Top Breweries in Portugal

Letraria Brewpub Vila Verde ★ 4.7 · Braga

Avenida Professor Machado Vilela 147, 4730-684 Vila Verde

The home brewery and brewpub of Cerveja Letra, 20 km north of Braga in Vila Verde. The taproom has glass walls overlooking the production floor.

Tip: Book the guided brewery tour in advance (contact via the website).

Letraria Craft Beer Library Braga ★ 4.6 · Braga

Rua Dom Gonçalo Pereira 35, 4700-032 Braga

The Braga urban taproom for Cerveja Letra, one of the oldest and best-regarded craft breweries in Portugal, founded 2013 in nearby Vila Verde.

Tip: Order the Letra sampler: five 150ml pours covering the full core range for around €10.

Mal Amado ★ 4.5 · Braga

Rua Dom Paio Mendes 87, 4700-424 Braga

Not a brewery itself but the best multi-tap craft beer bar in Braga's historic centre, with 12 rotating taps and around 100 bottled varieties from Portuguese.

Tip: Ask what arrived in this week's tap rotation. The guest taps change regularly and the team has clear curation standards.

Dois Corvos Cervejeira ★ 4.5 · Lisbon

marvila · Rua Capitao Leitao 94, 1950-052 Lisboa

Dois Corvos Cervejeira in Lisbon's Marvila: the city's first craft brewery, opened 2014 by Susana and Scott, seventeen taps and a full kitchen.

Fabrica Musa ★ 4.5 · Lisbon

marvila · Rua do Acucar 83, 1950-009 Lisboa

Fabrica Musa in Lisbon's Marvila: a 2017 brewery and taproom on Rua do Acucar, taps with names like Red Zeppelin and Born in the IPA, live music nights.

Fermentage Brewpub ★ 4.4 · Lisbon

marvila · Rua Capitao Leitao 1B, 1950-049 Lisboa

Fermentage in Lisbon's Marvila: the former Lince space relaunched in 2023, Czech-classic lagers, modern IPAs, slow-fermentation pizza and an arcade.

Oitava Colina ★ 4.4 · Lisbon

Graca · Rua Damasceno Monteiro 8A, 1170-108 Lisboa

Oitava Colina in Lisbon's Graca: the eighth-hill taproom on Rua Damasceno Monteiro, ten beers on rotation plus simple bar food, neighbourhood feel.

Armazem da Cerveja ★ 4.4 · Porto

Rua Formosa 130, 4000-252 Porto

Armazem da Cerveja on Rua Formosa in Porto is a craft beer bar and bottle shop run by Ruben and Pedro, with more than 30 Portuguese and 90 international.

Taberna Belga ★ 4.3 · Braga

Rua Cónego Luciano Afonso dos Santos 1, 4700-371 Braga

The Belgian tavern of Braga: the most curated Belgian beer list in the city, covering Trappist, Abbey, Saison and Witbier styles alongside the famous.

Tip: The Chimay Blue with the Taberna Belga francesinha is the house combination. The beer's dark fruit notes cut through the sauce better than any Portuguese beer.

Letraria Craft Beer Garden ★ 4.3 · Porto

Rua da Alegria 101, 4000-042 Porto

Letraria on Rua da Alegria in Porto is Letra brewery's largest taproom, with 14 rotating Portuguese taps, a walled-garden terrace and a Letra Saison.

PCB Portuguese Craft Beer ★ 4.2 · Braga

Rua Quinta da Goja 54, 4700-155 Braga

The second Braga microbrewery, operating from an industrial unit at Quinta da Goja where the tanks are visible from the bar. PCB brews pale ales.

Tip: The sampler paddle of four 200ml pours covers the full current range. Ask what seasonal specials are conditioning in the tanks.

Sé La Vie ★ 4.2 · Braga

Rua Dom Paio Mendes 37, 4700-424 Braga

A craft beer bar with a terrace overlooking a church on Rua Dom Paio Mendes, with exposed brick walls, wooden floors and live music on weekend evenings.

Tip: Come on a Saturday for live music at 21:00. The terrace church view and the Portuguese fado-influenced sets are distinctive.

Dona Beer ★ 4.2 · Braga

Rua 25 de Abril 356, 4710-914 Braga

A specialist craft and imported beer shop with a bar counter on the São Lázaro side of the city. The fridge stocks Portuguese craft, UK ales.

Tip: The Belgian Trappist section is the strongest part of the shop.

Catraio Craft Beer Shop ★ 4.2 · Porto

Rua de Cedofeita 256, 4050-174 Porto

Catraio on Rua de Cedofeita in Porto sells over 200 small-batch beers from Portuguese, Spanish and Belgian breweries, with six rotating taps and a small bar.

Cervejaria F Beer House Tribunal ★ 4.1 · Braga

Praça da Justiça, Rua de São Victor 155, 4715-215 Braga

A full-day cervejaria with 30+ beer options near the courthouse on Praça da Justiça, open from 08:00 for breakfast through to midnight. The widest daily beer.

Tip: Come at lunch when the kitchen produces grilled meats and Portuguese classics paired with beer. Less crowded than the evening service.

Taberna Holandesa ★ 4.1 · Braga

Rua Cónego Luciano Afonso dos Santos 16, 4700-371 Braga

A São Vicente beer-bar restaurant pairing a long list of Belgian, German and Czech imports with house francesinhas and prego no prato. Booking recommended.

Tip: Order a francesinha with a Belgian dubbel rather than the standard lager pour; the kitchen's sauce reads to deeper malt better than to a pilsner.

Cervejaria Trindade ★ 4.1 · Lisbon

chiado · Rua Nova da Trindade 20C, 1200-303 Lisboa

Cervejaria Trindade in Chiado, Lisbon: Portugal's oldest beer hall, brewing on site since 1836, blue azulejos walls, Sagres draught and Trindade steaks.

NORTADA Brewery ★ 4.1 · Porto

Rua da Alegria 101, 4000-042 Porto

NORTADA shares Letraria's Rua da Alegria taproom in Porto, brewing a working lager, a strong IPA and a smoked-malt rye for the weekend tap rotation.

APE Coffee Roasters Bar ★ 4.0 · Braga

Rua de São João 15, 4700-325 Braga

The evening bar mode of the APE Coffee Roasters building, with a small craft beer selection from Braga producers. Letra and PCB feature on the four taps.

Tip: Good for a quick craft beer before heading to SETRA upstairs. The ABV range tends toward session beers (under 5%) which works for the late-evening format.

Cervejaria do Carmo ★ 4.0 · Porto

Rua do Carmo 21, 4050-011 Porto

Cervejaria do Carmo on Rua do Carmo in Porto pours a working-class house lager, sells imperials all day and runs the city's most enduring seafood petiscos.