Hopefully, you will be in Lisbon long enough to need to do laundry while you are there. If your hotel or hostel cannot take care of it for you, I have compiled a list of Lisbon’s laundry mats sorted by neighborhood.
Good news – as boring as doing laundry is, you can use this as an opportunity to make friends with locals and get suggestions from them, as well as meet other dirty travellers from around the world.
Laundry mats are a gold-mine for conversations and learning about your location when you are travelling.
| Name and address | Neighborhood | Website |
| Wash-Station Baixa Castelo Rua da Madalena 231 | Baixa | https://lavandaria-washstationbaixacastelo.negocio.site/ |
| Imperial Laundromat Largo de São Domingos, 20 | Baixa | https://www.facebook.com/Laundromat-Imperial-1415818681822765/ |
| Lavandaria Ideal R. de São Lázaro 205 | https://www.facebook.com/lavandariaideallisboa?pnref=lhc | |
| Jardins da Roupa R. dos Cavaleiros 68 | Martim Moniz | https://www.facebook.com/jardinsdaroupa |
| Cotton Club Laundry and Cafe R. Andrade 15A | Intendente | https://lisboa.empresasportugal.net/laundry/cotton-club-laundry-and-cafe/ |
| Speed Queen Lavandaria Rua Palmira, 66 A/B | Anjos | https://speedqueeninvestor.com/lv/stores/lisbon/lisbon-portugal-palmira/ |
| Concept Laundry R. Maria Andrade 11B | Intendente | https://www.facebook.com/conceptlaundrypt/ |
| Arroios Clean R. Maria Andrade 37A | Intendente | https://arroiosclean.com/ |
| Lavandaria Self-Service Speed Clean R. Beneficência 62 | Entrecampos | https://speedqueeninvestor.com/stores/lisboa/portugal-lisbon-beneficencia/ |
| Lavandaria Self-Service – Lavadeira Do Aqueduto Rua dos Prazeres 7 | Mercês | https://www.facebook.com/lavadeiradoaqueduto/ |
| Speed Queen Laundry Rua de Alcântara 38 A | Alcântara | https://speedqueeninvestor.com/stores/lisboa/portugal-lisbon-alcantara/ |
| Restelo Clean Wash R. das Pedreiras 20B | Belém | https://www.facebook.com/ResteloCleanWash/ |
| Lavandaria Baixilava Rua da Liberdade 17b | Av. Liberdade | N/A |
| Bairro Alto Wash and Go R. Luz Soriano 18 | Bairro Alto | https://luggage-laundrybairroalto.negocio.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral |
| 60 Graus Laundry Wash and Fold R. do Poço dos Negros 65 | Bica | https://www.60grauslaundry.com/ |
| Laundry Self-Service Cheir’a Lisbon R. São Boaventura 42 | Bairro Alto | Lavandaria Self-Service Cheir’a Lisboa – Home | Facebook |
| Lavigraça Rua da Graça 46, | Graça | https://lavigraca.pt/ |
| TanqMatic Graça Laundry Self-Service Rua da Senhora do Monte 5A | Graça | https://m.facebook.com/Tanqmatic-GRA%C3%87A-111334285871173/ |
| Wash Station Alfama R. dos Remédios 115 | Alfama | https://washstation-alfama.negocio.site/ |
| Lavadouro Público Beco do Mexias | Alfama | Historic Public Laundry facility with wash-basins N 38° 42.691 W 009° 07.649 29S E 488916 N 4284771 |
The last one on the list is a special place. It is a piece of history – you can see how the women of Lisbon took care of the laundry for hundreds of years, and even into the late twentieth century in the Alfama neighborhood.
These lavadouros públicos were common in Lisbon and all over Portugal in a time when very few houses had running water.
Water would run from a sping or be piped to a specific location, and the women would work shoulder to shoulder at these public wash-houses to take care of their families’ laundry and socialize as they worked.
This public laundry in the Carnide neighborhood was one of the last in Lisbon, and it closed in 2015. Teatro do Silêncio now offers guided cultural tours on Sundays. https://teatrodosilencio.pt/lavadouro/ For information on other unique things to see or experince in Lisbon, see my article, https://lisbontravelideas.com/2021/05/unique-tours-and-experiences-in-and-near-lisbon
