Delivery area
Serafina: a small bairro on the slope above Monsanto
Serafina is a small, mostly low-rise neighbourhood on a hillside next to Monsanto forest park, known locally for its cluster of grilled-food restaurants and its narrow, climbing streets.
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This area is part of our tobacco shop delivery in Lisbon.
What the area is like
Steep, narrow streets
The bairro climbs the hillside in short stretches, and several streets are steep enough that walking, rather than driving, is the practical way to cover the last stretch.
A pocket of low-rise housing
Unlike the taller blocks nearby, much of Serafina is made up of small houses and low buildings, giving it a village-like feel within the city.
Known for its grill restaurants
A number of long-standing grill restaurants draw visitors on weekends, which is unusual traffic for such a small, otherwise residential bairro.
Right against Monsanto
The forest park borders the bairro directly, which keeps the air noticeably fresher here than in denser parts of the city.
Getting around
- Serafina is reached by road from the direction of Benfica or via routes through Monsanto, since it sits away from the main metro lines.
- A small number of bus routes serve the bairro directly; beyond that, the nearest metro stations are some distance away.
- Parking on weekend evenings can be tighter than usual because of visitors to the local restaurants.
- Because streets are short and steep, a house or building can sit only a few doors from a main road yet be reached by a longer walk than expected.
Typical hours
Daytime
A quiet, mainly residential bairro with little through traffic.
Early evening
Activity picks up around the grill restaurants, especially towards the weekend.
Late
Once the restaurants close, the bairro is quiet, dark on some of its narrower streets, and largely residential.
At night, 7pm to 5am
Serafina is genuinely quiet at night outside its restaurant cluster, and some of its steeper, narrower streets have limited lighting compared with larger avenues nearby. A landmark such as a specific restaurant or the road name is more reliable here than a house number alone.
How to describe your location here
Mention the street name and, if you can, a nearby restaurant or the direction relative to Monsanto — this helps on streets that climb steeply and aren't always well signposted.
How delivery works here
Tell us the street and a nearby landmark by WhatsApp before we set off, since some addresses in Serafina are easier to describe by what's next to them than by number alone.
Order by WhatsApp, every day from 7pm to 5am.
Questions about Serafina
- Are the streets in Serafina steep?
- Several are, since the bairro climbs a hillside next to Monsanto — it's worth mentioning if your street is one of the steeper ones.
- Is it easy to reach by public transport at night?
- Less so than more central areas — Serafina is served by a limited number of bus routes rather than a nearby metro line.
- Is it busy at weekends?
- The area around the grill restaurants can be, especially in the evening, more than the rest of this small, quiet bairro.