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Neighbourhood guide
Príncipe Real and the Bairro Alto: gardens, shops and late bars
Concept stores in palaces, the Botanic Garden, the São Pedro de Alcântara terrace and the bars of the Bairro Alto.

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Concept stores in palaces, the Botanic Garden, the São Pedro de Alcântara terrace and the bars of the Bairro Alto.
Neighbourhood guide
Concept stores in palaces, the Botanic Garden, the São Pedro de Alcântara terrace and the bars of the Bairro Alto.
A garden on a hillside
The university’s botanic garden, falling in terraces below Príncipe Real.
Two MICHELIN Stars
The chef’s own restaurant at the Páteo Bagatela. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide.
Travessa da Légua da Póvoa 11, Páteo Bagatela, 1250-138 LisboaExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Bold creative cooking on a lane of the Bairro Alto. In the 2026 MICHELIN Guide selection.
Rua do Teixeira 39, 1200-459 LisboaExplore View on map
Open late
A cocktail lounge in Príncipe Real, open late.
Rua Ruben A. Leitão 17A, LisboaExplore View on map
In a neo-Arab palace
Portuguese designers and makers in the 19th-century neo-Arab Palácio Ribeiro da Cunha.
Apartment-style rooms and a spa
Apartment-style rooms and a spa in a restored building in the Bairro Alto.
Rua do Diário de Notícias 142, 1200-043 LisboaExplore View on map
A wine palace
A palace hotel themed on Portuguese wine, by the São Pedro de Alcântara viewpoint.
Rua de São Pedro de Alcântara 39–49, 1250-237 LisboaExplore View on map
In Príncipe Real
A design hotel on the Rua D. Pedro V, in Príncipe Real.
Rua D. Pedro V 56J, 1250-094 LisboaExplore View on map
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