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3 pubs checked · updated 18 September 2026

The oldest pub in Lisbon

The short answer

Oldest claim

Cervejaria Trindade

Says 1836. No document from that date has been found.

Grade C · Tradition

The oldest pub claim in Lisbon is Cervejaria Trindade in Lisbon, which says 1836. No pub here yet has a document from at or near the date it claims, so every date on this page is tradition until one turns up.

Map of 3 old pubs in Lisbon

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The contenders, oldest claim first

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  1. Cervejaria Trindade

    Grade C

    Lisbon, Portugal

    Portuguese Wikipedia and the house agree on the story. The Trinitarian convent on this site was founded in 1294, burnt in 1704, wrecked by the earthquake of 1755 and burnt again the year after, and was closed when Portugal dissolved the religious orders in 1834. Manuel Moreira Garcia bought the buildings in 1835 and put a brewery in the church, cloister and refectory; the beer hall followed in 1836. He kept the

    Locally dated 1836; no early record found.

  2. A Ginjinha

    Grade C

    Lisbon, Portugal

    The date is the house's own, printed as "Desde 1840" on its front page, and Portuguese Wikipedia records the same: "Ginjinha Espinheira, fundada em 1840 pelo galego Francisco Espinheira" — founded by a Galician. No document has been traced behind it, so the grade is C. Lisbon city council's register of historic shops, Lojas com História, was read on 17 September 2026 and carries the house at Largo de São Domingos 8

    Claims 1840; no early record found.

  3. Ginjinha Sem Rival

    Grade C

    Lisbon, Portugal

    Lisbon city council's register of shops with a history gives the fullest account: the house was founded at the end of the nineteenth century by João Lourenço Cima, grandfather of the present owners, keeps its original front, and probably took its Art Déco fittings in the 1920s, when that style was everywhere. Portuguese Wikipedia puts the year at 1890. Nothing documentary has been read behind either, so this is a C.

    Locally dated 1890; no early record found.

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Common questions

Which is the oldest pub in Lisbon still open?
Every pub on this page was trading when it was last checked, and each pub page shows the month. By claim that is Cervejaria Trindade; by documentary evidence, the oldest record we have found belongs to none of them yet — no record from a claimed date has been found here.
How many old pubs are there in Lisbon?
We have checked 3 in Lisbon: 0 with a record from at or near the date claimed, 0 with a building of the right age but a later first mention, and 3 resting on tradition. More join the list as evidence turns up.