Friends Bairro Alto

A bar on one of Bairro Alto's quieter side streets, drawing a predominantly male crowd into a compact space that fills up as the neighbourhood gets going in the evening. It has the feel of a local regular spot rather than a tourist circuit bar, with a straightforward drinks setup and the kind of crowd that tends to know each other. Bairro Alto is Lisbon's main bar-hopping district, and Friends sits comfortably within that circuit as a place to start or continue a night rather than anchor it.