Friends Bairro Alto

There aren’t many places open on Sundays, but Friends is one of them. Good music, reasonable prices, and friendly bartenders. If you get a beer, you pay €1 extra for the glass, which they give back when you return it. The music is pretty mixed and fun. When I went around 10 pm, there were just a few people, but by midnight it started filling up, and by 1 am it was completely packed

Crowd runs toward the younger end but it always seems to be busy even on the quietest week nights. The music was phenomenal if you're a fan of pop music, latin, and brazilian funk.

Absolute vibes in Lisbon. I went there three times during my 5 days in Lisbon and every night on weekdays at around 11-2am it was packed. Drinks are cheap, bartenders are extremely nice, and the music has a mix of your go to gay songs to some Portuguese and Spanish vibes. It was amazing. I highly recommend it. I made new friends each night with a mix of locals and tourists. Thank you for making Lisbon a city to remember 🫶🏻

Very nice and affordable bar in Bairro Alto. Drinks are very affordable. Music is fun. We enjoyed our stay.

It was a fun bar that I went to for five days in a row and that was crowded even on weekdays — until last night. Because of the rainy weather that has continued since I arrived, I bought an umbrella from a nearby shop on Tuesday. I liked the color so much that I even sent a photo of it to my friend. Last night, when I went outside for a cigarette, I wanted to grab my umbrella from where I had left it so I wouldn’t get wet, but it was gone. Assuming someone might have taken it by mistake, I went outside — and I was right, other people were using my umbrella. I politely approached them, asked if the umbrellas might have gotten mixed up, and stood there chatting calmly. After about five minutes, right after we talked about where I was from, one of them suddenly stopped speaking English and started angrily complaining in Portuguese. Then he tried to forcibly take the umbrella from my hands and physically attacked me. That wasn’t enough — he broke the umbrella. When I explained the situation to your staff with photos, they initially believed the other person and treated me as if I were lying. Only after I showed the photo of the umbrella that I had sent to my friend did they say “oh, sorry,” but then added that they couldn’t do anything because they hadn’t witnessed the incident. I would like to ask you this: even though you did not witness anything, why were you so quick to call me a liar? In a queer bar, while I was completely innocent, I was attacked twice — and I was alone. If I had reacted physically, I’m sure things would have ended much worse. This was a complete fiasco and absolutely unacceptable. I hope something similar never happens to you — but if it does, maybe then you will understand how I felt. My innocence was also witnessed by a kind Canadian tourist from the French-speaking region, who was there with me. The staff member who called me a liar and refused to listen knows exactly who they are.