Vegan-friendly
Macrobiotic
Portuguese
Non-veg
Serves fish, vegan options available. Cafe and restaurant using wholefood like beans and lentils, also tofu and soya. Menu is mostly vegetarian and vegan. Features Saturday jazz, African and other kind of music. Bookshop and several courses in macrobiotic food. Reported closed May 2024.
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25 Reviews
First Review by Espandy
MiguelBraz
Points +382
Cheap and tasty - Edit
I eat here every week, never disappoints. No longer serves fish.
Read morePros: Cheap, Lots of options , Always tasty
Cons: Lukewarm food
Guest
fcbmf
Points +93
One of the first vegan restaurant Lisbon - Edit
Honest food. Macrobiotic inspired. Simple and good
Read morePros: All is vegan, Value for money
Cons: Premises are old - a classic !
Guest
vishnub87
Points +32
Great place to dine - Edit
My professor took me to dine at this restaurant, during my initial days in Portugal. I went for lunch and the food was great. They also have a cafe, which offers you the option of Vegan cake (apple pie), which I bought for my birthday.
Read morePros: Good ambience, Great choices
Guest
xshelasx
Points +469
Cosy place, homestyle food - Edit
This was the first restaurant I ate at when I arrived in Lisbon as a lost vegan many years ago. The food is nothing amazing, but is cheap with large servings and reminds me of family meals. Worth visiting if you're in the neighbourhood.
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Vera Peres
Points +3264
Tasty - Edit
Espiral has a nice winter garden resto serving honest meals, Portuguese Brazilian influenced. Not everything is vegan so please ask. They have great burgers and tofu meatballs. A lot of deep fried stuff but totally worth it😉Good value for the money too.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2016-08-07
Guest
AnaRitaPratas
Points +89
boa opção - Edit
Espaço tipo cantina com um ambiente diferente mas agradável. O atendimento foi simpático mas confesso que me senti perdida sobre o funcionamento do espaço. Pedi o prato com a dose normal e senti que foi um pouco demais, já que é bastante bem servido. Gostei muito comida e espero voltar em breve.
Read moreO preço pareceu-me justo.
Guest
Pistonz
Points +114
A very good cantina - Edit
Opened for large hours, has many good options, very calm place.
Read moreHas a delivery service also, very cheap for the quality provided
Guest
IsabelLopesdeSousa
Points +74
Food with no passion - Edit
Besides the limited options, food isn't very tasty and it looks like the chef is cooking like he/she doesn't want to be in the kitchen. Ingredients are over-cooked, very little seasonings and very bad presentation. The price is ok, but I didn't feel like going there again (only if I don't have other option nearby). The only thing I liked in this restaurant was the location (very central) and a hidden beautiful room with green plants and a stone wall.
Read morePros: Well-located, Beautiful room with green plants, light and stone
Cons: Food isn't tasty, Poor presentation, Sad staff
Guest
Emarigold
Points +46
very bad food - Edit
The restaurant is downstairs with a food court vibe. The service was very bad. We had to go upstairs to the connected bookstore to ask them to send an employee to the empty restaurant. After someone showed up, service was bad.
Read moreThe food was bland & boring. I only ate it because i was really hungry, but in retrospect i shouldn't have because everything was kept in a steam table, but was kept at temperatures against basic Health code.
I have never actually recommended against going to a veg-friendly restaurant, until now. Don't do it.
I wish happycow let me give this zero stars.
Pros: none
Cons: food, service, ambiance
Guest
StephanieWalmsley
Points +20
Great value - Edit
This place isn't fancy but it's definitely worth it for the cost. Lots of vegan options, big portion size and only 5-6 euro for a meal. And the food tastes very healthy (nothing fried), not a lot of salt.
Read morePros: Lots of options, Big portions, Friendly staff
Cons: Not fancy
Guest
xDIABOx
Points +98
Price doesn't pay - Edit
This is not the sort of Veggie place I want to go into.
Read moreA place that offers emulation of "normal/meaty" plates along with a fish plate... nah, dislike that.
Also, the food doesn't have much taste into it, it's very bland.
Been there on several ocasions and it never impressed me.
Below average.
Pros: Inexpensive, Central, The store is good
Cons: Food is really below average, Not enough Vegan choices, Place serves fish-based plates
Guest
vegandrey
Points +218
A cantina mais barata - Edit
Um dos restaurantes vegetarianos mais antigos de Lisboa. Estilo cantina, com comida simples, sempre com opções veganas. Quem não quiser comprar bebida, há sempre uma infusão disponível gratuitamente. Nem sempre os funcionários são simpáticos, e muitas vezes o mesmo que serve a comida tem que dar a volta para receber o dinheiro no caixa, o que pode tornar o serviço lento. A vantagem é o preço e estarem sempre abertos entre os horários de almoço e jantar.
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mbbl
Points +1893
Cheap - Edit
If you want a budget meal this is the palxe to go, but don't expect gourmet food.
Read moreQuiet place with free tea if you´re having lunch or dinner there.
Guest
immaia
Points +45
An oldie, but good - Edit
It's a canteen-like restaurant, with a good variety of foods to choose from and although not everybody agrees, I have always found it tasty. The price is very affordable and when it's not crowded, it's a cozy place to relax and enjoy your meal.
Read moreThe only negative aspect I've always encountered is that the food display is not very friendly, some things are kind of "hidden" from our view and nothing has identification, so we have to ask "what's this, what's that" and when there's a long line behind us, it can be very stressful.
Pros: price, variety, tasty
Cons: canteen-like, food display not so good, some strange costumers sometimes
Guest
Rita Jacobetty
Points +90
Cheap and simple - no glamour - Edit
I haven't visit this restaurant in a long time. It's stuck in time and it could be a lot more.
Read moreWhat it is, is a simple and cheap canteen. The buffet has plenty of options but all very similar: stews of vegetables, mashed vegetables and seitan/tofu steaks.
I went at night, it was quiet and cozy but the decor is dated, time-worn and tacky. The staff were nice and the food was good (for it's cost). I payed 5€-6€ for a big plate and had the complementary tea.
It's great for a I-have-nothing-in-the-fridge kind of dinner or a eat-something-in-a-hurry lunch. There aren't many vegan options in Lisbon so this is great to have near home. But I wouldn't make plans to go there.
Pros: Price, Fast and easy
Cons: Lack of charm and appeal, Average food
Guest
Md81
Points +53
Vegetarian haven - Edit
Vegetarian restaurants in Lisbon are not easy to find, especially restaurants that are open most of the day (several close for a large portion of the afternoon). My partner and I were lucky to find this restaurant located below a book shop in our visit in June 2014. We went to Espiral several times for lunch and were always satisfied by the quality and quantity of the food, as well as with the kind staff. It does have vegan options. The sitting area is very pleasant and one can has as much herbal tea as desired as well as a few free salad toppings. Espiral shop has also a cafe attached (completely separate from the restaurant). We didn't try it but it seemed like a good option as well, esp. for the times the restaurant is closed (mornings).
Read morePros: variety and taste, large portions, good location
Guest
Greysocialist
Points +392
A feed for weary travellers - Edit
Looks like a typical Portuguese coffee-and-pastries cafe, but behind the counter was a tasty dish of seitan and vegetables, which was served with fried rice and a bit of side salad (tomatoes, lettuce and grated carrot). A cheap and satisfying feed for weary travellers! The place obviously does lots of yoga, astrology, massage and the like - and probably there's music at weekends. It's website didn't really explain what to expect, but it does list the varied events that take place there. http://www.espiral.pt
Read morePros: Quick and tasty, Cheap, English spoken
Cons: Dish of the day or dish of the day!
Guest
GizelaRego
Points +76
My first experience :) - Edit
I went there in 1999! I just became veg that year, and the food there motivated me to continue, because i discovered the seitan and many other stuff i didnt knew :)
Read moreI don't remember a lot, but i do remember enjoying the food very much
Guest
hack_man
Points +26165
Basic & Tastless - Edit
I really did not like this place at all. We decided to go the so-called restaurant downstairs (there is also a ground level cafe). The staff were great but the setup and food was poor. It reminds me of a factory canteen and is essentially a pulse and tofu festival with tasteless vegetables and horrid tasting side dishes. The tofu cutlets looked as if they had been there for days and there was a moment when I just thought of walking out but the staff member had already caught us and was getting ready to take our order. I'm sorry to say this but I could not bear to go back. Maybe we went at the wrong time as there were plates everywhere many with half eaten food on them it made the place smell a bit and put you off your own food. That's just the way I saw it on my visit on 25.08.12. Maybe I would try the cafe upstairs one day but from what I saw of the food on display I don't think I'd bother.
Read moreCons: uncleared trays, basic food, shabby interior
Guest
JMarin
Points +59
Not positive - Edit
Is one of the first veggie restaurants in Portugal, i think that since then there was no improvement, and i don't recomend to any one who wants to try veggie food for the first time. It as a "prison like" way to order. It was the worst seitan i ever tasted.
Read morePros: It's Veggie, Has history
Cons: Food, Atmosphere, Staf
Guest
Mimi
Points +165
Friendly & Good Food - Edit
Just went a couple of times for a late evening snack in the cafe, there is also a restaurant.
Read moreFood is vegetarian, so check for vegan food. Easy, relaxed atmosphere, food tasty, good value too.
Pros: Relaxed atmosphere, Food varied, Friendly
Guest
hitesh
Points +53
wholesome food - Edit
A little bit away from the central area normally visited by the average tourist, but still within a historic district of this big city that is Lisbon. The food is wholesome, using lots of beans, lentils, tofu and soya. Feels very relaxed as it is a self service and the furniture nice, leaning towards rustic. It's not all-you-can-eat buffet, but the portions tend to be big, so it's very good value. Very popular with locals.
Read morePros: Excellent food, good atmosphere
Guest
Fancy
Points +67
Good food - good price - Edit
Enjoyed my meal very much and found the price very good (less then 5 Euros for a big portion of salad + main dish).
Read morePros: Food, Price, Location
Cons: Desserts
Guest
Dharam
Points +48
Simple - Edit
I went there once and to be honest to food is ok, nothing special and the restaurant is to dark for me.If you dont have other place to go, its ok.They also have a bookstore but i just didnt like the way that the food are display, it looks like you are in prison canteen.I ear that at lunch its better and the area of the coffe is nicer than the restaurant...
Read moreThe price is a lit expensive for what you get and the staff are kind of wierd to.
Probably it was a bad day...
Guest
Espandy
Points +25
Every Day Restaurant - Edit
Espiral offers a real variety of Vegan food, it as also some products with eggs or milk, but it's mainly Vegan.
Read moreThe taste of food it's medium/good and the price is cheap.
with 10€ you'll have a full plate with 5 varieties you can choose, plus bread, dessert and drink.
If you go for the small plate, no dessert, there's always free tea to drink, you'll spend about 6€.
Definitely a good choice if you need to eat out everyday.
Pedro Pinto
Pros: healthy cuisine, good value, friendly
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