Speakeasy Bar is a bar in São Lázaro, Braga.
A small cocktail bar in the Santa Bárbara area with a genuine speakeasy feel: low lighting, limited seats and carefully made classic cocktails nightly.
Tip: The owner makes everything himself. Tell him your flavour preferences and let him build something off-menu; the results consistently impress.
Address: Rua Dr. Justino Cruz 114, Loja 14 Praceta de Santa Bárbara, 4710-375 Braga
The petiscos-and-wine bar near the cathedral quarter doubles as a relaxed evening bar once the dinner plates are cleared. The outdoor seating under the old.
Tip: Take an outside table in June through September. The stone wall backdrop and warm Minho nights create ideal conditions for a long wine session.
A late-night bar on Avenida Central that keeps the kitchen running until 04:00, making it the default last-stop option for night-shift workers.
Tip: After 02:00 this is one of the only places in Braga still serving food. The nachos and hotdogs are adequate after a long night.
A full-day cafe from morning that becomes a cocktail and wine bar from mid-afternoon. The hillside terrace position gives Colinatrum one of the most coveted.
Tip: The transition hour (18:00-19:00) is when locals swap their coffee for wine and the terrace atmosphere is most relaxed.
The petiscos-and-wine bar near the cathedral quarter doubles as a relaxed evening bar once the dinner plates are cleared. The outdoor seating under the old.
Tip: Take an outside table in June through September. The stone wall backdrop and warm Minho nights create ideal conditions for a long wine session.
Equal parts bar and snack restaurant, BLB Bifanaria serves bifanas (pork sandwiches in spiced sauce) and Super Bock beer to students and night-shift workers.
Tip: The bifana and beer for under €5 is one of the best-value late-night combinations in any Portuguese city. The spice level of the sauce is adjustable on request.
A shisha and mint-tea lounge in the university-adjacent streets, run by Berber hosts who serve authentic North African mint tea, baklava and almond pastries.
Tip: Shisha bookings fill up after 20:00 on weekends. Call ahead or arrive before 19:30 for a guaranteed pipe.
Eight pool tables, a dart board and a full bar make this the social hub for a generation of Braga students who measure their evenings in frames of snooker.
Tip: Tables are cheapest before 18:00 on weekdays. Arrive early with a group of four for the longest possible session at the best rate.