We live at the top of Belém, in the area known as Restelo. We love it up here - it’s quiet and away from the tourist hordes (we avoid the bottom of the hill in summer, but we do love the festivals in the park opposite pasteis de Belém, really it’s only July and august that is bad and the rest of the year it’s lovely). We love it up here; it’s quiet and green, lots of buses in to town and lots of amenities. We don’t seem to have many ex pats around us - mostly Portuguese people who have lived here for years, which we love. It’s not an area many people seem to know. Our favourite thing about it is that in the summer, when the city is hot, we have lots of lovely breezes from the river - Ella, January 2023

I live in Belem and I love it. I have previously lived in Avenidas Novas (Av. Berna) and Areeiro (Av. Roma) and I must say I prefer it over here (near some of the most beautiful places/monuments of the city and near the Pasteis de Belem). I didn't like the noise of Av Berna and the area near Av. Roma was nice but the flat was not so great and quite pricy. On the negative side, here you are a bit far from the center, so it may take a bit longer to get there (I go by tram). Also, food-wise I think this is the "worse" area of Lisbon (excluding the pasteis). Even more sad, Benfica stadium is super far! On the positive side you have the riverside, pasteis de belem, the monuments and the bridge. - Ines, December 2020

A short walk to the river. Easy access to downtown by train, bus or tram. The touristic area next to the Jerónimos Monastery can get very crowded on weekends and holidays, but the rest of Belém is very quiet. The parks are also great! - Simone, August 2021