Lagos Entertainment

  1. Açores

    This Portuguese-run fun bar has lively atmosphere on two levels, with rock music and decent snack food.

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  2. Amuras Bar

    One of half a dozen restaurant-bars overlooking the marina, this one attracts a slightly more staid crowd, who come for fruity cocktails and live music most nights.

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  3. Bahia Beach Bar

    Bahia Beach Bar is an essential hang-out with live music on Sundays and monthly beach parties.

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  4. Bon Vivante

    A multistorey place that attracts a sizable drinking crowd, this has an enticing roof terrace, great for a sunset cocktail.

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  5. Centro Cultural

    Centro Cultural. Lagos' main venue for classical performances, including popular fado concerts, as well as contemporary art exhibitions.

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  6. Eddie's Bar

    Another buzzing beer stop, this busy dark-wood bar gathers plenty of surfers and hangers-on, and it has a good-natured, down-to-earth atmosphere.

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  7. Fools and Horses

    This local boozer provides the English pub experience and all that it entails, and it's been around for over 30 years.

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  8. Grand Café

    This classy bar has lots of gold leaf, kitsch, red velvet and cherubs, over which are draped dressed-up local and foreign hipsters.

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  9. Joe's Garage

    With a dishevelled, bar-scene-from- Star Wars vibe (think Aussie backpackers, not aliens), this is the kind of place where you're not sure what might happen next, though shots and dancing on the tables are likely. Staff set fire to the bar to signal closing time and chase out stragglers with chainsaws.

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  10. Linda's Bar

    Meia Praia has some beachfront gems just seconds from sun, swimming and sand, including Linda's Bar with fab food, good salads, cocktails and tunes.

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  12. Lounge

    Small and sleek, Lounge plays a good range of music from drum 'n' bass and Brazilian to a spicy, want-to-dance-but-the-space-is-too-small crowd.

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  13. Mullen's

    A long-established adega típica (wine bar), this great arched tavern is filled with tiles, big barrels, unusual paintings and a lively crowd.

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  14. Stevie Ray's Blues Jazz Bar

    This intimate two-level candlelit joint attracts a smart-casual older crowd, and has live music (blues, jazz, oldies) most weekends.

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  15. Taberna de Lagos

    Boasting a stylish space and brooding electronic music, this airy and atmospheric bar attracts a somewhat savvier bar-goer (higher cocktail prices also keep some away). It's set in a handsome townhouse, complete with high ceilings and old stone walls hung with vibrant paintings.

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  16. Taverna Velha

    The snug Old Tavern is an old favourite and continues to haul in a lively crowd with its feel-good cocktail of where-it's-at popularity and singalong pop.

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