Step in Fernando Pessoa's favourite coffee shop in Lisbon: Martinho da Arcada

What is it? This establishment began life in 1782 as a shop selling drinks and ice.

Why go? At Martinho da Arcada, Lisbon's oldest restaurant, they believe in ghosts. Or in symbolic gestures. It is in all the tourist guides as one of Fernando Pessoa’s favourite places and local mythology says that Martinho da Arcada has a place constantly booked waiting for the poet.

Don’t miss: Let’s get right to it: in the coffee house quick meals are served at attractive prices and there are also one of the best custard tarts in town.

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