Delicious soups...!!! They have a nice variety of flavorful soups. I had the combination of soups…read more It's all you can eat. But smaller bowls made of dough... which made it easy to try all the soups. My favorite was the pork soup and also the chicken avocado. We appreciated the great service...

Excellent for a light dinner. Specializes in soups in a baked crust. Also small plates…read more Friendly people. Good food. A lucky find.

We were looking for a place away from the loud restaurants near our hotel and decided to try…read moreTaverna Alfacinha based on positive Yelp reviews. We were so glad we went, it was an outstanding meal. The restaurant is not large and mainly has seating for 2. Other reviews complained about waits, but it would be worth it. We ate early and were lucky to arrive when another couple was leaving. Service was quick and very friendly--and like many places here they spoke good English. They do not have a wide drink list, but we had a bottle of the house wine that was really good and complemented food perfectly. For appetizers, we had bread basket, miss cheese, and the caprese. Get the bread basket if you get either. I had not heard of that cheese but it was great, semi-soft with a nice flavor. The caprese salad was nice also, fresh tomato's and mint as opposed to basil. For the main course, I had the seafood paella that was served in a hot pan right from the stove. This was excellent with rich saffron flavor and a nice mix is seafood--the calamari and mussels were particularly good. I loved it. With the said, my wife's sea bass might have been better. The whole fish was served, nice and fresh. It was cooked and flavored absolutely perfectly. The skin was crisp while the fish was moist and just melted in your mouth. Completely wonderful. It came with potatoes and some steamed vegetables, a superb dish. Definitely worth a visit!

Very small and local. Very inexpensive. Service was very nice. Definitely a step up from the many…read more"tourist restaurants" with people urging you in and plastic food pictures a few blocks away. We especially liked the soup, bread, and wine. Nothing fancy but good.

Had a great first dinner here. The seafood rice dish was flavorful , we also had an order of steak…read moreand lamb. Good choice for a first night . The wine list is simple and has great affordable local options . We had a bottle of vino verde for three .

The soup has excellent flavor and the two shrimp were large. The fish in the soup tasted great!…read moreService was also excellent. Portions were so large, my wife couldn't finish. Good wine prices too. It's worth finding this little out of the way gem.

Holy cow, this Chinese spot hit the craving for authentic food. We were surprised to find the…read morequality as comparable what we've had in California and in Asia. And for ONLY 6 euros a bowl!! That is a steal for a huge bowl of noodles. Beef noodles soup was good - lots of noodles. Broth not as hearty as I'd like but the beef was suuuper flavorful and tender. Zha jiang mian was amazing - so legit. It looks dry/light but once you mix it up it's amazing and there is enough sauce to cover it all up! Service is pretty non existent but don't mind it. Order at the counter. They'll then shout your order out and you go up and grab it. There are diff pickled veggies and hot sauce to dress your noodles with, self serve. Pay at the register when you're done. Lots of seating, no decor really. Feels like you're eating at auntie's house.

Authentic Chinese. Cash only. Won ton noodle soup delicious . Filled our craving for stirfry…read morevegetables. Saw other people's dishes on other tables that look equally delicious.

Servers were very nice. Place is cute. Our fault for going to Asain food in Portugal. The best…read morething we had was the Coke (& a smile ;)) We ordered a lot of different things. We wouldn't recommend anything we tried. But to be fair, we live & eat excellent Asain food in our San Francisco bay area. So...

Service was Excellent we ate at 6:00pm on a Monday. Our server was Gonçalo he was very attentive…read moreand helped explain everything to our understanding. We ordered Beef Yaki Udon, Oyako Don (not fried), and Mixed Izakayas. Everything was hot and perfectly cooked. We're traveling from Tampa FL, but originally from NYC. So we know good food. If you're looking for a great atmosphere for date night or just diner. I would strongly recommend Udon Lisboa. I didn't take pictures but the food we received looked just like photos and was more than enough.

A pleasant surprise! Needed a break from the delicious, amazing seafood and Portuguese cuisine…read more This place is right in a major square with very nice views for people watching. It's run by authentic Chinese (I'm assuming, immigrants). I definitely recommend the Xiao long bao (soup dumplings) and har Gao (shrimp dumplings). These were pleasantly delicious, and had a different taste as they likely reflect the local ingredients. The shu Mai were strange to me: they were basically sticky rice steam inside wonton wrapping paper. Nonetheless the service was great, bathroom clean, WiFi strong, and beers/wine cheap!

Came here to try the soup dumplings. My boyfriend and I ordered 3 orders of soup dumplings, spicy…read morechicken, an order of gyoza and 6 wontons. Over all, it was a great value for money as our bill was only 33€. The soup dumplings did not have any soup. I was suspicious when they were delivered without soup spoons. I've had soup dumplings in many different countries and these were just ok. The gyoza was a little flavorless and the wonton soup was very oily, so I ate the wontons and left the soup. The spicy chicken was good.

What I wrote down in my draft when I was here a couple months ago (I'm still catching up) : "now…read more*that* is some good squid" - I'd had exceptionally mediocre squid for lunch the previous day, from a place that was also supposed to be good (it was the opposite). Squid here was delicious, perfectly cooked, perfectly seasoned, and a bunch of it. Great potatoes to go with it, too. I'd eat here every day if I could. The "couvert" was fish pate from a tin, not made in-house, but it's Portugal, so the tinned fish was still great, obviously. The olives with it were just ok, but the bread was great. I was also happy that they did, indeed, understand that we were going to share it, but only wanted a couvert plate serving for one (I hadn't been sure.) I was a little sad my wife really wanted red meat that day, so we couldn't get the seafood sampler platter for 2, but her pork chop was also great, I know because it was also huge, so I ended up eating like a third of it. Also perfectly cooked and seasoned, and it did go great with fries. The fries were also great, too, super freshly made and perfectly crispy, though the one downside, everything else but the fries were ready super quickly, then the fries showed up after we were about halfway done eating the rest of it. Definitely freshly cooked, though! Also unlike the place the previous day that served us exceptionally mediocre squid the previous day, they also sell very affordable wines here. They have a good number of extremely reasonably priced half-bottles of all types, but we didn't need a whole half-bottle of wine, so I just got a glass of the house white, which was, at least as of a couple months ago, only 2.5 euros! Seriously, I'd come here all the time if I could.I wish I had gotten to try everything on the menu.

It's usually a good sign when a place can stay open just serving lunch a few days a week. They also…read moredo sell out so go early if there is something you have your eye on that is a "must have". Food smelled delicious as the fresh fish is grilled and brought out fresh. Most fishes also come with a side of boiled potatoes lightly salted (see picture of sardines). It's a classic European restaurant on the inside with many small tables inside with a few on the patio. Staff were overall very pleasant with a constant stream of staff members bringing food and checking in. As we were travelers and do not know much Portuguese at all, they still made us feel welcome and had good English language skills.

I loved the ambiance of Boa-Bao when you first walk in - it gives slightly up scale Asian cuisine…read moredining. The service was very friendly, helpful, and prompt. I tried the crispy wontons to start and the chicken pad Thai. I was impressed with the flavors, and all the dishes were thoughtfully plated. I also sampled the vegetarian egg rolls and I recommend them especially if you enjoy mushrooms. The overall dining experience is a must-try if you're in Lisbon!

We came for lunch after sight seeing. Nice break from a usual Portuguese good. The summer roll was…read moredelicate. The shrimp is nothing like I had in NY. Very good. Pad Thai was great. The best part is the glass of rosé was only €5! Service is friendly n courteous. Love the menu design.

Loved it so much my husband and I went twice during the week we stayed in the neighborhood. Such a…read moregracious experience. Delicious food, beautifully served, and if you are sharing a dish, they offer to plate the two halves in the kitchen before bringing it out, which is so much nicer than being given a "share plate" of a smaller size, as is so often done in the US. Waitstaff is warm and knowledgeable-- I trusted their wine recommendation and was very pleased. There are also some surprise bonuses/gifts that come with the meal! While it is not a touristy place, English does seem to be the main language spoken by those dining.

Possibly our favorite food in all of the 15 days of dining. The ambiance, not as much. This is a…read morelarge house of many darkly painted rooms that were not at all dim due to some bright lighting, no real artwork. Books & vintage typewriters. Lots of space but many of the 2 seater table face in a direction of no view of the room. Can I mention the "walk" here was monumental ? Insanely steep and up up up. A Bolt back was reasonable enough not to miss this place if you are not close by. We walked from near the Baixa/Chiado station. The food, absolutely superb. Exactly what I would expect what a Michelin Star venues would serve. Service exceptional. I think that the highly regarded Roasted Eggplant with Miso Caramel & Pistachio was one of the best dishes of my life, and I am not always a fan of eggplant. This was a firm block of roasted eggplant with a volcano like coating of this insanely crazy umami-sweet-decadent sauce. Honestly, if we lived here I would frequent just for this as an entrée and not share it one bit. For mains, we shared the duck leg confit, barley & mushrooms and the black pork neck, shrimp, white beans and coconut milk. Dessert for Lee was the eucalyptus and also the basil mint ice creams and mine, which makes me giddy, was a chocolate soup (was like a think pudding) with peanuts and passion fruit daquiri mousse..topped with pop rocks. The food here is a work of art without being fussed over, imaginative and well executed. Unsure how anyone could fault one aspect at all other than the uncozy atmosphere in the rooms without a fabric chair or couch. Highly recommended !!

We throughly enjoyed our dining experience here! Highly recommend putting this wonderful bistro on…read moreyour list for a great meal when in Lisbon.

I went back and forth between three and four stars, and came to the conclusion I had higher hopes…read morebeing on vacation and Europe has always had a higher standard for me with food compared to the United States. Inside was classically decorated with many square tables that could be rearranged for groups of 1-2 or larger. We did not need a reservation but it was a Tuesday night at 8pm. Service was friendly but could felt similar to the service you get in many tourist restaurants and the idea of American tipping seems to be taking root. Food portions were hearty and seemed to be a more formal take on Portuguese comfort food (I imagine). The Cod Duque was under seasoned with the Octopus done well and the sweet potato puree was just....there.