Location: Largo São Domingos 8, 1100-201 Lisboa, Portugal
Year of Inscription: 2023
Venue Type: Kiosk / Shot Bar / Compact / Historic Venue
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| EBG Rating: | 8.1/10 |
| Choice/ Quality of Drinks | ❤️❤️❤️ Espinheira Ginjinha – sour cherry liqueur is the main event and what you will see everyone having. However they do have a menu card with some alternatives – or accompaniments, as it ought to be. |
| Style/ Décor | ❤️❤️❤️❤️ A classic hole in the wall that resembled a shrine in a niche every bit as it does a bar. Colourful signage while underneath there is a counter surrounded by glass cabinets of Ginja. The counter is engraved with recognition of its historic medal-winning exploits. By the bar is a spitoon for expelling the cherry pips, a sink, and a bin. |
| Atmosphere/ Character | ❤️❤️❤️❤️ All about the ritual. Join in the fun, do as the locals do, enjoy the novelty. Here for a good time not a long time. |
| Amenities/ Events | ❤️ A sink? A bin? There isn’t even a toilet. It does sell the booze by the bottle for tourists. |
| Value For Money | ❤️❤️❤️❤️ |
| Description | Opened in 1840 and run by the same family for 5 generations, there is nevertheless an argument to be made that A Ginjinha is little more than a kiosk. However, a visit at busier times will dispel that notion. Little more than a hole in the wall, but every bit of a bar as any on our guide. 1 or 2 old guys staff the counter, decanting Ginjinha (or Ginja for short), serving them by the measure either ‘com‘ (with cherries) or ‘sem‘ without. Not specifying will usually result in you receiving the cherries which have been sat in the boozy soup both imparting flavour and soaking it up. Take your shot onto the street and mingle with the crowd. You may desire something to chase it down with – they do sell small beers and some other drinks alongside the main event. All about the ritual. Join in the fun, do as the locals do, enjoy the novelty. Here for a good time not a long time. (Added September 2023) |
