Topo Chiado is a nightlife spot in Chiado, Lisbon.
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.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
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.
Address: Terraços do Carmo, Largo do Carmo, 1200-288 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.
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.
Pavilhão Chinês on Rua Dom Pedro V opened in 1986 in a building from 1901, five rooms of glass cabinets stacked floor to ceiling with 4,000 miniatures, toys.
Tip: Door is unmarked save two paper lanterns; ring to enter. Classic cocktails over the curiosity cabinets; the back rooms quieter than the front for a long conversation.
Pensão Amor on the Cais do Sodré pink street is the 18th-century brothel reborn as a multi-floor bar, with burlesque shows, pole-dance room.
Tip: Bar open from noon daily; burlesque, drag and pole-dance shows after 22:00. The pole-dance room is gold and leopard, the rooftop terrace overlooks Rua Nova do Carvalho.
Procópio on Alto de São Francisco has run since 1972 down a quiet alley in Príncipe Real, an Art Nouveau room of red velvet, dark wood and stained glass.
Tip: Ring the bell to enter; the alley is unsigned, look for the green door behind Jardim das Amoreiras. Cocktails and conversation, no DJ; close at 03:00 weekends.
Foxtrot on Travessa de Santa Teresa opened in 1979 as an English-pub speakeasy on the border of Bairro Alto and Príncipe Real, dark wood, big mirrors.
Tip: Ring the bell to enter; the room runs deep with separate snug bays. Closed Sunday; weeknights to midnight, Saturday from 18:00. Classic cocktails and a long single-malt list.
