Vegan
European
Portuguese
Small tapas restaurant tucked in a residential square in the historic Mouraria neighborhood. Dinner is served in the way of changing tapas with a daily main dish as well. Varied selection of local craft beer & sodas, natural wines, kombucha, and house-made juice of the day. Reservations recommended. Open Tue-Sun 18:30-23:30. Closed Mon. Kitchen open 7:30-10:30pm.
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Added by chrdold on 21 Sep 2012
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304 Reviews
First Review by chrdold
PaigeKelly02
Points +67
A great experience - Edit
The food was delicious and rich. Sitting on the steps was a really cool experience with a great vibe. The staff was also really friendly. Will definitely come back again. I would make a reservation before if you can.
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theNumberOfTheBeast
Points +4925
Those Steps Tho - Edit
This is a fantastic vegan community spot with anarchist lit, posters and stickers all over and incredible vegan food. I enjoyed my meal and especially sitting on those steps at night.
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Oreneus
Points +23
Highly recommended - Edit
Great food, lovely staff and great atmosphere
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MegLeeder
Points +40
One of the best vegan meals I’ve ever had - Edit
I cannot recommend this restaurant enough! All the food was absolutely delicious, and the atmosphere at this restaurant was gorgeous. We were even lucky enough to have our meal accompanied by live Portuguese music
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Discerning
Points +294
A true celebration of food - Edit
This is called The Food Temple and they hit the mark. Really thoughtfully prepared menu for the eating experience. The staff, ie the service, are gorgeous and unassuming. This adds to the focus love of the food. I hope I can come back tomorrow... They were booked out but found a spot for me.
Read moreBest of the 7 veg options I've tried in Lisbon to date.
Pros: This is the vegans vegan restaurant , Gorgeous staff, Out door music on steps, so cool!
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mathieugv
Points +31
Innovant et généreux - Edit
Cuisine généreuse et pleine de saveurs. Mon préféré de tout Lisbonne!
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sonjachristina
Points +118
Wow! - Edit
Wow! Wirklich super tolles Veganes Restaurant mit einer tollen Location!
Read morePersonal ist sehr bemüht und freundlich.
Pros: Vegan, Personal sehr freundlich , Coole Location
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BrunaDuarte
Points +56
Everything is good - Edit
Me and my friends tried almost the entire menu and everything was delicious
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IsabelleWilliams
Points +71
Interesting place - Edit
The place itself is very romantic and cute. Eating on the stairs is a nice change to normal restaurants. The food was tasty but reminded me of what it was like to be vegan 20 years ago. Quite unusual and based around tofu. The staff were very busy so we had quite a wait despite booking, and half of the menu was unavailable unfortunately.
Read moreI think this was an exception though and think on a different day it would be better.
Updated from previous review on 2022-07-29
Pros: Fully vegan, Cute setting , Tasty food
Cons: Missing items
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PedroBeltrao
Points +2360
Amazing food - Edit
The food temple was one of my first reviews on happycow many years ago, back then I have it 4 stars because even though the food was already great, the service was very bad. Now a days the food is even better, but the service is still a problem... Even though we're talking about totally different people.. but I guess learned to just accept it there..
Read moreGoing back even more for some context.
I've been to the food temple dozens of times since it opened, I remember when it was a really small, quite unknown restaurant on the first couple of weeks and the work of Alice, a Canadian expat in Lisbon who opened a good vegan restaurant when we had very few. The food was good from the get go. Obviously throughout the year it has some ups and downs, but it was always solid to go there, you knew you would get good food. Some quality peaks of the food were close to the first time they did a Santos Populares party and were grilling tempeh burgers outside (they didn't do Santos Populares this year...wtf Food Temple?), also during the pandemic peak when they were service takeaway food and both the vegan meatballs and the eggplant focaccia were so good that I'm quite sad they don't have it anymore in the menu.
And.. Last Friday. I went there and the food was at the top again, it was really really good and tasty and perfectly executed all the dishes except the potatoes eggplant one were great, and so was dessert.
So the food is not even 5* right now, is 6*.
The venue is amazing and the experience to sit in the stairs (didn't exist for the first few years) is also amazing.
Now let's get to the elephant in the room: the service. Throughout the years it has had ups and downs, was quite decent at some point, really bad at others like around 2016, and to this day it's still very inconsistent and ok in some days, quite poor on others.. Like this last Friday. It was hard to watch some customers not getting their main dish for quite a while (we were lucky and got ours like 20 minutes before then while they had asked before us), you get asked the same questions several times by different people "you guys want dessert?" and it's just chaos. Doesn't match the food quality at all. Simple things like assigning tables to each server instead of having everyone everywhere would already fix a big part of the chaos.
All this said, I totally recommend this place, please do a Reservation or else most likely you won't have a place, and enjoy a great meal.
Updated from previous review on 2014-12-14
Pros: The food, The venue
Cons: The service
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Lilsgray
Points +90
Nice setting, delicious tapas - Edit
Very cute seating arrangement with tables on the steps. Indoor seating too. Nice variety of vegan craft beers and wines. Very nice tapas!! A must try.
Read morePros: All vegan, delicious food , Unique and cute setting, Friendly and helpful staff
Cons: Maybe not the best place for a rainy day
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peasandpeanuts
Points +388
Cute spot - Edit
I'm in love with the spot - if weather allows, you eat on some typical stairs on an old neighborhood. However, food could be better. Lacks flavour most of the time
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HollyRW
Points +84
Amazing vibes but not great food - Edit
The food was a little bit too "fancy" and the flavours quite intense for us. However, the wine and beer were absolutely amazing. We loved sitting on the stairs with blankets as the night got cooler. Would definitely return for drinks, but the food just wasn't our thing.
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aprilnicole52
Points +501
Hidden Gem - Edit
The first vegan restaurant in Lisbon, this place is definitely tucked away and well worth finding. We decided to come here at the last minute, so there wasn't any space on the steps available, but we were glad to be able to get a table inside. We had the three starters - tempeh, bruschetta, and beet croquettes - and a new main that wasn't on the menu. All were fantastic!
Read morePros: Great atmosphere , Lovely staff, Rotating menu
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AbdullahKaratas
Points +52
Unique romantic atmosphere - Edit
Dine on the stairs in Lisbon and enjoy the time. The whole atmosphere is so romantic that we will not forget this stay. The food is also excellent and of a very high standard indeed.
Read morePros: Romantic atmosphere, Excellent and high quality food
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Boccuzzi
Points +46
Worth going off the tourist track for - Edit
In the Mouraria district rather than the centre this was an unexpectedly high end dinner in humble/up and coming, trendy surroundings. Offering a small menu but all freshly made and some interesting combos. Small indoor space and outdoor eating on the steps outside.
Read morePros: Interesting menu, Very relaxed, Super friendly
Cons: A little difficult to find (but worth it), Booking essential
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ana___b
Points +38
Essen top, etwas Zeit mit bringen - Edit
Super leckeres Essen und mit sehr viel Liebe und frisch zubereitet. Leider etwas zu viele Tische, sodass der Service etwas hinterher war und alles etwas gedauert hat.
Read moreReservierung von Vorteil.
Pros: Komplett vegan , Frische Zubereitung , Mit sehr viel Liebe angerichtet
Cons: Längere Wartezeiten, da viele Tische , Reservierung von Vorteil
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floralaxis
Points +119
Delicious and unique - Edit
Had a great dining experience out on the steps. Server was friendly and gave good recommendations. Food was great, but the experience overall (setting, service) made it all amazing. Got the tofu pie, tempeh skewers, among other things. Place got super busy, we sat without a reservation but only barely and it was early, only about 6.
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EncarnaAcedo
Points +253
Very romantic terrace specially at night. Tasty dishes and good price. - Edit
Restaurante con una terraza muy original, en las escaleras de una calle peatonal (sólo apto para grupos de 3/4 personas máximo). Muy romántico en la noche. Los platos muy ricos a un precio muy razonable y el servicio muy agradable.
Read morePros: Terraza agradable y platos ricos
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Clavel91
Points +37
Make your reservation NOW - Edit
Amazing food, awesome people, location with a atmosphere
Read moreCons: You need to make a reservation
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f.martin1211
Points +31
Amazing vegan food - Edit
Food and staff service were outstanding
Read morePros: Tasting menu, Fresh food cooked from scratch
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RohitBhatia
Points +395
Wonderful home cooked meals - Edit
Food Temple has probably the best tasting vegan food i’ve ever had. It’s basically a wonderful home cooked meal. The food is fresh, healthy and bursting with flavor.
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Rave
Points +300
Stupid good - Edit
So fresh and different and good. Amazing truly amazing
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JasmijnLaseur
Points +368
Interesting food - Edit
Small menu with interesting options. We tried almost everything on the menu. All of the dishes were nice and creative, but a lot of them seemed to miss something. Still, I love when a restaurant serves dishes I would have never came up with myself.
Read morePros: Creative
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JuliaBedner
Points +21
Nice spot, some really delicious - Edit
Really nice and cosy place. Some of the dishes were heavenly good, others lacked some taste we felt. Super popular, so reservation is recommended.
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RosaC
Points +52
Some dishes were great - Edit
There were a couple of dishes we thought were really delicious and a few that seemed to miss the mark for us. Some creative/unusual dishes. Friendly staff and nice outdoor area for drinks and a bite if you prefer. The menu is quite small and changes a lot I believe so I guess you don't know what you'll get!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-04-14
Pros: All vegan, Dessert was great - chocolate torte
Cons: Didn't enjoy all the dishes
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hgiguere
Points +47
Inventive and delicious - Edit
I was a bit skeptical of a full vegan meal. I’m vegetarian and like dairy, but they delivered!! Such amazing food! Everything was beautiful, fun to eat, and staff was so kind and helpful!! Even if you are not vegan you will love the food here!
Read morePros: All vegan! , So delicious , Kind staff
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