
Alfama, Lisboa
Fado in Lisbon, chosen by a local.
I live in Alfama. I know the owners and the musicians. Here are my honest recommendations for your fado night in Lisbon.
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Dinner and fado at Tasca da Bela
The house's own free tables, right here. Pay a €10 deposit per person and the rest at the house. €60 with dinner, drinks and fado.
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PDF guide · 30 pages
Your fado night in Lisbon
Everything to choose and enjoy your fado night: map, houses, prices, videos and ready-made plans. Reads well on a phone.
See the guide — €96 the experiences i recommend
The experiences I recommend
Compare at a glance
The experiences I recommend, side by side. Choose by duration, by price, or by what you fancy.
| Experience | From | Duration | Dinner | Neighbourhood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fado with petiscos — a food tour in four stopsFood + fado | €119 | 3.5 h | Bairro Alto | |
| Fado with tour and dinner — a guided night through Mouraria and AlfamaMost complete | €55 | 4 h | Mouraria | |
| Fado in Alfama — a show in the neighbourhood, with port wineIn the heart of Alfama | €19 | 60 minutes | Alfama | |
| Fado no Chiado — 50 minutes in central LisbonThe shortest | €23 | 50 minutes | Chiado | |
| Fado on a boat on the Tagus — dinner with a view over LisbonThe most romantic | €69 | 3 h | Tagus | |
| Tasca da Bela — dinner and fado in an Alfama tavernAlfama, in depth | €60 | 4 h | Alfama |
Before or after the fado
The rest of your day: Sintra, the Douro, the river at sunset or an afternoon in Lisbon — and how each one fits around a fado night.
Sintra · by day
Sintra by day, fado by night — how to fit both into one day
You can do Sintra and a fado night in Lisbon on the same day, but only with a plan. Train or tour, what to check before booking, and which fado to pick after nine hours of palaces.
See the planDouro · with a night in Porto
The Douro from Lisbon — is it worth it in a day?
In a single day from Lisbon, the Douro is too far. The plan that works: train to Porto, a winery tour from there, and the fado saved for Lisbon.
See the planTagus · at sunset
Sunset on the Tagus and fado — how to fit both into one evening
A sunset sail and a fado night fit into the same day, but the boat's departure time moves with the seasons. When it works, when it doesn't, and which fado to pick afterwards.
See the planLisbon · in the afternoon
An afternoon in Lisbon before fado — three plans that end with fado
A tuk-tuk through Alfama, a pastel de nata class or a food tour through Mouraria: three afternoons that fit well before a fado night, with times and what each one includes.
See the plan8 before you go
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About Fábio
I live in Alfama, Lisbon. I grew up listening to fado in the houses I recommend here.
I only recommend the houses I'd recommend to a friend. When you book through fado.today, I earn a small commission — at no extra cost to you.
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