About us

Lisbon’s first vegan restaurant.

The Food Temple opened 12 years ago as a pioneer of vegan cuisine in Lisbon, and has never left the heart of Mouraria. Waiters, foodies, chefs, friends, customers, and neighbors contributed to creating the unique identity of this place.

As the restaurant has proudly had several lives, we now want to share our excitement as we write a new chapter of The Food Temple’s story with longtime supporters and new comers night after night.

You'd like to think it's just about the food

but it's just as much these working souls

their smiles, their aura, their attitude

that make the visit something whole

Take this inviting set of ascending stairs 

Combine it with each attentive mind that cares

Then have a bite, it's love on a plate to sample 

But if not for its people, it wouldn't be a temple

Yannick Willeit