5.4.10 Zaytouna

Rua Ângela Pinto 19

Location HERE.

Open 1000-2300 hours, closed Sundays.

It’s in Arroios Market!


Not just Middle Eastern, but a Palestinian café and food store. There is not so much seating behind the shop, but if you get there by 1900-2000 hours and are not a large group, you should be OK.

The menu has lots of vegetarian choices, and indeed plenty of vegan choices, too. Where the menu says “sandwich”, it means Pitta Sandwich. And they’re rather good. The olives are also rather good. You may encounter the phrase “From Palestine With Love”. It’s a peaceful vibe.

It should surprise no-one that the staff are welcoming and helpful, while at the same time the front window has a poster advertising “The Voice of Hind Rajab”, and the window onto the seating area displays solidarity with the Gaza flotilla. Thus empathy for those suffering terrible hardship is shown front and centre by some of those unable to ease it.


You leave, after paying a modest bill, perhaps understanding that Palestinian does not equal bad, and wanting to make a return visit, because the food is excellent and the people kind. Those living in the Lisbon area might visit again to browse the shop and find food and spices from around the Mediterranean and Middle East that prove elusive elsewhere.

Metro Alameda (Linha Verde and Linha Vermelha), buses 706, 708, 713, 716, 717, 718, 735, 797, 17B and 49B at the Alameda.

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