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Mercado da Ribeira
On the 1st floor of the central food market, the Centro de Artesanato sells high-quality handicrafts and has demonstrations about artisanal products and regional cuisine. The ground floor retains the flower and food market, and on Sundays there's a collectors' market ( to ).
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Napoleão
This is the shop for port lovers. The staff are knowledgeable, the selection is excellent and they'll let you have a little tipple on the house. The '100 Years of Port' collection makes a great gift - a small set of Presidential Porto ports that are 10, 20, 30, and 40 years old. They know their Portuguese wines equally as well.
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Nós por Cá
Near Santos Ofícios, this spot sells vintage post cards, old-fashioned toys and aromatic soaps.
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Outra Face da Lua
This former Bairro Alto outpost is blazing new trails in Baixa, hoping to entice hipsters down the hill with its rambling collection of vintage clothes and wallpapers, kitschy old toys and fashion pieces from young designers. There's also an in-store coffee shop and jazz or electronica playing overhead.
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Santos Ofícios
A fascinating, chi-chi artesanato (handicrafts shop), stocking an eclectic range of folk art from all around Portugal. This street is a good one for browsing for knick-knacks.
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Sneakers Delight
Sneakers Delight treats sneakers with reverence, with both branches resembling avant-garde art galleries more than retail outlets. DJs spin on the weekend and the Santa Apolónia store also has a hair stylist. You're not just buying shoes you know.
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Valentim de Carvalho Megastore
Lisbon's longest-established music store.
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Vista Alegre
Producing fine tableware since 1824, Vista Alegre is one of the highest quality manufacturers in the world, creating everything from the flowery 'Algarve' setting to the understated 'Spirit White' collection. Besides their fine porcelain plate sets, they stock exquisite Atlantis lead crystal, with beautiful decanters and wine glass sets.
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