We are Piri Piri Chicken fans from the US and were dying to try some in Lisbon. Without planning,…read morewe happened upon Cucurico when stopping by the LX Factory. At the time I write this, they are fairly new. We were seated outdoors, where they have tables in the back of the restaurant. We ordered wine, I had 1/2 chicken, my wife had a chicken breast, and we ordered slaw, beans and rice, and fries as sides. The service was great and the food came out quickly. They asked if we wanted our chicken mild or spicy, and we asked for spicy. I wouldn't say the chicken was spicy when it arrived but they serve it with sides of Piri Piri sauce, which when the chicken was dipped in it, did the trick. The 1/2 chicken is a nice sized portion for someone who is hungry. I know US Chickens are genetically bred to be larger and it isn't the same in the EU, so I expected it to be a good size for me, and it was. The sides were also very good. And, since my wife couldn't finish hers, I ate the rest of the breast before we left. We were quite pleased with the quality and taste of the food, and the service was excellent. It was a great experience.

This is located in the heart of the LX Factory. We went there based on the positive reviews on Yelp…read moreand it did not disappoint. The half chicken was delicious and probably my favorite. We also ordered the chicken breast and popcorn chicken sandwich. For sides we had corn, garlic bread, and potato wedges. Everything was delicious. Our server spoke English and was very friendly. I would definitely come back.

Great historical location…read more We had the classic chicken with spinach and chicken broth soup

It is a well known restaurant for its piri piri chicken. We had about a 25 minute wait to be…read moreseated. The service upstairs was slow, the server seemed to get irritated by simple requests. However, got friendly when it was time to pay and tip! The chicken was good, the oil on the table adds a lot of flavor. The rice was Brazilian rice was not good.

4.5 Favorite local meal ! We made a reservation, it was…read moresorta empty at 12pm ish when we arrived and soon filled up with locals. We tried the Gold Fish and Half Chicken and Caldo Verde, all were perfectly cooked, tender, flavorful, and delicious. The key is they charcoal grilled their protein and there goes that extra flavor. Definitely recommend.

Don't speak english, but the hype is real. Lovely, welcoming staff and great food, a little crowded…read moredue to limited space, so get there early if you have a larger crowd. We ordered three types of fish - dourada, robalo, bacalhau, and the bitoque. Every dish was juicy, flavorful, and tasty!

Holy crap! You wouldn't think a chicken place tucked into a mall in Lisbon would be very good…read more However, I had a couple hours layover while waiting for my train to Porto, and this place rocks! The chicken da Guia was fabulous! I initially ordered a half chicken, but it went quickly and I ordered another half! Definitely recommend this place if your hanging out near the Oriente train station or the De Gama mall!!

From the owner: O frango assado em brasa de carvão, envolto num molho secreto, confere à nossa receita uma explosão…read morede sabores únicos. Surpreenda-se.

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.

This Fado and dinner restaurant was absolutely amazing. The woman who runs the place greets you at…read morethe door, sings her heart out, and runs the cash register. She is all in and makes this place fabulous. Because I was in Portugal, I needed to order the codfish dish before leaving. I don't normally care for codfish because it can be tough. This cod dinner was juicy and moist. It was seasoned perfectly and came with the perfect sides of potatoes and spinach. I took my time eating it because it was that good. The wine was great, the Portuguese sausage was excellent. As for the service, our waiter was very attentive and met every need in a very timely manner. Getting back to the roots was topped off with a wonderful live music fado experience. If you ever visit Lisbon, this is a must.

5 stars for the Fado show but god was the food bad here. I chose this place because it was one of…read morethe few places that had a vegetarian option on the menu, but that was barely edible. The stuffed mushrooms were overcooked, the tiger prawns were tough and barely edible. The codfish cakes were just okay. The best thing we ate here was honestly the bread. Service was also really slow despite the staggered seating. Ambiance wise it just feels like a low key restaurant with a small stage in front. There are no bad seats in the house which is nice, you can see the performers well no matter where you're seated. The Fado show made up for the bad food. The performances were beautiful and varied. The level of talent on this tiny unsuspecting stage was really something to see. I wish I could've paid for just the show and skipped the meal in retrospect.

As I continue to slowly get through the large list of review drafts I wrote when I was in Portugal,…read moreat this point, a bit over 3 months ago, in no particular order... this was one of two places that ended up on my list of places I had to try a famous bifana sandwich when I was in Lisbon, the other being O Trevo the next day. To both of them equally I say, there are very few places I'd be willing to stand in line for an hour for, and few of them involve meat on bread. Luckily, being the off-season, I didn't have *any* wait to order a sandwich. Unluckily, being the off season, that's also because it kept raining off and on, and this is a strictly take-out affair. So I ended up eating the sandwich under a nearby awning. In nicer weather conditions, though, there are plenty of nearby benches to sit on right there. Would i wait in a long line? I would not. But it was a legitimately great sandwich, great fluffy bread, great cheese if you splurge on cheese (as of a couple months ago, they were 3.5 euro without cheese, 5.5 with cheese), and solid, juicy, meaty meat, even if I do *personally* prefer the thin-sliced version like the other place I went, did. For how filling they are, that'd make them pretty darn affordable, if you don't add cheese, which I would probably keep doing anyway if I lived here, I'd just go when it was the off-season and not busy, *and* not raining*. At least as of when I was there, being a takeout place, they didn't have much in the way of drinks, but there was an unrelated business in the next alcove over selling cheap large glasses of beer and large blended fruity pineapple drinks. p.s. Make sure to absolutely douse your sandwich in mustard and chili oil, if you like spicy food like I do. They're self-serve, and great.

Bifanas are a classic Portuguese sandwich made with simmered pork. It's a fast, cheap meal across…read morethe country - and arguably no place is as famous for these as As Bifanas do Afonso. It's a tiny takeout-only counter, but the lines can get very long here. When I arrived, it was mid-afternoon, so only about five or so people. They're very quick with the food as well - I got mine, the classic one (no cheese), about a minute after ordering. The sandwich overall was pretty good. It's not meant to be a full meal - more like a snack or a breakfast type - it's not very large. The pork is alright, but a little tough. It's not very juicy, as there are certain parts that feel leather-ish. It did grow on me as I kept eating though, and towards the end I started to like it more. The bread is actually quite good; crispy on the top and yet the hollowed-out inside stays fluffy. They have mustard and chili oil on a side table for you to add - and this is much needed. The moisture from these helps so much with the sandwich, and especially the mustard just adds that different flavor that prevents it from being just plain pork. Oh yeah, and it's super cheap - at just 3 euros. Overall, it's not amazing food, but for how cheap it is it gets the job done. 8/10

The food was great. The owners were lovely and social The servers really wonderful. Back to the…read morefood. Yum!! Wow. Some amazing flavors and the preparation was perfect. We really enjoyed it. The gazpacho, Av baked scallops, the clam dish and the lamb shank were the best.

Small, intimate restaurant restaurant with charming service by owners and truly unique and…read moredelicious food at fair prices. A real find. Drinks were also custom created and delicious. High priority if in Lisbon. P.S. Take a cab, as Uber is not allowed in the area of the restaurant but cabs are

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