Handpicked from the same music lineup, scored for this weekend.
POP / ROCK
Night at Musicbox, Musicbox
Club and concert hall at Cais do Sodré (Rua Nova do Carvalho, former Pink Street). Mixed programming: alternative rock, Portuguese hip-hop, electronic music and themed parties. Intimate capacity with local and international line-ups.
JAZZ
Live orchestra, B.Leza
Warehouse by the river transformed into an iconic venue dedicated to Portuguese-language African music: kizomba, semba, morna, funaná. Live orchestras Thursday and Friday, DJ sets and dance classes Saturday. Reference club for Cape Verdean diaspora.
ELECTRONIC
Fado night, Adega Machado
Century-old fado house in Bairro Alto (1937) with one of the city's most regular programmes. Resident fadistas and Portuguese and classical guitars. Dinner show or standalone fado night.
MUSIC
Fado vadio, Tasca do Chico
Small bar in Bairro Alto where amateur and professional fadistas share the same improvised stage. Fado vadio every night, informal atmosphere, simple appetizer menu. No reservation, first come, first served.
ELECTRONIC
Fado and Folk Night at Café Luso
Fado and folk house in Bairro Alto since 1927. Dual stage hosts at least six artists per night. Long shows accompanied by traditional Portuguese dinner.
ELECTRONIC
Fado night, Clube de Fado
Historic fado house in Alfama, opened by guitarist Mário Pacheco in 1995 in a Pombaline building near the Sé. Daily programming with resident and guest fadistas, dinner show included.
ELECTRONIC
Fado night, Parreirinha de Alfama
Fado house founded in 1952 by Argentina Santos, among the oldest and most revered in the city. Central stage where fadistas and guitarists perform metres from tables. Dinner show every night.
JAZZ
Concert, Hot Clube de Portugal
Europe's oldest active jazz club, opened 1948, now housed in a restored attic near Praça da Alegria. Daily programming: resident trios, Tuesday jam sessions, international tours. Jazz school upstairs.
