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Offers cuisines with world influences, from ravioli and tofu dish to creme brulee. Est. 2015 and became fully vegan as of Nov 2016. After a six month hiatus, reopened Feb 2019. Reported closed, Nov 2019.


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66 Reviews

First Review by SarahLouise

HankaLuberadzka

Points +16

Vegan
27 Sep 2019

Creative. Best vegan food we tasted in Porto.

We had an amazing, full of character tomato/cauliflower dish as a starter. The gratin was also great, with the wine-based stew and interesting nutty crunchy salad. The service was excellent - very kind and knowledgeable, the food was served very smoothly and the chef even came over to greet us at the table and asked for our feedback. We loved the experience and will definitely be back!

Lupenta7

Points +30

Vegan
05 Sep 2019

Speciesism at a vegan restaurant

They don't allow to get in with your non human family "because they have hair", despite the law allows them to let them in. This is speciesism in a vegan restaurant and it's so sad.
Moreover they post pics with dogs so it's really confusing! I hope they regret about this and change policies.

Goosi

Points +115

Vegan
04 Sep 2019

Treats customers with contempt

We were excited to try Lupin, however the treatment we received there really left a sour taste in our mouth. Upon arriving, the restaurant had over half of its tables empty, however the staff told us that they would not be able to seat us because they had a party coming in 30 minutes and did not have the bandwidth to serve two additional people- despite having half the tables be empty. They said we would have to wait about 45 minutes to be able to order. I asked if we could just sit down at one of the empty tables and have some water to drink since we were tired from a long day of traveling. They denied this request and forced us to stand up at the counter for 45 minutes. We finally gave up, not wanting to give our money to a place that treats customers with such contempt and disrespect. If they lack the bandwidth to prepare food for a half-empty restaurant, something is wrong. They should hire more staff or work harder, and respect customers who make the effort to come to their remote location rather than seeing customers as a nuisance. These people have no business being in the customer service industry. For some reason Happycow forces me to give at least 2 stars to a fully vegan restaurant, but this one deserves 0 stars.

Pros: None

Cons: Disrespectful service, Sees customers as a nuisance, Contemptuous attitude

VikaPink

Points +22

Vegan
10 Aug 2019

Good restaurant

The restaurant was pretty good all in all. They offer some Portuguese style dishes which I appreciated. However, at the beginning they offer you bread and olives - the waitress brought them to our table and asked if we’d like; however there was an additional fee that was not made clear. Not a big deal, but little things like that can leave a bad taste in your mouth when you are already paying slightly above average prices.

Pros: Portuguese style food

DmarieC

21 Aug 2019

Thank you for the review. From what I have read, the appetizer issue is customary in Portugal. In fact there is an "appetizers warning" in my Rick Steves' book. He writes a paragraph about them not being free. Other than that, it sounds like you enjoyed the food.

Anticopy

13 Dec 2019

There's a law that forbids the restaurant owners from charging extra fee if they offer you something without mentioning the price or without the customer asking.

TeresaP

Points +6

Non Veg
24 Jul 2019

Great food

Love de Gratin, the Francesinha, the raviollis and the deserts.
Lovely staff.
Nice atmosfer

Pros: Great food and very well prsented

Schni

Points +52

Vegan
13 Jul 2019

Traditional Portuguese

Very nice service, authentic food and delicious desserts - all vegan!

SylvieLevert

Points +166

Vegan
06 Jul 2019

Excellent

This restaurant is a bit out of the way but definitely worth the trip. Food was great and so was service.

Pros: Food is creative, Great service

Cons: Can't think of any

Jo.zephine

Points +144

Vegan
18 Jun 2019

Delicious 100% vegan restaurant

Best address in Porto : flavours and coulours in the plate together with a smiling waitress.

Pros: Local specialties turned vegan, Approved by non-vegans

tp27

Points +11

Mostly Veg
12 Jun 2019

Favorite restaurant in Porto

Outstanding food and amazing service. Will definitely return on my next trip to Porto.

Pros: Super friendly and helpful staff, Great food

Cons: A little further out of town (worth the trip tho)

GlicMathan

Points +209

Vegan
31 May 2019

Gourmet Vegan Bliss

I went there in April 2018 to try their vegan version of the famous Porto Francesinha sandwich. It was delicious and exceeded my expectations.

I also had my first Italian tiramisu since becoming a vegan almost 20 years ago. Wow was it delicious and exactly as I remember the non-vegan version. So light and fluffy.

I took a vegan pastel de nata with me that was as tasty in its own way as the one from DaTerra.

The staff were super friendly and gentle. I was so blown away with the food, service and fine dining experience that I made a point to thank everyone including the chefs in the kitchen. I floated out of the building in a most satisfied way!

The location is very nice in a university area with other cool things nearby including a gourmet food court in a big modern shopping mall. The look of the Lupin building is unassuming, located on a mostly residential street. It snuck up on me as it’s not a typical restaurant facade. The sliding doors to enter have an almost-Japanese appeal. Very inviting place.

I will definitely return!

Pros: Vegan gourmet bliss! Delicious!, Friendly staff & great dining atmosphere., Reasonable to borderline pricey but so worth it.

Cons: None!

TerraMilo

Points +104

Vegan
20 May 2019

Amazing food!

I took my non-vegan friend and he can’t stop raving about it. Really delicious food, so many options. Amazing desserts. We were so happy and wish we could go back for more. Just the right price too!

Pros: Friendly staff. , Amazing food - so fresh and delicious. , Good prices.

Running-Leek

Points +67

Vegan
17 May 2019

Very good vegan restaurant with creative dishes

The food was outstanding, the staff adorable and the ambience beautiful. One of the best known vegan restaurants.

Pros: All dishes vegan, Large selection, Very delicious

PaulaPerezPerez

Points +40

Vegan
18 Apr 2019

Sabores increíbles!

El restaurante es súper acogedor y la camarera muy atenta y simpática, un trato estupendo.
Y los platos tienen sabores buenísimos! Los ingredientes son de calidad y están muy bien elaborados. Tienen platos típicos de Oporto pero en versión vegana, estupendo para las turistas que queremos probar cosas típicas.
Sin duda un sitio perfecto para una cena, uno de los mejores restaurantes veganos a los que he ido.

kb3

Points +562

Vegan
08 Apr 2019

Average food, delicious Pastel

I had high expectations for this place but the food was at most average. But it’s worth coming just for the best vegan Pastel.

joanacastro

Points +33

Vegan
16 Feb 2019

Not Worth It

Before going to Lupin, we read the reviews and were well aware it was going to be more on the expensive side, but that was OK because it was a special occasion. However, I did regret going here. When you pay more, you expect not just the food to be good, but also a certain environment, you expect the restaurant in itself to be well put together or even classy. I'm sorry, but this restaurant looks trashy. It has banners on the outside, and the inside just looks like Mcdonalds. I was looking straight at the kitchen because there is a huge opening from the dinning area to the kitchen. The "menus" were plain sheets of paper. There was literally no separation on the menu from entrys to appetisers to main dishes, so that was fun.
The food was good, though. Here's what we had:

MAIN DISHES: the Gratin - absolutely delicious, recomend !!
the Bufon (?) - well named. is just a plain cold salad, trying to pass as a main dish. Are we in the summer ? Who wants to eat a cold dish for dinner ? Plus, not filling at all, if me and my bf hadn't switched plates, one of us would have starved.

BEVERAGES - the Red Fruits Sangria - I always love Sangria, but I wasn't impressed by this one. I could taste the cheap juice. Also, who serves sangria in a water cup? There was no straw, so it was uncomfortable to try to drink it without chocking on all the little fruits. Plastic is the devil, but are there not metal straws? Get your act together.

DESERT - the Pastel de Nata. Was it the first time I had found pastel de nata since become vegan ? Yes. Was it amazing ? Yes. Did it taste kinda like it was frozen and the heated up ? Also yes.

I do not recommend Lupin because you can find here in Porto, the same quality at much cheaper prices (DaTerra), or better classier environments (Em Carne Viva).

Updated from previous review on 2019-02-16

Pros: Very friendly staff., The GRATIN was delicious., First Vegan Pastel de Nata I found.

Cons: Trashy environment., Too expensive for what you get.

JonJon

Points +20239

Vegan
07 Jul 2018

The best vegan cuisine of Porto

Lupin restaurant offers a fine vegan cuisine, with original flavors. We had dinner here and really enjoyed the experience. I had an onion soup, a risotto, a francesinha and vegan cream cheese with beetroot. Everything was delicious even if portions were not huge. For dessert, I had the pasteis de nata, that was the best vegan one I ever had. Don't go elsewhere if you wanna try this local pastry. Prices are fair, the staff is friendly but the restaurant is not centrally located, so you may walk to go there. It worth the try though.

Pros: tasty and original food, amazing pasteis de nata, friendly staff

Cons: not central, small portions

noeliabarbero

Points +209

Vegan
06 Jul 2018

good food

we had a very lovely dinner here. great menu, good wine and tasty food.

Pros: food

Cons: a bit expensive

StrictlyAlive

Points +52

Vegan
04 Jul 2018

Super

Very nice staff and very good, really tasty and beautiful food!

Cons: A little bit pricey

FernandoMoreira

Points +1461

Vegan
21 May 2018

high quality food

The food was high quality and the staff was very nice
Nice environment

Tcharls

Points +186

Vegan
11 May 2018

Best restaurant in Porto

A bit far from the city center, and a bit expensive too, but it realy worth it.
The food is amazing, very tasty, quantities are very satisfying.
And I could fly back there just for the VEGAN PASTEL DE NATAAAAA, so delicious!!

Pros: excellent food, Vegan Pastel de nata!

Ciad

Points +1520

Vegan
02 May 2018

Makes Me Wish I Lived in Porto!

This is a place you could go back to over and over. Everything is very well made, lots of thought put into the dishes and pretty good prices, too.

It's a little surprising to find it where it is, it's kind of in an apartment area. Once inside, it's a nicely decorated restaurant, quite fancy.

I tried the appetizer focaccia with olive paste and olive oil. It was delicious and quite filling for one person. Everything on the menu looks amazing but, having seen Francesinha all around town (a typical Porto meal), I had to try their vegan version, with chips. It was very good and an interesting dish-- great for tourists to try.

Lastly, I had their Pastel de Nata. This was easily the most delicious food I ate on the entire trip. I've had the non-vegan version in Belem, several years ago, and this was even better. No matter where you're staying in town, it's worth tracking down this restaurant just for the pastel! Comes with toasted nuts, cinnamon, etc.

Also, the cook and waitress were extremely nice and good to talk to.

Pros: Great Food, Staff, Value

Tchiolanda

Points +48

Vegan
02 May 2018

Best vegan restaurant in the city

Wonderful menu with several options for starters, main dishes and desserts. A must go for everyone in Porto.

FernandaOliveira

Points +1194

Vegan
19 Mar 2018

fancy

the chef is amazing and the food is really good even tho it’s pricy

Pros: good food, wonderful chef

Cons: expensive

ManonB

Points +225

Vegan
19 Feb 2018

Super dessert

Nous avons testé pour la première fois le Francesinha que nous avons trouvé plutôt simple, est-ce dû au plat de base ou à sa façon d'être cuisiné? Le dessert en revanche, le pasteís de nata était grandiose et le service au top.

Pros: Pasteís de nata (dessert)

mK_vegan

Points +92

Vegan
12 Feb 2018

Must have!

I love this place so much I would like to move into the kitchen! The food is not only innovative and super healthy, it also tastes soooo damn good. We loved the staff and the prices are ok if you consider the quality you get. I guess I would kill to have such a place in my neighborhood.so if you're in Porto, check this place out. Don't forget to make a reservation.

Pros: Quality of food, friendly staff, atmosphere

Cons: absolutely none

VegiTrotter

Points +150

Vegan
28 Jan 2018

Top!!

Espaço super asseado, sóbrio e acolhedor. Pratos com apresentação super cuidada. Comi o folhado wellington e estava delicioso. Apetece voltar e voltar até ter experimentado todo o menu.

Pros: Espaço, menu

Cons: não aceita Multibanco

LunaKirsche

Points +60

Vegan
02 Jan 2018

yummy restaurant

Had a very warm and delicious meal.
Onion soup and a typical Porto's Francesinha.
Comfy place and nice people.




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