Vila Maria GUIDE
The places around you should visit.
Here are some tips where to go during your stay at the Vila Maria for dinner, drinks, entertainment or sport.
It is a chain of coffee shops and bakeries in Portugal. Here you can have a nice lunch (soup of the day, sandwich, coffee and freshly squeezed orange juice) for some 7 euros. We recommend the chicken sandwich or mozarella if you prefer no meat.
The atmosphere is very cozy and friendly. There is a big table for everybody to seat together. But you can also have a private table, if it free.
Remember that in Portugal most of restaurants are closed between 15:00-19:00 pm. However, Padaria is opened! There could be a smaller choice of meals available though.
514 moradores locais recomendam
A Padaria Portuguesa
44 Praça Luís de CamõesIt is a chain of coffee shops and bakeries in Portugal. Here you can have a nice lunch (soup of the day, sandwich, coffee and freshly squeezed orange juice) for some 7 euros. We recommend the chicken sandwich or mozarella if you prefer no meat.
The atmosphere is very cozy and friendly. There is a big table for everybody to seat together. But you can also have a private table, if it free.
Remember that in Portugal most of restaurants are closed between 15:00-19:00 pm. However, Padaria is opened! There could be a smaller choice of meals available though.
This is the closest supermarket - just 2 minutes away from the Vila Maria. It has always a nice choice of discounted wines, reasonable fruits and vegetables. Here you make a good provisioning for your kitchen. However do not expect anything too fancy.
The bakery is good and offers quite a big choice of breads and rolls, most of them of wheat flour though. There is also a nice coffee shop.
Do not miss a coffee shop inside the supermarket. Beside a cheap lunch, you can have here a coffee with something we haven't seen anywhere else - a "bretzel". It is a biscuit shaped like a wide knot with pudding and almonds or chocolate. In Portugal famous for its sweets, we found this one the most tasty. It is the only place you can buy it (as far as we know)!
13 moradores locais recomendam
Continente Bom Dia Parede II
74 R. TimorThis is the closest supermarket - just 2 minutes away from the Vila Maria. It has always a nice choice of discounted wines, reasonable fruits and vegetables. Here you make a good provisioning for your kitchen. However do not expect anything too fancy.
The bakery is good and offers quite a big choice of breads and rolls, most of them of wheat flour though. There is also a nice coffee shop.
Do not miss a coffee shop inside the supermarket. Beside a cheap lunch, you can have here a coffee with something we haven't seen anywhere else - a "bretzel". It is a biscuit shaped like a wide knot with pudding and almonds or chocolate. In Portugal famous for its sweets, we found this one the most tasty. It is the only place you can buy it (as far as we know)!
This is a local restaurant with a casual atmosphere, decorated with furniture of 50's and 60's. It is just on the other side of the train station (through an underground passageway).
The menu is short but meals are good and not so heavy as the majority in Portugal. You can try an octopus here.
Remember to make a reservation for dinner. It happens it is full.
The restaurant opens for lunch at 12:30 p.m. and closes at 15:00 p.m., for dinner 19:30 - 23:00 p.m. Sundays and Mondays it is closed.
After a dinner you can go for a life concert or play bilard and have beer at pub in the SMUP - local cultural centre (the same building).
11 moradores locais recomendam
Restaurante Sociedade
319 Rua Marquês PombalThis is a local restaurant with a casual atmosphere, decorated with furniture of 50's and 60's. It is just on the other side of the train station (through an underground passageway).
The menu is short but meals are good and not so heavy as the majority in Portugal. You can try an octopus here.
Remember to make a reservation for dinner. It happens it is full.
The restaurant opens for lunch at 12:30 p.m. and closes at 15:00 p.m., for dinner 19:30 - 23:00 p.m. Sundays and Mondays it is closed.
After a dinner you can go for a life concert or play bilard and have beer at pub in the SMUP - local cultural centre (the same building).
It is said to be the best place to have sea food in the region. It is very casual and sometimes crowded. The restaurant has a long 50-years-tradition and is still run by its founder.
It is opened from 12:00-01:00 a.m. everyday except Mondays.
53 moradores locais recomendam
Eduardo das Conquilhas
118 R. Cap. LeitãoIt is said to be the best place to have sea food in the region. It is very casual and sometimes crowded. The restaurant has a long 50-years-tradition and is still run by its founder.
It is opened from 12:00-01:00 a.m. everyday except Mondays.
Please see the description of the Sociedade Restaurant.
20 moradores locais recomendam
Sociedade Musical União Paredense
319 R. Marquês PombalPlease see the description of the Sociedade Restaurant.
A small beach, hidden from winds. The best spot for SUP (stand up paddle) with long waves. Here you can find the school and a rental GUSU. During a low tide a rocky bottom appears with natural pools. At a high tide not recommended for kids since waves become too strong and it is too deep.
41 moradores locais recomendam
Praia da Parede
2682 Av. MarginalA small beach, hidden from winds. The best spot for SUP (stand up paddle) with long waves. Here you can find the school and a rental GUSU. During a low tide a rocky bottom appears with natural pools. At a high tide not recommended for kids since waves become too strong and it is too deep.
The biggest and the most crowded beach on a Lisbon coast with a huge fortress at one end. The place famous for surfing schools and lessons. Along the whole beach leads a concrete promenade with cafes and restaurants. The sunrise and the sunset must be seen here!
218 moradores locais recomendam
Praia de Carcavelos
The biggest and the most crowded beach on a Lisbon coast with a huge fortress at one end. The place famous for surfing schools and lessons. Along the whole beach leads a concrete promenade with cafes and restaurants. The sunrise and the sunset must be seen here!
Just next to the Vila Maria a rental bike. You can hire here a mountain, city, race or electric bike. And it is worth to go along the coast...
Be-Cyclist
Just next to the Vila Maria a rental bike. You can hire here a mountain, city, race or electric bike. And it is worth to go along the coast...
It is a simple restaurant and bar with a very big (as for Portugal) beer choice. The restaurant doesn't close after 15:00 and reopens at 19:00 as most Portuguese restaurants do but work without any break. The place is just hanging over the Ocean and has a wonderful view to sunsets. There are also some life mini concerts. The atmosphere is very relaxed.
6 moradores locais recomendam
Adamastor
Avenida MarginalIt is a simple restaurant and bar with a very big (as for Portugal) beer choice. The restaurant doesn't close after 15:00 and reopens at 19:00 as most Portuguese restaurants do but work without any break. The place is just hanging over the Ocean and has a wonderful view to sunsets. There are also some life mini concerts. The atmosphere is very relaxed.
The Local Association of Culture where you can feel what Parede is like and mingle with locals. You can find here a bar with snooker and billiard, a concert hall with discos, concerts and performances and another open-air bar during the summer time.
20 moradores locais recomendam
Sociedade Musical União Paredense
319 R. Marquês PombalThe Local Association of Culture where you can feel what Parede is like and mingle with locals. You can find here a bar with snooker and billiard, a concert hall with discos, concerts and performances and another open-air bar during the summer time.
Parque Morais
206C R. Cândido dos ReisA lovely little municipal park with a coffee shop and a playground.
Krajobraz kulinarny
Pastelaria Ribeiro
1317 Av. da RepúblicaThe best birthday cakes and sweets f all kinds.
MOA SUSHI
A decent sushi restaurant, small but with a nice service and menu.
Fauna & Flora - Estoril
A nice restaurant with a decent choice of vegan and healthy dishes.