Gays and Africans, goths and rastas, backpackers and skateboarders, artists in black and kids on the make - all are Bairro Altistas. Local residents may campaign, police may scuttle around brandishing decibel meters and some say this area will soon fade and die, but there's life in the old Bairro Alto yet - still the beating heart of the Lisbon night. Open 8pm-4am daily. No credit cards . Hard to get a table after midnight but there are stools and standing room at the back.
Staff can get testy on busy nights.
Famed for its chicken toasties, a boon for those with late-night munchies. Open 10pm-2am daily. No credit cards . A meeting place for graphic designers who like a toke and hard-working thirtysomethings taking a night off from the artier circuit. Music is mostly a jazzy junglist side show.