PORTUGAL - LISBON - MOMA GRILL

Oct 21, 2017
3 min read

MOMA GRILL

SOME VERY BAD RECENT (2025) REVIEWS SO BE WEARY. IT WAS OK WHEN WE WENT, BUT THAT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO. CHECK THE CURRENT REVIEWS FIRST.

This charming restaurant was the second traditional place we visited during our short trip to Lisbon.

To reach it, you need to navigate past the numerous aggressive street touts who wave menus featuring pictures of food along the street. The restaurant is located at the end of Rua dos Correeiros, and making your way up the street can be challenging, as even if you avoid eye contact, menus will be thrust in front of you. However, if you’re coming from the Praça do Comércio end of the street, this restaurant is the first one you’ll encounter.

Upon arrival, you will discover a charming small restaurant featuring arcades, stone walls, tiled floors, and tables adorned with white linens. When the weather permits, a few tables are set up on the bustling street.

All the waitresses are efficient, multilingual young women who speak good English and other languages well. They will help you with the menu if you do not understand it and explain the types of fish available.

The outdoor blackboards display today’s specials in English and Portuguese.

Starters include:

Escabeche de perdiz (partridge conserve)

Ovos verdes (fried boiled eggs)

Camarao frito com mayonnaise de alho e salsa (fried prawns with garlic and parsley mayonnaise)

For mains we chose fish from the blackboard list that included:

Groupa (grouper)

Linguado (sole)

Pregado (turbot): this was a tiny whole fish for €15, which seemed too small for us and would not be served in the UK at that size.

Peixe-galo (Atlantic John Dory)

Corvine (also known as croaker) is a fish found in the primarily tropical to temperate coastal waters of the southeastern Pacific, along Central and South America.

All the fish is grilled, brushed with olive oil and served with spinach and small baked potatoes.

Meat dishes include:

Grilled beef fillet steak

Veal fillets

Pork loin

Iberian pork strips

To follow with dessert, we had

Tarte de framboesia (raspberry tart)

Tarte de amêndoa (almond tart)

The wine list has a good local selection at reasonable prices.

What’s not to love about this place? The simple food is cooked beautifully, the service is impeccable, and the wine is both good and affordable. The restaurant always seems to be busy, filled with well-heeled locals in this mainly touristy Baixa area, and there’s a pleasant buzz in the air during the evening. It truly stands out as a level above any other establishment on the street.