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Kossies CafeBairro Alto & Príncipe Real, Lisbon

★EverydayThe everyday answer

R. da Rosa 2400.1 mi from Bairro Alto & Príncipe Real centrelast reviewed August 2026

A brunch spot in Príncipe Real built around açaí bowls and a food-forward crowd, but worth the stop for the coffee alone: espresso handled with more care than the menu lets on.

A Lisbon brunch spot where the espresso outperforms the food crowd's expectations.

4.9★★★★½(241)
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What we love

  • •A reviewer who'd had several bad coffee experiences elsewhere singled out the cortado and flat white here as finally done right.
  • •Runs on a Portuguese-made espresso machine, a detail sharp-eyed reviewers noticed.
  • •Called a must-try for the coffee by at least one visitor, food-brunch reputation aside.

Location

R. da Rosa 240, 1200-391 Lisboa, Portugal

212m from Bairro Alto & Príncipe Real centre

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