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Good Company BooksAvenidas Novas & Saldanha, Lisbon

★EverydayThe everyday answer

Av. Visc. de Valmor 20.2 mi from Avenidas Novas & Saldanha centrelast reviewed August 2026

A relaxed Saldanha bookshop-cafe where the flat white draws real praise, not just polite mentions, plus fresh food and a workspace downstairs for lingering among the shelves.

A Lisbon bookshop cafe where the coffee earns its own praise, not just the books.

4.7★★★★½(394)
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What we love

  • •Coffee gets singled out as specialty, not treated as an afterthought to the shelves
  • •The flat white specifically draws praise: smooth and well-prepared
  • •Downstairs workspace and fresh food alongside the bookshop stock

Location

Av. Visc. de Valmor 2, 1000-291 Lisboa, Portugal

325m from Avenidas Novas & Saldanha centre

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From the Journal

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Richaro's Ramblings · 4 May

The case for Everyday

Proper Coffee surfaces three tiers. We lean on the top one because that's the obvious thing a discovery site should do, and that's mostly where this site sends…

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