Pavilhão Chinês

Some bars, such as the Pavilhão Chinês (Chinese Pavilion) in Lisbon fall into the Jarvis category "unique exotica" - the sort of place inspired by a kind of madness not native to the country in which the bar occurs, resulting in an unrepeatable burst of imbibing inspiration. There are four large rooms in the Pavilhão Chinês, but this one, the back room, has pool tables and permits smoking. The illicit thrill of smoking indoors makes you wonder where the real back room is, the opium den.