Alvalade, a cool neighborhood
Along the streets of Alvalade, which seem to have been designed with a ruler and square, a success story is written of a neighborhood planned from scratch in the 1940s, but which was able to grow and evolve into a diversified offer of equipment, schools, services and transport. without losing your identity. Those who go there confirm this through the vestiges of old traditional street professions, such as shoe shiners or lottery sellers, which make the visit an authentic and differentiating experience. To the point of being considered by Time Out as one of the 40 coolest neighborhoods in the world.
Considered a quiet and safe area, it has conquered more and more families, who find this Lisbon neighborhood the ideal destination to live. But Alvalade is also known for being a lively area given the numerous shopping areas, in which the famous Alvalade Market stands out and also the streets filled with cafes, pastry shops and restaurants, where historic spaces are mixed with new concepts. A diversity that also attracts students from the various faculties located on the largest university campus in Lisbon, known as Cidade Universitária, just a few steps away.
Modern and traditional. Alvalade has a little bit of everything, a feature that also applies to its gastronomic offer, which is a reason to fill the huge sidewalks of Avenida da Igreja, which give access to many of the neighborhood’s cafes and restaurants. On hot days, it is almost a tradition to line up outside one of the oldest ice cream parlors in Lisbon, Conchanata, for a delicious artisanal ice cream. When the cold arrives, ice creams give way to hot drinks from the tea rooms, preferred by the glassed-in terraces overlooking the street.
Whether summer or winter, the renovated Jardim do Campo Grande or Parque da Mata de Alvalade are meeting points for many families and places of reference for many Lisbon residents who like to exercise outdoors. As a sport or as a means of transport, bicycles and scooters already set the pace in this neighborhood, where you can even find several stations for renting them for short periods of time.
