Fado House · Bairro Alto · Lisbon

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Adega Machado is a fado house in Bairro Alto, Lisbon, since 1937. Amália Rodrigues, Carlos do Carmo, Mariza have all sung here — and so do the fado singers and musicians who keep this UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage tradition alive today.

These photographs are a way to show what words cannot hold: the twelve-string Portuguese guitar, the viola that accompanies it, the fado singer in devotion, and the dining room where it all happens just a few feet from those who dine.

Chocolate dessert with pistachio ice cream and edible flower at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Vegetarian cannoli with cream and caviar over green coulis at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Mackerel escabeche with onion and tomato on a black tray at Adega Machado, Lisbon

House prawns served in sauce with lemon and coriander on a yellow tablecloth at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Golden croquettes served with french fries in a paper cone and mayonnaise at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Appetisers on toasted bread on a black tray at the Adega Machado bar, Lisbon

Garlic prawns being seasoned with lemon on an oval black plate at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Beef tournedos with purée and broccoli being served with sauce at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Mini burgers served with fries in a basket at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Steak sandwich cut in half showing the beef and sauce at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Board with cubes of cured cheese, cream cheese and olives on black slate at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Fruit dessert with edible flower on a dark ceramic plate at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Green cocktail with edible flowers in a margarita glass at the Adega Machado bar, Lisbon

Bartender preparing a green cocktail with shaker at the Adega Machado bar, Lisbon

Adega Machado dining hall during a fado performance, with an attentive audience and tables in white tablecloths, Bairro Alto, Lisbon

Fado singer performs in the Adega Machado hall in an intimate atmosphere with guests just a few metres away, Bairro Alto, Lisbon

View of the Adega Machado hall by reflection, with a fado singer performing and audience watching, Lisbon

Fado singer in the foreground with an attentive audience in the Adega Machado hall during a fado performance, Lisbon

Guests dining in the Adega Machado hall with a painting of musicians playing Portuguese guitar hanging on the back wall, Lisbon

Musician with a grey beard plays Portuguese guitar on a fado night at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Adega Machado façade lit up at night with neon sign and sash windows, Bairro Alto, Lisbon

Three musicians playing Portuguese guitar together during a fado performance at Adega Machado, Bairro Alto, Lisbon

Fado singer performs with intense expression and eyes closed during a performance at Adega Machado, a Lisbon fado house since 1937

Two musicians play viola and Portuguese guitar together at Adega Machado, Bairro Alto, Lisbon

Close-up of the neck and strings of the Portuguese guitar during a fado performance at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Portrait of musician playing Portuguese guitar on a fado night at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Fado singer in a blue shirt performs a fado with eyes closed at Adega Machado, Bairro Alto, Lisbon

Fado singer stands and sings in a dark atmosphere during a performance at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Fado singer and musician perform in front of the yellow façade with the ADEGA MACHADO neon sign, Bairro Alto, Lisbon

Fado singer performs alone in an intimate moment at Adega Machado, a Lisbon fado house since 1937

Adega Machado couvert: tray with bread, butter, olives and starters, served on a white tablecloth, Lisbon

Cream served on a triangular plate over a yellow tablecloth at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Rosé wine being poured into a glass at Adega Machado, a fado house in Lisbon

Water bottle and bowls of butter and tapenade on a table with white tablecloth at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Fish of the day with vegetables and a red tuile on a white plate at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Tender-pastry savouries served on a black tray with olives and bread at Adega Machado, Lisbon

Opening Hours

Open every day from 19:30 to 01:00

Fado Show from 20:30 to 01:00

Fado & Food Group

Terms and Conditions

Livro de Reclamações

Terms and Conditions

Livro de Reclamações

José de Oliveira, Lda. — NIPC 500 158 584