Portugal - Nightlife

You'll notice that Braga has the youngest population in the whole of Portugal by the average age of the... guests in the Insólito bar; live music is also played here. more

This intimate bar has an idyllic location in the harbour and is often a venue for live South American... music. To catch the attention of guests who are not so enthused by who is sitting opposite, a large aquarium with a large number of colourful exotic fish is on display. more

The trendy club is especially popular with younger people - locals and tourists alike. There are often... various themed parties. more

This bar restaurant in what used to be the administrative offices of the docks is now a regular venue... for live jazz bands although Latin rhythms can often be heard here too. The bar really fills up after 11:00 pm. more

The trendiest night club in Lisbon. The owner is the American actor John Malkovich. For this reason alone... it is always packed. If you are not there before 2.30 am you risk not being let in. Dance floors on three floors. You can enjoy amazing night-time views over Lisbon and the Tejo while you take a break on the terrace. more

A large, modern club which is mainly popular with the younger generation with its house and techno music.... The Alcântara Dancers - scantily dressed - get the dancers going, the club doesn't really get busy until around 1 am. more

A well-known, top-class fado bar. The music to accompany dinner starts at 9.30 pm. It is advisable to... book a table for dinner. If you just want to listen to fado, then arrive around 10 pm. Entry is free, but you are expected to buy food or drink for at least 20 euros. more

A very popular fado bar near Santa Apolónia station. Here you can expect to see professionals directed... by the famous singer Argentina Santos. It is very difficult to get a table without a reservation. more

Certainly Lisbon's most attractive club from an architectural aspect - for a trendy public aged between... 20 and 30. Some of the dance floors are located in the vaults of an old cloister. Mainly house and techno. more

A trendy, brightly decorated bar and restaurant on the banks of the Tegus. During the day the patio is... one of the most pleasant places to sit. In the evening the party mood is in the bar. more

A club and bar for the gay scene. An exclusive and trendy public. The music mix reflects the spirit of... the times and includes classics and the latest hits. more

Amo-te is more than just one lounge, it’s a brand. With several branches in Lisbon, the one in the... Chiado stands out with its interior styled in bright red and the outer terrace in the small stairway alley in front of it. Those who do not just come in to have a drink order a trendy dish from the menu or browse the company’s variety of perfumes and soaps. more

The bar’s dim interior and the eye-catching decoration are reminiscent of the 1970. The music matches... the style with a lot of electronic beats. The same-named sushi lounge next door offers excellent Japanese nibbles and calmer sounds. more

The spacious bar in rustic vaults invites its guests to enjoy some jazz over a freshly tapped beer and,... if they get hungry, for a meal. There are often live performances - some without admission charge, for more famous acts a fee of eight or nine euros may be demanded. more

The disco in an alley of Bairro Alto is well-known in the Lisbon lesbian community. About 80 percent... of the guests are women, the others usually male homosexuals. There is live music twice a week on changing days of the week. more

The very small bar and disco is a famous meeting point of the gay scene. A travesty show, which is known... as the most worth seeing in Lisbon, starts regularly at about 2.30 am or 3 am. At this time at the latest, the place is stuffed and the crowd standing tightly packed goes totally bananas. more

The exotic decoration of the disco is so much inspired by Vietnam that it almost seems like a museum,... which applies by no means to the audience. Besides the weekend, the place is in full swing, even on Thursdays (“Ladies Night”). more

Just like so many other highlights of the Lisbon nightlife, this distinguished, modern-oriental and very... personally styled place consists of a restaurant and a bar/discotheque. At midnight, the latter fills with a dancing crowd, especially from Thursday to Saturday - in the summer months even outside. more

The unique atmosphere of the bar, which reinvents itself continuously, even surprises regular guests... again and again. On the upper floor, people dance to rock music and the bar downstairs offers recreation and drinks (the first drink is included in the entrance fee). more

This disco-bar is situated on the picturesque Cais da Ribeira, the former wharf for merchant ships on... the Douro, in a quaint casemate in the quay wall. Other pubs and cafés nearby also attract night owls, the trend here being towards an increasingly glamorous public. more

A romantic nightclub in an old mansion. It can get packed after 1 am even though it can hold 500 guests.... Both locals and foreigners living in Porto like to meet here for a drink, most likely one of the imaginative cocktails. more

The club's name ("new state") is evocative of the period of dictatorship prior to 1974, when the pleasure... of spending the nights in discos was proscribed in Portugal. This club is very popular with Porto's young people. The music selection is mainly rock-oriented, from the hits of the 1980s to contemporary tunes. more

A great place to enjoy a glass of port wine in pleasant, tastefully decorated surroundings - whether... at the beginning of the night or towards the end. The crowd is dressed slightly smarter than elsewhere. Small garden, art gallery on the first floor. more

Latin-American rhythms like salsa or merengue are played on the terrace with a view of the Douro. A Latino... night is held on Wednesdays, Cuban live-music with Los Cubanitos on Thursdays. Minimum consumption 5 euros, one drink included. more

One of the few places in Porto that play Fado regularly. Even folklore performances are on the programme.... A dinner lasting several hours is included, with a choice of typical hearty dishes from the region. An appropriate location down by the historical harbour. more