Must-see nightlife in Aliados & Bolhão

  • Aduela

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Retro and hip but not self-consciously so, chilled Aduela bathes in the nostalgic orange glow of its glass lights, which illuminate the green walls and…

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    Letraria

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Craft beer bars are springing up all over Porto, but Letraria is a standout for its uber-chilled beer garden. Around half of the 20 or so beers on tap are…

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    Moustache

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Ease into the day gently or wind it out over drinks and mellow beats at this urban-cool cafe with cultural edge. The armchairs are perfect for dawdling…

  • Era uma Vez em Paris

    Aliados & Bolhão

    A little flicker of bohemian Parisian flair in the heart of Porto, Era uma Vez em Paris time warps you back to the more decadent 1920s. Its ruby-red walls…

  • Armazém da Cerveja

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Riding the craft beer wave that is currently so big in Porto, this new bar has 70 brews on offer (tripping the globe from Belgium to the States). A house…

  • La Bohème

    Aliados & Bolhão

    With a high-ceilinged, Scandi-style pine interior, La Bohème is one of the most stylish, intimate bars on Rua Galeria de Paris. It’s a nicely chilled…

  • Bonaparte Downtown

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Lanterns cast a warm glow across the cosy, knick-knack-crammed, wood-heavy interior at this pleasingly relaxed number, which morphs from a low-key spot to…

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    Cervejaria do Carmo

    Aliados & Bolhão

    With around 100 types of beer sourced from Portuguese and international producers, you won’t go thirsty at this boutique watering hole. Better still, it’s…

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    ARCA Pub

    Aliados & Bolhão

    ARCA is a groovy pub on the fringe of Porto’s tourist centre that’s well worth a venture. In contrast to Porto’s many artisanal bars offering Portuguese…

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    BOP

    Aliados & Bolhão

    This cosy cafe and bar gets its groove on by spinning records from the 2500-strong collection lined up behind the bar. Serving up single-origin pour-over…

  • Museu d’Avó

    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…

  • Café Majestic

    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…

  • Base

    Aliados & Bolhão

    On sunny days and warm nights, beeline to Base – one of Porto’s coolest open-air bars, perched amid the olive trees of the Passeio dos Clérigos urban park…

  • The Wall

    Aliados & Bolhão

    With backlit walls featuring a 3D cubist artwork of spirit bottles, high ceilings and a funky world map of names, the Wall has a dash of the urban…

  • Gulden Draak – BierHuis Porto

    Aliados & Bolhão

    A long polished wooden bar, backlit walls lined with bottles, and intimate booths for quaffing and conversing await at this new Belgian-style beerhouse…

  • Baixa Bar

    Aliados & Bolhão

    With its curving walls and mirrored room, this retro-chic bar is decadent and daring when it comes to its zesty craft cocktails, such as the palate…

  • Duas de Letra

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Artsy cafe overlooking a leafy square, with a low-key vibe, wooden ceilings, an exhibition space upstairs with rotating exhibits, and two patios. The…

  • Café au Lait

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Housed in a former textile warehouse, this narrow, intimate bar now stitches together a lively and unpretentious artistic crowd. Besides cocktails, there…

  • Galeria de Paris

    Aliados & Bolhão

    The original on the strip that's now synonymous with the Porto party scene, this whimsically decorated spot has toys, thermos flasks, old phones and other…

  • Café Candelabro

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Cool cafe-bar in a former bookstore, with a boho crowd and a retro vibe featuring black-and-white mosaic tile floors, bookcases with old books and…

  • Casa do Livro

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Vintage wallpaper, gilded mirrors and walls of books give a discreet charm to this nicely lit beer and wine bar. On weekends, DJs spin funk, soul, jazz…

  • Livraria da Baixa

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Part 1920s bookshop, part cafe-bar, this old-school charmer spills out onto the cobbled pavement – a terrific spot for people-watching and eavesdropping…

  • Zoom

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Located in an old warehouse, this is the gay dance hall of the moment, with some of the best electronic dance music in town and an often mixed crowd.

  • Gin House

    Aliados & Bolhão

    This slick, pared-down bar attracts an upbeat crowd with a splash of class, '80s and '90s pop and rock and 160 different kinds of gin. Try palate…

  • Café Lusitano

    Aliados & Bolhão

    In a handsomely designed throwback to the 1950s, this intimate cafe housed in a former warehouse hosts a good mixed gay and straight crowd. It's a retro…

  • Plano B

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Something of a Porto stalwart on the Rua Cândido dos Reis, Plano B is where DJs and live bands hold court. Much like the crowd, the line-up is truly…

  • Pride Bar

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Porto’s gay hot spot has live music, drag shows and go-go boys. It’s open very late. It's especially fun on late-night Sundays.

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