Lisbon Built Different

Photography, content & podcast studio

Photography & visual storytelling

Creative agency & content production

Portuguese & African fusion, homemade desserts

Cape Verdean cuisine with soul, famous for hugs & sangria. Hosts Diaspora Fridays with guest chefs. Run by Ana Sofia Lopes

Senegalese & West African dishes on Green Street. Owners with Angolan, Cape Verdean and Senegalese roots; music and events

Lebanese street food & authentic manakeesh

Dutch and Caribbean snack bar, opened 2019. Called the first Black-owned spot on that street. Run by Daniel Paulina.

Bar and restaurant with food from Guinea-Bissau and live music. Run by Hernâni Miguel.

Bar and restaurant with Mozambican food and live music. Run by Mikas.

Cape Verdean restaurant. A regular stop on the African Lisbon Tour. Run by Sr. Domingos.

São Tomé comfort food: fruta-pão, calulu, feijoada da terra, kisacá. Run by Family from São Tomé.

Mozambican restaurant, serving for over 35 years.

Southern Mozambican restaurant. Matapa, curries, seafood, vegan options.

International fusion, buffet brunch and weekly live music.

African restaurant known for its chicken. Book ahead.

Café and weekend brunch, with a vegetarian brunch menu.

Tiki bar with cocktails, craft beer and small plates. Formerly Rum and Tickles.

Central bar with affordable drinks. Few people know the owner is Black.

Bar with Cape Verdean live music.

Drinks, spices and snacks.

Pan-African restaurant with a living-room feel.

São Tomé dishes: peixe andala, fruta-pão, omelete à moda de São Tomé.

Cameroonian restaurant.

Cachupa in many versions: meat, fish, seafood, vegetarian. Run by Fox.

Cape Verdean restaurant known for its cachupa. Run by Dona Patriarca.

Catering service. Angolan and Portuguese food, shares Angolan proverbs and words with each order.

Marketing strategist, social media strategist, event producer, stylist

Founder of The Shift Live & HEY.TLC

Creative connector, storyteller & founder of M8triarch.pt

Digital magazine on Black lusophone culture, runs the PowerList 100

Directory and marketplace for Black-owned businesses in Portugal. Run by Mariama Injai.

Networking and support for Black residents and newcomers.

Housing project for trans and queer immigrants. Funded by crowdfunding. Run by Aquilla.

Discover Lisbon's untold Black history — walking tour by Naky Gaglo, starting at Praça do Comércio, with stops at Black-owned businesses

Guided walks through self-built Black neighbourhoods

Healing sanctuary & cultural hub for the African diaspora

Running and wellness social club

Art lab linking art from the PALOP with Portugal and the world. Exhibitions, events, performances. Run by Elson Angélico.

Record label run by musicians. Kizomba, afro house, kuduro. Run by Djodje, Ricky Boy, Kady, Mário Marta.

Theatre company with post-show talks open to the audience.

Art initiative on African culture and anti-racism. Run by Francisco Vidal, Namalimba Coelho.

Food tour with six stops linked to Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique and Brazil. Run by Kamra Clemons.

Walking tour of Black history and Black-owned shops, ending with a meal. Run by Local therapist and activist.

Premium mobile bar for events & private functions

Full event catering (buffet, waiters, bar team)

Custom cakes & dessert catering

Central, elegant venue for mixers, dinners & cultural events

Warm, versatile venue for creative or private gatherings

Nigerian restaurant & bar with Afro-fusion cuisine & cultural programming

Custom merch, tote bags & branded items

Eliana Silva

Natural hairstyles & treatments

Protective styles & care

Loc artist and specialist

Fast and flawless nail services

Professional makeup artist

Makeup services

Personal stylist & creative

Braiding salon. Styles artists like Blaya and Soraia Ramos. Free haircuts for people experiencing homelessness in Porto. Run by Nádia.

Mobile African hairstyling and natural hair care. Editorial and music video work. Run by Soya Marega.

Barbershop. Dino D'Santiago's go-to. Run by Mozer.

Hat brand by an Angolan founder. Made in Portugal by artisans. Run by Sara Aikali.

Modern urban clothing made with African fabrics. Run by Romana.

T-shirt brand made by local seamstresses. Also runs youth training, book promotion and a film club. Run by Vítor Sanches.

Streetwear inspired by Portuguese hip-hop. Graffiti customisation and upcycling of clothes and shoes. Run by Uncle-C.

Black queer fashion brand using African textiles. Run by Naára.