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.

Amazing. Great cuisine. Great service. Wine service was beyond great. They kept uncorking bottles…read moreuntil the perfect wine for us appeared. Oh. Great ambiance too. Did I mention it was great.

Located in a very touristy neighborhood but... If you're…read morelooking for a small and out of the big crowd path, gastronomic small but full menu and awesome wine + Porto to choose and/or be guided through, this would be a good place to try. My freind had the pork belly, crispy tasty yummy! I had the cod, found it too dry, but the sauce and veggies were very tasty. We were offered to taste between 2 wine under the waiters suggestions according to the kind we prefer and after dinner we had another tasing for older wine. Lovely dining experience. The place is very small and can only take around 12 guests, it is very busy during lunch so strongly suggest to make a reservation.

I'm so incredibly impressed. I loved that this place was in the ground floor of our hotel…read more Frederico is the expert on hospitality. He is so kind. He will talk to you for hours and teach you about food and wine and culture and talk about the history of food and how it came to be in Portugal. I loved it. I learned so much. I aspire, as an American, to learn from and look up to other cultures. I feel very honored to have dined in a restaurant managed by him on our trip to Portugal. I'm going to recommend to our travel coordinator to add this restaurant to the Google map recommendations list because more people need to go to this place - they need more tables, more space, because I'm convinced this is such a hidden gem that should be exposed to the masses to enjoy! We visited several wineries and this restaurant had the best wine - bar none! The fish, a fish I hadn't tried before, was deliciously seasoned, falls apart with the fork, the creamy rice was just divine. I normally will never eat little cherry/grape tomatoes - ever - but the perfect bite of fish, creamy rice, and a tomato was... perfection. The menu is deeply curated; flavors - textures - wines that make sense. You can tell Frederico what you normally like and he 100% knows what wines he has that you will love. The tomato, orange, ham, salad, was absolutely balanced and delicious. I'm so grateful that our first trip to Portugal we got to meet Frederico and dine with these wonderful people who love food and wine as much as us. I'll never forget it as long as I live. You will not be disappointed. Promise.

OMG! This was the best meal of our a European vacation. Hands down the best. I would go back again…read moreand again if I could. We order appetizers and then ordered them again. The food, atmosphere, and service were perfect. Ask the staff for the recommendations and then enjoy.

Spacious indoor and outdoor seating area. Excellent Portuguese dishes. I recommend the Caldo…read moreverse com chourico- cabbage soup with Portuguese sausage. For the main entree, the bochecha de pro Estrada em bingo tinto - pork cheek stewed with red wine and mashed potatoes. Lastly, the chicken pot pies were tasty. They serve you two crispy pies with soft baked chicken meat.

We had a lunch break while on a bus tour of Sintra and passed on the guide's recs for lunch and…read moretook a shot at this place. So glad we did! We were welcomed by a couple really friendly and funny young lady servers and ours was especially so cute, helpful, and funny to talk and mess with!! Wife had a great green wine and I got a huge sangria for one that was great and fruity. She ordered a "seafood rice" served invite own metal crock packed with octopus and stuff that she couldn't finish. I got the steak and chips (fries) and a perfectly sunny side egg on top (13.70 Euros). She loved hers and my server made sure mine was truly medium rare leaving it cooked and not bloody yet swimming in juice. Beware in Portugal sometimes the "steak" is a fillet if you don't confirm first like this one. So glad I went med rare!! Perfectly cooked fries too. These ladies were actually from Nepal and we enjoyed talking with them about that and we joked a lot. It was a fun welcoming lunch. Two police officers dined next to us talking with the Portuguese owner so it's a mix of locals and tourists. It's right in the center of it all and convenient. Large menu and great service. Very affordable as well! Not the best steak I've ever had but the best for this price point generally and we would def go back again next trip. Our server was named Asmee(what a cutie!) and her associate Greeta.

Amazing place, food and service. You MUST schedule in advance. I went here back in 2019 on my way…read morehome from my Europe trip and can't stop thinking about the food and wine since! They were so nice and everything was so perfect. I was a solo dinner who was befriended by a couple having dinner and we just chatted ate and drank the night away! I literally want to plan a trip back to Lisbon JUST for this place! It's is a very small establishment with lime seating, hence needing reservations in advance. It's dimly lit and so cozy. I can still taste the beef in the mustard sauce all these years later!

Cantinho Lusitano was amazing!!! It was one of the highlights of our time in Portugal…read more I originally heard of it through a friend's friend's Instagram and checked the website. I saw a previous review suggesting to make a reservation and I completely agree. You MUST make reservations to ensure a table. I emailed them 1-2 weeks before for a party of 8 and there are only about maybe 18-20 seats inside. You feel a sort of exclusivity when people without reservations show up at the front door (which you can't actually open from the outside) and are politely notified that they need to make a reservation. // Food They were out of a few items but we mostly got at least one of everything. Our group hasn't had Portuguese food before so nothing to compare there but overall tasted great and we tried vinho verde for the first time! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. // Ambiance Felt like you're eating inside someone's home kitchen. Quiet inside and homey // Price Stuffed with food and plenty of wine came out to about $23 a person, such a great deal! // Service Great! The server was very friendly and helpful. Our group is from America so you do have to get used to there only being 1 server for everyone compared to in the States

JNcQUOI Avenida is not just a restaurant--it's a full production. From the moment you walk in, you…read moreget the sense that this place is designed to impress, surprise, and entertain all at once. We started with oysters--fresh, briny, and a clean way to kick things off. What stood out next was the cheese selection arriving early in the meal. Not the usual order, but it set a rich, indulgent tone right away and actually worked within the flow of the experience. The grilled bluefin tuna with razor clam rice was excellent. The tuna had the texture of a tender steak--meaty, structured, and satisfying--while the rice added a subtle ocean depth without overpowering the dish. The highlight, though, was the tagliolini with truffles. Bold, deeply flavourful, and unapologetically rich. This is the kind of dish that anchors the entire meal--easily the standout. Dessert rounded things out nicely. The space is stunning--grand, dramatic, and anchored by that iconic suspended dinosaur skeleton. It's upscale but energetic, with a crowd that feels like it came to enjoy the night, not just the food. Service was polished and professional. The team knows the menu well, offers guidance when needed, and maintains that balance between attentive and unobtrusive. And then there's the detail you don't expect: a DJ in the bathroom. It sounds gimmicky, but somehow it fits perfectly with the overall concept. This is a place that leans into the experience--and commits to it. Overall, JNcQUOI Avenida delivers on both food and atmosphere. It's high-end, a little over the top in the best way, and the kind of place you go when you want dinner to feel like an event.

Lovely and very attentive staff with good English and good information. The interior setting…read moreincluded a small dinosaur skeleton and dessert offerings included "Dinosaur Drool" which was a delicious hodgepodge of many different chocolate, vanilla and perhaps caramel textures and tastes. We enjoyed the rice and steak as well as delicious bread, butter and olives!

It's closed and been replaced by another restaurant. It's kind of a family-friendly, easy going…read moreplace now.

A large group of us we went to Sessenta for dinner on a weeknight and it was great! The place was…read moresmall and cozy (I recommend making a reservation so you don't have to wait). I ordered the tuna ceviche (tuna on crostini), fried dover risotto, and the passion fruit cheesecake. The tuna appetizer was light and refreshing. My risotto was a little undercooked but the lemony flavor was on point and the fried dover was tender and tasty. The dover was definitely on the salty side. The highlight was the cheesecake. It did not taste anything like American cheesecake and was the best dessert I've ever had!!! It was light and fluffy and the passionfruit sauce was a lovely contrast. I would come back again just for the dessert. The white wine was also excellent but I feel like all the wine in Portugal is amazing!

Went here for dinner with two and really enjoyed it - got the Couvert, oxtail "cellar", octopus…read morepico, and fish soup. Everything was delicious but fairly rich - glad we had some tasty olives to cut the fat! The service was lovely and attentive, and this restaurant was very cozy and homey. I love the chalk writing of the menu on the chalkboards - the oxtail was truly delicious, just a bit rich for us. Portion sizes were great too!

Awesome stews. Place is small. We were lucky to get a seat as we were just walking around. The…read moreladies here are friendly and efficient. This place seems to specialize in stews so many options for stews. All are flavorful and the meats are tender and bursting with flavor.