Fire-kissed fusion,plated with soul.
Indo-Mediterranean wood-fire kitchen. Live coals, Goan spice, Portuguese seafood — two coastlines on one plate.
Open Tue–Sun
Late kitchen Fri & Sat
Alfama, Lisbon
Steps from Santa Apolónia
Dine-in & Collection
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Signature Dishes
Charred Tandoori Cauliflower
€11.50Whole roasted cauliflower, smoked yoghurt, pomegranate, mint oil.
Ember Octopus
€18.50Wood-fired Atlantic octopus, burnt-lemon labneh, dukkah.
Butter Chicken Cataplana
€22.00Lisbon cataplana of velvet butter chicken, charred naan.
Coal-Roasted Aubergine
€13.00Whole smoky aubergine, tahini, date molasses, pul biber.
Cardamom Burnt Basque Cheesecake
€8.50Caramelised crust, cardamom, salted-honey drizzle.
Our story · since 2019
Chef Anaya Vaz's table
Saffron & Ember was born when chef Anaya Vaz dragged her grandmother's Goan spice tins into a tiny Alfama wood-fire kitchen. We cook over live coals, ferment our own pickles, and treat every plate like the centre of the table. No fusion for the sake of it — just two coastlines that have always traded fire and spice.
More about usLoved in Lisbon
"The ember octopus alone is worth the trip across the Tejo. A fearless, joyful kitchen."
Marta Figueiredo
Time Out Lisboa
"I have eaten the butter chicken cataplana more times than I will admit. Faultless."
Daniel Roy
Regular since opening
"Indian soul, Portuguese fire, zero gimmicks. Book ahead — it fills fast."
Priya Anand
Food writer