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One of Lisbon's 10 most original shops. Time Out Lisboa

Hip and delightfully vintage – the latest in gift giving. Louis Vuitton City Guide

A gloriously old fashioned emporium set in a late 19th-century building. Wallpaper

Perhaps this amazing archive of authentic Portuguese products is a serious stand against the globalization and fast retailing that seems to have taken over the rest of the E.U. But for me, well, I’m just a sucker for all that hip retro packaging. Maura Egan, New York Times

In the middle of all these globalised shops, such as Zara, H&M and FNAC, it's a relief to arrive to a genuinely Portuguese corner. Folha de Sao Paulo, Brazil

The shop is so interesting it is possible to spend ours here and still find something new. The queues, in times of crisis, are justifiable: here you can fun, inexpensive and well packed presents. (...) In a world that is fastly walking towards pasteurisation, this shop goes against the current: it clings on to the nationality in it's more genuine shape. Maybe that's where the secret to its success lies. Valor Económico, Brazil

What to do in Lisbon: find retro treasures at A Vida Portuguesa. Nem York Travel, USA

Like an old drugstore where old manufacture became design. Marie Claire, France

One of the best shops in Lisbon: the irresistible A Vida Portuguesa. Time Out Lisboa

A wood-panelled emporium dedicated to nostalgic but non-kitschy Portuguese products sold in their striking original packaging. Telegraph, UK

A Vida Portuguesa shopping, half-way between tradition and modernity. Case da Abitare, Italy