Shopping In Lisbon

Quietly, Lisbon's shopping scene is becoming something a bit special. Beyond the international names on Avenida da Liberdade, there's a network of independent boutiques and workshops championing local makers of everything from heritage wool blankets to hand-thrown ceramics.

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DESTINATIONS

LX Factory

Over the last 15 or so years, a sprawling 19th-century textile complex beneath the 25 de Abril bridge has become a hub for independent designers, artists and makers. More than 50 shops showcase everything from Portuguese sneakers to vintage finds. At the centre of it all is Ler Devagar bookstore, with its floor-to-ceiling shelves surrounding a three-storey printing press.

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Embaixada

In a richly decorated 19th-century palace in Príncipe Real, more than a dozen Portuguese brands have created boutiques in rooms spread across two floors. Around a central courtyard, you’ll find stores dedicated to fashion, cosmetics, jewellery and homewares, including one from local favourite Isto. A gin bar anchors the ground floor.

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Avenida da Liberdade

Lisbon's most prestigious boulevard is lined with trees and the flagship stores of luxury houses like Prada, Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Hermès. Find them in a run of grand buildings from Restauradores to Marquês de Pombal, interspersed with high-end jewellery boutiques and watch specialists.

A Vida Portuguesa

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BOUTIQUES

FORA

Vintage eyewear dealer Miguel Barral branched out into design and manufacture to create FORA. Working with Zeiss lenses and premium Italian acetate, he offers contemporary interpretations of classic styles. You can explore the collections – including the pure-titanium Titan line – at three stores around town.

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Portuguese Flannel

The fourth generation of a textile-manufacturing family, brothers António and Manuel Magalhães draw on 90-year fabric archive to produce the lovely shirting of Portuguese Flannel. Each piece is made in Guimarães – the country’s historic textile capital – using traditional methods and locally sourced materials. Flannels remain the focus, but the range is slowly, carefully expanding. The flagship store in Cais de Sodré is an appropriately elegant spot.

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Burel Factory

When Isabel Dias da Costa and João Tomás rescued a 19th-century wool factory from insolvency, they preserved both the machinery and the loom masters who operate it. Since then, they've revitalised burel – a thick wool fabric traditionally used for shepherds' capes – by introducing bold colours and contemporary applications. A few doors apart in Chiado, you’ll find its two stores, one dedicated to fashion and accessories, the other to blankets, cushions and furniture.

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A Vida Portuguesa

Journalist Catarina Portas founded this celebration of Portuguese manufacturing almost 20 years ago. She champions old brands that have maintained their original packaging and traditional production methods. Bordallo Pinheiro ceramics, Ach Brito soaps, Claus Porto toiletries and Viarco pencils are just a fraction of an inventory that spans stationery, textiles, groceries and home goods.

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Caza das Vellas Loreto

Seven generations of the Sá Pereira family have run this candle workshop since 1789. Founder Domingos Sá Pereira de Mello brought Parisian techniques to Lisbon, establishing methods still used in the on-site workshop that’s visible through an archway behind the counter. The interior remains gorgeously unchanged: dark wood cabinetry, church-like windows, and tall glass vitrines filled with candles in all shapes, sizes and scents.

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Cortiço & Netos

Joaquim José Cortiço spent decades acquiring discontinued tile lines from closing Portuguese factories, amassing a museum-quality collection that’s now managed by his grandchildren. He rescued countless azulejos representing styles from the 1960s onwards – everything from abstract geometries to floral patterns – which are now sold individually or by weight.

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Under The Cover

Behind a bright blue façade, this compact bookshop near the Gulbenkian museum maintains a carefully curated roster of independent magazines, journals and art books. Wallpaper and The Paris Review sit alongside Kinfolk, Apartamento and dozens of niche publications.

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Claus Porto

Founded by a couple of Germans late in the 19th-century, Claus Porto is loved and recognised today for its Belle Époque-inspired packaging. Its soaps, fragrances, candles and grooming lines all contain wonderful gift ideas that are a joy to explore at its two handsome Lisbon outlets.

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JAK

Isabel Henriques da Silva and José Maria Refóios founded this minimalist sneaker brand to prioritise timeless design over trend chasing. Every pair is made in family-owned factories across northern Portugal, using full-grain leather. A vegan line uses apple-derived materials, and it too can be found in the Chiado flagship.

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The Feeting Room

This multi-brand concept store landed in Chiado a decade ago. Amid the concrete floors and brick ceilings of a former bakery, it presents around a hundred indie labels across footwear, clothing, accessories and jewellery. It has a second location in the city, out at the LX Factory.

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