Bairro Alto is one of the old inhabited parts of the city
and also its nightlife
district by excellence. Bairro of restaurants,
clubs, bars, discos and pubs. The active nightlife of Lisbon runs through its labyrinthine network of streets filled with multiple places.
The
best here is you don’t need to choose where to go in advance:
this is the place where you can just to go
into a bar, have a drink, leave and go to the next.
However,
you have to pay attention because, some locals
take advantage of the situation, false free
drinks, "surprise" prices, higher
than the normal, and so on. For this reason it's useful to have some spots as "reference
points", where you can be sure to have good drink, for a fair price in a
nice atmosphere.
João's bar is one of this places.
The real name of the place is irrelevant,
everyone calls it João's bar. The
bar is has been open for one year now, and manages
to survive despite the economic
crisis and the competitive
conditions of other clubs nearby, how?
At the
first sight the bar hasn't
got anything special or amazingly
different, but that is maybe what makes it special ... this
feeling of simplicity and familiarity we get when we are inside. Of course, all of this has to do with the owner, João who is also the barman, besides being a very friendly and interesting
person, he is always available to
exchange a few words, suggest some particular drinks, or
prepare original and personalized cocktails and shots.
The most famous are his fire shots, they are shots that have a fire trick associated, absolutely innocuous and certainly very funny.
Near closure time, instead
of sending you out, João allows you to stay inside and finish your drink without any stress or hurry.
There is no payment at the entrance, and consumption is not mandatory, the prices are below average, the atmosphere is very pleasant, and if you get to know João, he always offers you a drink.
At the
anniversary of the bar's opening... desserts and drinks are free for
all ... Also for those who enter for the first time!
Choose to visit the spots that you
like, get the feeling of the "movida lisboeta",
discover the nightlife of the capital
and have fun,
be youself!
