Armazens do Chiado

The Armazens do Chiado, literally, the "Chiado Warehouses", is the collective name for Lisbon's boutique shopping mall in Chiado, one of the city's most elegant neighbourhoods. The commercial centre houses 55 shops, and there are 15 restaurants (open till 11pm) gathered together on the top floor food hall. Also incorporated into the building is the four-star Hotel do Chiado. The anchor department store is photography, sound and video retailer FNAC. Books of all kinds are also for sale here, and users of Mac computers have their own dedicated sales area. A desk near the entrance sells concert and theatre tickets and is a good place to find out what kind of live entertainment the city is hosting. Ladies' and men's high-street fashion is well represented by several boutiques, and there are plenty of perfume and cosmetic stores and clothes shops to browse.