By The Wine

A Chiado wine bar pouring Sogrape's Portuguese wines and ports by the glass, with tapas-style plates

Listing reviewed October 2026 · Confirm hours and prices with the official venue before visiting

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Opening Hours

19:00 - 00:00

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Admission Price

Free Entry

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Visit Duration

About 1–1.5 hours for a few glasses and shared plates

About This Attraction

By The Wine suits a port day only if you check the day of the week. The Portuguese version of its website gives Lisbon hours of 19:00 to midnight from Monday to Wednesday and 13:00 to midnight from Thursday to Sunday; the English page still says Tuesday to Sunday from 13:00. In August it opens only in the evening, from 18:00. On a typical day call that sails in the early evening, aim for a Thursday to Sunday lunch, and call ahead on +351 213 420 319 to confirm. From the terminal it is about 1.8 km and 27 minutes on foot: west along the river to Praça do Comércio, then up through the Baixa into Chiado, with a short climb at the end. Rua das Flores runs downhill from Largo do Camões, so you can also take the metro to Baixa-Chiado and walk about five minutes. A taxi takes 8 to 10 minutes. The point of coming is to taste Portuguese wine without committing to a bottle. Glasses start at around €4 and run to about €15 for top Douro and Port; ask for a Dão white or a Douro red, and finish with a Sandeman or Ferreira port. The food is shared plates, mostly €6.50 to €27, such as octopus carpaccio, garlic prawns, codfish salad and a loin-steak prego sandwich. Bread, olive oil and butter arrive as a €5 couvert; send it back if you do not want it. Lunch on Thursday to Sunday is the calmest time. Evenings, especially Friday and Saturday, are busier, and the website takes reservations. If you want to take a bottle back on board, the wine list has separate, lower 'drink out' prices for bottles to go, but check your cruise line's policy on bringing alcohol aboard. Skip it on a Monday to Wednesday day call: it will not open until after most ships have sailed.

History

By The Wine opened on Rua das Flores in 2015, originally as a showcase for the wines of José Maria da Fonseca, the Setúbal producer. In March 2021 it switched to Sogrape, Portugal's largest wine group, founded in 1942 and known worldwide for Mateus Rosé. Since then the list has centred on Sogrape's Portuguese estates, including Casa Ferreirinha in the Douro, Quinta dos Carvalhais in the Dão, Herdade do Peso in the Alentejo, Quinta da Romeira near Lisbon and the Sandeman and Ferreira port houses, plus its properties in Spain, Chile, Argentina and New Zealand. In November 2024 a second By The Wine opened in Porto.

Why It Matters

For a visitor with a few hours, it offers a structured tasting of Portugal's main wine regions in one sitting: Vinho Verde, Dão, Douro, Alentejo, Bucelas and Port, most available by the glass at modest prices. Because the list belongs largely to one producer it is not a neutral survey, but it covers the main grape styles and both table wine and Port.

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Tips for Cruise PassengersEssential Info

Mostly flat walk along the river to Praça do Comércio, then a moderate climb into Chiado; the metro to Baixa-Chiado shortens it. Ground-floor venue; phone ahead about steps at the entrance and space between tables.

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Time from port: About 2–2.5 hours: 20–27 minutes each way plus 1–1.5 hours at the table

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Go Thursday to Sunday from 13:00; on Monday to Wednesday it opens at 19:00, after most day-call sail-aways.

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Phone +351 213 420 319 to confirm hours: the official site's Portuguese and English pages give different weekday times.

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In August it opens only from 18:00 every day, which rules out lunch.

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Order by the glass (from about €3.90) to compare regions: for example a Vinho Verde, a Dão white, a Douro red and a port.

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The €5 couvert (bread, olive oil, butter, olives) is charged only if you eat it; send it back if you do not want it.

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From Baixa-Chiado metro, walk to Largo do Camões and down Rua das Flores: about five minutes.

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Bottles to take away are priced lower than to drink in, but check your cruise line's rules on bringing wine aboard.

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Allow 27 minutes to walk back to the terminal, mostly downhill and then flat along the river.

What Makes This Special

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Around 80 wines, centred on Sogrape's Portuguese estates
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Most wines available by the glass
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Sandeman and Ferreira ports, from ruby and tawny to LBV
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Douro, Dão, Alentejo, Vinho Verde and Bucelas whites and reds
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Shared plates such as octopus carpaccio, garlic prawns and codfish salad
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Lower 'drink out' prices for bottles to take away

Getting There

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Address

Rua das Flores 41-43, Lisbon

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From Cruise Port

About 1.8 km and 27 minutes on foot: west along the river to Praça do Comércio, then up through the Baixa towards Chiado (the final streets climb). Taxi about 8-10 minutes.

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