Cafe ‘A Ginjinha’ Rossio, best place in Lisbon to enjoy a Ginja (liqueur made of berries) & city center tourist attraction
Try a typical Portuguese liqueur: Cafe ‘A Ginjinha’ is a city center tourist attraction. When walking to ‘Restauradores’ or ‘Rossio’ , a lively area, in Lisbon’s city center, be sure to stop at the ‘A Ginjinha’ cafe, Largo de São Domingos 8
Cafe ‘A Ginjinha’ Rossio Lisbon near Teatro Theater Nacional Doña Maria II
This is a very tiny bar where a maximum of three people can go in at a time and order a Ginja.
Cafe ‘A Ginjinha’ Rossio Lisbon. Next door: famous traditional hat shop
Ginja or Ginjinha as most people call it, is a liqueur made of a cherry-like berry called (not surprisingly) Ginja. The berries are fermented into a brandy that’s slightly bitter, slightly sweet and very sticky.
Cafe ‘A Ginjinha’ Rossio Lisbon in September
Lisbon students in September, a brand new school year…
You can order a Ginja for little money and with or without a cherry in it. The Ginja’s are on the bottom of the bottle and it requires a fair bit of skill to get just one berry into a glass. Most Portuguese people like to have their Ginjinha ‘com Ginja’, with a cherry in the glass. If you don’t want it, ask for one ‘sem Ginja’ (without a Ginja).
Cafe ‘A Ginjinha’ Rossio Lisbon
The older Portuguese men drink their Ginja in one time. After this, they suck on the berry for a while and spit the pit onto the streets. Take care: if you approach this square, the pavement can become quite sticky 
Cafe ‘A Ginjinha’ Rossio Lisbon
There’s no specific time for drinking a Ginja, the Portuguese tend to drink all day. Where to buy a bottle of Ginja in Lisbon (or order via the website?
Cafe ‘A Ginjinha’ Rossio Lisbon
Saude! (cheers)
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Where can I buy Ginja from Portugal that will ship to the USA?
Thanks
Carl
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I adore this spice drink
where may I buy that they will ship to USA ?
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Do you know if the ‘A Ginjinha Bar’, Rossio, is the same as the one filmed in in 1930 in Leitão de Barros’ semi-documentary “Lisboa, Cronica Anedotica” (a masterpirece that can be viewed on You Tube). There are some places shown in the film I was unable to trace (probably because they have disappeared. Do you by chance have any information about them : Béco das Mil Patagas, Pateo de Batalha, Capile Palace, Colegio união por os dois sexos, Lota o Lavagem de Peixe (Camera Municipal de Lisboa)?
Thank you in advance for any information you could give me
Guy Bellinger
PS: I am a contributor for IMDb.com and the French film location site L2TC
PPS: Sorry for the mistakes. I visited Lisbon once and I loved the place but I did not stay long enough to start learning Portuguese.
There is another shop called “Ginja sem Rival” near “Ginjinha” wich I think it’s even better!!
Can I purchase Ginjinha from You to ship to US, if so how much would it be. Or is there a place I could contact in US to purchase this, as we were recently in Portugal and enjoyed it but could only bring back a little of it. Thank you.
I was in Lisbon 1968 &69 the square looks the same and the cherry liquor
Sold out of the same spot 40 yes later
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For those wanting to have ginginha shipped to the US: probably not possible. But it is officially imported, at least in the Portuguese Ironbound section of Newark, NJ. I have seen the “Sem Rival” brand in bars and shops.