Lisbon

Shopping

A more high-end shopping mall than the others in Lisbon, this glass-roofed complex houses designer fashion, cinemas and food court.

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Showing 1–18 of 18 shopping spots

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Centro Vasco da Gama

A more high-end shopping mall than the others in Lisbon, this glass-roofed complex houses designer fashion, cinemas and food court.

El Corte Ingles

A Spanish chain mall giant, housing over nine floors of pricey but good quality fashion, design and food.

Story Tailors

A former 18th century bare-brick warehouse, this boutique is an enchanted forest of fashion, with chandeliers and twisted wood furnishings.

An avant-garde designer palace that showcases recycled items into luxury designs. On any given day you might find jewel encrusted toothpick necklaces, born again chandeliers and funky made over shoes.

Articula

A gallery/workshop, this place is anti-conformist to the bones, literally. Created by designer Teresa Milheiro, you’ll find recycled, one-off pieces made out of bones, medical tubes and aluminium.

Centro Comercial Colombo

Reported to be one of the largest malls in Europe, this complex has enough shopping stores, 420 at last count, and fun activity places for the whole family.

Armazens do Chiado

A large complex that stocks fashion and cosmetics but mostly specialises in books, music and DVDs.

Ponte Lisboa

A hole-in-the-wall craft workshop, this place presents pieces by Portuguese and Brazilian artists. It is a wonder for children who love to touch the bright felt animals.

The Wrong Shop

This shop is perfect if you are looking for off-the-wall souvenirs like Lisbon’s Barcelos rooster in almost every international flag plus rainbow and Portugal flag ones.

Loja CCB

Address: Centro Cultural de Belem Belem Tel: +213 612 410

Feira da Ladra

A market found on the eastern edge of the Alfama, this is where you may find something memorable to take home with you: bric-a-brac African colonies, old prints of Portugal and inexpensive clothes and CDs.

Mercado da Ribeira

The best place to experience Lisbon’s food culture is here in these covered markets. Here you’ll find locals selling crusty breads, fresh fruit and vegetables and, of course, a large variety of fish produce.

Mercado da Carcavelos

A Thursday morning market opposite the train station that contains lots of off-beat clothes and ceramics.

A Arte da Terra

Found in the cobblestoned stables of an old bishop’s palace, this place sells authentic Portuguese crafts including hand-painted azulejos (tiles) and Castelo Branco embroideries.

Santos Oficios

A must-stop shop for Portuguese folk art, you’ll find glazed pottery here along with Madeira lace. This is also the best place to go if you’re after a hand-embroidered fado shawl.

Discoteca Amalia

A store that pays homage to Portugal’s most famous fadista, Amalia Rodrigues, come here for an excellent range of CDs on the classical and fado genres.

A Carioca

With brass fittings and a coffee roaster dating back to the early 20th century, little has changed since this cafe/store opened in 1924.

Luvaria Ulisses

A store so tiny that you have to squeeze in to see, this place is full of soft handmade leather gloves in all different colours. If that doesn’t sway you, just come by to see if you can spot the store first!