Jamie W and I spent one evening in Lisbon strolling through Principe Real, the city's heavy mellow…read moregayborhood. Our first stop was at Bar TR3S, a bear bar that just matched the low-key vibe we were looking for (review: https://yelp.to/xaXcEkTk74). Just a couple of blocks away was this even cozier spot where you press a doorbell to enter. From the outside, it looked more like a boutique than a bar. Once we were inside, it felt like a suburban dad's basement den but not like your parents' house. More like a place your gay uncle furnished and whom your mom is convinced hasn't found the right woman. All the underlighting was in hot pink, and the rest of the space sparkled in multicolored lights. The bar itself was full up with mostly thirtyish guys shooting the breeze with the English-fluent bartender. We settled ourselves on the couch in the front. Foregoing our usual tequila sunrises, Jamie went for the 6,5€ Mojito kicked up a notch with a potent amount of Bacardi rum. I went for something new for me, the 8,5€ Electric Lemonade, quite a mix of gin, vodka, rum, absinthe, tequila, and triple sec (Photo 6). One round was all we could handle. Our chit-chat started to slur, so it was time to go. COCKTAILS - 4 stars...really potent libations AMBIANCE - 4 stars...cozy space SERVICE - 3.5 stars...kept pretty busy TOTAL - 4 stars...is that the doorbell? RELATED - Exploring Lisbon? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/w-RH95uZGK

Fantastic service, excellent barman, fabulous drinks…read more Ambience very friendly, welcoming and fabulous atmosphere. Best gay bar for a drink and meet people. Delicious ham and cheese & tuna toasts. "You must come"

Very discreet from outside. Inside is totally eclectic. Every space is filled with odd collections…read more Drinks are a bit pricey for Lisbon but you're paying to drink with a unique ambiance mixed drinks around 15 euro. Our server wasn't the friendliest, just did her job. Overall worth going in to see.

Meh drinks, lazy music, decor that belongs in a museum of bad ideas. Portraits celebrating colonial…read moreconquest, objectified women all over the menu. Feels like a time capsule nobody asked for.

It is kind of funny, for how incredibly otherwise interesting Lisbon is as a city, foodie-wise,…read morethat it definitely doesn't have much of a craft *cocktail* scene, and what it does have, is hidden in plain sight, whether as a pizza shop (the other surprisingly good actually-a-cocktail-bar I found), or in this case more literally, as a brothel turned tourist trap-looking bar that actually does have quite good cocktails. Admittedly - it was clearly designed so that it could function at night, when my hunch is that it's more likely to be an absolute madhouse, and it probably a bit feels more like a nightclub. Good thing for me, then, that they're open, and I visited, at 2 PM on a Friday, when they only had a few customers, my favorite sort of vibe for a bar. Yes, they do have extremely suggestively murals up all over the place, because they're committed to the bit (committed enough that if it turned out they were actually also a secret brothel to this day, I'd be like... yeah, that'd track. To my knowledge they are in fact just a bar, though.) But at least when they aren't busy, it is *also* one of the small number of proper craft cocktail bars I found in Lisbon while I was there. Their cocktails were 12-14 euro as of when I was there a few months ago - which a couple years ago would've felt a little pricey, but now feels pretty par for the course. The menu cocktails were mostly all prebatched, but have clearly been prebatched freshly and with *purpose*, as the two cocktails I tried here were *quite* good. One with gin, roobois, ancho reyes and yellow pepper, and one, I was excited to finally see, using Beirao in something more interesting than just tonics or spritzes, with pisco, Beirao, pineaple and eucalyptus. Great presentation, great drinks, and again at least as of when they were least busy, quick service (as you would expect, given that, again, it is mostly prebatched.) That said, if like me, you only speak English, ymmv - the one bartender when I was there spoke English like a native English speaker. Great bartender, too. Then he left and another bartender took over, who spoke zero English whatsoever. As it turns out, you also don't need to speak the same language to order a drink off a menu and then pay for it, though, but it is still *nice* speaking the same language as the bartender.

Such a bad experience we had to check out early. Hoping to…read moreenjoy a fun vacation with my partner, I booked the World's Pearl room, compete with air conditioning, breakfast, and a steam shower, the works! Upon arriving we were greeted by a lovely woman who told us a cool story about the hotel, gave us a bottle of wine, and showed us how to get to our room. When we arrived in the room, the thermostat read 30 degrees (86f). We figured out how to turn the air on, which, at full fan was a trickle at best. After speaking to the front desk, we were told that, yes, it was in fact hot, but it would be looked at. It was, but no solution was given. At around midnight, another person came up to check, apologized profusely for how hot the room was (now at 28c/85f) and left to hopefully go find a solution. He did not. When he came back he again, he apologized and asked if I would stick it out for the night even though it would be difficult to sleep in hopes that a fix could be found in the morning. After about 60-90 minutes of sleep and lots of frustration, the next morning I had to hunt down the staff in hopes that there would be a fix. The staff member (a new one) came and again checked out the room, apologized profusely, and asked if I would be willing to change rooms. I said absolutely yes. After about an hour or so, he told me via WhatsApp that changing rooms would not be an option and the only solution is if the technician could come fix the air conditioning. Several hours passed, and at 4pm I was told that the technician had come and said that there was nothing wrong with the ac, even though the thermostat still read 28 degrees. I went back to the office to get my cancellation and refund and was denied that opportunity. The staff member (the same very lovely lady from before) tried to get her manager to reason and help, but he refused, and said that he would come speak to me but I had to wait 30 minutes. 45 minutes passed and I had to go downstairs AGAIN to see where he was. He came up the stairs and immediately started interrupting me, not listening, accusing me of lying, and didn't even offer to give a refund, cancel my upcoming nights' stay, or make anything right. He then said, after going up to room and feeling the heat himself that he could switch my room with somebody else, not solving the problem, but merely passing it on to another customer. During that conversation, he: · Interrupted me at every chance. He never let me explain the issue because he had already made up his mind. · Told me I left all the windos open which caused the ac to be off, but then changed his story to just one shutter · Accused me of bullying him, when he insinuated that my size is what caused the room to "feel" too hot. · Accused me of calling him and his colleagues various names, when I only said that it was "dumb shit" (possibly a language barrier issue) · Acted erraticly, and thought he could use my frustrations against me. · Spoke about me right in front of me in Portuguese, unknowing that my partner could understand. This was just the beginning. We ended up eating the cost of the room and leaving because of the abuse and terrible treatment by the manager. His name, he said: was "lulu. Because it doesn't matter". He wouldn't even give me the respect or professional curtesy of telling me his name, but accused me of being the bully. Just arrived to my new hotel, the Docas, where I was greeted with a smile, given some snacks, AND they even called the owner of the fado bar I have reservations to so that I would have a great experience! And the ac works! Stay away from this hotel.

I hate that this place shares a name with one of the most bigoted individuals in the world, but…read morealas, the Portuguese queer community is here and we are not letting down. Trumps was my first stop in Lisbon after 21 hours of flying from the U.S. I came here when Yvie Oddly (RPDR S11) was the featured performer and had a blast. Entry was 20€ which included a free drink, and is apparently higher than normal - likely because of the guest of the night. GET THERE EARLY (i.e. at midnight) in order to avoid a long entry line. The club itself was pretty well laid out. There is a coat check right at the front and you are led downstairs to two different rooms - a dance hall and a performance stage. I spent my entire night inside the performance hall where the queens of Trumps was DJing and performing, and I was blown away. The drag scene in Lisbon is top notch and I was VERY impressed. My Tequila Sunrise was juice, let's be real. But I didn't come here to drink, but to see good performers entertain me. I got great drag queens, good throwback 2000s music, and a fun time. My only complaint was that the DJ wasn't very good, as it sounded like they were just hitting 'next' on their Apple Music player. But the queens performing were phenomenal! Note: most of the people here seemed to be very young gays in their early 20s.

If I could give this place 0 stars I would…read more Listed below are my grievances: 1. There are barely any gays. 2. The drinks are extremely diluted - not worth the overpriced €10 cover fee. 3. Os empregados nao sao gays! 4. The club is so poorly lit and too bright. Really an uncomfortable atmosphere augmented by poor projected media. 5. The music and general environment was extremely tacky. 6. Cheira mal! Ignore your guide book and skip this joint! There are better places to go to In town

Iconic. Love a place you can get dinner (crazy good lasagna) and then stick around for a drag show,…read morethen party the night away if you wish. One of the most interesting drag shows I've seen! Lots of crowd work so prepare to be pulled on stage! The bathroom stalls are a little sus but you can't have it all

Great drag show. One of the best I've seen and I've seen them all over the world. It starts late so…read moremake a reservation and go 10 minutes before it starts. Very small venue but well worth it. I loved it.

If you love latin music and dancing, this place is it. I came here with my 3 friends and we had an…read moreextremely fun time here dancing the night away. The drinks were okay, but really we were there for the dancing. It is a tiny little club, but once you work your way in, it is a good time. We met people from Germany and Brazil, and the same people came back the second night too. It was a fun way to meet other people from around the world and dance together!

Stumbled into this one late at night while walking the city and exploring and heard latin music my…read morefirst night in Lisbon. Walked in and it was packed. Great music (Spanish only), great vibe, drinks were not expensive if you want any, staff was great as well from the bar to waitress/waiter walking through the crowd getting orders. It does get hot in there as the place is not big and it may be full when you go. Ended up a second time there as well and had the same atmosphere as well.

I was doing a lot of research for my trip to Lisbon Portugal and several YouTubers mentioned this…read moreplace. My plan was to visit this place and I was not disappointed. Our bartender was very friendly and attentive. The drinks he made were also amazing. My friend drink had his name on the drink and he was impressed. The place is also very trendy.

Truly unique and deliciously crafted cocktails. Between my group of friends, we sampled most of the…read moremenu and were in awe of every drink. There are unique notes and perfectly balanced flavors in each of their items. I often find that cocktail bars may prioritize the visual look of a cocktail while the flavor may be lacking. This is not the case with Cinco Lounge - the drinks beautifully presented and even tastier to enjoy! The atmosphere is wonderful as well - relaxing seating, beautiful decor, music and lighting. Our waiter was also very friendly and gave us great recommendations. This is an absolute must if you are visiting Lisbon!

Looking for live music and reasonably priced food, I consulted Yelp--of course! And I went to The…read moreJam. It's a neighborhood place. Not fancy, small but full of good vibes with cool folks who are both visitors and locals. The Norway vs England match was on quietly with a talented guy playing guitar and singing all kinds of classics. The audience cheered the game and sang along. The food was decent but the drinks weren't cheap. I tried the Portugués cherry cordial; good flavor but not strong. Five star time but the Cole slaw was not seasoned and bathroom was nasty so -1. Still a really good time with the coolest waitress--encouraging the crowd, funny, friendly, quick and working alone.

Came here for post-dinner drinks after reading many positive reviews and the reviews did not lie…read more It was a relatively slow Sunday night and the owner made sure everyone felt welcomed and even quickly introduced us to people around us. There was good live entertainment and the cocktails were impressive (probably the best I had during my entire Portugal trip).