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(Rua Diário de Noticias 125; 2pm-1am Mon-Fri, from 4pm Sat & Sun)
This cosy spot with outdoor
tables serves a decent selection of wine and tapas plates (€4 to €7), making it a good pre-
dinner spot. Skip the lacklustre restaurant of the same name across the street.
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Bairro Alto Hotel
( 213 408 288; Praça Luís de Camões 2; 12.30pm-midnight)
Rise in the gold-mesh lift to the 6th
floor of Bairro Alto Hotel for sundowners and dazzling views over the rooftops to the
river. It's a smart, grown-up lounge for cocktails and conversation as Lisbon starts to
sparkle.
Bicaense
BAR
(Rua da Bica de Duarte Belo 42a; 8pm-2am Tue-Sat)
Indie kids have a soft spot for this chilled
Santa Catarina haunt, kitted out with retro radios, projectors and comfy armchairs. DJs
spin house to the preclubbing crowd and the back room stages occasional gigs. There are
lots of other great drinking spots nearby - and it's less of a teenage drinking scene than
Bairro Alto.
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Maria Caxuxa
(Rua da Barroca 6; 5pm-2am)
Set in a former bakery, Maria Caxuxa has effortless style - its
several rooms are decked out with giant mixers, 1950s armchairs and sofas, marble and
azulejo
-lined walls and incongruous photos. Funk-laden jazz plays overhead, with DJs
adding to the eclectic setting.
A Brasileira
CAFE
(Rua Garrett 120-122; 8am-2am)
All gold swirls and cherubs, this art-deco cafe has been a Lis-
bon institution since 1905. Sure, it's touristy, but the terrace is brilliant for watching street
entertainers beside the bronze statue of poet Fernando Pessoa. Order a
bica,
which takes
its name from A Brasileira's 1905 catchphrase:
beba isto com açúcar
(drink this with sug-
ar).
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