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Mesa de Frades

Name: Mesa de Frades
Price range: $$$
Rating: 4.1

4.1 ·

Book a table at Mesa de Frades, a cozy Alfama venue where fado is sung live. Settle in for dinner while soulful singers and guitarists perform classic songs in the neighbourhood where the genre took shape.

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Full description

Mesa de Frades is a small, old-world restaurant in Alfama, the district widely regarded as the birthplace of fado, where classic performances accompany dinner in an intimate room. Repeat visitors praise the musicians and the late-night sessions on Fridays and Saturdays, while some reviewers find the food less consistent than the music, so the evening is best approached as a fado night first.

Two evening seatings run, and it stays open until 2:00 AM. Reservations are needed, and it suits couples who want an authentic, atmospheric night out.

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Address

R. dos Remédios 139, 1100-453 Lisboa, Portugal · Lisboa

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Booking required

Duration

Best time

evening or late night

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Reserve ahead and choose between the early or later seating
expect the best music late on Fridays and Saturdays
treat it as a fado evening first and a meal second.

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Reviews

My wife and I have been here 4 times now, and it is always very nice. The food is quite good, and the music is wonderful. The best Fado musicians in the city are are here. Late on Friday or Saturday nights, musicians will oftwn come here after they finish their other gigs in the city, and it becomes kind of a Fado…

Drew Spencer

1/5

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