Bairro Alto & Chiado
Bairro Alto · Chiado
Chiado is an elegant district of literary cafés and old bookshops, while neighbouring Bairro Alto turns into an open-air bar street after dark.
Chiado is Lisbon's cultural shopping district. Outside the A Brasileira café sits a bronze statue of the poet Fernando Pessoa. Nearby are Livraria Bertrand, one of the world's oldest bookshops still in operation (since 1732), theatres, long-established glove shops and the Manteigaria pastry shop. To the north, Bairro Alto is a 16th-century grid of narrow lanes, quiet by day. After 10 p.m., dozens of small bars fill up with people holding drinks, and several long-established fado restaurants are also here. The two districts are a short walk apart, and you can make a detour to the Church of São Roque and the São Pedro de Alcântara viewpoint along the way. Getting there: Baixa-Chiado metro station.
Opening hours
Open all day (bars approx. 18:00–02:00 next day)
Nearby sights
- Carmo Convent
- Santa Justa Lift
- Rossio Square
- Time Out Market Lisboa
- Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara
- Rua Augusta Arch
- Praça do Comércio
- Lisbon Cathedral