(Lisbon) Mesa De Frades ★★★★★

R. dos Remédios 139, 1100-304 Lisboa, Portugal
Monday 8:30PM–2AM
Tuesday~Sunday 7PM–2AM

 

Absolutely must-do in Lisbon. Fado is such intense music that you'd fall in love right after the first phrase. you don't have to order meal for the show, but better to come early to save a table.

20220-09-07 WED

If you don't like drinking, there's not much to do after dawn when you travel. That is one of the merits of dancing though. However, I happened to know there are a few restuarants/bars where you can enjoy Fado, which is a Portuguese traditional music, so that is tonight's plan.

This fantastic night view reminded me of the scene in Berserk, where Griffith dreamed of trying to reach to the castle when he was young.

The reviews said that I don't need to dine here to see the performance, I was still not sure that the owner'd still welcome customers only for drinks. However it turned out that we could just order glasses of wine and the owner didn't care that much about it.

I guess this is about the artists who'll perform tonight.

Three are many tourists who just finished dinner but also others began to come in only for the show like us. We got in a little early so we could take a table on the first floor. However some just sat on the floor if they didn't go upstairs. Fado was much better than I expected and the experience is just must-do in Lisbon. The male singer's voice filled the small space and it was fantastic. However, they perform right in front of the door, so you cannot get in/out during a set. They seemed play multiple sets, at least 3 or 4 during the night.

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