With passport control taking far less time than expected, I had enough time to head into Lisbon for coffee, brunch, and a short walk around the city before my afternoon flight to Frankfurt.

Coffee And Brunch In Lisbon

With plenty of time to spare after breezing through immigration and customs, I decided to head into Lisbon for a bite to eat and a stroll around town.

Lockers are available on the departures level at Lisbon Airport, and I dropped my bag in one for €6. The smaller lockers, which would have cost about half as much, were all taken, but €6 was a small price to pay to avoid lugging my bag around the city.

I took the Metro into town, getting off at Alameda before stopping at Sense, a café that specializes in both coffee and wine.

Having skipped breakfast onboard my flight, I was hungry and ordered a cortado and shakshuka. Both arrived quickly and both were excellent.

The café had no Wi-Fi and a “laptop & tablet are zone” stamped on each table.

But I recommend this place and the restrooms were also clean and smelled pleasant.

For “dessert,” I stopped at Manteigaria, famous for its pastel de nata, an egg custard tart pastry, optionally dusted with cinnamon, a must-have in Lisbon.

I only had one, but it was epically good…rich, warm, flaky, and absolutely worth the stop.

It was also an unusually pleasant summer day in Lisbon, with temperatures in the mid-70s F (about 24°C), far cooler than I would normally expect in August.

I walked by the new Andaz Lisbon, which I hope to stay at on a future visit. The location is superb and, from the outside at least, it looks like an excellent property, perhaps in the same vein as the Andaz Prague.

From there I continued toward the waterfront via the Rua Augusta Arch in the Praça do Comércio, where I snapped a few pictures. It was crowded with tourists, but Lisbon remains a beautiful city to wander through, even briefly. The 25 de Abril Bridge looks just like the Golden Gate Bridge…