published on 2026-10-27 · by Fábio
Clube de Fado — what to expect from the house by the Sé
Dinner with fado in a stone-arched room in Alfama, founded by a guitarist in 1995. A €78 menu without drinks, fado from 20:30, every day. Who it's for and who it isn't.
Short answer
Clube de Fado is a fado house with dinner in Alfama, next to the Sé, in a room of stone arches. There's a set menu at €78 per person (starter, main, dessert, fado included); drinks are paid separately. It opens every day, the fado starts at 20:30 and goes on until one. You book on the house's website. It's worth it if you want a formal, complete night; it's expensive if you only want to hear fado.
Clube de Fado was founded in 1995 by a musician: the guitarist Mário Pacheco, who accompanied Amália Rodrigues and Carlos do Carmo. You can tell from the order of things — the house says it grew out of fado and that the dinner came afterwards, built around it. Pacheco left the house in 2019; today it belongs to the same group as Café Luso and Adega Machado.
Clube de Fado at a glance
- Neighbourhood
- Alfama
- Address
- Rua de São João da Praça, 94
- Format
- Dinner with fado
- Price
- Menu with fado: €78 (drinks extra)2026 prices
- Fado
- from 20:30
- Days
- Every day
- Booking
- Booking advised
- Website
- clubedefado.pt
What the night is like
You arrive between 19:30 and 20:00, sit in one of the alcoves the stone arches carve out of the room, and the fado starts at 20:30. Sets of fado alternate with the courses until one. When someone sings, the room goes quiet — it's a house rule, and it's kept.
The cast rotates. In 2026 the house's website lists voices such as Sofia Ramos, Sara Paixão, Cristina Madeira and Carlos Leitão, and on Portuguese guitar names like José Manuel Neto. There's no guarantee of who sings on any given night.
How much it costs
The menu is set: €78 per person with couvert, starter, main (fish, meat or vegetarian) and dessert, with the fado included. Drinks are extra — budget around €90 to €100 per person with a glass or two of wine. There's no ticket for the fado alone.
2026 guides still quote €50–60: they're out of date. The price that counts is the one on the house's website.
Who it's for — and who it isn't
It's for those who want the whole night sorted in a classic house, with a sit-down dinner and professional fadistas, and don't mind paying for it. It's right next to the Sé, so it's easy to find.
It isn't for those who only want the music or are on a tight budget. For that, a short show like Fado in Alfama, a few minutes from here, costs from €19. And if you're looking for a smaller neighbourhood house, with petiscos and drinks included, Tasca da Bela is in the same neighbourhood.
How to book
On the house's website, for groups of up to ten; above that, by phone or email. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before. For Friday and Saturday nights, book a week ahead.
Book online · Alfama
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.
- How much does dinner at Clube de Fado cost?
€78 per person for the menu with fado (starter, main and dessert), without drinks. With wine, budget €90 to €100 per person.
- Can I go to Clube de Fado just to hear fado?
At present the house's website offers no ticket and no drinks-only entry: the fado is part of the dinner.
- What time does the fado start at Clube de Fado?
At 20:30, every day, and it goes on until one in the morning, between the courses.
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Tasca da Bela — dinner and fado in an Alfama tavern
from€60A small room on Rua dos Remédios, petiscos arriving at the table and fado between the courses, until midnight. €60 with everything included — and I make the booking for you.
Fado in Alfama — a show in the neighbourhood, with port wine
from€19An hour of fado in a small room, in the heart of Alfama. No dinner, with a glass of port. The most direct way to hear fado where it was born.
Fado with tour and dinner — a guided night through Mouraria and Alfama
from€55Four hours: a walk through the streets where fado was born, dinner in a traditional house, and a live show. For those who arrive in Lisbon without context and want to leave with it.