Ginjinha
Photo: Christine Zenino from Chicago, US · CC BY 2.0

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 first commercialised in 1840 by Francisco Espinheira, a Galician who set up a small counter on Largo de Sao Domingos in Lisbon and infused sour ginja cherries in aguardente with sugar and cinnamon. 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

€€€Cocktail barCais Do Sodre

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

€€€Cocktail barBaixa

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.

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