Enoteca de Belém

Now this is one of the best meals I had in Lisbon. And how great staff, generous and helpful with choosing wines. I went there for a solo-​lunch after trying to find something not touristy in this part of Lisbon, which is a challenge.
Started off with a salmon tartar with miso, was surprised by how perfect the Japanese flavors were combined in this what appears to be a traditional Portuguese restaurant. The waiter, or sommelier is probably more fair, asked if I preferred red or white. That was it. Then he came out with a couple of options for white and had me taste them to make sure I was content. It was perfect.
Later in the meal I asked the waiter about green wines and how I can find a green wine that is. good and not so tart like the one’s I’ve had. He started explaining but cut himself off in the middle of a sentence to go an get a bottle for me to try. He didn’t even ask, he just took the unopened bottle and unscrewed it, pouring up a generous glass for me. It was delicious, and no he did not even charge me for it it turned out.
Continued with a white fish for main, and saved myself for dessert since I wanted to go and get a pastis at Pastis de Belem. This was absolutely one of my best meals in Lisbon during my three weeks there. Hoping to go back soon.

Hands down the best meal and dining experience I have had in Lisbon. We did not have reservations, but arrived at 7:00 PM right when they opened. We were lucky to get a table, as there was only one left (there are fewer than 10 small tables in the restaurant). Anyone that came after us without a reservation was turned away, so I definitely recommend calling ahead.
We took all of the waiter’s recommendations and were not disappointed. He selected specific wines for each course, all of which were perfect (though to be fair, I rarely meet a wine I don’t like). We each had the chorizo appetizer, and I had the venison entrée. I have never enjoyed venison until tonight — if I didn’t know better, I would think I was eating a piece of filet mignon.
I would recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a unique dining experience. All of the plates were prepared with unique and specific flavors, while still being highly enjoyable to the average diner. And for two people with 3 glasses of wine apiece plus desserts, the bill was less than 100 euros.

The codfish was delicious, though for the price the portion was just a bit too small. Tucked away in an alley but nice ambience.

Mes premières 5 étoiles à Lisbonne seront pour cette Enoteca de Belem. Trouvée grâce à Unilocal,nous voulions nous faire un petit diner sans prétention mais de qualité. Ce fut bien au delà de nos attentes. Les préparations et les produits sont de niveau Michelin 1*. Certes, la carte est courte mais vous trouverez forcément le plat qui vous plaira. Poulpe grillé délicieux, cheese cake aux figues à tomber. Et avec ça, de très bons vins, un service sympathique et attentionné et des prix modérés. Deux mots de conclusion: courez-​y !

Find this place! It is a small restaurant just off the Main Street in Belem. Very, very good food and excellent wine. We arrived for lunch just after opening are we’re lucky because with did not reserve. The octopus and fish were excellent as was the traditional Belem sausage — feireninha (?). Not knowing Portuguese wine, we went with the recommendation and it was very good. A superior satisfying meal.

Très bon rapport qualité-​prix, c’était vraiment très bon et le service parfait avec de très bons conseils sur le choix du vin.

Came here while vacationing and was able to grab a table for two. We were wearing tourist gear: braided hair, rain jackets, socks and sneakers. I had identified this place as a place I wanted to come to, so was excited to arrive and be able to get a seat in their small establishment (many turned away after us). We realized we were out-​dressed by some fancy locals, but we didn’t mind.
Sat down, and male waiter comes over to take our order. I asked for some wine, along the Pinot noir taste, and he launched into this really embarrassing rant at me. «Really? You think you can walk in here and order Pinot noir from a restaurant like this?» It went on for like, 30 seconds and I could feel the eyes of other diners in this quiet establishment while he just completely embarrassed me. I squeaked out an, ‘I don’t know, I just want some wine’ and he grabbed me something like a Pinot, and said it was only served in that restaurant. It was very good, but I was too concerned with the fact that he had just been one of the rudest waiters I’ve ever come across. My friend was also embarrassed so we just sat in silence for a while. It makes me cringe just to think about the experience.
Then the food: Amuse-​bouche — tempura octopus bite. Delicious.
Started with a pork soup, it was also delicious. The mushrooms were the best part. My friend started with the vegetable soup, hers was even better. I asked for another recommendation for red (hell no was I going to try to order), and this one wasn’t as good, he said it was a Syrah but it tasted bitter.
Also, bread and goat butter/​olive oil was yummy.
My friend’s main was the tuna. It was good. I liked mine better, the codfish with crispy potatoes and olives. The codfish was perfectly cooked and seasoned well. I was shocked at how good the food was after our waiter’s display, but the wine and good food helped me forget it for a bit.
For dessert, I asked for Madeira and he said he had a port I would like. It was good. Our crumble dessert was also yummy.
Very inexpensive for the quality, maybe around 50 euro for all of these truly delicious courses, big kudos to the chef. Go here if you want good food, but beware of rudeness. 5 stars for food, 1 star for being made to look like an ass to the whole restaurant = 3 stars.

This place is a hidden gem. Don’t go to the laminated placard tourist traps if you can get a table here. The wines by the glass is better here than most bottles I’ve ordered at high end restaurants. Goat milk butter for the bread. Venison with seared peach and a small loaf of homemade olive bread. It was perfect.

Super Ambiente. Tolles, ausgefallenes Essen mit perfekt passenden Weinen.
Sehr empfehlenswert.

It’s a nice wine bar that serves good food near a very touristy neighborhood. However, this place is situated in a relatively quiet small alley that’s a nice break from all the hustle and bustle of Belem. It’s actually super near the Pasteis de Belem shop as well.
I tried the pork entrée here, and it was a little too salty for my taste. The beef (can’t remember if it was veal) entrée was good, the bacalau one was so so. However, I loved the goat butter they served with the bread. The prices aren’t cheap, but it feels like a nice romantic hideout in middle of Belem.

Despite the touristic neighborhood, Enoteca was truly an authentic and delightful experience. My friends and I were around Belem on our first day in Lisbon just so happened to bookmark Enoteca as a viable option for a place to eat. Tucked on a small side street away from the crowds, we one of the first to arrive for lunch on that Friday afternoon. The place was only able to accommodate about 25 per sitting and luckily for us, none of the tables were reserved.
The menu was broken down simply; starters, main courses, and desserts. My friends and I were not really keen on the small stuff, so all eight of us had ordered main courses to begin with and two bottles of wine, one white, one red. Nelson, our server was very professional, informative, and really went above and beyond! He even recommended late night places for us to visit in the city.
I had no expectations of this place other than when we had walked in, I knew that this place was going to be mid-​range in prices just by the overall ambiance and contemporary décor. With main courses roughly around 14 — 18 Euro a plate, you really can’t complain since the quality of the dishes were EXCELLENT. Everything was harmonic and flavorful. From our amuse bouche to our desserts! Their house wine is very drinkable stuff!

Es ist ein Weinladen! Es ist total gemütlich eingerichtet ! Wir waren jetzt 2 mal abends essen dort. Es ist etwas teurer aber es darf auch so sein ! Dass essen ist der Hammer. Ich hatte noch nie in einem Restaurant so stark das Bedürfnis gehabt dem koch zu danken und zu gratulieren für das leckere essen! Der Kellner der uns bediente sprach sehr gut englisch und ein wenig deutsch :) ich selber spreche portugiesisch aber meine Begleitung nicht und so würde es ein misch masch :)
Es ist ein kleiner geheim tipp es gibt auch nicht viele Tische es ist halt eher zum weintrinken gedacht! nachtisch hatten wir auch. Auch erste klasse!
Reservieren empfehle ich euch ! Geht auch über Email!

Researched a spot for a final dinner in Lisbon and wasn’t finding much. Saw reviews and decided to try this one. Worked out very well. They open at 1, and run until close without a break. I called a day in advance and made a reservation, also inquiring about vegetarian options. They said «no problem» and immediately asked about various foods (dairy, egg, etc). When we arrived and checked in, he mentioned that he had spoken with me yesterday and pointed to the book which said «vegetarian» highlighted. We grabbed a table and had an amazing experience. Great service, wonderful knowledge of Portuguese food and wine (and very willing to spend all the time in the world discussing with you).
Setting has been described by others, but I’ll echo that it is very small (8 – 10 tables) with a few seats at the bar. Beautiful setting, very cozy. But make a reservation to be safe.
They started us with a couple glasses of champagne. While relaxing, we saw the chef wander in carrying a couple bags of produce. Amuse-​bouche was a shot of vegetable pure+foam (clearly also customized for my table). My food was exceptional; they made an excellent arugula-​fig salad with crisped local cheese and a very light dressing. Main for me was faux-​risotto (as they explained it) of mushrooms, nuts, and greens (made by taking regular local rice and washing the starch out to then cream it… very good result). My wife’s main was the veal steak which she raved about. Can’t remember her starter.
On wine, we just told them «you know what to do, just bring us wine that matches each course or bring us a bottle». The wine is priced at a set price per glass or per bottle, no matter which wine you select, giving you complete freedom to try things.
Dessert was a chocolate brownie in a strawberry «soup». They split the dish onto two plates for serving. Added two glasses of port. Brownie was a tad dry, but the strawberry was perfect.
Highly recommended. Make a reservation. Our strategy was to visit the monastery right down the street late in the day, eventually getting booted to then tour the church and archaeological museum. Then when those closed, we walked around and ended up at the restaurant early for our 7:30 reservation. But it was a good use of transport and logistics to bundle up the reservation with the monastery and save having to get back out to Belem — and a sub-​10 euro cab fare back to our hotel.
Tab for two was $ 90 Euros — around $ 120-​$ 125 USD. Well worth it.

This place was recommended to us by a local as a great wine bar when in Belem. We decided to give this place a go. It is not easy to find as it is down a very narrow lane and you would not guess this place exists in this lane.
It is an almost all Portugese place with wine and food sourced locally from Portugal. The owners also make their own wines and represent a number of good Portugese wine.
We tried a few wines by the glass and all of it was recommended by the host and we loved ever one of them. We also had a Portugese platter which had some excellent cold cuts, morcilla and cheeses. I loved every bit of this plate. We also had a couple of hot small plates and they were good but I cannot remember exactly what the dishes were called.
I will definitely return here next time I come back to Portugal.

Só de entrar uma pessoa fica logo embriagada. O cheiro é inconfundível e as estantes recheadas de garrafas fazem pensar que seriam precisas mais noites que a conta. Vim jantar a este restaurante porque a minha madrinha, que mora na Suiça, queria ir a um espaço de confiança para beber e comer gourmet. Pesquisei por Belém e encontrei este na Internet, ainda bem que o fiz porque a pé dificilmente lá chegaria. Situado fora da confusão turística e escondido do ataque aos pastéis de Belém, é um local pequeno e por isso tivemos de reservar, para não chegarmos e bater com o nariz na porta.
Eu não sou grande consumidora de gourmet, onde a comida encolhe no prato, mas fiz a vontade e comi um polvo com curgete muito bom. O vinho também era muito bom e a minha madrinha pagou a conta choruda com um ar satisfeito, diz ela que prefere pagar mas ser servida com deve ser. Agora, sempre que cá vem quer lá voltar.

Os vinhos repousam nas estantes e são a alma deste restaurante. A escada da estante, ao jeito de biblioteca, dá aquele charme que completa a caracterização do espaço.
O ambiente é muito giro, acolhedor, num espaço pequeno mas muito confortável. Há petiscos e pratos portugueses vários e vinhos, muitos e bons. O atendimento é simpático e dá vontade de ficar e voltar.

Se és um apreciador de vinho, este espaço é para ti.
Eu fiquei deslumbrada.
O serviço é excelente e se fores numa de petiscar, deixa-​te levar pelas sugestões, quer dos vinhos, quer dos petiscos.
Tens a opção de vinho a copo que te permite sempre optares por um ou mais vinhos, se preferires experimentar.
Eu, adorei a morcela com ananás, fiquei fã.
Mas tens muita variedade, como por exemplo secretos de porco preto, lombo à portuguesa e mousse de banana para sobremesa.
A decoração é típica e tens ainda a opção se quiseres de fazeres festas de aniversário com prova de vinhos.
Um espaço pequeno mas muito agradável.
Comida bem servida e pratos bem decorados.
Vinhos excelentes e atendimento fantástico.
Não deixes de visitar e de voltar, eu voltei e voltarei!