Xin 번창 — Restaurant in Odivelas

It's our second time visiting Lisbon and we've been craving to eat kimchi. We've toured around Europe for two weeks straight without entering a korean restaurant.

My friend suggested me to look up online and we found this restaurant. Without hesitation we called a taxi and headed to the place.

The decoration of the restaurant, although simple, had a friendly touch.

We ordered our favorites, the classic bibimbap with vegetables, since my friend is vegetarian, and for myself a whole set of grilled marinated pork (served with lettuce, rice and of course, kimchi. Then it was time to eat. The dishes had a fragrant, delicious and a home welcoming touch.

We became fans immediately. So we decided to return the next day. The second time we ordered kimchi & tofu soup, soybean paste soup and steamed pork. Again delicious!

Definitely recommended. Until next...

Nice and comfortable family run kitchen and service. Located in a high density residential area with public parking so if you go for dinner you will likely be able to park your car without much trouble. Great hot pot and kimchi, but I wasn't so lucky with the bibimbap, the bottom rice was not crispy which is a must for me, but other than that it tasted great. Very friendly service and very reasonable price. There are usually larger groups in the restaurant, for family gatherings or birthday parties. For birthdays they play happy birthday in Korean which we found cute. If you need some autumn/winter comfort food for the soul, this is definitely a place I would check out. While not outstanding, it feels like your aunt's Korean restaurant, and after a few times you kind of adopt it as a part of your family. Or maybe...

Xin does not look like your average asian restaurant. In fact, it looks more like your typical portuguese neighborhood restaurant than anything else, but the oriental motif quickly sets in. It's definitely outside the touristic trail, as the suburb town of Odivelas is mostly residential. Regardless, the staff is super friendly and the food is quite affordable; the korean drinks are a bit pricey, but you won't really find them around every corner in Lisbon. Having had korean before in other European capitals, the spice did not live up to my standards, but I get why that would be the case here. Despite sounding awfully critical I did enjoy it and...