SUN AND SIGHTS IN LISBON

Sun and Sights in Lisbon
Nightlife
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Estado Líquido
One of the seminal clubs in the Santos area has a
relaxed DJ vibe and live music at weekends. A hip sushi
bar opens till late upstairs.
➤ Largo de Santos 5A • Map F4
2 Foxtrot
With a rambling series of rooms, a courtyard, pool
tables and kitschy decor, this old-style bar has become
a quintessential Lisbon milieu.
➤ Travessa de Santa Teresa 28 • Map F4
3 Incógnito
The name and door bell might suggest otherwise,
but this is one of Lisbon’s best venues for dancing the
night away. The 80s nostalgia has been a constant; now
it’s mixed with newer sounds (see Incógnito ).
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Paradise Garage
Check out this ex-warehouse venue for live music,
often from outside the mainstream, by local and
international bands. The weekend after-hours sessions,
with softer DJ sounds, are legendary (see Paradise
Garage ).
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Zocco Ultra Lounge
This recent makeover of Indochina is one of a
quartet of purpose-converted warehouse clubs in the
riverfront area between Santos and Alcântara. Zocco is
retro-modern in style, with a restaurant above the bar
and dance floor.
➤ Rua da Cintura do Porto de Lisboa, Armazém F • Map
D5
6 Kremlin
This classic Lisbon dance-music venue is still
throbbing to the sound of house. Nearby Kapital and
Konvento have the same owners, if somewhat different
crowds – but at dawn all converge on Kremlin, arriving
through internal passageways.
7 Speakeasy
This easy-going live music venue and somewhat
overpriced restaurant is found down at the docks. Jazz,
blues and funk are its specialities, with Monday night
jam sessions.
➤ Cais das Oficinas, Armazém 115 • Map D5
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Alcântara Club
The current heir to Lisbon’s now-legendary
Alcântara-Mar club is living up to most of the high
expectations placed on it. Expect serious dancing,
drinking and flaunting (see Alcântara Club ).
9 Paródia
Dating from the mid-1970s, this miniature bar has
retained the decor of that era. If you remember the 70s,
the effect is nostalgic; if you don’t, it’s intriguing. Ring
the bell.
➤ Rua do Patrocínio 26B • Map E4
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Buddha Lx
Housed in the attractive Modernist Alcântara port
terminal, Buddha Lx offers deep-house dancing, drinking
and chill-out lounging in an oriental-inspired setting.
Bars and Nightclubs
1 Lux
Lux is Lisbon’s most stylish and varied nightclub.
With a downstairs dance floor, an upstairs bar and dance
area, a roof-top terrace, groovy retro decor and a string
of hot DJs, there is substance to the hype.
➤ Cais da Pedra, Avenida Infante Dom Henrique • Map
R3
Economica 11 • Map D5
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Alcântara Club
In the same warehouse
premises as the revered
1990s Alcântara-Mar,
Alcântara Club still kicks up
a dancing frenzy.
➤ Rua da Cozinha
Paradise Garage
One of Lisbon’s best-known live venues contrasts
up-and-coming, occasionally alternative bands with a
pretty mainstream club scene on other nights.
➤ Rua João Oliveira Miguéis 38–48 • Map D5
Buddha Lx
Not affiliated with other
Buddha Bars, but not unlike
them either, Buddha Lx
offers a cosier, less
rigorously designed space in
which to soak up its
deep-house sounds. The
summer terrace is a treat, though the Indian knick-knacks
clash with the building’s Modernist soul. The first-floor
den is reserved for VIPs and big spenders.
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➤ Gare Marítima de Alcântara • Map D5
5 Kremlin
Kremlin was the first big dance club in Lisbon and
it is still a great place to go if you really want to get down
and dance the night away. There is just a whiff of danger
about the place; the doormen always seem to be on
edge.
➤ Escadinhas da Praia 5 • Map E5
6 Incógnito
This veteran of 18 years has unobtrusively kept on
doing what it does best and draws a mostly low-profile
crowd. Sized between a bar and a club, it accommodates
both chilling and grooving. The music is a mixed bag,
with recent dance sounds on week nights, a broader
spectrum at weekends.
➤ Rua dos Poiais de São Bento 37 • Map F4
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Clube do Mercado
This bar and club is now crucial to the Lisbon scene.
It has an ambitious programme covering hip-hop, funk,
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