A Ginjinha

Lisbon, Portugal

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Largo de São Domingos 8, Lisbon, Portugal, 1150-000
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390 ftRossio
690 ftSquare of the Fig Tree (Praça da Figueira)
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Today 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
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Local time (Lisbon) 07:44 Wednesday, 4 June 2025

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Monday 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Sunday 9:00 am – 10:00 pm

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30 reviews of A Ginjinha

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Place rating: 5
Jacksonville, FL
Never judge a book by it’s cover!
A quaint little wall side shop that sells Ginjinha in shot glasses.
This tiny little cherry treat will keep you coming back for more!
As the crowd gathers around and the line starts to meander through the square… hop in line, don’t pass this up! Try one of the cherries at the bottom… it’s full of the sweet liquor it’s soaked in… pucker up here please!
Brinde!
They sell the bottles there for reasonable price.
Place rating: 5
Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgique
Une petite aubette toute dédiée à cet alcool de griottes, en plein centre de Lisbonne. Pas besoin de maîtriser la langue, il n’y a qu’un produit en vente ici, il suffit d’indiquer (avec les doigts si nécessaire) le nombre de petits verres! Ceux-​ci contiennent le précieux liquide, agrémenté de 2 – 3 cerises qui libéreront un alcool plus concentré en éclatant sous les dents. On déguste son shot devant l’aubette, avant de reprendre sa route, tout ragaillardi par ce petit coup de fouet sucré! Un must!
Place rating: 5
Tacoma, WA
Cool stop, I saw this on No Reservations and I decided I had to stop by. You literally buy a shot of cherry alcohol and drink it in the street. I didn’t know that you could get it without cherries so I got it with. The cherries that are fermented are actually kind of sour/​tart. Overall it was a cool spot to have a shot!
Place rating: 4
Los Angeles, CA
Do you like cherries, sweet liquor, and drinking on the sidewalk, all for a few euro? If your answer is yes, then A Ginjinha is for you! At just 1.4 Euro gets you a shot of cherry liquor (you can have with or without cherries). Sip or down your Ginjinha at the counter or in front of the tiny shop. The Ginjinha is sweet and has a good cherry flavor. You can also buy a bottle of Ginjinha as a lot of people seem to do.
The shop is super tiny and if you blink you might miss it. Visiting A Ginjinha in my opinion is a must try when in Lisbon!
Place rating: 4
Rio de Janeiro - RJ
Excelente bebida. Um licor doce, suave e que ajuda (muito) a se aquecer no inverno. Sem frescura, você pede, ganha um copinho e bebe ali mesmo na rua.
O charme fica por conta das bicas de onde se tiram o licor para colocar nas garrafas onde são servidas com ou sem a fruta.
Não recomendo a fruta por ser muito amarga, além de ocupar o espaço que poderia ser de mais licor. :)
Uma parada necessária numa das muitas existentes em Lisboa.
Place rating: 5
Washington, DC
The most simplistic bar I have ever seen. It only contains the owner and many ginjinha bottles. Very very cheap but very very tasty. I wish I had discovered this place earlier in Lisbon. You should definitely check it out if you are in Lisbon.
Place rating: 4
Winchester, MA
This place is almost an historical site in downtown Lisbon. The ginja is very sweet, delicious, and served in a plastic cup-​understandingly as you can walk around the city drinking. If and when you are in Lisbon, go to the Baixa and you will find A Ginginha ! Cheers!
Place rating: 3
Boca Raton, FL
As one local put it…” Helps you get through the day!” Fun stop for tourists … Tasted a lot like Dubonnet.
Place rating: 4
Montgomery Village, MD
Want to try the place that originated the Ginjha? Yes? Then find this bar. And when I say bar, I literally mean hole in the wall. Yes, its just a hole with a counter that serves Ginjha shots with or without fruit (cherries). The fruit is well *pucker face*.
The Ginjha itself is strong and good. Its cherries fermented in brandy and other things added in.
So just walk up to the counter– can’t miss the line outside– get your shot and try it!
Place rating: 5
Paris, France
Super tiny shop, containing only the owner and ginjinha bottles ALL AROUND HIM. You pay € 1.35, get a full glass of ginjinha (with or without cherries — I understood that this was a polemic decision in Portugal). And then you’ll have to drink that outside (remember: just owner and bottles in the shop, no tables) on the main place of Lisbon, like a drunk and cheap tourist that you are. Totally worth it.
Place rating: 5
Warsaw, Poland
One of the est places to try ginjinha in Lisbon. It’s typical Portuguese place which you just HAVE TO visit :)
Place rating: 4
Lisboa, Portugal
A ginjinha e a sardinhas assadas são coisas que, esteja onde estiver no mundo, me vão fazer sempre lembrar da minha cidade. Perdoem-​me os pastéis de Belém e os pastéis de cerveja. Para mim, é a ginjinha que torna Lisboa mais doce, e este é um dos sítios mais famosos para a beber.
Não é propriamente o sítio mais chique para beber um copo, mas é tão «old school» que tem um encanto especial. Não há cadeiras, mesas ou barmans com ar «cool» e jovem. Apenas um balcão e um senhor que nos serve a ginginha num pequeno copo de plástico. Mesmo assim, há sempre clientes na Ginjinha, lisboetas e turistas, que fazem fila à porta para beber um copinho, com elas ou sem elas.
Place rating: 5
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Ever night out should start with a visit to A Ginjinha. On our first day in Lisbon we walked past and wondered about the queue. Curious about what exactly was on offer, we joined the line and got rewarded with 2 plastic cups of sour cherry liqueur, fruit included. The shots were so cheap that it would be rude to mention the price at all, they basically cost next to nothing. Go and try it!
Place rating: 5
Berlin
wow, dort muss man gewesen sein!!! Leckerer Kirschlikör und nichts anderes. Einfach am Tresen trinken!
Place rating: 3
Bordeaux
Plus vieux bar à Ginja de la ville.
Enfin bar c’est vite dit: on vient chercher son verre ou sa bouteille au comptoir et on boit tout ça dehors sur la place.
Le godet de liqueur doit être à 1,30 euro, et la Ginja servie est très bonne (mais né croquez pas les cerises). Mais celle servie au verre n’est clairement pas la même que les bouteilles vendues, d’une marque de Ginja «générique» et bon marché. Donc venir boire un verre oui, mais allez acheter vos bouteilles chez des cavistes!
Place rating: 5
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ginjinha or simply Ginja, is a liqueur made by infusing ginja berries. The Ginjinha is served in a shot form and can be ordered as «With» or «Without» meaning with or without a berry in the cup :) The place to get such drink A Ginjinha, must try when in Lisbon !!
Place rating: 5
Antony, Hauts-de-Seine
Pas de table, pas de chaise, pas de serveur. Juste de la liqueur de cerise versée dans des petits verres. On fait la queue derrière un comptoir duquel le propriétaire vous sert autant de verres que vous le souhaitez. Pour le clin d’oeil, l’alcool est à l’intérieur du comptoir ;).
Des cerises macèrent dans l’alcool, ce qui donne plus de gout à la liqueur. Pour en avoir essayé quelques unes, celle-​ci était la meilleure ! Plus alcoolisée et sans des tonnes de faux arômes rajoutés. On peut cependant y sentir une petite pointe de cannelle ce qui relève bien la cerise. Un super apéro lisboète. A un euro le verre, on peut se le permettre ! La bouteille de 1L est à 13 euros. Vous né regrettez pas d’y être passé
Place rating: 5
Plano, TX
A must try place. No they don’t serve your little drink in the chocolate cups but I don’t like chocolate so that didn’t bother me. For 1.35 € you get your little shot and can choose if you want the sour cherries or not. I tried with and without and I was not a fan of the cherries. To each their own though! This is a tourist trap but at the same time there are locals hanging out too. I would (and probably will) go back.
Place rating: 3
Verdun, Canada
A Ginjinha is certainly an institution for sour cherry liqueur in Lisbon. Unfortunately I liked their ginjinha less as compared with the other places we visted. The bar has one of the best locations and I guess this is one of the reasons it is so touristy. Besides that they served us the liqueur in plastic cups instead of using the classical shot glasses. I guess you can run out of glasses later during the night, but we were there early according to the Portuguese standards and drinking from a real glass really makes a difference. Regardless the bar is must try!
Place rating: 4
Woodland Hills, CA
We were just strolling in the neighborhood when we saw a bunch of people standing outside this place with little plastic cups, so of course we had to go take a look to see what all the hub was about.
Turns out they sell a traditional Portuguese sour cherry liquor, so of course we had to try it. Two shots, please! And the drinks only cost a couple of coins, so it was a great deal! :)
The drink was kind of sweet and sticky with some sour cherries at the bottom of the cup. I thought the drink itself was nice, but the sour cherries didn’t taste so great. Nonetheless, I still ate all 3 of mine and spit out the stones.
Later I found out the traditional way to serve this is in a little chocolate cup, so too bad we missed out on that. But I’m still glad that we stumbled upon this place by accident and had a nice little cultural experience in the evening. :)
Place rating: 5
Queens, NY
Yes, it has a certain tourist-​friendly appeal, but don’t let that dissuade you from coming here and partaking in the sweet, sweet ambrosia that is ginjinha!
Any and every evening should begin with a visit to this institution! No other establishment comes close to the experience at A Ginjinha. Sweet, but not overly so, smooth, and delicious… be careful not to overdo it! Even experienced drinkers will feel a bit wobbly after 3 or 4 ginjinhas.
An absolute must in Lisbon!
Place rating: 5
Albi, Tarn
Apparemment je suis la duchesse, normal, vu que ce bar à Ginjinha était au pied de notre hôtel, hop, une petite le soir avant de manger… on décidément bien adopté l’ambiance lisboète !
Et 5 étoiles, tout simplement, parce que c’est l’authentique et le premier bar a Ginjinha, donc la note va de soit !
Place rating: 5
Carlsbad, CA
If you are visiting Lisboa, you should definitely hit this place up. Locals and tourist alike can be found standing around with plastic cups (single shot size), groups of people or solo people like I was, who came to try the novelty and it is 15 minutes later and we have run out of all Euros less than $ 10 bills.
I came here to try it after seeing it on No Reservations just to see what this place is all about, and first time I was here i went through every bit of coinage to get another drink. In Europe I tend to carry a lot of coins because of the Euros, but I am literary digging through my pockets for 1 and 2 cent coins to get another drink without having to wipe out a bigger bill.
The following night I came back with more change with a bunch of people from my hostel for some pre-​party drinks. I like boozes and this place gets the My International Booze Stamp of Approval
Place rating: 4
Munich, Germany
Yummmmm is the one word I would use to describe it. Popular amongst locals this drink called Ginja is a delightful way to spend a few hours hanging about around the shop and watching the world go by.
It is a cherry liqueur and served with or without cherries in a shot glass. It’s cheap and tasty and you can have a shot any time of day or night. I understood this place is one of the oldest places for this in Lisbon and that they serve excellent quality drink.
I loved it so much that I ended up buying two bottles of this stuff to bring back. I have introduced this drink to many friends and they all loved it… some more than others ;-)
This place is just around the corner from the burnt church. When in Lisbon do what the locals do… stop for a Ginja and watch the world go by :-))
Place rating: 4
Aiea, HI
We came here after seeing Anthony Bourdain take many a swig of this Portuguese cherry liqueur. We were excited to try it. Go up to the counter and ask for a shot with or without the cherry. It’s a cherry type brandy made by monks hundreds of years before our time. Unfortunately it’s not to my liking. Super strong and tastes like a shot of Robitussin on steroids! If you go to the country side of Portugal, their ginjinha is more smooth and sweet.
Place rating: 4
Lisbon, Portugal
É com ou sem elas?
É assim que por detrás do balcão, um Senhor simpático te pergunta como vais beber a tua ginjinha!
Um espaço único, repleto de garrafas e com um cheiro indescritível!
Cheira a ginjinha!
Um sabor único e muito nosso!
Vir a Lisboa e não beber uma ginja (a quem trate de uma forma mais intima, diria eu) é quase como ir a Roma e não ver O Papa.
Um ícone da nossa Cidade que quem a visita tem de conhecer, provar e quem sabe levar um garrafa para quem não pode vir.
Um espaço com um ambiente único, aqui tens de tudo…
desde o Estrangeiro que nem sabe bem onde está, mas que lhe disseram que era bom, os Clientes habituais que estão horas a fio na conversa, os Grupos que conversam na entrada e mal te deixam passar e aqueles, assim como eu, que entram, olham, apreciam, pedem, bebem, pagam e saem!!!
São os Clientes mais despachados, diria eu!
Tens de ir, MESMO!
Eu vou há muitos anos… muitos mesmo!
E volto, se volto!
Place rating: 3
Lisbon, Portugal
Confesso que não sou o maior apreciador de ginginha, mas aqui sabe-​me sempre bem. É um sítio por onde passo sempre que passeio por Lisboa com amigos que me visitam. Não há nada que enganar… A Ginginha fica mesmo ao lado do Rossio e é com ou sem fruta. Depois é só beber e apreciar. Este é já um espaço mítico em Lisboa e, naturalmente, visitado por muitos turistas, mesmo aqueles que moram em Lisboa e gostam de ser turistas na própria cidade.
Place rating: 3
Lisbon, Portugal
Não sou fã de bebidas alcoólicas, mas um estabelecimento velhinho como a Ginjinha já chamava por uma visita.
Lá, comprovei que as filas adensam-​se, inacreditavelmente, numa grande diversidade de línguas, que procuram a experiência deste líquido vermelho premiado com medalha de ouro na exposição internacional do Rio de Janeiro de 1923 e de Macau de 1926.
Não existem copos de chocolate, mas o valor é acessível, sendo que o cardápio de bebidas prima por alguma diversidade, incluindo sumos, cervejas, entre outras bebidas alcoólicas.
Place rating: 5
Lisbon, Portugal
A tradição ainda é o que era na «A Ginginha»: a ginjinha ainda sabe a ginja e vem com ou sem ginja, é à vontade do freguês.
Esta taberna, com um senhor por trás do balcão à moda antiga, só serve ginjinha e num cálice de vidro, tal como antigamente. É um local típico e a não perder na zona do Rossio.
Ginjinhas há muitas, mas como esta duvido, sou fã e já a bebi muitas vezes (ao balcão claro).
Place rating: 5
Lisbon, Portugal
Um dos locais imperdíveis em Lisboa, que compõem a alma da cidade.
Espaço antigo, de símbolos típicos e tradicionais, com o senhor do balcão simpático, a ajudar à decisão de juntar uma ginja ou não.
Este licor divino é uma bebida a ser tomada várias vezes por ano, num início de noite, num final de um dia cansativo, ou numa apresentação da cidade a amigos estrangeiros, com o intuito de impressionar.