Cantinho do Aziz

Delicious and different, with exotic and sophisticated flavors, but it’s not pretentious at all. It’s Mozambique home cooking on the street. Don’t be scared to order something you are skeptical of because it’s worth the adventure here. The crab is amazing, also the shrimp. The flavors here will remind me of other ethnic dishes, but much more subtle in nature.
Beware of the patio on hot sunny days because your beer will get warm quickly and unless you have a full brimmed hat, you’re going to fry. Get there before the sun climbs over the wall or try to get seating under the canopy. But be warned, they are extremely busy so be prepared for slow service and limited seating. Still, if you’re walking around this particularly steep part of Lisbon, Aziz is a great place to recharge.

Wonderful flavors. Uniquely African Indian and Portuguese blended shared dishes. The hot sauce was as advertised really hot. Lamb and shrimp dishes for us and the dessert like we’ve never had before. Highly recommended for adventure eaters and those who enjoy one of a kind dishes.

This place is great, and we were actually here twice today.
The first time we were on a food tour, and we stopped in for the meat samosas and a beer. They claim the samosa is the best in Lisbon, and they’re probably right. It’s crispy and packed with well-​seasoned meat.
When we came back later on our own for dinner, we got all three types of samosas. I still thought the beef was the best, but my wife liked the chicken the best. Even the veggie samosa was really good! All were cooked perfectly too.
We ordered some melted macua cheese, which was served with bread, but it wasn’t anything too exciting. It’d be better if the bread were toasted, so I’d stay away from the dish, not because it’s bad, because everything else we tried was a lot better. Save the stomach space – you’ll thank me later.
For mains, we had the miamba wa macua, which is shrimp in coconut sauce with palm oil and bananas. It’s awesome over the perfectly cooked rice.
We also had the spicy bakra piri piri, which are lamb ribs in a «spicy» sauce. The sauce actually wasn’t spicy, it just had a nice hearty flavor. The lamb was nice and tender, and again the flavors were bang on. This dish was the best of the night IMO.
I topped it off with a glass of the house red wine for 1.50 €. Can’t beat that! No desert for us.
Service was timely, and the gentleman who helped us spoke great English, which always makes it easier. My only regret is that I couldn’t try the Zambezian chicken, as they had sold out earlier. Go for lunch if you want this.
I also recommend making reservations, as we barely got a seat on a Saturday night in January. I doubt you’d be able to walk up and get a table during summer.

Just ok. I Knew I wanted to try when I saw the menu and that it was full of people. Ok — we didn’t make a reservation so I find it normal that had to wait around 30 minutes to get the table. No problem, in the meantime funny tourist tried to still our table so we had a wait with attractions! The main waiter (that told us to wait for the table) was very professional, explaining how much we would have to wait etc. when we got the table another waiter took us over, I must say he didn’t have a clue about the dishes and even if we ordered he came 15 minutes later asking if we ordered! Strange. The food was ok. I tried shrimps with banana and coconut milk. The banana was wired but in general it was tasty.

This was such an awesome and fun food discovery! Los Angeles has lots of ethnic cuisines, but Mozambican isn’t one I’ve had the pleasure of trying before. The Republic of Mozambique, a Southeast African country, was colonized by Portugal in 1505, and only gained its independence in 1975, so the two have deep ties to each other. Cantinho do Aziz seems to be a family affair, and we never would have heard of it had it not been recommended to us by a local. It really is something you have to try for yourself!
We didn’t have a reservation, but after 10 minutes, they were able to squeeze us onto an outside table. It was raining, but there were enough umbrellas to keep everyone covered.
I’m vegan, and our waitress had limited English, so I went with the most vegan-​looking item on the menu, Matapa + Coco Vegetariano. I have to say, I think I nailed it! Granted, it was the only entrée on the menu that was vegetarian, and the only item that didn’t have glowing recommendations written next to it, but I really enjoyed it. I love trying foods from other countries, and if they’re naturally vegan, all the better! African veggies and matapa (cassava leaves and coconut milk cooked into a sauce), over coconut rice? Done. We also ordered fried bananas that came with an aioli on the side. I ignored that and just dunked them into the matapa. We shared a bottle of local white wine that was cheaper than water but soooo delicious.
Since I’m fairly confident that what I had was vegan, I’d definitely come back with adventurous foodies. I also can’t wait to try cooking matapa at home. Thanks for the culinary experience, Cantinho do Aziz!

Découvert par hasard en marchant dans les petites ruelles. Excellents plats et bon service. La sauce piquante est incroyablement bonne

Gosto de restaurantes que para além de boa comida, oferecem uma experiência divertida, tipo um empregado de mesa meio louco e ambiente animado. O Cantinho do Aziz reúné algumas dessas características. Este não é o sítio para fazerem um balanço da relação com o vosso namorado ou para fazer anúncios formais à família (bem, depende da família). Este é o sítio para experimentar o espírito moçambicano.
O ambiente é descontraído desde o primeiro minuto: uma esplanada com mesas e cadeiras de plástico, paredes pintadas de amarelo com fotografias das pessoas que trabalham no restaurante e das pessoas que o frequentam. As mesas estão cobertas por capulanas, os tradicionais panos moçambicanos.
Mas o que eu mais gostei (para além da comida, mas já lá vamos) foram as ementas, deliciosamente comentadas. Ficamos a saber que a mousse de caju é «maningue nice», qual é o prato que a Embaixadora da Turquia adora e que o caril de caranguejo é «muita bom».
Depois, é um restaurante frequentado pelas pessoas do bairro, que vão ali beber o seu copito com o próprio do Aziz, e isso dá um ar bastante acolhedor.
Quanto à veracidade dos comentários, tenho a dizer que provei as chamuças, o Frango à Zambeziana, o Caril de Caranguejo e a mousse de maracujá e é tudo maningue nice!

O melhor makoufe (camarão, caranguejo e vegetais) que conheço na cidade de Lisboa! Este restaurante moçambicano no coração da Mouraria é um ‘must’ pela qualidade dos seus pratos e pelo preço justo!
O espaço interior não é muito impressionante, acho que podia ser mais original e condizente com a cultura moçambicana. Mas toda a envolvente da Mouraria compensa…
Recomendo, definitivamente!

O Cantinho do Aziz é um cantinho de Moçambique em plena Mouraria. Não se deixem enganar pela decoração simples: a comida é maravilhosa! Fomos avisados que as chamuças de carne são «as melhores do mundo» e posso garantir que fazem bem jus à fama. Prosseguimos com um Caril de Caranguejo e um Makoufe de Camarão e Caranguejo que estavam divinais. Uma prerrogativa é que, apesar de estarmos a falar de caril e de pratos tradicionalmente picantes, o Aziz avisa logo: «os nossos pratos não são nada picantes, o picante é servido à parte». Por isso, os mais sensíveis ao picante (como eu) podem ficar descansados. Quando chegou à sobremesa, deixei-​me vencer pela curiosidade: mousse de cajú?! Sim, mas do fruto, não da castanha. Posso dizer-​vos que é estranho, mas vale bem a pena experimentar– sabe bastante a queijo, mas, à mistura com as castanhas de cajú, é uma sobremesa incrível.
Fui literalmente à descoberta num jantar com um amigo e saímos maravilhados e com a intenção de provar muita coisa que ficou por experimentar na ementa. Até porque, à saída, as contas do Aziz ficaram bem à medida dos bolsos mais pequenos.

Um dia a deambular pela Mouraria à procura de um sítio para jantar encontrámos este cantinho! Não familiarizados com comida moçambicana, decidimos arriscar e nunca nos arrependemos da escolha. Aqui figura a comida africana mas com uma mistura subtil de indiano. Desde as entradas às sobremesas, os sabores confluem num turbilhão de bom gosto.
Experimentámos o queijo moçambicano derretido, caril de caranguejo, caril de galinha com amendoim e makoufe de camarão e caranguejo. Ficou claramente a faltar o que dizem ser uma das grandes especialidades da casa, o frango à zambeziana.
Não é a decoração exagerada que faz o sítio mas sim, os pequenos elementos decorativos que se espalham pela sala, a simpatia do dono e o ambiente familiar e informal que ali se vive.

uma tasca honesta. Nao e pretenciosa e a relacao preco qualidade acima da media. atendimento e de fraca qualidade

Un restaurant au calme à Lisbonne et tres sympathique recommandé à la fois par les guides mais aussi par les habitants de Lisbonne.
La décoration est sympathique (des photos noir et blanc de stars, principalement portugaises), la nourriture tres bien (je me rappelle encore des chips de peau de pomme de terre en apéro) et les enfants y sont les bienvenus, on a même eu le droit à deux sieges enfants !
Pas très facile à trouver au premier abord car toutes les rues autour s’appellent quelquechose de San Miguel alors un truc: mettez vous face à l’église, longez là par la gauche et c’est là avant l’escalier ! Et surtout, même si la porte est fermée, né partez pas, le serveur viendra vous ouvrir.

Wenn ihr nach Lissabon kommt, dann macht bloß einen großen Bogen um diesen Touristennepp! Alles, was hier geboten wird ist der schöné Standort. Für den zahlt man aber kräftig. 2 x Sardinen mit verwelktem Salat und Brot, dazu zwei Bier um 52 Euro! No more comments!