Restaurant - Dervixe

This is the first time I went to a turkish restaurant, and I must say I liked it, the food, the decoration and the service. The closest thing I tried was the famous middle eastern Joshuas Shoarma fast food franchise, obviously limited in variety and quality.

The first thing I thought when looking at the menu was "I must try everything!", and you almost can because they serve tasting dishes, with different types of food. I can't really remember the names but I liked everything, except the french fries, but then again they are not a traditional turkish food...

As you may know, in the turkish culture they smoke the famous Nargile, which you can try(for 10 Euros), and are not really fond of alcoholic beverage, so you can't order wine or beer, the good news is that they allow you to bring your own.

The owner/waiter was very nice and attentive, but that day were few customers, I don't know how it is on a busy day. The decoration is very pleasing and on the 1st floor you have some nice sofas where you can have a nice relaxed meal and socialize with your friends.

I must definitely go there again!

Misc:
Average price: ~12 Euros
Multibanco/Visa: Yes
Smokers: Outside
Closes at: Monday

Pros:
- Nice price/quality ratio
- Good for groups and couples
- Lots of variety

Cons:
- No near subway
- No alcoholic drinks, but you can bring your own

- Location is not very interesting

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Espiral

Espiral is a place about nature, ecology and spirituality. There you can find a bookshop, a bioshop, a gym for therapy and martial arts, and a vegetarian restaurant(also serving fish).

I have only tried the restaurant, so this post is about that. Being a meat lover I don't know many vegetarian restaurants, but so far this is my favourite. It is cheap and well served, calm and cosy and some nights you get live music. There is free tea with your meal, and you have a variety of dishes to choose from(check the website), the ones I tried were good.

It is a good place to take your date, specially is she/he is eco/bio/vegan nature lover, the decoration is good and they have candles ;)

Misc:

Average price: ~8 Euros

Multibanco/Visa: Yes

Smokers: No

Closes at: Does not close

Pros:

- Excellent quality/price ratio

- Cosy and calm

- Live music

- Great food variety and large doses

Cons:

- Not good for large groups

- No near places for a drink afterwards

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