A sour-cherry liqueur made by macerating ginja cherries in aguardente with cinnamon and sugar, drunk as a shot at standing-room counters across Lisbon.
Ginjinha was invented in 1840 by Francisco Espinheira, a Galician friar, at a tiny bar on Largo de Sao Domingos in Lisbon. The original A Ginjinha still operates from that same location, 1.50 euros a shot, with or without a cherry in the glass.
2 editor picks for Ginjinha in Lisbon, ranked by editorial score. All Lisbon signature dishes · Ginjinha across every city.
O Bom, O Mau e O Vilao ★ 4.4
cais-do-sodre · Rua do Alecrim 21, 1200-014 Lisboa
O Bom, O Mau e O Vilao in Cais do Sodre, Lisbon: a velvet-armchair cocktail and ginjinha bar named for the spaghetti western, open late seven nights.
A Ginjinha ★ 4.3
Baixa · Largo de Sao Domingos 8, 1100-201 Lisboa
A Ginjinha in Lisbon's Baixa: a hole-in-the-wall on Largo de Sao Domingos, sour-cherry liqueur served standing for 1.50 euros, open since 1840.