Lisbon

🍳 Brunch

• Senzi: kitchen•coffee•matcha | A recent discovery and a new top favorite. Look forward to testing more of the menu!
• Hygge Kaffe | Nordic vibes, everything is yummy. Plus for normal portion sizes - one main dish + sharing the mini pancakes is the ideal brunch for me.
• Liberty | Unique twists on classic brunch food and everything I've tried has been delicious, including the coffee. Small portions though.
• Do Beco Santos - Padaria Artesanal & Brunch | Bakery with interesting brunch options and fun coffee flavors.
• Tomorrow at 9 Cafe | The entrance is almost hard to spot, but inside hides a cute patio and a brunch menu that is more interesting than your normal cafe.

🍽 Restaurants

• Magnolia Bistrot & Winebar | Favorite wine bar with small dishes to share.
• Kefi Greek Bistro | Fresh Greek food, gorgeous space. Been closed for renovations for a while and just reopened. Can't wait to go back.
• Cosmo | Everything smoked, everything delicious. Cocktails and vibe is also 👌.
• Maluca | Another wine bar with small dishes. Lovely food, lovely wine.
• Loco | My first Michelin star place and it was truly incredible.
• The Happy Salad | Finally found a make-your-own-salad spot which has kale! Not gonna lie, I order from here once per week.
• Honest Greens | Another place I order from when I'm too lazy to cook but want something healthy.
• Lupita | Favorite pizza place, addicted to their white pizza with ricotta cheese.
• Dallas Burger | Solid burger spot.

🍸 Bars

• Comida Independente | Great wine bar with good snack options.
• Black Sheep | A Lisbon institution. Fun wines, and the staff are generous with their recommendations.
• Graça do Vinho | Another natural wine bar, I once had a pet nat there I still dream about.
• A Tabacaria | A Tabacaria and I go way back. My first visit many years ago they didn't offer a menu and did every drink tailor-made, it was perfection. Last time I was there they sadly stopped doing custom cocktails, BUT, their creations are still delicious.
• Matiz Pombalina Cocktail Bar | Feels like stepping into an eccentric great-grandmothers apartment, and the bartenders knows what they are doing.
• LX Rooftop Cocktail bar | Don't know why this place has such poor reviews, they have good drinks and are a friendly bunch. We live 10 min away, so, another go-to spot.

🍦 Sweets

• Parioca | Delicious coffee and makes the best cookies in Lisbon.
• Giola Gelato | Favorite ice cream.
• Crush Doughnuts | For when you want the type of sugar rush making you high for hours and hours.
• Pastéis de Belém | Heard of Pastel de Nata? Well, this is the OG place making them into perfection.

👩🏻‍💻 Work from

• Kompis | We opened a coworking space and it’s obviously the spot to work from these days. Located in Lapa.
• Copenhagen Cafe | All Copenhagen cafes have a number of tables dedicated to laptops, but they get taken quickly. Good spot for working with good coffee, but I usually rely on my own wifi.
• Honest Greens | All Honest Greens are great for working in the morning, and late afternoon. Lunch and dinner time tends to be busy and the staff will ask you to leave if you're just on your laptop.
• Simpli Coffee | Chill café with good coffee and snacks, and surprisingly stable wifi.
  
• Libraries | Lisbon has a lot of libraries with good places to work for free. Some of them with gardens and cafés too! Belem is where I go.

🤸🏻‍♀️ Workouts

• Jaya Aerial Lab | The aerial studio of my dreams. Pole, lyra, silks, handstand, conditioning; you name it, they got it.
• Jazzy Dance Studios | Huge dance studio, great teachers. Something for everyone.
• Jivamukti Yoga Lisbon | My favorite type of yoga practice which usually includes chanting, breath work, mediation and inversion practice.
• The Kynd Space | Lovely yoga studio with fun classes on the menu, like "Holy HIIT" and other random combos.
• Amplify Santos | I go for barre once a week (great complementary class for stability, everyone should do it tbh) and bootcamp classes (double floor if you want to stick to weights).
• A Pompadourette | For my fellow pole lovers, this is a cute studio with good sensual pole classes. Note that the classes are very short, only 50 min.
• MVMT Studio | Great boutique gym with really good teachers and classes, especially if you like calisthenics.

🪩 Other spots & things to do

• LxFactory | Artsy but very touristy area, go here to check out cute shops and have drinks in the afternoon. They also do a fun market on Sundays.
• Mirdouros | There are viewpoints all over Lisbon worth a visit, just search for miradouro on maps. Usually with a kiosk that serves wine, beer, and sometimes a few cocktails too.
• Black Cat Outdoor Cinema | During summer, Black Cate Cinema organizes outdoor cinema experiences in various cool locations. Mix of classics and more recent movies, definitely worth checking out.
• Storytelling Lisboa | I recommend arriving at 7pm, grab a good seat, and chill with your friends before it starts.

🏖 Get out of Lisbon

• Sintra | Sintra has some nice walks (easy hikes) and a lot of castles.
• Costa da Caparica | Take an Uber across the river and go these beaches instead of what is along the route to Cascais. Our go-to is this beach, the bar is more chill and make a badass sangria. Plus, this is where the nude beach is located.
• Salvaterra Country House & Spa | If you want a romantic getaway, this is the spot. One hour drive from Lisbon and has a Bali design vibe to it.
• Friday Happiness Algarve | Also known as "the pizza party", which combines pizzas and raves in a hippie commune setting. Go by car, pack a tent and toilet paper, prepare to party till 6am.