
Address: Rua Garrett 104
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m
Sour Cherry Shops
If you think it’s only in Óbidos that good ginjinha is consumed, then you’re wrong. In Lisbon, there are historic spaces that offer locals and visitors a taste of this liqueur of the “gods”, since the 19th century. XIX. These are some of the most emblematic houses:
Ginjinha Espinheira
The space is small, but its history fills your soul. After all, it’s impossible to imagine it any other way. In this store in Rossio, you only drink ginjinha at the bar.
Founded in 1840 by a Galician surnamed “Espinheira”, this historic store in Lisbon is a century-old specialist in the art of producing and selling this mixture of sugar, brandy and cinnamon.
Address: Largo de São Domingos 8 (Rossio)
Hours: every day from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m
A Ginjinha Sem Rival
Founded at the end of the century. XIX, “Ginjinha Sem Rival” retains its original design and the liqueur is drunk at the counter or outside the establishment.
Another curiosity about this space is that it has been owned by the same family since it opened.
Address: Rua das Portas de Santo Antão 7 (Rossio)
Hours: every day from 8am to midnight
Ginjinha Rubi
On a sign as soon as you enter, a promise appears in the air: the ginjinha from this house is produced in the Óbidos region. Sounds like a good place to start, right?
“Ginjinha Rubi” opened on January 24, 1931 and has been a must for fans of this drink ever since.
Address: Rua Barros Queirós 27 (Praça da Figueira)
Hours: every day from 07:00 to 00:00
Cafés & bars
A Brasileira do Chiado
The Brasileira do Chiado opened in 1905 and is one of Lisbon’s oldest cafés still active.
This is undoubtedly one of the most emblematic places in the capital. Since the 1980s, the statue of Fernando Pessoa welcomes visitors and tourists on the terrace.
Address: Rua Garrett 120/122
Opening hours: every day from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m
Procópio
This is one of the bars that allow you to travel back in time in Lisbon.
The Procopius is located in Jardim das Amoreiras and was the first of a series of vintagebars in the city created by Luís Pinto Coelho.
Address: Alto de São Francisco to Rua João Penha
Hours: every day from 6pm to 2am
Pavilhão Chinês
This is one of the bars lisbon’s most incredible and peculiar.
Nothing is missing here: there are paintings, miniatures, helmets and toys, everything you can imagine.
The Chinese Pavilion has five rooms, each with plenty to admire. So it’s no wonder that this place is on the list of stores with a history in Lisbon.
Address: Rua Dom Pedro V 89
Hours: every day from 6pm to 2am
Clothing & accessories
Chapelaria Azevedo Rua
This is not only a historic store in the capital, but also the oldest hat store in Portugal! That’s why we couldn’t make this list without including to Chapelaria Azevedo Rua.
Founded in 1886, and located just opposite the D. Maria II Theater, here you’ll find hats of all kinds, even those you can’t even imagine.
Address: Dom Pedro IV Square 73 (Rossio)
Openinghours: Monday to Friday from 9.30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2.30 p.m
Sapataria Lord
Here you’ll find shoes, hats and bags, in fact this space really deserves a mention as a one of the hat shops that are part of the city’s history.
Inaugurated in 1941, in the heart of Rua Augusta, Lord does not disappoint in the quality of its products, and also stands out for the variety of its footwear.
Address: Rua Augusta 199-203
Opening hours: from Monday to Saturday from 10am to 7pm
Luvaria Ulisses
A Luvaria Ulisses is located in the Chiado and even today, shopping in this store is synonymous with charm and good taste.
Opened in 1925 and almost a century old, this store has glove models to suit all tastes, wallets and sizes .
Address: Rua do Carmo 87-A (Chiado)
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m
Retrosaria Adriano Coelho
In this list of historic stores in Lisbon, there is room for businesses of all kinds, including, of course, the traditional haberdashery. On Rua da Conceição, the façade of Adriano Coelho stands out from the light and dark contrast of the Portuguese sidewalk.
The store opened in 1912 and is dedicated to selling wool, thread, buttons and lace , but also to the art of arrangement. In 1979, the family that owned the business sold it to two employees, who still own it today.
Address: Rua da Conceição, 123
Hours: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m
Leitão & Irmão
The history of goldsmithing Leitão & Irmão begins in the north of the country, in Porto, in the 19th century. XVIII.
However, when the Portuguese Crown joined its “clientele” in 1877, they had to move to Lisbon.
Today, the store is still open to the public and continues to excel in the sale of goldsmithing and jewelry products.
Address: Largo do Chiado 16/17
Hours: every day from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m
Bookshops
Bertrand Chiado
Bertrand do Chiado is considered the oldest bookshop in the world still in operation. Therefore, touring its space is synonymous with traveling back in time, through the country’s history and literature.
Inaugurated in the first half of the century. XVIII, this bookshop is a reference in the history of Lisbon, but also of Portugal and the world!
Address: Rua Garrett 73/75
Hours: every day from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m
O Mundo dos Livros
Founded in 1945 in Largo da Trindade, Mundo do Livro is a kind of “antiquarian bookshop”, as it is full of old (and rare) books.
Today, this historic Lisbon store sells mainly prints, maps, frames and postcards.
Address: Largo da Trindade 11-13
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m
Livraria Ferin
Founded in 1840, Livraria Ferin is one of the stores that stands out in the Chiado area. It is also, along with Bertrand Chiado, one of the oldest bookshops in the country.
Great names in our literature have passed through here, such as Eça de Queiroz, Fernando Pessoa and José Saramago. So this is undoubtedly one of Lisbon’s historic stores.
Address: Rua Nova do Almada 72
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m
Livraria Barata
Around here, of course, we love to read, so we decided to include another bookstore in this list of historic stores in Lisbon, namely Livraria Barata.
Open since 1957, this space lived through the years of dictatorship with “boldness”, as it provided access to essential titles that the regime didn’t allow.
Address: Avenida de Roma 11A
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sundays and holidays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m
Other types of business
Pequeno Jardim
This Small garden is a historic store in Lisbon, which has been coloring Rua Garret with its flowers since 1922.
Here, roses, carnations, sardines and camellias, among other species, bring life, color and fragrance to this area of the capital.
Address: Rua Garrett 61
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6p.m
Caza das Vellas Loreto
Operating since 1789, a Caza das Vellas Loreto has been owned by the same family for several generations, being one of Lisbon’s historic stores.
It’s such an old store that at the time it opened, the word casa was still spelled with a “z”.
Address: Rua do Loreto 53
Opening hours: monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m
Casa Havaneza
This is Lisbon’s oldest tobacconist and therefore one of the city’s historic stores.
Founded in 1864, Casa Havaneza is famous for selling Cuban cigar brands as well as a wide variety of tobaccos.
Address: Largo do Chiado 25
Hours: every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m
Casa Macário
Founded in 1913, the Casa Macário is another must-see on this list of historic stores in Lisbon.
Drinks, bonbons, coffees, teas and chocolates are on sale here, but the highlight is the Port wine!
Address: Rua Augusta 272
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sundays from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m
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