Published Feb 11, 2026 At a Glance Address Avenida dos Aliados 151, Baixa, Porto Neighbourhood Baixa, on the Aliados axis Price Range $$$$ Best For Anniversary cocktails, Art Deco atmosphere, jazz at murmur level Signature 1920s American bar inside a 1923 palace hotel Hours Sunday to Thursday 12:00 to 00:00; Friday and Saturday to 01:00 Style Hotel cocktail lounge, velvet and brass Reservations Walk in; book ahead for weekend booths Plan your visit Get Directions Ask Our Team Avenida dos Aliados 151, Porto The Pitch Our Take on Bar Américain The Monumental Palace opened on Avenida dos Aliados in 1923, and its Bar Américain plays the date straight: velvet booths, Art Deco brass, low amber light, and a jazz soundtrack held at murmur level. Viver o Porto describes it as a hidden bar celebrating the glamour of the twenties, and the hotel entrance does make you work slightly to find it.
It drinks like a prohibition fantasy with Portuguese manners. Time Out includes it among the best bars in Porto, and it is the Baixa address for a cocktail that arrives with full hotel polish.
The lounge sits off the hotel lobby, plush seating and subdued lighting, with armchairs built for two hour conversations. Mr & Mrs Smith singles out the rakish, prohibition era styling and the soft jazz. Nobody hurries here; the room sets the tempo and the staff keep it.
Cocktails sit at Porto's top price band, roughly 14 to 18 euros, which still undercuts the equivalent hotel bars of Lisbon by a few euros a glass.
Hotel guests mix with Porto's dressed up date crowd. Friday and Saturday run until 01:00; weeknights wind down at midnight. Smart casual reads right.
What to order
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The Signature List
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Revisited Classics
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A Daytime Cocktail