48 Hours of Drinking in Lisbon

A Cevicheria is Príncipe Real's most theatrical Peruvian-Portuguese fusion restaurant-bar — built around fresh Peruvian ceviches paired to Portuguese natural wi Drop bags. Find a hotel-adjacent bar within a five-minute walk. Order something simple to anchor yourself to the city.

By the River Bar draws a steady local crowd in Belem. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. The polished room you'd take a first date to. Sit at the bar. Talk to the bartender. Stay one drink — you're scouting, not committing.

George and Dragon draws a steady local crowd in Bairro Alto. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Walk into the city's drinking quarter (the heart of the night, not the tourist version). Two drinks, two rooms. Pace yourself — Saturday is the long day.

Baccus Marques draws a steady local crowd in Marques de Pombal. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Sunset. Find a rooftop. Order whatever the house specials around sundown. Take photos but don't lose 90 minutes to your phone.

The bar fills quickly on weekends and during Lisbon's shoulder seasons. We recommend booking at least 48 hours in advance for Friday and Saturday evenings. Eat somewhere with serious bartending built in. The right room is one you order both your dinner and your nightcap from.

Bairru's Bodega draws a steady local crowd in Bairro Alto. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. The bar that made you book the trip. The pre-research one. Reservation-only ideally. Stay until last call.

Bar do Rio draws a steady local crowd in Cais do Sodre. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Mary, Mimosa, or whatever low-ABV house play the room runs. Eat. Pay. Walk.

Bar Mes is Chiado's most precise classical cocktail bar — opened in 2018 by former Cinco Lounge bartenders. The 24-seat counter bar is dimly lit with leather ba Find the hotel bar at your departure airport equivalent — somewhere quiet, low-volume, well-staffed. End the trip on a martini and a clean conversation.