Ginjinha Sem Rival is a nightlife spot in Restauradores, Lisbon.
Ginjinha Sem Rival on Rua das Portas de Santo Antão has poured ginja and Eduardino aniseed liquor since 1890, a tile-fronted standing counter on the old.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Two house pours: Ginjinha (cherry) and Eduardino (anise). The bar is two metres wide; drink at the counter or take it onto the pavement. Open from 08:00 daily.
Address: Rua das Portas de Santo Antão 7, 1150-264 Lisboa, Lisbon
A Tabacaria on Rua de São Paulo is the old tobacconist turned cocktail tasca in Cais do Sodré, tile facade and wooden counters intact, with a short list.
Tip: Walk-in only; the room is narrow, the back bar is the late seat. Open daily from 15:00-02:00, weekends to 03:00. Order the Old Fashioned or whichever the bartender suggests.
O Bom O Mau e O Vilão on Rua do Alecrim is the labyrinth cocktail bar named for the Sergio Leone western, several rooms of sofas, low lamps and a weekly jazz.
Tip: Open daily from 19:00-02:00, weekends to 03:00. The back rooms are the conversation seats; live jazz Wednesday and Thursday nights, DJ sets weekends.
Lux Frágil on Avenida Infante Dom Henrique by Santa Apolónia is Lisbon's reference techno and house club, opened in 1998 by Manuel Reis with three floors.
Tip: Doors Thursday to Saturday from 23:30 to around 06:00. Arrive after 02:00 for the headline set on the basement dancefloor; the rooftop is the cool-down room.
MusicBox on Rua Nova do Carvalho is the vaulted-arch club under the Pink Street in Cais do Sodré, programming live concerts and DJ sets across rock, indie.
Tip: Doors Monday to Saturday from 23:00-06:00; the Jameson Urban Routes festival lands here every autumn. Cais do Sodré station is one block; the line forms before the live set.
Ministerium Club on Praça do Comércio runs the vaulted halls of the old Ministry of Finance as a techno and house club since 2012, booking international.
Tip: Doors Thursday to Saturday from 23:30 for ticketed events; check the calendar before walking up. The cab rank on Praça do Comércio is the fastest exit at 06:00.
B.Leza on Cais da Ribeira Nova is Lisbon's Lusophone-Africa dance club, programming Cape Verdean funaná, Angolan kizomba, semba, kuduro and Afrobeats.
Tip: Open Tuesday to Sunday from 23:00; closed Monday. The dancefloor fills late, around 01:00, and the partner-dance crowd is generous to beginners.
