I stopped by here almost every night to get a shot of ginjinha before heading back to our hotel. I tried it with and without cherries and liked both, but the cherries are delicious. It’s a very sticky liquor, so don’t spill or be prepared with wet wipes!

While doing a tuk tuk tour we passed a big crowd deinking and having a lot of fun. Naturally we had to check it out. This little hole in a wall sells 2 things: water and Ginjinha, a cherry liquor. You buy a tiny shotglass and drink it while standing around on the street. The drink itself wasn’t my cup of tea (probably because it wasn’t tea 😃) but it was a really fun Experience

Ginjunha is a favorite Lisbon drink. It made from the ginja berry (like a sour cherry), sugar, cinnamon, and brandy. This is the oldest ginjinha joint in town is a colorful hole-in-the-wall at Largo de Sao Domingos Plaza (if you are planning to visit a beautiful church Igreja de Sao Domingos, then it is located in this square). The portrait of a man who hangs above the entrance to a wine cellar is precisely the creator of this drink who came up with the idea of ​​selling this drink by shots, right on the street. We tried it, it's very tasty!! Buy it with or without berries, and you can ask "gelada" if you want it poured from a chilled bottle. In Portugal, when people are impressed by the taste of something, they say - "It tasted like ginja".

A must try! We went a couple of times and it wasn’t crowded. Be careful of the cherry, it has a pit, They also fill the little cups to the brim so it can easily spill on your clothes. There is a foot-operated sink inside to wash your hands afterwards. This place is cash only! Lastly, the bar has been there since 1840 so there is a historical aspect. There is a marker just outside the bar to note as such.