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GINJINHA BARS
Come dusk, the area around Largo de São Domingos and the adjacent Rua das Portas de Santo Antão buzzes with
locals getting their cherry fix in a cluster of
ginjinha
bars. A Ginjinha (
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) is famous as the birthplace of
the sugary sweet tipple thanks to a quaffing friar from Igreja Santo Antonio who revealed the secret to an entre-
preneurial Galician by the name of Espinheira. Order your €1
ginjinha sem
(without) or - our favourite -
com
(with) the alcohol-soaked cherries. Other postage-stamp-sized bars nearby include
Ginjinha Sem Rival
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(Rua Portas de Santo Antão 61;
7am-midnight) and
Ginjinha Rubi
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(Rua Barros Queirós 27;
7am-midnight; underground rail Rossio) .
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Baixa & Rossio
Bar Trobadores
(Rua de São Julião 27; 5pm-2am Mon-Sat)
In nightlife-starved Baixa, Bar Trobadores harks back
to the Middle Ages with a candle-lit interior, solid wood tables and low-hanging iron chan-
deliers. There's live music most weekends (minstral-inspired groups, Celtic, fado) and a
good beer selection (including Duvel, Chimay and other Belgian brews).
BAR
Rooftop Bar
BAR
(Hotel Mundial, Praça Martim Moniz 2; 5.30-11.30pm)
Grab a table at sundown on the Hotel Mundi-
al's roof terrace for a sweeping view of Lisbon and its hilltop castle. Its backlit bar, white
sofas and ambiant sounds (plus live jazz on Thursday nights in summer) set the stage for
evening drinks and sharing plates.
Bar Rossio
(Altis Avenida Hotel, Rua 1 Dezembro 120; 7am-1am)
A terrific rooftop spot for an afternoon coffee
or drinks as the city lights begin to glow.
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A Ginjinha
