The 5 Best Matcha Cafés in Lisbon (2026)

Lisbon's leading dedicated matcha bar — rated 4.9 across 676 reviews and the most-reviewed specialist matcha spot in the city. Alba Matcha Bar occupies a bright corner spot on Largo do Rato, one of Lisbon's most pleasant squares, and has built a devoted local following through consistent quality and a menu that treats matcha as seriously as the city's best coffee bars treat espresso. Open daily from 9am to 5pm, it is the essential first stop for anyone whose visit to Lisbon includes a matcha agenda.

Rated 4.9 across 145 reviews and positioned in the Santos neighbourhood, a short walk from the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga. HALE MAT•CHA is a matcha-specialist with a more intimate, focused format than Alba — a smaller space, a tighter menu, and a dedication to preparation quality that has earned it strong word-of-mouth among Lisbon's café cognoscenti. Open Wednesday to Friday 9am to 4pm and Saturday to Sunday 10am to 4pm; closed Monday and Tuesday. The weekend-morning visit is the most natural fit given the hours.

A newer entry rated 4.9 across 39 reviews — a small count that reflects its recent opening rather than any shortfall in quality. EMA Lisbon on Rua dos Poiais de São Bento is situated at the edge of Bairro Alto and Príncipe Real, a neighbourhood with some of Lisbon's best independent shops and galleries. Open Monday to Friday 9:30am to 3:30pm and Saturday to Sunday 10am to 4pm, it covers morning and early afternoon visits across the week. The early 4.9 average across its first reviews places it among the highest-rated newcomers in the Lisbon café scene.

Rated 4.9 across 1,081 reviews — the most-reviewed café on this list — and one of the most reliably excellent spots for matcha in Lisbon's historic Alfama neighbourhood. The Coffee on Rua de São Miguel is set in the maze of lanes near the Sé Cathedral, a location that sees a mix of local residents and visitors who have specifically sought it out for its quality. Open Monday 8:30am to 6:30pm and Tuesday to Sunday from 8am to 7pm — the longest trading hours of any café on this list and the best choice for a matcha at almost any point in the day.

The second The Coffee location — rated 4.8 across 654 reviews and positioned on Calçada do Duque, a steep, narrow street in the Bairro Alto that has become a social media backdrop in its own right. Open daily from 8am to 6pm, it covers the full morning and afternoon. The Duque location gives the chain a second footprint in a neighbourhood complementary to Alfama: where the eastern café catches the morning heritage-district crowd, the Bairro Alto branch serves the evening-going, culturally-engaged crowd earlier in the day. A reliable option for a matcha after a morning in the western hilltop neighbourhoods.