Delivery area
Encarnação: single-storey casas económicas among newer blocks
Encarnação, part of the wider Marvila area, keeps pockets of the single-storey casas económicas built in the mid-20th century alongside more recent apartment blocks.
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This area is part of our tobacco shop delivery in Lisbon.
What the area is like
Casas económicas in short rows
Parts of the neighbourhood are made up of low, single-storey houses built in planned rows, each with a small front space rather than a shared building entrance.
Newer blocks alongside the older houses
More recent apartment buildings sit alongside these older houses, so the same street can mix ground-floor houses with multi-storey blocks.
A quiet, settled feel
The mix of long-established housing gives the area a settled, low-key residential character, with limited commercial activity.
Numbering by row and house rather than street front
In the rows of casas económicas, houses are often identified by row and house number within a small development rather than a continuous street number.
Getting around
- Buses connect Encarnação to Marvila, Beato and onward towards Olivais.
- The nearest metro access is via Marvila or Beato stations, a walk or short bus ride from most of the neighbourhood.
- Cars can generally reach the rows of houses directly, since the streets here are wider and less dense than in central Lisbon.
- For the casas económicas, the row letter or number alongside the house number is more useful than the street number alone.
Typical hours
Daytime
A settled residential routine, with more activity around the local shops and bus stops.
Early evening
The rows of houses and surrounding streets quieten early, in keeping with the area's residential character.
Late
A quiet neighbourhood at night, with the single-storey rows especially calm and dimly lit.
At night, 7pm to 5am
Encarnação is quiet and low-key at night. The single-storey rows in particular have modest street lighting, so a clear row and house reference given in advance makes it much easier to find the right door in the dark.
How to describe your location here
For a casa económica, give the row letter or number and the house number within it, plus the nearest street junction. For an apartment block, the usual street name and floor are enough.
How delivery works here
Message us on WhatsApp with the row and house number, or the street and floor for an apartment. We confirm the details before setting off.
Order by WhatsApp, every day from 7pm to 5am.
Questions about Encarnação
- What is a casa económica and does it affect how you find me?
- It's one of the single-storey houses built in planned rows here; giving the row and house number instead of a regular street number helps us find it quickly.
- How do I get to Encarnação by public transport?
- Buses connect it to Marvila and Beato, with Beato metro station being the nearest rail-based option.
- Is the area quiet after dark?
- Yes, it's a settled residential area, and the older rows of houses in particular are calm and dimly lit at night.