Lisbon’s most famous adega is Alfama’s Clube de Fado, but best is the charming Sr. Doors usually open at around 8 p.m., with shows kicking off an hour or so after. The former requires a reservation and is often a full dinner-and-a-show experience showcasing some of Portugal’s most famous performers.
What Rodrigues is referring to are the two types of fado clubs: professional adega típicas and amateur tascas. The best way to experience it all is to go to both an adega and a tasca while you’re in Lisbon.” “It can be funny, nostalgic, happy, or tragic, just as life can. “Fado and saudade aren’t just about sadness,” says Marco Rodrigues, who, along with Mozambique-born fadista Mariza, was nominated for a Latin Grammy last year.
