Damas is a nightlife spot in Alfama, Lisbon.
Damas on Rua da Voz do Operário opened in 2015 in a former Graça bakery, combining a casual restaurant with a concert room programming alternative bands.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Live music Tuesday to Saturday, mostly free; the back salon is the concert hall, the front is the bar. The kitchen runs vegetarian and vegan plates alongside Portuguese petiscos.
Address: Rua da Voz do Operario 60, 1100-621 Lisboa, Lisbon
Memmo Alfama Terrace on Travessa das Merceeiras runs the rooftop pool deck of the Memmo Alfama hotel above the tiled cluster of old Lisbon, with Tagus views.
Tip: Open to non-guests daily 12:00-23:00; the small red dip pool is the photo seat. Cobbled lane access from the cathedral; the alley dead-ends at the door.
Casa Independente on Largo do Intendente is the Mouraria cultural house in a decaying 19th-century mansion, programming live gigs in the Tiger Room and DJ.
Tip: Open Tuesday to Saturday from 17:00, weekends to 02:00. The Tiger Room is the concert hall, the patio is the conversation seat. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Park on Calçada do Combro is the rooftop garden bar built on the top deck of a Bairro Alto multi-storey car park, with a planted terrace, cocktails and a 180.
Tip: Enter the car park on Calçada do Combro, take the lift to the sixth floor, walk up the ramp. Afternoons are calm; the DJ kicks in after 20:00 and the sunset queue forms early.
SEEN Sky Bar on the ninth floor of the Tivoli Avenida Liberdade: an Avenida rooftop with panoramic views, resident DJs and Brazilian-leaning cocktails.
Tip: Lunch from 12:30, bar from 15:30-01:00 weeknights and 02:00 at the weekend. Reservation through the hotel for the rim tables; smart casual at the door.
Topo Chiado on Terraços do Carmo opened in 2018 between the Convento do Carmo ruin and the Santa Justa lift, a rooftop bar with the city's most photographed.
Tip: Enter through the Armazéns do Chiado mall or the Carmo lift; the Santa Justa platform leans over the terrace. Daily from 11:00, late close 02:00 on weekends.
Memmo Alfama Terrace on Travessa das Merceeiras runs the rooftop pool deck of the Memmo Alfama hotel above the tiled cluster of old Lisbon, with Tagus views.
Tip: Open to non-guests daily 12:00-23:00; the small red dip pool is the photo seat. Cobbled lane access from the cathedral; the alley dead-ends at the door.
Red Frog on Rua do Salitre is Lisbon's prohibition-style speakeasy, opened in 2015, with entry through a doorbell hidden under a red frog and a craft.
Tip: Ring the bell under the red frog to be buzzed in; the room is small, walk-ins welcome on weeknights. The sea fennel gimlet and banana negroni are the headline pours.
