Top Late-Night Dives in Portugal

Letraria Craft Beer Library Braga ★ 4.6 · Braga

Centro Historico · Rua Dom Gonçalo Pereira 35, 4700-032 Braga

The Braga taproom for Cerveja Letra, one of northern Portugal's most respected craft breweries. Twenty-three taps pour the full brewery range daily.

Tip: The late-night taps (after 23:00) include seasonals not on the main board. Ask what the bar team has kept back. Open to midnight on weeknights.

A Ginjinha ★ 4.5 · Lisbon

Baixa · Largo de Sao Domingos 8, 1100-201 Lisboa

A Ginjinha on Largo de São Domingos has poured ginja sour-cherry liquor from a single counter since 1840, the Espinheira family bar that gave the city its.

Tip: One pour, one euro fifty; ask for it com or sem (with or without the cherry). Open every day from 09:00 to midnight; queues are part of the ritual.

Mal Amado ★ 4.4 · Braga

Centro Historico · Rua Dom Paio Mendes 87, 4700-424 Braga

A craft beer bar near the cathedral with 12 rotating taps and 100 bottles: the most knowledgeable beer bar staff in Braga, open until 02:00 on weekends.

Tip: The 100-bottle cellar includes rare Portuguese and Belgian imports not on draught. Ask the bar team for a recommendation from the bottle fridge after 22:00.

Ginjinha Sem Rival ★ 4.4 · Lisbon

Restauradores · Rua das Portas de Santo Antão 7, 1150-264 Lisboa

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.

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.

O Bom O Mau e O Vilão ★ 4.4 · Lisbon

cais-do-sodre · Rua do Alecrim 21, 1200-014 Lisboa

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.

A Tabacaria ★ 4.3 · Lisbon

cais-do-sodre · Rua de São Paulo 75, 1200-426 Lisboa

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.

Taberna Belga ★ 4.2 · Braga

Centro Historico · Rua Cónego Luciano Afonso dos Santos 1, 4700-371 Braga

The Belgian tavern of Braga: imported Belgian beers on tap and in bottles, a wide craft beer fridge and Braga's most beer-serious version of francesinha.

Tip: Closes 02:00 on weekends. The Belgian beer selection includes Trappist imports not found elsewhere in Braga. The francesinha at midnight is a Braga tradition.

Porto Tonico ★ 4.1 · Porto

Rua de Sao Bento da Vitoria 11, 4050-543 Porto

Porto Tonico on Rua de Sao Bento da Vitoria in Porto is a small port-cocktail dive built around the namesake white-port-and-tonic, with a 60-port list.

Pinguim Cafe ★ 4.0 · Porto

Rua de Belomonte 67, 4050-094 Porto

Pinguim Cafe on Rua de Belomonte in Porto is a working-class wine bar with vinho verde on tap, late-night bifanas and a 02:00 close the locals respect.

Ze Bota ★ 4.0 · Porto

Travessa do Carregal 24, 4050-167 Porto

Ze Bota on Travessa do Carregal in Porto is a six-stool cachorrinho counter that doubles as a late-night dive, where the bar crowd lands for a snack at 23:30.