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The best breakfast and brunch in Lisbon

Start with Pastéis de Belém in Belém for pastel de Belém, eaten warm inside, Confeitaria Nacional in Lisbon · Baixa · Praça da Figueira for pastel de nata, upstairs if seating and O Trevo in Chiado for bifana. Here are all 10, with what to get at each.

10 places · mostly in Baixa, Belém, Chiado · Updated October 25, 2026

Pastéis de Belém
Pastéis de Belém · Photo: Pastéis de Belém
  1. Pastéis de BelémPastéis de BelémBelém · bakery

    Get: Pastel de Belém, eaten warm inside

    The original recipe house, baking since the 1830s.

  2. Confeitaria NacionalConfeitaria NacionalLisbon · Baixa · Praça da Figueira · bakery

    Get: Pastel de nata, upstairs if seating

    A pastry house dating to 1829 with a classic recipe.

  3. O TrevoChiado

    Get: Bifana

    Anthony Bourdain's bifana stop on Praça Luís de Camões.

  4. As Bifanas do AfonsoBaixa · restaurant

    Get: Bifana with mustard and piri piri, and a small beer

  5. Afonso dos LeitõesBelém · Suckling-pig specialist

    Get: Leitão sandwich

  6. A BrasileiraChiado

    Get: Coffee and toast or pastry

  7. Dear BreakfastBica

    Get: Eggs Benedict and coffee

  8. Nicolau LisboaBaixa

    Get: Pancakes or eggs

  9. A Nova PombalinaBaixa

    Get: Leitão sandwich

  10. O Prego da PeixariaAlvalade / other locations

    Get: Steak prego on bolo do caco

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Where is the best breakfast and brunch in Lisbon?

Chef Amazing’s picks start with Pastéis de Belém (Belém), Confeitaria Nacional (Lisbon · Baixa · Praça da Figueira) and O Trevo (Chiado). All 10 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.

What should I order?

At Pastéis de Belém, get pastel de Belém, eaten warm inside. At Confeitaria Nacional, get pastel de nata, upstairs if seating. At O Trevo, get bifana. At As Bifanas do Afonso, get bifana with mustard and piri piri, and a small beer.

Which neighborhood is best for breakfast and brunch in Lisbon?

Most of these are in Baixa, Belém and Chiado. The map on this page shows every one, numbered like the list.

How does Chef Amazing pick these?

From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for Lisbon: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.

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