The place to go to find all those delicious ingredients for Asian cuisine that you can’t find elsewhere in Lisbon. It’s where I buy my spices.
You will also find many stores that sell electronics, clothes, and decorating items. Can’t find the most unusual tool or device elsewhere, or forgot to bring your power adapter? There’s a chance you’ll find it at Martim Moniz (when in doubt, ask around).
For great prices, step away from shops closer to the central streets and go deeper inside the narrow streets of the Mouraria quarter — that’s where the good deals are.
Most of these shop owners have been living in Portugal for more than fifty years, so there is an exciting blend of customs.