Known for its traditional crafts and longstanding shops, the Portuguese capital is also home to many forward-thinking native brands. Here's our guide to the best shops and boutiques to look out for on your next trip to Lisbon. House covered in traditional Portuguese tiles Lisbon is home to a great number of bookshops, from modern arty spaces to old-school academic purveyors, including the world’s oldest, Livraria Bertrand.
Located in Chiado, it has been in operation since 1732, and is now one of the largest booksellers in Portugal . Visitors can pick up literary tomes and English-language versions of works by famous Portuguese poets, such as Fernando Pessoa or Nobel Prize winner José Saramago, as well as join the shop’s historic tertulia ( book club ). Over on Rua de São Bento, chic travel bookshop Palavra de Viajante (which translates as “Traveller’s Word”) offers a literary journey around the globe – with recommendations from owner Ana Coelho.
Those in the market for antique maps and rare books go to longstanding Livraria Sá da Costa in Chiado, to peruse leatherbound editions on its wooden shelves and quaint library trollies. bertrand.pt ; palavra-de-viajante.
pt ; sadacosta.com The oldest shop in Lisbon to stock tinned fish , Conserveira de Lisboa has remained true to its roots and continues to sell quality conserved fish and preserves to its faithful crowd of foodie traditionalists. Opened in Baixa in 1930, it has updated very little: its products come in.