A Georgian gem with a top-notch hidden patio
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Rua Luciano Cordeiro 46A, Lisbon 1150-216 | +315 912 046 978
Campo Mártires da Pátria
Mon: 19h – 23h; Tue – Thu: 13h – 16h, 9h – 23h; Fri – Sun; 13h – 17h, 18h30 – 23h
If you’ve been fortunate enough to visit Georgia and try their amazing cuisine, you’ll likely be aware that you never leave hungry. If anything you’re rolling out the door. This Georgian restaurant follows that time-honored tradition and serves hefty portions of delicious dishes, each as carefully crafted as the next.
We sat in the back garden, which is very well taken care of and super inviting for a date night or just dinner with friends. We chose a Portuguese wine, opting to avoid the hefty pricetag of the Georgian ones, and asked immediately for some dumplings to get us started. The next letdown was when the waiter informed us that khinkali were not part of the menu (they are only available at their sister restaurant Nadi Bistro in Rato). This caused the Atlas team to pivot into some unknown territory, but in the end, we were thrilled to have tried new things and learned what we should do differently next time.
As cheese lovers, we started with the Megruli Khachapuri (to share), which was delicious but extremely filling and reminded me of an upscale 4-cheese pizza. Next time I would go for the Adjaruli to enjoy the boat-shaped dough and the traditional egg on top of the cheese to make things a bit more exciting. The highlights of the meal were the Iakhne (veal stewed with walnuts) and the Chacapulli (lamb stewed with tarragon), which were met by moments of silence broken up with nom nom sounds from around the table.
Definitely worth a visit or two to get your order down pat, but don’t be late to your reservation because they WILL hound you by phone.
