"Run by the same family for three generations, Sapataria do Carmo changed hands in 2012. Luckily the small, circa-1904 shoe shop remains just as elegantly nostalgic, from the iron letters on the façade to the fanciful, tidy display of numbered boxes to the red velvet sofas that bring a sense of grandeur to the banal task of trying on pairs for size. Quality, handmade shoes for men and women are now available at the original Chiado location as well as three other offshoots." - Alia Akkam
Denis Dâmaso/Courtesy Sapataria do Carmo