OSSO - Restaurante / Botequim — Restaurant in Lisbon

Traveled to Portugal in July 2023 and randomly came across this place on Google Maps (since it was close to our Airbnb). It was the highlight of my entire two weeks in Spain and Portugal. I still think about it every day because the exceptional quality of the food literally brought me to tears. We went with 4 people and ordered the following entrees: Ossobuco, Xinxim Chicken, Grilled Chicken with Mango Rice and Curd, and the Pumpkin Gnocchi. All four dishes were PHENOMENAL, but I think the Pumpkin Gnocchi and the Xinxim Chicken were my personal favorites. We also got all three desserts (Chocolate Mousse, the 'Romeo and Juliet', and the Student Cake) which were all outstanding. We got the Licor Beirão and Amendoa Amarga to drink and loved them enough to take some home with us too! Both the owner and chef were incredibly kind, spending lots of time making us feel welcome, chatting with us at our table, and just being genuinely amazing humans. This place is an absolute MUST for anyone traveling through Lisboa, and I cannot wait to go back to Portugal specifically to eat here again. You can tell the level of care, love, and attention to food, ambience, and detail that goes into everything they do here, and I cannot recommend them enough! My only regret is that I was so busy enjoying myself that I forgot to take pictures...

Worst restaurant I ever went. The food was salted like I have never seemed before and tasted like nothing, we have complained about this and at first the waitress removed the plates and to my suprise, he did not gave us a change to try out another plate. I was mad at this and talked with the cook, and she replied that there was nothing wrong with the food, it was a cultural thing. Strongly advised to not to...

Absolutely amazing food. But we “met arthur” who is definitely a guy you need to meet at least once in your life. He is an absolute genius. The food was extravagant and extraordinarily delicious. I will definitely “meet arthur” again. The store was meant to be closing when we got there but the guy is so decent that he kept it open for us. His wife was the main chef and was open to cook for us after hours....