Taberna Do Quelha - Lisboa

Lovely meal in a small restaurant patronised by locals. The owner was a great host...and we bought a bottle of wine from his own winery.

Very small inside so make reservations in advance if you can. Definitely more tapas style, not huge portions, so make sure to order adequately for splitting/sharing. They bottle their house wine, which was a great price and delicious. They also do it by .5L in a jar, as well as sangria. Good wine/drink list. Great selection of small plates, hot and cold. I would suggest getting 3 5 dishes (including sides) for a couple at least. My husband and I ordered a bottle of the house red, then we got the octopus and the pica pau. Then we split the potatoes and greens. We could have probably had another 1 2 dishes since we were not super full (but we arrived pretty hungry). The pica pau had some pickled carrots cauliflower in it, oh my gosh it was so delicious, it really made the dish. The beef was also super tender. I loved the sauce. The octopus also had a ton of garlic, which was delicious. I think there was a language barrier when we were ordering, because our Portuguese is pretty bad. We thought we had also ordered a cod dish, but it never came out which is totally fine since we think it was our mistake. Overall everything was excellent and flavorful. You can tell they take a lot of pride in their restaurant. Super friendly and helpful as well. And great flavors. Would recommend!

Just Portuguese cuisine done very, very well. We love this place!

Fantástica taberna tradicional de bairro com um delicioso menu pequeno e não enorme para se confundir. Não se esqueça de experimentar a salada de polvo e o Bacalhau a Brás (o melhor que comemos em Lisboa).

Autêntica comida portuguesa confeccionada com excelência. Tenho comido de Norte a Sul deste país. Este lugar é, por si só, o melhor que já comi para a cozinha típica portuguesa. Voltarei novamente e recomendo.