• Roda Viva

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Traditional Mozambican restaurant offering some vegetable based dishes. Ask for the vegan options. Open Wed-Sun 18:00-23:00, Sat-Sun 12:00-16:00.


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16 Reviews

First Review by aminutta

Mushybrain

Points +126

Vegan
15 Jun 2024

Nice little place

Small place with a few tables indoors.

Mushrooms dish was good, get it with rice. Same with the Cassava Leaves dish.

Definitely tastes we'd never had before. Very interesting.

Pros: Good price relative to the area

Cons: Small

SoniaSoniaSonia

Points +335

Vegan
09 Oct 2023

Great little dive in Alfama

Very nice little restaurant in the charming neighbourhood of Alfama. Couple of vegetarian dishes on the menu. Excellent staff.

asavo

Points +13

Mostly Veg
13 Aug 2023

Tasty food & good vibes

We shared both vegan main dishes: makofo (cabbage) & mathapa (cassava leaves). We also had veggie samosas but I’m not sure if those were vegan. Everything was delicious and the staff were nice. The spicy sauce is especially good!

freya_aha

Points +11

Mostly Veg
01 Oct 2022

Great little gem

We walked in here for the first time exhausted and left delighted! Vegan, and non vegan food were all really flavourful and delicious.

Pros: Plenty vegan options , Flavourful food , Fair prices

FlorentBoutet

Points +320

Vegetarian
15 Sep 2022

5 étoiles malgré tout

Une grande partie de la carte est VG et bien indiquée un véritable festin végétal

Pros: Le manioc frit avec sa petite sauce, Le côté partage des plats très généreux , La signalétique verte pour vg et la sangria blanc

FlorentBoutet

15 Sep 2022

Ouvert le soir uniquement contrairement à ce que dit l’annonce. Nous avons eu la chance que le restaurant soit ouvert ce midi exceptionnellement.

Worrybeads

Points +45

Vegetarian
02 Sep 2022

amazing dining experience

enjoyed a unique Mozambican meal and spectacular dessert.

Pros: clearly marked veg options, helpful staff

Cons: too many choices for a solo diner

ClaudiaMaximino

Points +33

Vegan
19 Jun 2022

Experiência fantástica!

Restaurante moçambicano escondido em um beco. Vale muito a pena encontrar. Lugar lindinho, atendimento nota dez e comida fantástica!

Pros: Atendimento incrível, Aconchegante

Mma13

Points +1386

Vegan
19 Jun 2022

Fantastic service & flavors

CASH ONLY!! Very cute place tucked away in the streets of Alfama. They don’t really speak English here…Spanish will work in a pinch though si hablas español :). There are 4 marked vegetarian options and 3/4 are vegan! Waiter immediately understood the dietary restriction. I ended up getting something with mushroom and eggplant. Very rich and flavorful, I don’t really like mushrooms so that’s my own fault haha but if you do you’d love the mushroom dish!! Friendly staff, would recommend

Updated from previous review on 2022-06-19

Pros: Reasonable prices, Marked veg options, waiter can point out vegan

claraf

Points +207

Vegan
12 Mar 2022

muito bom!

restaurante com comida bem caseira moçambicana, gostosa, bem servida e com opções vegetarianas e veganas! o chef é muito simpático e está aberto a modificar alguns ingredientes nos pratos vegetarianos para transformá-los em vegans

cecile_b

Points +2663

Vegan
26 Feb 2022

Nice discovery

None of us knew Mozambican cuisine, but at the end it was a win!

We really enjoyed our dinner there, the restaurant is very small but cosy and the food was simply delicious!

kmasiello

Points +74

Vegetarian
21 Oct 2021

Two (delicious!) main course vegetarian options and appetizers

This is a wonderful family owned Mozambican restaurant! It's on a side street away from the tourist places. It offers two very delicious main courses suitable for vegans. There were other appetizers and sides suitable for both veg and vegan. We loved supporting this small restaurant! I've never had Mozambican food before and I'm already searching for a place at home in San Diego to have more. Definitely have the hot sauce with your food!!

S111

Points +141

Vegan
11 Aug 2020

Five stars!

Roda Viva really is a highlight, I was happy to discover the Moçambican cuisine like this! We went there with vegans and non vegans and all had a wonderful experience, so we went back the next day. The chef knows a lot about vegan and vegetarian food, as his grandmother had an allergy to meat and he was basically raised vegetarian. There are 2 vegan plates on the menu, both were absolutely delicious. The plates use coconut in a very different and equally delicious way than thai cuisine does.

Pros: Delicious, Very friendly, Nice atmosphere

SaskiaDure

Points +89

Vegan
04 Jan 2020

Haven’t even eaten but ....

Friendly service and nice spot

Pros: Friendly staff , Great environment

Cati

Points +13

Vegetarian
09 Dec 2019

Una cena muy acertada

El viernes 6 de diciembre estuve en Roda Viva. Me encantó. Muy buen trato y muchas risas.
No conocía la cocina de Mozambique. Fue delicioso. Había poco plato vegetariano pero aún así repetiría.

Pros: Cuando vuelva a Lisboa ¡repito!

Cons: No me quité el abrigo al tener las puertas abierta

RosieHowarth

Points +16

Vegan
11 Oct 2019

Really good, interesting food

Friendly staff - yummy food

aminutta

Points +1625

Vegan
01 Aug 2019

Nice flavours

Food that smells & tastes very nice, prices are reasonable for the 2 vegan meal options. Very friendly staff.




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