No credit cards . With a discerning and multi-ethnic crowd, it's known as a journalist's bar but actually casts a much wider net. A place for reflection, conversation and battery-charging. No credit cards . The jazz-oriented background music and profusion of tables marks this as a place where oldies might feel at home, and the age range is pretty mixed.
Planks of wood lining the ceiling, walls and bar give the place an almost nautical feel.
Open 11pm-4am daily. V. An institution for an oldish crowd who like to keep in touch. Friendly door policy. V. Very much a Bairro Alto bar although geographically outside the quarter - it's halfway down the Elevador da Bica. By day this big airy room with exposed brick and solid pillars is a hairdresser's and clubwear shop.