Dinner at O Cantinho do Aziz was an absolute treat! Chef Jenny Sulemange was there, adding a…read morepersonal touch. We started with banana frita (€5) and papas fritas (€4) -- simple, crispy perfection. Then came the star dishes: Miamba Macua (€18) and Massamba (€15), paired with a refreshing Mango Ice Tea (€3). For dessert, we indulged in the heavenly Bebinka (€6). Bonus: a little Japan Rice Lager (€2) to round things out! If you dare, ask for chilis to crank up the heat -- though honestly, the dishes are flavorful enough as-is. Pro tip: my phone was dying, so I had to pick between a food shot or a taxi back to Sintra... naturally, I snapped a quick pic and made it. Totally worth it! Fun, flavorful, and unforgettable -- don't skip it! Dinner at O Cantinho do Aziz was an absolute treat! Chef Jenny Sulemange was there, adding a personal touch. We started with banana frita (€5) and papas fritas (€4) -- simple, crispy perfection. Then came the star dishes: Miamba Macua (€18) and Massamba (€15), paired with a refreshing Mango Ice Tea (€3). For dessert, we indulged in the heavenly Bebinka (€6). Bonus: a little Japan Rice Lager (€2) to round things out! If you dare, ask for chilis to crank up the heat -- though honestly, the dishes are flavorful enough as-is. Pro tip: my phone was dying, so I had to pick between a food shot or a taxi back to Sintra... naturally, I snapped a quick pic and made it. Totally worth it! Fun, flavorful, and unforgettable -- don't skip it!

I've never tried Mozambican food before, and everything was so flavorful and colorful. A nice…read morerespite from the Portuguese food we've been trying. The ground beef in the beef chamussas had a nice spiced flavor, and I liked how thin the filo dough pastry was. They were served with mayo and a green piripiri sauce that added an extra kick. We also ordered the Miamba Wa Macau (fried plantains and prawn in coconut and palm oil), the prawns curry, and the Chili Bakra (lamb ribs in a spicy sauce). Everything was served with a lightly aromatic coconut rice. My favorite dish was the lamb ribs; fall off the bone tender in a rich curry similar to a vindaloo.

I had a really good meal here-I had the prawns and mussels and a lime cream mousse for dessert…read more Nice to have different flavor than all the other Portuguese food. I arrived too early for the live music, but they were going to have live music at 20:00. Delicious!!

Dining at this restaurant is an experience - and was my favorite experience in Lisbon. The owner…read moreserved me, which always immediately makes a meal special, and he was so committed to making sure I ordered the absolute best for each course. You can tell that every dish is prepared so thoughtfully and everything is SO GOOD and unique. There is a featured Portuguese dish each day and you can pair that with a Brazilian appetizer and out of this world dessert. Many of the recipes are the owners creations! If you order wine with your meal, let the owner choose and it will be paired perfectly with your meal. The live music is the cherry on top of it all! If you are traveling to Lisbon and especially if you are looking for a hidden gem of a locals spot, have dinner here on your very first night as you will very likely want to return again.

Being from Massachusetts, you'd think that I'd have tried Cabo Verdean cuisine before now, but…read moresadly, I had not. It took going to Lisbon to rectify that, but I'm glad I did. Tambarina is an excellent spot for this cuisine. It's small and homey, with enticing colors and music. Service was about what you'd expect in Portugal. No one was I there when I went in but it was getting busy as I was leaving. It's cash only but there is an ATM in front. I wasn't starving, so I ordered a small portion of muamba, with white rice. I tried to order beans as well, but was told no. Not sure if they were out or if you just don't order beans with this dish, but I was sad because I'm bean obsessed. But I couldn't even finish the small portion I had, so I guess it worked out. Muamba is stewed chicken with okra. I didn't eat the okra but the chicken was delicious. It was saucy and flavorful. And the hot sauce on the side was fantastic. This restaurant is in my favorite neighborhood, on my favorite street in Lisbon, so I'm excited to return. If you are looking for something different in Lisbon, I highly recommend Tambarina.

Was the best cachupa restaurant, unfortnatly had closed :(…read moreHope it will open near by, was my spot before going out at night.

Had the most delicious meal here…read more One of the best from our 8 night Portugal trip. Recommended by one of our tour guides, Rui Fernandes (also a former amazing, find his tours on trip advisor). Everything we had was delicious but our favorites were the veggie samosa and the crab curry. Thanks for a lovely evening!

I can't say enough about Roda Viva! The owner is adorable, sweet and gives her opinion which I…read moreloved. We had the vegetable soup and the crab curry - both were flavorful! This was my best meal in Portugal after 9 days!

Nice little spot to grab a beverage, a snack or enteé and relax while people pass by. All…read moreoverlooking the Rio Tejo. Try a dish you can't get back home.

Foreigners BEWARE! Had dinner with my partner here on a Wednesday night, only three tables occupied…read morein the whole restaurant. Quickly came a server to take our drink orders, ordered still water $2, then came the bread service. Where we each received three small pieces of bread, tomato, hummus, and an oil olive with balsamic glaze. We normally know bread is an extra cost but the waiter never said anything. Then we ordered the scallop appetizer ($17)and the tiger prawn entree ($39) as our meals. While we waited for our meals, the server came around with the wine menu; every interaction I felt the server was being pushy to sell more as other reviews have stated. The scallop entree came out and they were under cooked and no sear on them at all. Not sure if that was on purpose but I've had better and this was sub par. Then as we waited for the last meal they came around with more bread and oil/balsamic. Then our last meal comes out and they nicely separated the portion on two plates so we didn't have to share on one; hence the 1 star instead of none. The tiger prawn tasted slightly over cooked, the side salad was delicious and the fries were fresh. It was decent but definitely not worth $39. Then they brought the menus for dessert and again were pushy about it. Then came time to pay and what do you know, there are charges I don't recognize. They charged $4 euros per person for the bread service and 2 coffees we never even ordered. I waved down a waiter and he reviewed the charges with me and said he would remove the coffees. Then we provided a card to pay for our meal and said their machine wasn't working. We didn't have enough euros and only USD with us. They didn't want to accept the USD and kept insisting their was an atm around the corner and that he would walk with us there. He repeated this multiple times and I got very uncomfortable. Why would a high end restaurant not have a working credit card machine or at least tell us that the machine wasn't working when we got there so we knew. Everything just felt really shady and I felt unsafe. We refused to get money from the atm and said we can pay in USD or we will wait until your machine is back up. The manager, who I never spoke to I guess said we could pay in USD and told us how much. $75, which was a little over the conversion rate. The server also made it known that didn't include tip... tip? Are you kidding me? After this experience? This is a tourist trap. I don't even believe their card machine wasn't working, I just think they wanted cash under the table. There's a reason the locals don't come here. DO NOT COME HERE!

As far as I can tell this is a Portuguese restaurant owned by people from Angola (Africa) so they…read moreserve both types of cuisine. We were delighted to find they had five items on their menu for vegetarians. It is said that Portugal is a bad place to visit if you are looking for vegetarian cuisine and so far the story checks out. So we were glad to have found this place. The name refers to a place name in Angola (we were told it is the "principal city" in Angola). My wife and I had Luanda Couscous - very nice African style couscous with vegetables. One of our other diners had a chicken dish with an excellent African peanut sauce. She also had something called popcorn flour (?) which she didn't like but I thought was pretty good with the peanut sauce. The rest of our party had fish and they liked it. The service was good (very helpful food server who spoke good English and was the daughter of the owners), and the location and decor were great as well. We're from the USA and like most Americans we eat a little earlier than they do in Portugal, so a lot of restaurants aren't even open yet when we choose to have dinner. This one was - yay!

From the owner: Restaurante de ambiente selecto e familiar ,baseado num conceito de Gastronomia Internacional e…read moreEspecialidades Africanas. Na nossa Carta ,constam pratos como Naco Especial na Grelha , Entrecôte , Bacalhau á Marginal, Pregado na grelha , entre outros. Como Especialidades Africanas temos Moamba de Dendém , Moamba de Ginguba Peito Alto , Calulu de Peixe ,Cabidela entre outros ...

We had our last group dinner at Zambeze and the dinner was catered to our group of 40 people. The…read moredecor was nice and modern. We had a variety of appetizers and 2 options for dinner, mushroom risotto and veal, and a cheesecake for dessert. The servers were very attentive to our needs. The food was good, my veal was a bit chewy. Our group enjoyed the experience. When I come back to Lisbon, I would definitely come back to have a personalized dinner experience.

Had really high expectations for this restaurant thanks to ChatGPT. The service was really slow…read more Unfortunately I have a shellfish allergy. My white fist with coconut had an unexpected prawn on top. Ugh! In addition, we weren't really served at all but more like tolerated. Took forever to get the food and the check. Maybe next time we will have a better experience.

We came here early for dinner. The menu is on a chalkboard written in Portuguese. The waiter went…read moreover everything with us in English. Whew. We ordered several small plates- mainly seafood. The oysters, scallops (fav), and shrimp were all great. The last dish, beef tongue, was also enjoyed. I know I'm not being descriptive, but I don't remember the components of each dish. What I remember was that it was all good. You'll just have to try it yourself. Cash only.

The food here was a revelation! Its a tiny place so we had to wait but it was so worth it. Cute…read moreambiance, great service, delicious creative food sourced locally , an epic dont miss experience

It's a hole-in-the-wall little joint, but food from Cape Verde is not easy to come by, even in…read morePortugal, so I was excited to find this small place. Cabo Verde was a Portuguese colony, an island off of West Africa, so this was a neat diaspora find. The place is very minimalist and service a bit gruff, but the prices were quite low (€7 mains) and the dishes very traditional. I got the "cachupa" the national dish, which is a rich stew of hominy, beans, and like 5 or more kinds of meat. It doesn't taste like a Brazilian feijoada, but the concept is very similar. Tasty and huge portion. Also I got the "grogue" and "ponche", two traditional Cape Verdean drinks, €2.50 each for a shot glass. The grog was pretty fiery, so I ended up mixing it with Coke, but the punch was very fruity and smooth, most sippable. The place is only a few minutes' walk from all the tourist stuff in Baixa Chiado, but tucked away in a blue-collar neighborhood, in a divey little storefront in the old city. So you have to be okay with a proper ethnic dive to enjoy this, but if you like a little adventure and some hard-to-find specialties, this is worth a visit.