The match
Several screens inside and out, with a seat in front of each. Football is on most of the time, but the bar will change the channel if you ask.
Sports bar · Oura, Albufeira
The match ends.
The karaoke stays.
A neighbourhood bar at the Oura end of town, with the guitar statue at the door. Several screens for the match, karaoke every night, and a terrace that fills up as the afternoon cools.
4,2 · 614 Google reviews · open until 4am
What the bar does
Karaoke every night
Sport on every screen
Terrace
Pool table
Open until 4am
Karaoke every night
Sport on every screen
Terrace
Pool table
Open until 4am
01 — The bar
The statue at the door is the landmark. Everyone looking for Rockline knows it.
The bar sits on Rua Oliveira Martins, at the Oura end of Albufeira, a few minutes’ walk from Praia da Oura and Pedra dos Bicos. A bronze statue of a woman holding a guitar stands at the door — that is how you know you have found the place, before you even read the name on the front.
Inside, the counter runs long, with beer taps on show and a dark ceiling trimmed in gold. Screens are everywhere: above the bar, on the back wall, out on the terrace. On football days you will struggle to find a seat.
- 01The bronze statue with the guitar, by the door
- 02The red guitar cut into the palm trunk on the corner
- 03A terrace of tables on the street, under the palms
- 04A big screen outside, facing the tables
- 05A long counter, with room to watch the match up close
- 06A pool table outside, beside the terrace
02 — The counter
Cold beer, cocktails and the match always in view.
The Rockline counter is where you order standing up, watch the first half and stay for the second. Draught beer, bottles, cocktails and sangria. The bar does not publish a drinks list — what follows is what a bar like this pours, not a menu with fixed prices.
- Draught beerSuper Bock and others, served coldat the bar
- Bottled beerPortuguese and importedat the bar
- CocktailsBar classics, made to orderat the bar
- SangriaBy the jug, out on the terraceby the jug
- SpiritsGin, rum, whisky and liqueursat the bar
- Soft drinksFor the non-drinkersat the bar
- CoffeeThe bar opens at 9amin the morning
Prices at the table — ask at the bar. Cash is the usual here; check about cards before you order.
03 — The nights
Three reasons to stay out late.
Rockline opens at 9am and closes at 4am, every day. Late afternoon is for the terrace and the sport; from about 10pm the karaoke takes over.
Karaoke
Every night. The host knows the songbook and gets the room singing — plenty of people come in for one beer and end up at the microphone.
The terrace
Tables on the street, in the shade of the palms, with the pool table alongside. In an Albufeira summer, this is where the night starts.
04 — Reviews
What people say after a night here.
4.2 out of 5 on Google (614 reviews) and 3.3 out of 5 on Tripadvisor (229). The reviews keep coming back to the same things: the atmosphere, the karaoke and the staff.
«A proper local pub. Staff always friendly, service excellent, and we never left without having had a good night.»
«Great bar to watch sport. The beer was good, the atmosphere was wonderful, and the karaoke had every song.»
«Always busy, which says it all. Good drinks, sport if you want the telly, and a meeting place for Brits and locals.»
Reviews translated and summarised from public Tripadvisor reviews. Ratings are as published today.
05 — Find us
Rua Oliveira Martins, at the Oura end of town.
- AddressR. Oliveira Martins 1
8200-381 Albufeira - HoursEvery day
9am — 4am - Phone918 700 549
- Emailrockline@rocklinesportsbar.pt
Rockline Sportsbar
R. Oliveira Martins 1 · Oura
06 — Questions
Before you come.
Do I need to book?
No. The bar does not take bookings — turn up and find a seat. On big match days the terrace fills early.
Is there karaoke every night?
Yes, every night. It starts later in the evening, and it is the reason plenty of people pick Rockline over another bar on the same street.
Can I watch the match with sound?
You can. There are several screens inside and at least one big one on the terrace. Ask at the bar for your match — they will change the channel.
Can I pay by card?
The bar is known for taking cash above all. Check at the counter before you order; there is a cash machine a few metres away.
Is it somewhere for families?
By day and early evening, yes: the terrace is calm and the tables are big. Later on it is more of an adults’ bar, and the karaoke is loud.
Where can I park?
There is paid parking on the street, and car parks by Praia da Oura a few minutes away. In August, allow time to circle for a space.