Nightlife in Lisbon - A guide to nightclubs and going out in Lisbon

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Lisbon is a city full of life both during the day or at night, the city has always something for you to do. To go out in Lisbon, you can find so many possibilities, and there is always something for each taste. If you want to drink cheap, you just need to go to the area next to the Universities, there you can always find cheap beer, for example. Besides most of the people consider that Portugal is a cheap country, the most typical Portuguese thing to do is to buy drinks before going to a party, and gather at home for pre-drinks or even at some square with friends.

Tip: Join the parties at the Universities, the music is good and you can always find cheap drinks.

Talking about bars, pubs and clubs, you have a wide range of choices in Lisbon, with different types of music, atmosphere, people, prices and decoration. You can go to an ordinary club with commercial music, a Jazz Club or even a bar with African music. The neighbourhoods that are really famous to go out and with cheap drinks are: Bairro Alto, Arco do Cego (for cheap beer), Santos, Cais do Sodré (this is also the place where everyone goes after the parties, because is where you catch the bus to go home), Red Light District (Rua Rosa) and if you want a more cultural night go to Braço de Prata (you can go by train, there is a station close to the place or with bus).

Now we are going to talk about some bars and clubs in Lisbon, take into consideration that all the places that are indicated represent different styles, so you can choose depending on your preferences.

Bars in Lisbon

Bars in Bairro Alto and Santos, Lisbon

Bairro Alto is the most iconic neighbourhood to go out for a party night, so if you want a typical night in Lisbon, this is the place to go. Take the subway and get off at the stop of Baixa/Chiado and then it’s a 5-minutes walk to the neighbourhood. According to the law, the bars have to close at 2 am., but don’t worry because here the night, sometimes, can only end at 4 am. and then you can go to a club. Here you will find a lot of different bars with prices for all budgets, but you can find really cheap beer.

• Erasmus Corner; a bar in Bairro Alto, dedicated especially to the Erasmus, so expect to see a lot of international students, this is the meeting point for them. This place is full of life at night, you can meet other Erasmus students and here you can find cheap drinks. For example a beer will cost you 1 euro. Show your ESN Card!.

• Park Bar; a rooftop that will take your breath away. It’s in Bairro Alto (in the street Calçada do Combro), when you arrive at the place it’s amazing because it doesn’t look special at all, because the bar stays in the last floor of the parking lot. But when you arrive on the last floor, and you start to get into the bar, the view and the environment is amazing. Besides going at night, try also to go during the sunset, it’s really worth it.

  

• Bar Meu Eu; this bar is the “second Erasmus Corner” and the tip for this bar is that you can use your ESN card to get some really good discounts on drinks. There is a really good promotion that they make: for just 6 euros you have 18 shots. Located in Bairro Alto, it’s a great place to start the night with your friends and enjoy these amazing discounts.

Santos; this is the place where different Universities are, so you can find a lot of different Universities parties, and also is a place that is full of students. Besides the petiscos that you can eat here, you can also find good bars for you to start the night, with cheap drinks (because it’s a student place) and then you have different clubs nearby, to continue your night. If you want cheap drinks go to Alive Bar, sometimes the bar has discounts, and you can drink a lot for cheap prices.

• Alive Bar; a great place located in Santos for you to start your night. Considered one of the best places to drink cocktails, mojitos and cheap shots. Some days you can find discounts and drinks are even cheaper.

Bars in other neighbourhoods of Lisbon

You can find some other bars that are also really popular in Lisbon, and that are important places for the party people to know. Here you have some bars where you can go; all of them are in different neighbourhoods so you can choose the one that is closer or most convenient to you.

• Lx Factory; this is a place that offers different things (restaurants, bookshops, shops, coffees etc. ), but a place that you really need to go to is the bar in the Terrace, an amazing place with a fantastic view to the 25th April Bridge. This is a great place to chill out, with good music, good drinks, and you can relax and talk with your friends. Don’t forget to take a picture with the statue.

• Buddha LX Bar (for something different); located in the Lisbon docks, is one of the most different and stylish places in the capital. It’s not one of the cheapest places (around 20 euros) but it’s really nice because of the decoration, environment and sophisticated space full of Buddhas and oriental ornaments.

• Braço de Prata; to go to this place you can take the train because there is a train station really close to “Fábrica do Braço de Prata”. This place is great for those of you who want a different and more cultural night. Here you can start eating some food, you can even listen to Fado, or enjoy typical Portuguese shows, see painting exhibitions, and then as the place has a bar and a nightclub, it’s a really good option if you are looking for something completely different but fun at the same time.

• Hard Rock Cafe Lisboa; it’s located in the city centre, in the Liberty Avenue, in front of the Restauradores Square. Use your ESN card to get some discounts, you can enjoy them one Monday per month on your drinks. Besides the drinks and the meals, during the day you can also enjoy its bar where they prepare really good cocktails.

  

Clubs

If you want to party hard, drink and have a lot of fun, Lisbon is the place for you. One of the best things that the city has to offer is the Lisbon night bus. The bus stop is located in Cais do Sodré, and in every different stop you will find a map with the ways and neighbourhoods where the bus passes through. Don’t forget to have the Lisbon pass with you, or to buy the ticket, because usually during the night you can find the ticket collector and the fine you will have to pay if you don’t have the ticket is really high.

In Lisbon there’s normally free entrance to the pubs on Thursdays, but besides that, in almost all of them you can get in for free until 1 am. Also, try to pay attention to the promotional days or thematic parties, because you can come in for reduced prices or even for free.

There are two days that are really important to go partying in Lisbon: Tuesday is the Erasmus Party day and Thursdays are university days, usually when all Portuguese students go out.

• Main; this club offers great choices for young people who want to party hard. It’s located in Avenida 24 de Julho, in the neighbourhood of Santos. The range of price is between 10 and 20 euros, depending on what you want, and the club is open until 6 am.

• Music Box; Tuesday nights are the best time to go to this place because they organise Erasmus parties. It’s located in the famous pink street in Lisbon. The club opens at 1 am. and the party continues until 6 am. If you have the Erasmus card, you will have a free entrance to this club all night long.

• Trumps; this is the place that has the best Lisbon's gay nightlife, besides being the largest gay club in Lisbon. The club is open on Fridays, Saturdays and bank holidays, and the entrance will cost you 10 euros, but it includes drinks. With different dance floors, it offers you pop hits, house and dance music, and also a large stage used for shows. Trumps is located in Príncipe Real.

  

• Lust; located near Terreiro do Paço, it’s open until 5 am. Sometimes you can find some thematic parties in this Club, and it’s a great place if you want to go dancing to commercial music, all night. Usually young people come here to party hard, so it’s known for that.

• Lux; located in Avenue Infante D. Henrique, near the train station of Marvila, this place is open until 6 am. The prices are the same as in the other clubs. It’s a good space to spend an amazing party night, and besides that, you have a lot of drinks choices. Lux is considered one of the best clubs in Lisbon.

• Plateau Lisbon Club; located in the neighbourhood of Santos, it’s a Club that is open until 6 am. It’s a place that has 80s and 90s music, rock music, pop music... The Club is different because of the environment, the peculiar decoration, and because it’s frequented by people from all the ages, and with different music styles.

• Hot Club Portugal (jazz); located in Avenida da Liberdade, the neighbourhood of Príncipe Real, it’s open until 2 am. and it’s a cheap place. It’s a great choice if you like jazz, because it’s considered the best jazz club in Lisbon. Everyone that goes to the club falls in love with it, and they always want to come back to see more performances and listen to good Jazz music.

  

• Europa Club; it’s located in the red light district in Cais do Sodré, in the city centre, and really close to the bus stop. Here you can listen to a variety of music, especially international music. If you want to party hard, I would advise you to go to this club, because it closes at 10 am.

• Tokyo Club; if you like to see live performances, with music of the 70s and 80s, you can go to this place, they have live performances from Monday to Saturday. Located in Cais do Sodré, it’s a place that makes part of Lisbon’s nightlife.

• B. Leza. ; this place is located in an abandoned place, and it’s really known because it’s an African Club. If you like African and Cape Verdean music, I recommend you to go to this pub. Everything depends on which kind of night you want because sometimes you can find dance lessons, Latin America music or even Fado’s nights.

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