Shakar - Specialty Coffee & Brunch

Specialty coffee, and a brunch plate at any hour of the day

Coffee comes first at Shakar: a specialty selection from Roastberry, roasted locally in Lisbon, poured across the counter and sold by the bag to take home. Brunch runs alongside it all day rather than stopping mid-morning, so a full breakfast plate is as available in the afternoon as it is first thing. Baked goods fill the gap between the two for anyone who wants something with the cup and nothing more.

A daytime room in Avenidas Novas

This is a daytime café rather than a restaurant with an evening service or a drinks list to sit over. The rhythm is coffee, breakfast, brunch and something baked, in Avenidas Novas, and it suits a quick cup as well as a table with a plate on it. Gluten free, vegan and vegetarian dishes are built into the menu rather than bolted onto it, so a mixed table can order together without much negotiation.

What to order

Start with the coffee, since the place is arranged around it. The Roastberry selection is the specific thing to ask about, and the beans are on the shelf if the cup goes well. Then choose between the all-day breakfast, the brunch plates and the baked goods depending on how much of a meal you want. Taking a bag of beans away is the part people forget, and it is usually the reason they come back.