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The Folks SéAlfama, Graça & Mouraria, LisbonThe Folks

★★SpecialtyProperly excellent

R. das Pedras Negras 70.3 mi from Alfama, Graça & Mouraria centrelast reviewed August 2026

The hand-brew filter here gets singled out as beautifully balanced, and the espresso runs on flavour-forward single origins, a coffee programme with more craft behind it than the brunch queue outside would suggest.

This Lisbon brunch spot hides a hand-brew filter worth queueing for on its own.

4.7★★★★½(2,813)
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What we love

  • Branded outright as a specialty coffee venue, not just a brunch spot with good coffee on the side
  • Hand-brew filter praised as beautifully balanced, a serious pour amid the brunch menu
  • Espresso-based flat whites built on flavour-forward, specialty-grade single origins

Location

R. das Pedras Negras 7, 1100-534 Lisboa, Portugal

417m from Alfama, Graça & Mouraria centre

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