Product Description

Tasca do Chico is not a restaurant like the others in this list. Instead, it’s the ideal place for those who don’t want to commit to the often expensive dinner-and-show experience. Here, you may get fado by celebrities such as Mariza, who has honoured the place, but most often you get the authentic fado vadio (literally translated as vagrant, but which means “amateur” in fado’s language). As a general rule of thumb, you shouldn’t talk while the artists are performing, or you will be shushed.

To pair with the fado show, there are small bites or tapas, including chouriço assado (a sort of barbecued sausage) and cod fritters. The place is small, and is usually packed, so it’s wise to book ahead. Fado starts at 9pm. There’s another Tasca do Chico in Alfama.

Rua do Diário de Notícias 39 (Bairro Alto) / Rua dos Remédios 83 (Alfama), Thursday to Sunday 7pm-2am, no minimum spend or fee, cash only, facebook.com/atasca.dochico