Casa Brasileira
Cuisine: Continental, European, Portuguese
Price Range: $
10Best Says
Not to be confused with Café A Brasileira in Chiado, this near namesake enjoys an equally privileged location in Rua Augusta, Lisbon's animated pedestrian thoroughfare in the Baixa (downtown)... Read More
Not to be confused with Café A Brasileira in Chiado, this near namesake enjoys an equally privileged location in Rua Augusta, Lisbon's animated pedestrian thoroughfare in the Baixa (downtown) district. Inside, the long stand-up glass counter is crammed full of chicken pies, fish cakes, rolls and sandwiches and other savory goodies, plus a huge variety of cakes, biscuits and other sweets. All this can be eaten at the balcony standing up, at a table on the terrace or ordered to go. The staff will wrap individual servings or box up a selection. They can also heat up pies, pasties and pastries and even ladle up soup into a plastic bowl.
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EXPERT TIPS BY:
Paul Bernhardt
Lisbon Local Expert
- Street Food: "Ask about the special combi menus that are specially prepared for those on the go."
- Breakfast: "Check out their fruit salads - huge bowls of orange, apple,strawberry, pineapple, grape, mango, melon and papaya. Healthy or what!"
- Breakfast/Brunch: "Check out their fruit salads - huge bowls of orange, apple, strawberry, pineapple, grape, mango, melon and papaya."
- Best for Street Food Because: Very popular with locals and tourists alike, this pastelaria is open from 7 am and serves food all day and well into the evening.
- Best for Breakfast Because: A great no-nonsense standby, Casa Brasileira avoids the usual trappings of tourism with its low prices and genuine local flavour.
- Best for Breakfast/Brunch Because: Not to be confused with its near namesake in Chiado, Casa Brasileira avoids the usual trappings of tourism with its low prices and genuine local flavour.
