Where to drink well in Lisbon by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Lisbon. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Black Sheep Lisboa on Praca das Flores: a natural-wine bar from a Brazilian wine-geek duo pouring small biodynamic and low-intervention Portuguese producers.
Signature pour: Anselmo Mendes Loureiro Alvarinho by the glass
Wine focus: Small Portuguese producers, biodynamic and natural
Food: Petiscos, charcuterie and cheese
By The Wine on Lisbon's Rua das Flores: Sogrape's tasting bar pouring its full Portuguese range glass by glass, vaulted ceiling, late hours daily.
Signature pour: Casa Ferreirinha Vinha Grande Douro tinto
Wine focus: Sogrape's full Portuguese portfolio by the glass
Food: Portuguese tapas
Alfama Gourmet on Rua das Escolas Gerais: a small Alfama wine bar with Portuguese wines, host Nuno walking guests through Douro and Alentejo flights.
Signature pour: Douro tinto by the glass with cheese board
Wine focus: Portuguese regional wines and ports, owner-led tastings
Food: Petiscos, Portuguese cheeses, charcuterie boards
Lisbon Winery in Bairro Alto: a tasting bar on Rua das Salgadeiras with vinho verde, alentejo and dao flights guided by a sommelier each evening.
Signature pour: Vinho verde flight from three producers
Wine focus: Curated Portuguese cellar with regional tastings
Food: Charcuterie, cheese and small plates
Artis Wine Bar in Bairro Alto: a quiet wood-trimmed room on Rua Diario de Noticias pouring Portuguese regional wines with petiscos late into the night.
Signature pour: Dao tinto by the glass with the cheese board
Wine focus: Portuguese regional pours by the glass, wood-trimmed cellar
Food: Portuguese petiscos: cheeses, sausages, shrimp in olive oil
Insaciavel in Lisbon's Santos: a French-owned neighborhood natural-wine bar, Setubal oysters, Azores limpets and Portuguese cheeses on the terrace.
Signature pour: Folias de Baco UIVO branco by the glass
Wine focus: Natural Portuguese and international wines, low intervention
Food: Setubal oysters, Azores limpets, rillettes, regional cheeses
Vino Vero in Lisbon's Cais do Sodre: a Venetian-import natural-wine bar pouring boutique Italian and Portuguese growers, no booking, no reservation.
Signature pour: Frank Cornelissen Munjebel Etna rosso
Wine focus: Natural and biodynamic Italian and Portuguese
Food: Italian charcuterie, cheese and crostini
The Old Pharmacy in Bairro Alto, Lisbon: a former apothecary on Rua do Diario de Noticias pouring small Portuguese producers, charcuterie boards alongside.
Signature pour: Quinta do Crasto Douro tinto
Wine focus: Portuguese small producers, all regions
Food: Portuguese cheese and charcuterie boards
Pinot in Lisbon's Estrela: Stephanie Audet and Marc Davidson's natural-wine sequel to Senhor Uva, organic plates and Portuguese growers by the glass.
Signature pour: Folias de Baco UIVO Renegado pet-nat
Wine focus: Natural Portuguese wines from the Senhor Uva team
Food: Seasonal vegetarian small plates and cheeses
Garrafeira Alfaia in Lisbon's Bairro Alto: a wine shop with bar service on Rua do Diario de Noticias, 400 Portuguese references, counter plates by the glass.
Signature pour: Soalheiro Alvarinho
Wine focus: Portuguese wine retail and bar, 400 references
Food: Cheese and charcuterie plates
AlmaLusa Wine Bar on Praca do Municipio in Lisbon: a small hotel bar pouring exclusively Portuguese by-the-glass, pasteis de bacalhau and cheese on demand.
Signature pour: Niepoort Drink Me Charm tinto
Wine focus: Portuguese-only by-the-glass programme
Food: Pasteis de bacalhau and cheese plates
Vino Vero Graca in Lisbon: the second outpost of the Italian-run natural-wine bar on Rua de Sao Tome, low-intervention pours from Italy and Portugal.
Signature pour: Frank Cornelissen Munjebel Etna rosso
Wine focus: Natural Italian and Portuguese wines
Food: Italian crostini and Portuguese cheese