published on 2026-10-27 · by Fábio
Fado tonight in Lisbon — where you can still go
Want to hear fado tonight and haven't booked anything yet? The houses with fado today, by day of the week, and what to do at the last minute: concerts with same-day tickets, taverns with no booking, free tables.
Short answer
There's fado in Lisbon tonight, whatever day it is — most houses open every day, and the ones that close do so on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. At the last minute, the safest bet is an hour-long concert with a same-day ticket, like Fado in Alfama or Fado no Chiado, or a fado vadio tavern where you can't book, like Tasca do Chico, if you get there early. The dinner houses fill up on Fridays and Saturdays: call ahead.
I get this question a lot in the late afternoon: "I'm in Lisbon, it's tonight, where do I go?" The good news is that there's fado every night. The less good news is that the most sought-after houses fill up days ahead, especially at weekends. Here's what's open today and how to sort it out at the last minute.
Fado tonight
With dinner
- Clube de FadoAlfama · from 20:30 · Every day
- Parreirinha de AlfamaAlfama · Closed: Monday
- Senhor VinhoLapa · Closed: Sunday
- O FaiaBairro Alto · from 20:45 · Closed: Sunday
- Café LusoBairro Alto · from 20:15 · Every day
- A SeveraBairro Alto · Closed: Wednesday
- Adega MachadoBairro Alto · from 20:30 · Every day
- Casa de LinharesAlfama · Every day
- Fado ao Carmo (Chiado)Chiado · from 20:30 · Every day
- Fado ao Carmo (Alfama)Alfama · from 21:00 · Every day
- O CorridoSanta Clara · Every day
- Senhora do FadoBica · Every day
- Maria da MourariaMouraria · from 21:30 · Closed: Monday
- Taverna d'El ReyAlfama · from 20:00 · Every day
- Fado num barco no Tejo (Blue Cruises)On the Tagus · from 19:30 · Only Thursday
- Tasca da BelaAlfama · from 21:00 · Closed: Monday and Tuesday
Short shows, no dinner
- Lisboa em FadoBaixa · from 18:00 · Every day
- Fado & FadoBaixa · Every day
- Casa LundumAlfama · from 18:00 · Every day
- Fado in ChiadoChiado · from 19:00 · Closed: Sunday
- Fado 31Graça · from 17:00 · Every day
- Real FadoPríncipe Real · from 19:00 · Closed: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
Fado vadio and free entry
- Tasca do Chico (Bairro Alto)Bairro Alto · Every day
- Tasca do Chico (Alfama)Alfama · Closed: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- A NiniMarquês de Pombal · from 20:00 · Only Thursday
- Tasca do JaimeGraça · from 16:00 · Only Saturday and Sunday
- PovoCais do Sodré · from 20:30 · Closed: Monday
- Clube Lisboa Amigos do FadoMarvila · from 16:00 · Only Sunday
Days and times change with the season. Check with the house before you go.
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.
At the last minute: what usually has room
An hour-long concert. They sell same-day tickets, often until shortly before they start. Fado in Alfama, at Casa Lundum near the Sé, starts in the early evening; Fado no Chiado at 19:00 (and at 17:30 from April to October), except on Sundays. There's time to have dinner afterwards.
A fado vadio tavern. You don't book: you get there early. Tasca do Chico, in Bairro Alto, opens every night at 19:00 — go when it opens if you want a spot. On weekend afternoons there's fado vadio at Tasca do Jaime, in Graça.
A dinner house, after 22:30. Some houses let you in later just to drink and listen: Fado ao Carmo, in Chiado, with a €15 minimum, Adega Machado, in Bairro Alto, and O Faia at 23:30. Call to ask if there's room.
A table at Tasca da Bela. Wednesday to Sunday, in Alfama. The site shows the next free table — further down this page — and you book online with a €10 deposit per person.
Day by day
- Sunday: O Faia, Senhor Vinho and Fado no Chiado have no fado. On the other hand, in the afternoon there's fado vadio at Tasca do Jaime, in Graça, and at Clube Lisboa Amigos do Fado, in Marvila.
- Monday: Parreirinha de Alfama, Povo, Maria da Mouraria and Tasca da Bela are closed, and so is the Museu do Fado. The Alfama Tasca do Chico and the Real Fado concerts don't come back until Thursday.
- Tuesday: Tasca da Bela is still closed.
- Wednesday: A Severa, in Bairro Alto, is closed.
- Thursday: the only fado night at A Nini, near Marquês de Pombal — a €30 dinner.
- Friday and Saturday: almost everything open, and almost everything full. Book days ahead, or go to a short concert.
Before you head out
Days and hours change with the season, and some houses close for holidays. Call or check the house's website before you go. And if you're torn between formats, I compare them in how much fado costs in Lisbon.
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.
- Is there fado every night in Lisbon?
Yes. Most fado houses open every day, and there are short concerts daily. The ones that close do so mainly on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday.
- Can I see fado in Lisbon without a booking?
Yes: at the fado vadio taverns, like Tasca do Chico, you don't book — you get there early. And the hour-long concerts sell same-day tickets.
- Where is there fado on a Sunday in Lisbon?
At most of the dinner houses, like Clube de Fado and Café Luso, at the short concerts (except Fado no Chiado) and, in the afternoon, at the fado vadio of Tasca do Jaime and Clube Lisboa Amigos do Fado.
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See also
More fado nights I recommend.
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 no Chiado — 50 minutes in central Lisbon
from€23A short show, no dinner, in the centre of Chiado. 17 years on stage. For those with little time who want to hear fado without heavy production.
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.