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Lisbon Chess

Defuse Cafe

café or bar in Lisbon

Status

Venue: open, going by evidence from

Chess: confirmed by a source dated

Facts

Each row shows the value, the flag of its source and the date we read it. Follow the number to the source at the foot of the page.

Access
open to all secondary · [3]
Cost
free play, a purchase expected; minimum consumption 9 EUR or 5 EUR GamePass (Friday game-night event listing) secondary · [5]
Equipment
boards provided official · [1]
Who it is for
beginners welcome; languages spoken: English secondary · [3]
Season
not stated by sources
Federation
not stated by sources

Regular sessions

Formats: not stated by sources

DayTimeOrganiserWhat happensCurrent schedule
Thursday18:00Defuse CafeWeekly game night (board games in general; chess is in the game library); from 18:00 secondary · [3]See schedule
Friday18:00Defuse CafeWeekly game night (board games in general); Luma 'Meet & Play - Social Party Gamenight' hosted by Igor Kurochka secondary · [3]See schedule

Location

Address
Rua Viriato 23D, 1050-234 Lisboa
District
Picoas
Municipality
Lisbon
Indoors or outdoors
indoors

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Contacts

Website
www.defusecafe.com official · [1]
Email
manager@defusecafe.com
Phone
+351 963 898 227
Social pages
www.instagram.com/defuse.cafe

As published by the place; see the sources below. We have not tested these contacts.

Latest evidence

Papaeya listing dated 2026-03-22 describes the weekly Thursday/Friday game nights; own site (undated) lists chess in the game library and links its events on Instagram. secondary · [3]

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Sources

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  1. www.defusecafe.com · own website or page
    • [1] official · seen · from classic games like Chess and Backgammon
    • [2] official · seen · Rua Viriato 23d, 1050-234 Lisbon, Portugal
    • [6] official · seen · manager@defusecafe.com
  2. papaeya.com/blogs/news/best-board-game-cafes-in-lisbon-in-2… · press
    • [3] secondary · seen · Defuse hosts English-language game nights every Thursday and Friday from 6pm; no experience needed
    • [4] secondary · seen · located in the Picoas area of central Lisbon
  3. luma.com/opx6m0vi · event listing
    • [5] secondary · seen · minimum consumption of 9 euro or GamePass fee for 5 euro