Guidebook for Parede
Food Scene
Small gem of a restaurant. Petiscos (Portuguese tapas) and Portuguese traditional food with a contemporary twist, accompanied by great wine. Great music. Close to the house, close to the beach, close to the train station. Open for lunch and dinner.
11 locals recommend
Restaurante Sociedade
319 Rua Marquês PombalSmall gem of a restaurant. Petiscos (Portuguese tapas) and Portuguese traditional food with a contemporary twist, accompanied by great wine. Great music. Close to the house, close to the beach, close to the train station. Open for lunch and dinner.
Classic spot in the Lisbon area. Eduardo is a traditional seafood restaurant with great service and great prices. Charming in a real way. View to the train station. Queue on sunny days and weekend evenings. Does not take table reservations. Don't miss it.
53 locals recommend
Eduardo das Conquilhas
118 R. Cap. LeitãoClassic spot in the Lisbon area. Eduardo is a traditional seafood restaurant with great service and great prices. Charming in a real way. View to the train station. Queue on sunny days and weekend evenings. Does not take table reservations. Don't miss it.
Best location just by the beach of Parede, Sargo is a great place to have a cold beer, a glass (or bottle!) of wine, and pizza. They have great pizza. Be aware when the tide is high, you might get wet!
10 locals recommend
Sargo Bar
Best location just by the beach of Parede, Sargo is a great place to have a cold beer, a glass (or bottle!) of wine, and pizza. They have great pizza. Be aware when the tide is high, you might get wet!
Food market. Great quality vegetables, meat and fish. A bit more pricy than the supermarkets, but worth it.
6 locals recommend
Mercado Da Parede
6 R. 31 de JaneiroFood market. Great quality vegetables, meat and fish. A bit more pricy than the supermarkets, but worth it.
Drinks & Nightlife
SMUP is a cultural house with several bars, pool, badminton, ping-pong and more. Good music and often concerts. Located just by the restaurant Sociedade, it's a natural place to go out after having dinner at the restaurant. Suitable for all age groups, from 18 to 78. Best place to go out outside the centre of Lisbon.
20 locals recommend
Sociedade Musical União Paredense
319 R. Marquês PombalSMUP is a cultural house with several bars, pool, badminton, ping-pong and more. Good music and often concerts. Located just by the restaurant Sociedade, it's a natural place to go out after having dinner at the restaurant. Suitable for all age groups, from 18 to 78. Best place to go out outside the centre of Lisbon.
Getting Around
Parede train station has trains to Cascais and to Lisbon. Trains leaving every 10 minutes during rush hour, every 20 or 30 minutes otherwise. Takes about 10 min to Cascais, and between 20 and 30 min to Lisbon, depending on the train (express during rush hours, slower otherwise).
18 locals recommend
Parede
Parede train station has trains to Cascais and to Lisbon. Trains leaving every 10 minutes during rush hour, every 20 or 30 minutes otherwise. Takes about 10 min to Cascais, and between 20 and 30 min to Lisbon, depending on the train (express during rush hours, slower otherwise).
Essentials
Chain supermarket. Has everything you need. Small and not so comfortable to shop in though.
16 locals recommend
Pingo Doce Parede - Avenida da República
75 Av. da RepúblicaChain supermarket. Has everything you need. Small and not so comfortable to shop in though.
Parks & Nature
Parede Beach
2682 Av. MarginalSmall, natural beach. The closest to our house. Has healing clay!
Praia das Avencas
Nice beach, a bit more posh than Parede.
Big beach with loads of surf schools, people and things to do. Many restaurants.
218 locals recommend
Carcavelos Beach
Big beach with loads of surf schools, people and things to do. Many restaurants.
Garden Quinta da Alagoa
Travessa Quinta da AlagoaBig park with several playgrounds for kids.
Playground in the middle of a big, upper class neighbourhood. Fun playground for the kids, but only in the morning or late afternoon in the summer time, it gets a bit hot (not much shade). Has a café close by.
Jardins da Parede
56 Urbanização Jardins da Parede IiPlayground in the middle of a big, upper class neighbourhood. Fun playground for the kids, but only in the morning or late afternoon in the summer time, it gets a bit hot (not much shade). Has a café close by.
The best park and playground in Parede. Lots of shade so can be used all year and all day long. Tables for piknik, fun playground for the kids, small enough so that you can see the kids from everywhere. Has a kiosk where you can buy ice cream, coffee or a beer. Has toilets. Also has a duck pond where you can feed the ducks. We go here all the time (and it's close to the restaurant Sociedade!).
Parque Morais
206C R. Cândido dos ReisThe best park and playground in Parede. Lots of shade so can be used all year and all day long. Tables for piknik, fun playground for the kids, small enough so that you can see the kids from everywhere. Has a kiosk where you can buy ice cream, coffee or a beer. Has toilets. Also has a duck pond where you can feed the ducks. We go here all the time (and it's close to the restaurant Sociedade!).