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…
Must-see nightlife in Aliados & Bolhão
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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Aliados & Bolhão
Housed in a former textile warehouse, this narrow, intimate bar now stitches together a lively and unpretentious artistic crowd. Besides cocktails, there…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Part 1920s bookshop, part cafe-bar, this old-school charmer spills out onto the cobbled pavement – a terrific spot for people-watching and eavesdropping…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
