Fashion label +351’s Lisbon café kiosk lets you get to know the brand over coffee – and a game of backgammon

The quintessential Lisbon street scene isn’t complete without a quiosque – one of those small huts that you’ll spot on squares across the city, serving drinks and simple snacks. Here, residents and visitors can grab a takeaway espresso or perch on stackable Gonçalo chairs for a chat with friends.

These islands of urban activity have always been important to Lisbon native Ana Penha e Costa, the founder of fashion label +351. “They’re great neighbourhood meet-up spots where people can gather to unwind and socialise at any time of day,” she says. That’s why the designer has taken on the lease of a classic quiosque in front of Estrela Park and painted it a fetching blue and white. It offers coffee and beer, plus pastries from Isco bakery, alongside +351’s cotton T-shirts, caps and sweatshirts featuring prints inspired by gammon. Visitors to the kiosk, which is open from Wednesday to Sunday between 13.00 and 20.00, can even play a casual game of backgammon – sometimes with the designer herself.

Her next play? Penha e Costa plans to host DJ sets and happy hours (something she has already experimented with at her Rua da Boavista boutique in downtown Lisbon). “It’s a great way to interact with people who might not know my brand, while also giving them a taste of Lisbon city life.”
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Further reading:
Monocle’s complete city guide to Lisbon

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