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A Baîuca
A special place with fado vadio, when anyone can take a turn. On a good night it's packed with locals, with hissing if people dare make noise during the singing. The food is simple and tasty; fado goes on until midnight, food stops around . Reserve ahead.
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A Lontra
Near Bairro Alto, this place hosts an eclectic, mainly African-Portuguese clientele bumping and grinding to African sounds, R&B, hip-hop and house. It fills up about and stays open late.
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Adega do Ribatejo
Catching a fado performance is a 'must-do' for visitors to Lisbon. These operatic folk songs about love, death and longing can be enthralling - in the right atmosphere. Adega do Ribatejo is one place where the fado is often excellent. The food's nice too and it's hard not to like a place where the chef belts out a few tunes.
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Adega Mesquita
A long-established fado house, with singers and folk dancers.
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Bar das Imagens
Set with outdoor tables overlooking a lovely stretch of the city, this friendly bar serves potent caipirinhas and other nicely prepared cocktails. Jazz plays in the background.
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Belém Bar Café
About 1.5km west of the Docas mayhem, this slinky riverside spot brings a well-dressed and strait-laced crowd, with DJs spinning a mix of house, hip-hop and R&B.
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Capela
This atmospheric former chapel hosts experimental electronica and occasional house. Get there early (before midnight) to appreciate the DJs before the crowds descend.
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Catacombas Jazz Bar
This bar has live jazz on Thursday night, and on other nights its small rooms, tables and chairs are packed. It's a relaxed place to be, and not as self-consciously trendy as some bars.
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Clube da Esquina
A current favourite with a young, 'up for it' crowd, Clube da Esquina (Corner Club) is easy to spot on weekends when groups of caipirinha -sipping lovelies spill out across the street. If you can manage to squeeze in, the decor's pretty cool and the DJs cross over between hip-hop, electronica and house.
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Discoteca Jamaica
At most of the clubs on this seedy street, dancing involves laps, but this is a gem. Everyone in the know (gay/straight, black/white, old/young) has a great affection for offbeat Jamaica, where weekends get busy with a mixture of mostly retro and reggae.
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Hot Clube de Portugal
Here the masters play you jazz in a small, smoky setting, just the way it should be. Shows are at and .
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Incógnito
At this small, attractive dance-bar, you'll find a good mixed crowd and a broad spectrum of music - electropop, rock and a little something for those stuck in the '80s. It's a nice alternative to the big club scene.
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Luanda
This is a big, African club and Lisbon's favourite booty shaker, with a fantastically steamy, glitzy atmosphere. Things get hot and sweaty around , when everyone hits the floor for Luandan kuduro, Brazilian or R&B music.
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Lux
Near Santa Apolónia train station is Lisbon's ice-cool, must-see club. It's run by ex-Frágil maestro Marcel Reis and part-owned by John Malkovich, and is lots of fun, with an oversized shoe, a mirrored tunnel and violet light setting the scene. It's huge and airy, special but not snooty, and hosts the best big-name house DJs and live acts. Weekends are less hip but the music is still tip-top.
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Mussulo
Mussulo, named after the island in front of Luanda (Angola), keeps faithful to its Angolan roots with a mixture of soft rhythms for cruising and Afro-techno for when things really get going - and in the wee hours they do. Earlier on it's the perfect place to stop and weigh up the options for the night or chill after a long day.
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Nova Tertúlia Bar
This Bairro Alto newcomer hosts live jazz most weekends amid plenty of smoky atmosphere.
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O'Gilíns
Lisbon's oldest Irish pub gathers homesick expats who come for the frothy heads of Guinness and live music evenings from Thursday to Saturday.
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Onda Jazz Bar
This narrow, underground space features an eclectic menu of mainstream jazz as well as more eclectic beats of bands from Brazil, Angola and Cape Verde.
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Paradise Garage
This is one of Lisbon's chief small venues for bands, festivals and club nights. Perhaps a tad too eclectic for its own good, hosting gothic rock bands one night and 'Ladies Night' the next, without batting an eyelid. Still, it's an excellent mid-sized venue and during summer usually hosts after-hours sessions.
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Parreirinha de Alfama
Another favourite local fado house, with good food and ambience and an audience that often falls hard for the top-quality fadistas .
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Teatro Taborda
This cultural centre shows contemporary dance, theatre and world music. There are spectacular views and an excellent restaurant.
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Última Sé
Hidden behind the Casa dos Bicos, Ultima Sé is an atmospheric place with old arched stone walls and a fun crowd. It features nights of world beats and reggae.
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