Sintra
Sharing attached space with the excellent restaurant of the same name, INcomum's wine bar lacks medieval arches and other antiquated atmospheric touches,…
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Alfama, Castelo & Graça
This microscopic watering hole might be small in size but it sure is big on bourbon: Canadian-Portuguese connoisseur Manuel Barreira harbours Lisbon's…
Lisbon
An American-Brazilian couple launched Lisbon's second brewpub in 2016 with 12 beers, including rarer choices such as Belgian blonde ale, American dark…
Belém
Well positioned near the river’s edge, this small, sun-drenched cube of glass and white stone boasts an open patio and large windows facing the Tejo and…
Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela
In the centuries-old vaults of Lisbon’s famed Aqueduto das Águas Livres, this beautiful enoteca (wine bar) pops the cork on wines handpicked by writer…
Marquês de Pombal & Around
Some fun Venezuelan expats run this minuscule bar that showers a whole lotta Latin love on a somewhat obscure spirit from Lisbon's perspective – the rum…
Lisbon
Helping turn the bairro of Marvila into Lisbon's craft-beer destination district (along with Dois Corvos), Musa opened its atmospheric taproom in 2017…
Marquês de Pombal & Around
A lavish bar fit for its chic address, this ground-level drinking den below the upscale restaurant of the same name caters to a well-heeled crowd who…
Lisbon
There's always something going on at this creative space overlooking a sleepy plaza just north of Largo Martim Moniz. You can wander through rooms looking…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
This popular pub is the top choice for a classier pint among 200-year-old stone archways made all the more atmospheric by strategic lighting and…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
True to its name, this dimly lit space was once a pharmacy, its backlit built-in cabinets now lined with dozens of Portuguese wines. There's outdoor…
Vila Nova De Milfontes
Above Praia da Franquia, about a 10-minute (700m) walk west of the centre, the wood-panelled Riverside Pub is good any time for drinks and a meal. The…
Aliados & Bolhão
The name translates as 'Grandmother's Museum' and indeed it's a gorgeous rambling attic of a bar, crammed with cabinets, old clocks, azulejos and…
Alfama, Castelo & Graça
One of the top brewers in Lisbon's microbrew scene, 8ª Colina's long-awaited taproom opened with spectacularly framed castle views straight from its 10…
Baixa & Rossio
Lisbon is full of kiosk cafes, but few do shots of espresso, glasses of wine, sangria, ice cold beers and light bites like this riverside gem just off…
Sintra
Sintra's best bar isn't in Sintra-Vila, but that shouldn't stop seasoned drinkers from checking it out. A potpourri of antiques and Portuguese bric-a-bric…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
A commanding 16th-century cistern is the focal point at this excellent wine bar opened by two ex-journalists shunning the status quo. It purposely…
Baixa & Rossio
Keep on walking past the touristy restaurants along pedestrianised Rua das Portas de Santo Antão to this sublime coffee temple, where serious caffeine is…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
How about a cocktail with that haircut? Luckily, it's the patrons knocking back fantastic gin and tonics at this hipster bar and barbershop, not the…
Setúbal
What a view! You can practically see beachgoers slathering on the sunscreen in Tróia from this upscale 6th-floor cocktail bar's open-air patio. DJs spin…
Estremadura & Ribatejo
Oddly placed in a very quiet village on Cova da Iria's doorstep, this beer bar just tinkers on the edge of being the kind of place you walked in and all…
Lisbon
Set high above the far eastern end of the Santa Apolónia train station complex, this former social club for Lisbon's railworkers was long ago transformed…
Óbidos
In the shadow of Santa Maria church and a couple of 500-year-old Japanese maple trees, this cash only, open-air esplanade offers some of Óbidos' most…
Óbidos
A fado shawl and guitar on the wall sets the precedent for what's to come in this intimate space, a former chapel: a warm, friendly wine bar serving up a…
The Douro
Attached to the Hostel des Arts, this vibrantly decorated bar serves a full lineup of coffee, local wines and mixed drinks to a young and artsy crowd…
Alfama, Castelo & Graça
There's something to be said for a grandmotherly type serving up her home hooch ginjinha (cherry liqueur; €1) out of a plastic pitcher from the window of…
Évora
Opened in 2018, MolhóBico is the new hotspot in town, with decent cocktails and frequent live music. The low-ceiling pub-like space packs standing-room…
Tomar
More than 100 years old and frozen in time since its renovation in 1946, this old-fashioned, high-ceilinged, cash-only deco cafe serves as a refuge for…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
An Irishman well versed in Cais do Sodré bars (he owns Hennessy's Irish pub as well) has stepped up the neighbourhood's bar game with this refined lounge…
Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela
If twisting the night away until 6am just doesn't quite cut it, Europa Sunrise is the after-after-hours club, keeping Santos thumping until 10am on…
Óbidos
With over 70 types of Belgian beer by the bottle, this bar just outside the walls is the place in Óbidos for those who set the beer bar higher than Sagres…
Évora
Around the corner from the Templo Romano, this bright, modern wine bar serves up quality pours from the well-known Cartuxa vineyard. You can pair those…
Monchique
Monchique’s coolest hang-out, in converted horse stables on the side of a hill, has hot-pink arched walls, red-velvet alcoves, ornate mirrors and…
Aliados & Bolhão
Yes, we know, it's pricey and rammed with tourists brandishing selfie sticks, but you should at least have a drink at Café Majestic just so you can gawp…
Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela
One of Príncipe Real's newer gay bars, Shelter Bar is reliably crowded – especially for its craft beer – and skews a bit more mature than WoofLX across…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
Set in a former bakery, Maria Caxuxa has effortless style reminiscent of late '90s Berlin – its several rooms are decked out with giant mixers, 1950s…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
Small and intimate (and simultaneously sleek and grungy), this Cais do Sodré watering hole boasts a beautiful hardwood back bar and original stained glass…
Sagres
Natural timber features throughout the rustic-chic interior of this lively cafe-bar, which has a great postsurf vibe. The upper level has a sun-drenched…
Lisbon
It would be odd to venture to Arroios just for a pint, and you'll need to tolerate the out-of-place, American-diner-style decor, but this tiny new 10-tap…
Peniche
Don't ask us how an otherwise unremarkable supermarket (fine for quick provisions) became the happy hour of choice among the surf crowd but its patio is…
