Marco Silva

@marco

Slow travel, third-wave coffee, and the occasional city guide. Based in Porto.

Booking Q3 brand collabs now — Substack drops + short videos. Press kit in /press.

Coffee in Lisbon

Fábrica Coffee Roasters

Baixa — the flat white everyone writes home about.

Hello, Kristof

Príncipe Real — magazine-stocked, get the cortado and a cardamom bun.

Copenhagen Coffee Lab

Príncipe Real — Scandi pastries, V60 bar in the back.

The Mill

Santos — Aussie brunch crowd, flat whites done right.

Comoba

Cais do Sodré — matcha is actually good, beans rotating weekly.

Dear Breakfast

Santos — the cinnamon bun. Enough said.

Lisbon Coffee — Cheat Sheet

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Printable cheat sheet

Same six spots, sorted west to east on a one-pager you can save to your phone.

Porto weekend playbook

Combi Coffee — morning coffee

Start here. Outdoor seats, dog-friendly.

Livraria Lello — before the crowds

Get the 9am slot. Buy a book, skip the selfies.

Ribeira walk → Luís I bridge

Cross into Gaia on the upper deck. 20 min, worth every step.

Lunch: Taberna Santo António

Tiny, cash-preferred, best francesinha I've had. Go at 12:30.

Taylor's port tasting

Gaia side. Book the vintage flight, skip the generic tour.

Sunset: Miradouro da Vitória

Quieter than Clerigos. Bring a bottle.

My travel kit

Aer Travel Pack 3

Carry-on-only for a week. The only bag I use.

Field Notes notebook

For receipts, coffee notes, and addresses.

Airtag multipack

One in the bag, one in the jacket. Peace of mind.

Packable rain shell

Arc'teryx Squamish — folds into a fist.

Press & inquiries

Press kit (2026)

Audience numbers, past partnerships, rates, availability.

Lisbon — 48hr itinerary

A weekend route I've actually walked with friends.

Email me directly

Bookings, press, or just to say hi.

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