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Skybar Lisbon

Ann Abel — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:48:42 +0000

Among Lisbon’s chic rooftop watering holes, the Sky Bar atop the Tivoli Avenida Liberdade hotel has long been one of the classics. What’s not to love? The view, over Rossio, the Santa Justa Lift, Castelo São Jorge, and the Rua Agusta Arch, takes in all of Lisbon’s greatest hits. The cocktails are good, the food is tasty, the DJs are good, and the crowd is grown-up and stylish. After local “chef-preneur” Olivier da Costa turned the hotel’s top-floor restaurant into […]

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Bar Ganda at JNcQUOI Asia, Lisbon

Ann Abel — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:49:55 +0000

Ever since it opened, JNcQUOI Asia has been one of Lisbon’s most fashionable dining rooms. It’s always been a joy to step off of Avenida da Liberadade and be transported into an exotic Far East fantasyland. That’s even more true than ever with the new Bar Ganda, a refurbished and reconceived space within the restaurant. Designed by architect Lázaro Rosa-Violán, the all-day space—great for meeting friends, working remotely, or enjoying a meal or a cocktail while listening to a DJ—is […]

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Monkey Mash – Cool Tropical Bar

Greg Boegner — Mon, 23 May 2022 18:30:26 +0000

Just when you thought a bar couldn’t get any better than Red Frog Speakeasy, the owners of that bar opened something completely different. Sure Red Frog continues to serve award-winning, Michelin star-quality cocktails in a hip, cosmopolitan setting. But sometimes, you need a little cha-cha-cha and ai-yai-yai in your life! Welcome to Monkey Mash! Monkey Mash, just off Avenida da Liberdade in Praça Alegria, is bright, colorful and festive. The motif is contemporary tropical. A vibrant mural by noted urban artist […]

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Red Frog Speakeasy – Ring the Bell for Fun

Ann Abel — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:53:00 +0000

For a while there, it seemed like Red Frog Speakeasy in Lisbon had gone, another victim of the pandemic. But thankfully, that wasn’t the case. Rather, Portugal’s only entry on the World’s 50 Best Bars list, just became a little more hidden. It moved into a secret space in the owners’ other, newer bar, Monkey Mash. The same rules still apply—you have to reserve in advance, then find the discreet buzzer next to the hidden door beside the stairs—and so […]

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