My daughters and I travel internationally often, and we always look for good Persian restaurants…read morewhen we arrive. When we arrived in Portugal, we carried on with that tradition. Our first attempt was Khayyam, and we were thoroughly disappointed. What kind of Persian Restaurant does not serve koubiddeh? Seriously? There was a long list of grievances, but we forgot all about them when we arrived at 1001 Nights. The smell, absent on our last attempt, was the first sign that we were in the right place. My daughter and I settled into a great meal where the koubiddeh and rice were well up to our standards. Nothing was wasted and the staff was great. If you are looking for a great Persian meal in Lisbon, don't be distracted by the name of a great Persian poet. Go to 1001 Nights and be satisfied....

From the moment we entered we were treated as valued guests. The menu (in Portuguese and English )…read moreoffers a variety of Iranian dishes both with meat and vegetarian offerings. We ordered a large meal consisting of 3 different kebabs, jasmine rice and lightly charred tomatoes Thr chick, lamb and ground lamb/veal were juicy and tender. The rice was light and fluffy and the tomatoes were perfectly charred on the skin and cooked through but not mushy. The portions were enough for two to share with enough to take home for my lunch tomorrow.

This cozy little spot is located in a cobbled alley and was fun to find using Google Maps. Upon…read morearrival, the hostess asks if you have a reservation - if you do you get to sit in the part of the restaurant that has more life to it; if not you sit in the front room which was much quieter and only had one other table of of 2 people. Both are nice spaces but being a solo traveler it was a bit depressing having to sit alone in a dimly lit empty dining room looking out a window while others were dining in the lively space with an open kitchen. I understand that's how it is when being a table of one but moral is to make a reservation if you can b/c that would have been a better dining experience. The menu offers so many choices and is very vegetarian friendly. The server was helpful and provided recommendations. One thing I thought was tricky was how he brought bread to the table and asked "would you like some fresh bread and dips?" before putting it down. Since I had read reviews I knew to asd "doesn't that cost extra?" to which he replied yes so I opted to skip it. Especially because I was alone and most def couldn't have eaten all that food. The falafel hummus bowl was excellent. The hummus was perfectly prepared and beautifully creamy. It was served with warm pita that you could taste was housemade. That was some of the best pita I ever tasted. I also chose a watermelon basil mocktail which was very tasty. I wish I had room for dessert but was stuffed by the time I walked back to my accommodation.

What the ....? Just showed up at the restaurant during normal business hours and it's closed. Sign…read moresays open but it's dark, locked, and closed. Yallah dude, why aren't you open?????

Amazing food!!!! Loved the various dishes served…read morebeautifully. Also the server was very accommodating.

This place is delicious! The staff was friendly and helpful with all of the dietary restrictions…read moreand requests our party had. It's pretty small, so definitely recommend a reservation - especially for larger groups. The portions are good and the food comes out as it's ready, so be sure to remember what you ordered! I had the shakshuka and it was delicious - eggs were cooked perfectly and it had a little kick to it. I also had some of their hummus and it was very creamy.

Service was good, but the food was okay. I'm Lebanese and this wasn't great food or authentic. The…read morepresentation of the meal was nice and it came out quickly. The baba ganoush wasn't very flavorful and the chicken flavor was okay. My favorite part of the meal was the salad that came with my plate. I had high expectations and was excited to eat here, but it was disappointing unfortunately.

The food was some of the best Lebanese I've ever had. I got the falafel plate. My husband got the…read morechicken. Both were delicious. The service was good. The seating was outdoors, no room inside. I would go back.

We spent most of our time in Portugal eating Portuguese food, but ZULA is a good reminder that this…read morecity has so many delicious things to offer. This little bistro has a tight menu full of inventive takes on Israeli cuisine. It's a small place, but very cute and the staff was super welcoming. They were also apologetic, because our table wasn't ready until half an hour or so after our reservation because of a lighting issue (we just headed to the nearby square for a couple drinks before, no big deal). The only service hiccup is that when we asked our waiter for recommendations, he talked up the grilled olives and the chicken, and then informed us they were out of both. Which was just kind of funny. Otherwise, they kept the food and the wine coming, and we had an excellent time. We ordered nearly the entire menu, and every dish stunning visually, and equally as tasty when we got down in there. It's hard to choose favorites, but the tuna crudo (layered with melon) was a perfect starter, the lamb kebabs were insanely flavorful, and I kept going back for the roasted eggplant with its addictive goat cheese sauce. The dips (muhammara FTW) are also not to be missed, and you should probably order extra fresh, fluffy pita to swipe through all the sauces. All in all, a wonderful meal.

THIS WAS MY FAVORITE PLACE FOR DINNER IN LISBON…read more============================================ I booked a reservation for our party of five for dinner at Sumaya on Monday, July 8, 2024 and I have to say I am a huge fan. If I ever visit Lisbon again I would definitely book a reservation there. Even my husband's cousin who has been a resident of Cascais for decades loved it and said she would go there again which is high praise. Not too shabby of a find from an L.A. East Yelper. We started off with a pitcher of their passion fruit sangria which was amazing. There was no wine in this sangria. It had vodka, rum, passion fruit and lots of other things. I am kicking myself for not ordering another pitcher of that. Definitely order that. We ordered the Sumay Grill to share which I also recommend. It has the best thinly sliced shawarma, lahme, kafta and shishtaouk. My daughter-in-law ordered some more chicken shishtaouk. Their garlic sauce was amazing. It reminded me of Zankou Chicken in L.A.. Their taboule was the best I have ever had in my life and I loved their baba ghanouj too. This was most likely my favorite meal of the nine days we were in Portugal.

Came here for dinner and we were seated right away with very friendly staff. The restaurant is very…read moreclean and welcoming with authentic music playing in the background. I ordered the spinach fatayar and fried kubbeh and both came out very hot and flavorful. The beef in the sandwich was tender and well seasoned.

I love Lebanese food, but this place was not good. We had a variety of dishes for lunch. The fried…read morecauliflower with other vegetables was the best. That and the salad are the only dishes I would order again. The beet hummus was nothing special. The falafel had a weird texture and tasted like it was a mix out of a box. The flat beans had a canned bean taste. The bread/pita was ok. The kafta meatball stew was only mediocre too. The service was fine and the place was clean.

Excellent food. The falafels are simply amazing. The hummus and the pita bread are fantastic. The…read morebread was warm, just out of the oven. The kibbe was delicious. I would definitely return.

I cannot recommend this place enough. Everything was incredibly delicious and the service was…read moreincredible! Kind owner as well.

Stumbled upon this place walking home and man was that fortune! The food is excellent, we ordered…read moreeach type of plate for the table (chicken, lamb, beef) and I can honestly say it was all tasty! Highly recommend!