Wine is one of the best national products of Portugal. There’s a tiny cafe, wine & tapas bar in Lisbon: ‘AI MOURARIA’, next to the starting point of old TRAM 28, a very popular tourist attraction.
Happy New Year! Feliz Natal! New wine & tapas bar ‘AI MOURARIA’ Lisbon: Sandra Vaz & Bruno Salsa
Taste a glass of wine in tiny but stylish wine & tapas bar ‘AI MOURARIA’ , or at their sunny terrace located in the historic former Moorish quarter of Lisbon. Near square Martim Moniz, with a lot of kiosks, live music and weekly markets. Portuguese coffee (bica), or beer, (Irish) whisky or Ginja are also available: a ‘must try’ being a visitor. A favorite liqueur of many Portuguese and a typical drink in Lisbon.
New wine & tapas bar ‘AI MOURARIA’ in Lisbon & sunny terrace, November 2013
All wines on the list are from Portuguese origin, you can choose from a varied range, from red to white. The quality is high, the prices are low 🙂 . A glass of wine: € 2,20, ‘tapas’ (or, in Portuguese ‘petiscos’) from € 1.60 (pasteis). The sunny terrace is located at the recently partly renovated Mouraria neighbourhood in Lisbon, one of the oldest parts of the city. It is said that Fado music was born in this area around 1820.
Winebar ‘AI MOURARIA’ Lisbon & Bruno, very sympatic, muito simpático!
Beautiful glass door-design: images of two people who lived in Lisbon and who culturally played an important role in Portugal. Amália Rodrigues, famous fado singer who lived nearby this area, was most influential in popularizing fado music worldwide. The small image is a portrait of Portugal’s poet and writer Fernando Pessoa. Written on the door: one of Pessoa’s remarkable quotes.
Sandra Vaz & delicious Portuguese cakes (bolos): a good combination with strong Portuguese coffee (bica)
Amália Rodrigues was a very popular Portuguese singer and actress, known as the Rainha do Fado (‘Queen of Fado’). This winebar is named after one of her famous songs, ‘Ai, Mouraria’ (Vimeo): Amália sings about the streets of the old quarter Mouraria where she was betrayed in love. (This old town district is restored, the project is thus called ‘Ai Mouraria’).
Almost around the corner you can enjoy live fado music in the evening.
New wine & tapas bar ‘AI MOURARIA’ in Lisbon
Bruno, showing my favorite wine Terras do Pó, (lit. grounds of dust), a Portuguese guitar (YouTube) & good friend (and tourist guide) Josephine.
Adress wine & tapas bar: Rua da Mouraria 20. Facebook
Terras do Pó 2012, white wine (vinho branc0). Region: Setúbal Peninsula € 2,20 (by the glass)
Winebar ‘AI MOURARIA’ Lisbon: small image of Fernando Pessoa, famous Portuguese poet and writer
Fernando Pessoa (1888–1935). One of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century, Portuguese poet and writer, who lived in Lisbon. More about Pessoa & Lisbon
Famous quotes: The Book of Disquiet , published posthumously. Favorite quote: “Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.”
Terrace winebar ‘AI MOURARIA’ Lisbon at Christmastime & church ‘A Capela de Nossa Senhora da Saúde’
Chapel of Our Lady of Good Health. This tiny church was built on this spot in 1505 in gratitude for the end of the plague outbreak. The building was modified in the 18th century, and was given a very simple but beautiful façade and a baroque interior with paintings and tile panels.
‘A Capela de Nossa Senhora da Saúde’, interior, church in Mouraria, Lisbon
Starting point tram 28
Near the terrace of winebar ‘AI MOURARIA’ you will find the starting point of electrical tram 28. If you want to get a good impression of the historical city of Lisbon, a very good (and cheap) idea is taking this typical little trolley, ‘eléctrico 28′. This legendary tram is a tourist attraction in itself. It goes all around town. Of course you can hop on and hop off.
Square Martim Moniz Lisbon: starting point tram 28 Lisbon, (near hotel Mundial), going all around town
June 2014: cafe/bar AI Mouraria Lisbon
Dutch friend Ruud Leijten enjoying a Portuguese beer
Lisbon Cafe bar AI Mouraira & friends Alexandra & Louis, March 2015
We have just returned after a 4-day trip to Lisbon. On the very first day we found this fantastic place and since each following day we went there on the slightest occasion – just to have a cup of coffee or a glass of green wine. The very sitting there is a pure pleasure!
Nice article! Next time you definitely should try the empadas that Ai Mouraria serves, even better than the wine 😉