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Martinho da Arcada
Since 1782
Lisbon’s oldest café, under the arcades of the Praça do Comércio since 1782.
Photo Credit
In the area: Trays of freshly baked pastéis de nata. Image courtesy of © Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Since 1782
- Fernando Pessoa’s café
- Address
- Baixa, Lisbon
- Nearest metro
- Terreiro do Paço
200 m · 3 min walk
More distances - Phone
- +351 218 879 259
- Website
- martinhodaarcada.pt
About Martinho da Arcada
Martinho da Arcada has served coffee under the arcades of the Praça do Comércio since 1782, by its own account; the poet Fernando Pessoa was a regular. Café at the front, dining room behind.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Martinho da Arcada before you go.
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What’s nearby
Distances from Martinho da Arcada are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- Terreiro do PaçoBlue200 m3 min walk
- Baixa-ChiadoBlueGreen400 m5 min walk
- RossioGreen600 m8 min walk
Key sights
- The Praça do Comércio100 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- The Castelo de São Jorge600 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- The Gulbenkian3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 18 minCar or taxi 17 min
- The Jerónimos Monastery6.2 kmCycle 31 minCar or taxi 26 min
- The Oceanário7.1 kmCycle 36 minCar or taxi 29 min
- The Tower of Belém7.2 kmCycle 36 minCar or taxi 29 min
- Lisbon Airport8.0 kmCycle 40 minCar or taxi 32 min
Railway stations
- Cais do Sodré station800 mWalk 10 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Rossio station850 mWalk 10 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Santa Apolónia station1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Gare do Oriente7.3 kmCycle 37 minCar or taxi 29 min
Location
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SightsThe Praça do ComércioThe great arcaded square on the Tagus, with the Rua Augusta Arch at its head.
WalksThe Baixa to ChiadoFrom the Praça do Comércio up the Rua Augusta to the Rossio, and on up to Chiado and the Carmo.