The Algarve
Arabic-themed Bar Marroquia has an inviting interior with a fireplace and pool table with a red baize. Seasonal fruit mojitos, caipirinhas and punches…
Must-see nightlife in Portugal
Foz do Douro
This basement club – owned by Antonio Pereira (aka DJ Vibe) and his girlfriend, Portugal celebrity Merche Romero – was re-modelled and still serves up…
Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês
For a cosy drink after a day on the trail, don't miss Taberna Terra Celta, in an old wooden and stone home with an upstairs fireplace on Pitões das Júnias…
Miragaia
Old school, still cool, and crazy popular on weekends when college kids pack the communal tables, lean against thick columns, and sip cold, cheap draughts…
Vila Nova De Milfontes
One of Vila Nova’s best spots for a night out, this place has fun parties (including the odd costume event), with DJs spinning wide-ranging sounds. There…
Viseu
With its exposed stone walls and prime central location, this good-looking wine bar is a fine place to get to grips with the local vinho. It has a long…
Funchal
More than a hundred teas are available at this tiny tearoom, whose tables spill out onto sunny Praça do Colombo. Snacks and light lunches accompany the…
Miragaia
Tucked behind a bookshop, this artistic cafe-bar run by a cultural association hosts film screenings, readings and occasional dinner parties. There's a…
Nazaré
The most popular of the bars lining Praça Sousa Oliveira. It does a mean gin and tonic (over 20 gins from which to choose, including bestseller Martin…
Funchal
Around since 1841, the Golden Gate is one of Funchal's best-known cafes, though it lost its olde-worlde charm in a glitzy refurb a few years ago. Skip the…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
Pint-sized Incógnito offers an alternative vibe and DJs thrashing out indie rock and electropop. Sweat it out with a fun crowd on the tiny basement dance…
Funchal
This stylish cafe attached to the Teatro Baltazar Dias is open all day but really comes into its own after dark. Choose from a people-watching spot on the…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
Great views, winning cocktails (€6 to €8.50) and a festive crowd make Noobai a popular draw for a sundowner at Miradouro de Santa Catarina. The vibe is…
Braga
With Brazilian beats, a lantern-lit front patio and excellent wines by the glass, Domus Vinum draws a stylish crowd. The Portuguese and Spanish tapas are…
Peniche
This smoky but atmospheric pub is chock-a-block with old bikes, fishing paraphernalia and photos of Peniche from a bygone era. It pulls in the surfing and…
Setúbal Peninsula
Nicely on its own, this beachfront bar is popular with surfers and has a cool lounge vibe. While not renowned for food, its late-night disco on summer…
Lagos
An essential hang-out on the sand at Meia Praia, busy Bahia has homemade sangria, fruit-based cocktails, Algarve and Alentejo wines, gourmet dining …
Funchal
Outside-only cafe-bar above the complexo balnear (swimming complex) at the eastern end of the Zona Velha offering snacks and drinks to the sound of brine…
Guimarães
A popular bar with azulejo-filled interiors and tables on the cobblestone square. It has coffee, snacks and a low-key vibe during the day. It turns into a…
Vila Nova De Milfontes
Always lively, whatever the time of year, even if the rest of the town is dead. This is a jovial bar with a pool table, outdoor seating in front and lots…
Viseu
A bistro-style cafe on an attractive pedestrian-only street, The Brothers has a bohemian, Parisian-style atmosphere, good beers and regular live music. In…
Faro
A miracle of split-levelling has managed to fit two floors, toilets and a stage for live music (mainly indie) into this tiny space in the heart of Faro's…
The Beiras
With its lava lamps, subdued red lighting and retro '70s look, Zeitgeist is one of several popular hangouts in the bar-heavy area around Rua Académico…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
Little Miss Popular on the Cais do Sodré circuit, this laid-back indie club is jam-packed and pumping most nights, with a clientele that skews a tad older…
Coimbra
This Coimbra classic has a sunny, cobbled terrace, an artsy interior, friendly service, and a chilled-out jazzy soundtrack. It's perfectly placed for…
Évora
Nestle in under the attractive vaulted ceilings of this cool spot and order a great meal at a reasonable price (mains €7 to €10) and a drink, anything…
Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela
For drinks and light bites with knockout views of the castle and downtown Lisbon, head to the Indo-chic patio at Lost In, shaded by colourful parasols and…
The Beiras
Figueira's best-known nightclub, housed in the town's ex-casino, draws an energetic, party-loving crowd. DJs keep the tempo high on the dancefloors,…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
Long-time favourite Majong oozes shabby chic with its cabbage-shape lights, deep-red walls and school chairs, all atmospherically candlelit. Mojitos and…
The Algarve
The best bar in town by some distance, Nana's has much more local character than the others, pours better drinks (local wines, craft beers and generous…
Funchal
Lurking in the loggia of the Museu de Arte Sacra, this is the museum's excellent cafe by day, but after dark it turns into a nightspot, especially at the…
Estremadura & Ribatejo
This convivial Irish pub has plenty of Jameson and Bushmills, along with a decent selection of craft beer, including extensive stock of Lisbon's 8ª Colina…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
DJs play electronica to an eye-candy crowd amid original exposed Pombaline Cage support beams: this is the anchor bar of Lisbon's gay corner, at Rua da…
Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela
With a wooden terrace for al fresco drinking and a colourful interior complete with log fire, pool table, darts board and cheap drinks, this animated bar…
Miragaia
Bottle lights illuminate this sleek bar and shop combo.The emphasis is on Portuguese craft beers, but there's also a solid global selection – with brews…
Ericeira
Popular among the twenty- to thirty-somethings, this post-surf bar – and its severed VW bus – spills out onto the street. There's live music every…
The Minho
This black-floored, chalkboard-walled lounge features rotating art exhibitions, the finest wine from the Minho (mostly vinho verde) and Douro, fine cigars…
Funchal
Specialising in Madeiran poncha (sugar-cane spirit drink), this small Zona Velha bar often crams Rua de Santa Maria with drinkers until the early hours. A…
Foz do Douro
Right on the seafront, this shipshape pub catapults you back to the age of great maritime discoveries, with its warm, woody, lantern-lit interior. It's a…
Coimbra
This alternative club plays mainly rock and metal, loudly and into the early hours. It's not subtle – think standing room only and sweaty dancing – but it…
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