Find Us
Travessa de São José 1, Príncipe Real, Lisbon. Look for the palm tree.
Address
O Palmeiral
Travessa de São José 1
1200-415 Lisboa, Portugal
Just off Praça das Flores, five minutes from Bairro Alto, ten from Chiado.
Opening Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 18:00 – 00:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:30 – 00:00 |
| Thursday | 10:30 – 00:00 |
| Friday | 10:30 – 00:00 |
| Saturday | 10:30 – 00:00 |
| Sunday | 10:30 – 15:30 |
Kitchen hours may vary — call ahead for late arrivals.
Reservations
Book online or call +351 21 397 1540.
Reservations are held for 15 minutes. If you're running late, please call. Booking a quick lunch? A note in your reservation helps us seat you well. Hoping for a long one? Let us know in advance so we can allow more time for your table.
Contact
Phone: +351 21 397 1540
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @opalmeiral
Getting Here
On foot: From Praça das Flores, we're at Travessa de São José 1. From Bairro Alto, walk north up Rua da Rosa or Travessa da Cara — five minutes. From Chiado (Largo do Chiado), walk up Rua da Misericórdia and continue north through Príncipe Real — about ten minutes.
Metro: Rato station (Yellow Line) is a ten-minute walk. Exit toward Rua da Escola Politécnica and follow it north to Príncipe Real.
Bus: Lines 758 and 773 stop near Praça do Príncipe Real.
Tram: The iconic Tram 28 passes through nearby Calçada do Combro and Rua da Escola Politécnica.
Driving: Street parking on Travessa de São José and surrounding streets (metered). The nearest paid car park is Parque Largo de Jesus (Telpark by Empark), Largo de Jesus, a five-minute walk.
Nearby
Jardim do Príncipe Real (2 min), Jardim Botânico (5 min), Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara (7 min), LX Factory (15 min by taxi), Time Out Market (12 min walk).
Príncipe Real
Príncipe Real sits north of Bairro Alto and south of Amoreiras — a residential neighbourhood of 19th-century mansions, independent shops, and a garden where half of Lisbon comes to sit under a cedar tree on Saturday mornings. It was named after a young prince who died at twenty-four, and it's been attracting people who value beauty and quiet intensity ever since.
O Palmeiral is at the southern edge of the neighbourhood, where Príncipe Real meets Praça das Flores and the old streets begin to narrow. The terrace looks out onto one of those streets now — the kind where neighbours wave from balconies and the evening light turns the limestone gold for about twenty minutes before it disappears.