Thanks to Lisbon, I'm completely reconsidering the idea of brunch as a concept... am I a brunch…read morelover after all??? My favorite thing about how they do it in Portugal is the emphasis on fresh-tasting, quality ingredients and natural fruit juices with generally smaller portions, rather than the massive food-coma-inducing servings that you'll find at many American brunch spots. My search for yet another delicious Lisbon brunch led me to Fauna & Flora, which caught my eye with its aesthetically pleasing menu featuring kataifi "nests", acai/smoothie bowls and unique fruit juice blends. Everything we ended up ordering was as delicious as it looked and sounded on the menu, from the Tropicália pancakes (a light yet indulgent stack layered with coconut and mango cream, topped with a pineapple confit, mint, lemon and coconut flakes) to the intricate Salmon nests (baked avocado with smoked salmon, cucumber pickle set and a perfectly sous vided egg on top over the crunchy kataifi nest for an elaborate and flavorful mix of textures). Between my bf and I, we also ended up ordering three of their natural fruit juices to try the inventive combos (watermelon and mango, acai with goji, banana and berries, etc), which were all delightfully refreshing~ Although it was a bit of a detour from our sightseeing path, Fauna & Flora is definitely worth a visit -- especially for vegan or gluten free diners who will find no shortage of delicious options on their breakfast and lunch menus. If I had more time in Lisbon, I'd absolutely return to try one of their açaí bowls, their juice of the day or one of the enticing lunch bowls that had me tempted even at brunch!

Five stars for the vibes since the whole place was so cute, but the food and drinks were just okay…read more The pancakes were drenched in syrup, and my portobacon was initially good but then tasted mostly like tangy tomato sauce. The matcha latte was light on matcha flavor so tasted like hot soy milk, but the lemonade was nice and tart (not sweetened).

This restaurant looked like a hole in the wall place in a triangular corner. When we entered we…read morewere pleasantly surprised by how nice it was inside. It was packed with people, which was a good sign. We enjoyed all our dishes, especially the tiger prawns, octopus, and seafood rice. The sangria was average. The service staff was very friendly and attentive.

The restaurant is away from tourist neighbor. But I suspect its target customers are tourists…read more They play American pop music all night long which is fine with me, but if you are looking for a local experience, this may not what you expected. Pastries de Bacalhau - the crust was not brown enough. May be longer time. The stuffing was flavorful but it's more the cod taste than the flavored mash potatoes which I prefer. I actually prefer the other local restaurant I tried the night before better. Caldo Verde - The potatoe part of the soup is great. Perfect viscosity but the flavor is not. It wasn't salty enough but more importantly is the flavor of the veggies and the spicy sausage they supposed to use that makes the soup taste different. Grilled giant pawns - The flavor of the prawns is not as intense as expected and hope to be. The squid ink pasta also lacked of flavor. That's disappointing. With the prawns, they should at least use the prawn shell to make sauce for the pastas. The pasta was tasteless, didn't even use enough garlic and olive oil to flavor it up. Seafood rice - Another disappointment. They used fish, small mussels and little bit of shrimp pieces along with some bigger whole shrimps and mussels. However, the rice was lack of the true seafood flavor that made from shell fish. They also added cilantro which overwhelmed the whatever left of seafood flavor. The lemonade was not a sweet lemonade but sour. Fyi. It's not fair we just went to another restaurant in the neighborhood and everything was so much better but people should know.

I cannot say enough good things about this wonderful restaurant. Our group of four ordered many…read moredifferent items from the menu, and every.single.food. delivered to our table was perfection. The woman owner of 20 years took our order and left us to cook everything fresh. We also saw her daughter working hard doing their food deliveries. The ambience is quaint and inviting with only about 7 tables. It felt comfortable like dining in someone's home. As we finished, the owner referred us to a fantastic Fado experience. What a joy to have stumbled across this local gem.

Beautiful food from this small spot in Bairro Alto. The night we wen there were very busy and…read morethough a three person operation, they did a nice job taking care of everyone. The food was exquisite, from the bacalao a bras to the duck rice to the octopus dish, meatballs with rice and the chicken with mushroom in pastry. All flavorful and made with love. Decent wine selection and outdoor seating. A true gem in the center of it all.

Cozy and charming restaurant in Bairro Alto. Good for intimate dinners; they have, at most, 10…read moretables for 2. Had the mussels with a side of bread to dip in the delicious white wine sauce.

My wife and I stopped in this cozy and intimate restaurant a couple of nights ago and loved it. The…read moreowner was very attentive and the food was delicious with the peppers being our favorite. Two other things we liked was that the lighting wasn't over the top brite as it can be in some of the other resturants we went to and the music wasn't the "elevator" music other places play with bad renditions of older American hits. Very interesting with a staircase coming through the front of the room, we called it our Harry Potter restaurant under the stairs.

Excellent codfish! The meal began with complimentary rosé bubbles and a trio dip where one of the…read moredips was, I believe, beet flavored. It was a bit sweet and a delicious way to start our meal. The creme brulee was also the best I tried in Portugal. Excellent restaurant choice for dinner but you do need a reservation as it gets incredibly packed any night of the week. They also have a tasty wine selection. Will definitely be back on my next trip! Highly recommend: codfish (you can try it in the seafood trio or order just the codfish entree), creme brulee

Service here was excellent. The staff served us aperitif before the start of the meal…read more Been wanting to try to Portuguese fish stew and Momento HB offers it along with fish filet lightly fried and battered. Over all the dishes were beautifully-presented with excellent flavors. However, I found the fish stew to be too salty for me. At the same token, my cod and octopus dish was also a bit too sodium-heavy and octopus could be more tender. Maybe people like saltier food here but it just throws off the flavor balance for me. I would give them 5 stars for the service but cuisine-wise, it's still good but not quite hitting all the spots.

Good restaurants in downtown Lisbon, my sea food spaghetti was good, and my wife like her squid…read morerice. Nothing extraordinary but make the job ! Bon restaurant, mon spaghetti au fruits de mer était bon et ma femme à aimé son riz au calmar.

Today lunch was great at this small and cozy restaurant in Bairro Alto…read more I had sardines, octopus rice and a glass of beer . I want to keep it short, I would go again the next time I'll visit Lisbon. The service was nice and attentive! Highly recommended

This was our first introduction to Portuguese food, and it was wonderful. There was a good…read moreselection of tapas, and we mostly went for the seafood. I really enjoyed their fried items. The choco frito had a light batter on top and you could tell it was really fresh because it was so light and bouncy. The bolinhos de bacalhau were also a highlight; creamy potato filling with codfish mixed in. The asparagus and jamon with scrambled eggs provided a nice balance to our meal. I'm always a sucker for well made scrambled eggs. My favorite dish by far was the arroz de pato. It was packed with smoked duck flavor, and accented with charred sausage and bacon on top. The dishes were on the smaller end, so we ended up getting 5-6 dishes for three people.

Excelente ambiente y la comida es riquísima 10/10. 100% recomendado. Las aceitunas y patatas bravas…read moremuy buenas!

Service 5 ***** Very high quality , reasonably priced food…read more Food was overall very good. Our no. 1 fave : Horse mackerel in citrus sauce - dish was full of refreshing citrus flavor and dashi 2nd fave : smoked grilled pork leg in pumpkin foam w chestnuts. It's yummy and beautifully executed dish . Perfectly created dish bec of different textures that pleases my palate. 3rd fave : beef rib confit burger. Beef was very tender and does not have filler or gravy, topped w an egg. sweet potato chips on side. Meat tasted clean, not too salty , can actually taste the meat . Dessert: lived this not too sweet dessert, bursting flavor if passion fruit and Algarve orange. Was great to share among 3 people

Had dinner here in Lisbon because of Yelp reviews. The space is nice. The servers are friendly. We…read morewanted to try the horse mackeral but they ran out of the fish. We had the octopus salad, shrimp salad and the house couvert. The food was fair because the shrimp and octopus lacked the flavor we were expecting. So we were disappointed. The winner of the night was the chocolate dessert. So at least we ended on a high note.

First night in Lisbon and this place came highly recommended…read more I loved how the staff was so friendly and cared more about our experience with them versus how much we ordered! The beef tartare was one of my favorites because of the flavor and bread! Was the perfect pairing. We were seated at the back patio and it was so perfect for a summer night! Would love to come back the next time I'm in Lisbon!

My friends and I stopped in here for dinner one evening while in Lisbon. The decor and overall…read moreatmosphere was super cute & fun. The drinks were good and the food was pretty good. However, for the price we paid... we still left hungry unfortunately. While it was yummy, the tapas seemed to be a little small to share. However the waiter did have knowledge of gluten free offerings for my celiac disease which was great!

This was one of the highlights of my trip to Portugal! Not only was the food amazing, but the…read moreinterior of the restaurant was charming with all the stone / wood/ iron beams (all original). The fact that my husband and I got there before anyone else came, allowed us to have the most amazing conversation with the staff that works there!! Faysal greeted us and was very welcoming! As we ate dinner, Bernardo who is a waiter there, told us the history of the building etc and since no one else was there, we talked about our families and that he going to be a veterinarian...and that he has something else coming up that is going to be exciting. All through our dinner we chatted with him (as if we were having dinner at his house) and enjoyed every minute of the conversation!! It was the best part of the evening! We even got to meet Miguel the chef, and were happy to tell him his food was amazing! I can't recommend this restaurant enough!!! They only charge 19.60 euro for all you can eat!!!! I hope a lot of people read this and go to Rosa da Rua!!!

This was the cutest sweetest place. My husband and I were just here for our anniversary last…read moreSaturday night and found the staff so sincere and kind. The restaurant was quaint and intimate , with a small buffet that easily fills you up. There were many options from a beef stew to a curry, a noodle dish with bacon, salad, and other options. They even explained the options to us. I truly wish we had more time in Lisbon because I would have definitely returned to try it again as the options differ nightly. I would definitely recommend this to all in Lisbon.