5 years ago we packed our stuff up in London and came back to Lisbon in pursuit of our dream, opening up a Deli. We found the perfect spot in Santos in a street where, believe it or not, no one used to come past and it was love at first sight. We rolled up our sleeves and build this place up from scratch with our friends and family.
When we wrote down the business plan there was key word we kept coming back to....COMMUNITY! We wanted to build/create/tap into one even though we had no clue how to do it. The truth is the community built us in the end- our friends and neighbours made Mila’s, you’re the reason why we’re still around after all this time and we intend to stay for many many more years. You know who you are.
In January 2022, after almost 2 horrific years we pivoted into a cafe and are very proud of what we’ve achieved so far but really looking forward to the next 5 years.
Thank you to our little Santos community for making our business feel like a home away from home. Here’s to a great year.