6 late wine bars in Dão, editor-picked by Cork & Curve. All Dão nightlife.

Syrah Wine & Gin ★ 4.4

Viseu · Quinta da Saudade, Lote 228, Loja R, 3500-632 Viseu, Portugal

A contemporary wine and gin room out by the Nelas roundabout at Quinta da Saudade, with petiscos, a serious sound system and a regular calendar of DJ evenings.

Tip: It is the one Viseu room built around wine and gin together; the DJ nights run late and the kitchen keeps sending petiscos.

Galeria 22 ★ 4.3

Viseu old town · Largo Misericórdia 24, 3500-155 Viseu, Portugal

A small bar on the Largo Misericórdia in the old centre where the spirits list runs to gin, rum and whisky and the wines poured by the glass come from the Dão.

Tip: This is the easiest place in the old town to taste Dão by the glass without committing to a bottle at dinner.

Maria Xica ★ 4.5

Viseu old town · Rua Chão do Mestre 23, 3500-103 Viseu, Portugal

Two restored floors on an old-town corner with a terrace looking at the cathedral peak. The ground floor serves dinner late and the upstairs bar pours regional wine with small plates.

Tip: Eat downstairs, drink upstairs. The upstairs terrace looks straight at the cathedral.

4You Bar ★ 4.1

Ribeira, Viseu · Largo Senhora da Conceição 37, 3500-198 Viseu, Portugal

A minimal room down at the Ribeira with a terrace built for every season, pouring a selection of wines with boards of regional cheese and charcuterie.

Tip: Order the cheese and charcuterie board with a Dão white; the cheese here is the regional one, not a generic plate.

Utopia Caffe Lounge ★ 4.0

Viseu · Rua Nova 42-8, 3500 Viseu, Portugal

A Rua Nova bar that keeps a wine list next to its gins and cocktails and serves tapas and snacks with them, staffed by people who take the pouring seriously.

Tip: Ask what is open by the glass before you order a cocktail; the wine list is the quieter half of the offer here.

Level Cocktail & Wine ★ 4.0

Viseu · Rua Estêvão Lopes Morago 14-15, 3510-014 Viseu, Portugal

A cocktail and wine room in Marzovelos with a terrace, built for the hour between the end of the afternoon and the start of the evening rather than for the small hours.

Tip: Go early. This one is built for the end of the afternoon and the start of the night rather than the last round.