Albufeira Strip 2025

Is Albufeira Strip good for nightlife?

What can be said about the infamous strip in Albufeira that hasn’t already been said? Located in the Eastern or new town area of Albufeira, the strip has evolved in the last 20 years from a part dirt track running from Montechoro to the north, down to the beach at Areias de Sao Joao called Praia da Oura.

Albufeira Strip Hotels!

The very top end of the strip, in Montechoro, is home to the Jupiter Montechoro Hotel, Erin's Isle Irish pub and a collection of other bars built in and around the old waterpark (now closed) as well as other popular Stag and Hen hotels such as the Minichoro, Choromar, Mirachoro and Silchoro. The reason for this area being popular is its easy access to the strip, it's about a 2-minute walk downhill and you are in the thick of the action.

Portugal Rocks Brunch Bar & Cafe

The second, (and most important) reason is that it's very close to our very own Portugal Rocks Bar the home of everything Stag, Hen and Group holiday-related action in Albufeira. Our bar is just before the traffic lights on the left-hand side as you walk down the strip, our bar is the meeting point in Albufeira for The Albufeira Boat Party, Albufeira Bar Crawl and Albufeira Beach Party, it is also the venue for the Albufeira Welcome Party, plus our Bottomless Drink Packages, incredible American and British style comfort food including Wings, Ribs, huge Burgers, Group platters, mouthwatering all-day breakfasts, plus healthy options, smoothies and Vegetarian. Every weekend in the summer season we have a live DJ from 4 o'clock till 8 and a lounge terrace where you can kick back and relax.

Albufeira Strip Bars & Restaurants

Once you are out of your accommodation and you are actually walking down the strip, or to give its actual name Avenida Francisco Sa Carneiro, who was a legendary Portuguese drinking champion who spent 40 years involved in banter, drinking games and general drunken insanity in and around the area so they named the road after him, (and if you believe that we are impressed you are reading this far down the page, he was in fact the founder of the Democratic Party in Portugal after the revolution in 1974 and is a national hero in Portugal). Anyway where were we, oh yes walking down the strip. Nowadays the top of the strip (known as Avenida Sa Carneiro Norte) is where most people start the night. As well as our Portugal Rocks Bar, there are a number of Restaurants, Cafes and Bars with well-priced shots and cocktails and many of them will show all the sports that you would want from Golf to Premier League action. Obviously, we would recommend you come in and see us and make ours you base camp for the holiday, make sure everyone knows the name and where it is, maybe save the location in google maps on your phone, this means you can always find your way home or at least to the base camp bar which will be near to home at all times.

Things to do on Albufeira Strip

Now you're sorted with a base camp and you're making your way down to the main crossroads where the main Albufeira road, Avenida Dos Descobrimentos, which runs East to West through the town and is separated by four unusual roundabouts. Starting in the East we have the Bullring, then the Worms, then the Watches and finally the Dolphins, each roundabout is a useful guide and reference point as to where you are in the town. At this moment in time, you are just in between the Bullring and the Worms roundabouts standing at the traffic lights about to cross the main road from the Northern part of the strip to the Southern.

Once you cross the road you will notice straight away that it's busier, bars and pubs are packed next to, and on top of, one another. The streets are full of people mingling through shops and arcades, groups are singing and shouting as taxis and cars attempt to thread their way through the melee of people and noise. You have arrived on the strip! Once it gets past about 12 noon and before 7 am, anytime between April and September the strip will be full of people, drinking, laughing, shopping, eating or a combination of them all. The bars are endless there are over 200, both big and small running all the way to the beach. The first restaurant you will see is La Cantina Mexican then Bella Napoli Italian restaurant, which in turn is next door to the Ancora Bar, these 3 are all in the same building and are topped off by the BBQ Restaurant Top Deck which sits above all three. On the opposite side of the road, you will find the Kings Cross bar. Separating this first cluster of bars and the main part of the strip there are a few shops selling souvenirs and trinkets like t-shirts saying, "my mate went to Albufeira and all I got was this lousy t-shirt" and mugs with "I heart Albufeira" written on them, you know the type of thing. There is a small shopping precinct with Kebab shops and other fast-food restaurants ready to soak up the gallons of drinks you will no doubt consume during your stay.

The next bars are the new up-and-coming venues everyone is raving about in Albufeira and they specialise in Stag and Hen groups. The first on the right is Temple Bar (yes it's named after the Dublin drinking area) and this place rocks day and night, it's high energy and banging tunes make it a must visit venue on the Albufeira Strip. Trinity Bar is next door with Shisha and bottle packages, with a mix of super loud Brazilian beats and UK chart it's a great place to get your groove on. Directly next door to that is Legends Bar, Las Vegas-style bar with pro-flaring bartenders with a Coyote Bar style shows for Stags and Hens, Live DJ and bottle service. Across the street is the famous Solo Bar playing Afro-beats and R & B, with a killer cocktail menu and a healthy addiction to sparkelers its another must visit venue.