Mercearia do Senhor Alberto - Grocery store — Mercearia in Areeiro, Lisbon
Mercearia do Senhor Alberto - Grocery store sits on Rua Dona Filipa de Vilhena in Areeiro, and reviewers keep coming back for the gourmet products and the wines. It is the kind of small mercearia where the shelves are chosen rather than filled.
What this mercearia is
Mercearia do Senhor Alberto - Grocery store is a mercearia on Rua Dona Filipa de Vilhena in Areeiro, open 9 am to 7 pm most weekdays and until 2 pm on Saturday. Reviewers point to gourmet products suited to special gifts and a wine range that includes Alentejo selections. A few items typically cost €5–15.
Verified October 2026 · 2 independent sources
About this store
Mercearia do Senhor Alberto - Grocery store is an independent mercearia on Rua Dona Filipa de Vilhena in Areeiro, a few steps from the neighbourhood's own rhythm rather than a main shopping drag.
Reviewers single out the gourmet products, describing them as top-level items suitable for special gifts. That is the shelf to head for if you are bringing something back for someone, or if you want a bottle or a jar that does not look like it came from an airport.
The wine range is the other repeated recommendation, with Alentejo selections named specifically. It is a small shop, so the range is what the owner has decided to carry, not a wall of every region.
Service comes up as personalized and attentive, which fits the scale: someone behind the counter who knows what is on the shelf and can point you to it. The shop is closed on Sunday, so plan a weekday or a Saturday morning.
What to look for
Gourmet products for gifts
Reviewers praise the store for top-level gourmet items suitable for special gifts.
Wines, including Alentejo
A good variety of wines is available, with regional selections such as Alentejo named by reviewers.
Saturday closes at 2 pm
Weekday hours run 9 am to 7 pm, but Saturday finishes at 2 pm and Sunday is closed.
The pick list
What to bring home
Gourmet products
Reviewers praise the store for offering top-level gourmet items suitable for special gifts.
Wines
A good variety of wines is available, including specific regional selections like Alentejo.
Who is this for
This suits a traveler who wants a gift or a bottle of wine with some thought behind it, rather than a supermarket run. It also works for someone staying in or near Areeiro who wants a small, well-chosen mercearia within the neighbourhood. And it fits a curious browser who likes a shop where the owner's taste is the inventory.
If you need a wider run of spices and sauces rather than gourmet gifts, Anjani Comércio Alimentar on Avenida João XXI in Areeiro is the nearby mercearia reviewers point to for that range.
The verdict
It is a small mercearia with a narrow shelf rather than a full grocery, so it suits a traveler buying a gift or a bottle of wine, not someone doing a weekly shop.
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