ON THE TRAIL
Go on a bar crawl in the city’s Bairro Alto, where local haunts are set in everything from a former gothic chapel to an ex-brothel
1 PARK
There’s no better place to watch the sun set over the Tagus River and Ponte 25 de Abril suspension bridge than this hip rooftop bar. Park is set above an unassuming multistorey car park — to find the unmarked staircase to its entrance, simply follow the trail of people disappearing into the lot. Sink a cocktail or sangria in the foliage-draped terrace, as the city’s lights go on to a soundtrack of jazz, hip hop and Afro beats. instagram.com/parklisboaofficial
2 BY THE WINE
Just a quick toddle down the hill, this wine bar is a corker, with a vaulted ceiling lined with backlit bottles, and a long wooden bar adding a shot of sophistication to the night. You’ll find the entire range of Sogrape wines here, from big Douro and Dão reds to zingy Alentejo and Vinho Verde whites. Vinhos, starting at around €3 (£1.6) a glass, are paired with tapas-style dishes such as salmon ceviche and spicy pica-pau steak bites. bythewine.pt
3 PENSÃO AMOR
A few minutes’ walk downhill is this former brothel, now a happening bar. The decor here is riotously over-the-top, with lashings of velvet, gilt-framed mirrors, beaded chandeliers and paintings of nudes harking back to its past life. Set on the corner of Lisbon’s ‘Pink Street’, once the haunt of sex workers, sailors and drunken rogues, it now lures punters with DJs, burlesque shows and punchy cocktails. pensaoamor.pt
4 OBOM O MAU E OVILÃO
Right next door, set in a revamped Pombaline town house, ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ always has a great buzz, but go after midnight and you��
