sable is an all-day kitchen on rua das flores. we bake
before sunrise, pour coffee
until lunch, cook over fire
after dark — and nobody minds if you never leave.
come for
a coffee,
stay for dinner.
07:00
first bake. laminated croissants still warm from the oven, and a flat white pulled on our house blend.
long lunch. small plates from the morning market, a glass of something cold, nowhere you need to be.
golden hour. rosé on the terrace and snacks to share while the street outside slows down.
supper. the kitchen turns to fire — seasonal plates cooked to order and eaten slowly.
01 the morning croissant
forty-eight hours of folding, normandy butter, and an oven that starts before the trams do. gone by ten most days.
€3.5
02 salt cod croquettes
our grandmother's recipe, made lighter. crisp outside, soft inside, with a sharp lemon aioli for dipping.
€11
03 the market table
five small plates built around whatever looked best at the ribeira market that morning. made for sharing, rarely shared.
€24
04 wood-fired lamb loin
alentejo lamb over oak embers, savoy cabbage and a rosemary jus we reduce all afternoon. the reason the night menu exists.
€32
the chef's table
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our kitchen is small, the menu is short, and the produce arrives every morning from farms we can drive to.
chef inês moura cooks what is good today, not what is printed.
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“the kind of place you come for a coffee and leave after dinner. we did exactly that.”— marta & joão, regulars
“the croissant alone is worth the walk up the hill. the lamb is worth staying for.”— lisbon food weekly
“warm, unfussy and quietly brilliant. sable feels like it has always been here.”— hannah, visiting from london
always. we keep half the room and the whole bar for walk-ins. for groups over six or the chef's table, book ahead.
yes, at every hour. a third of the menu is vegetarian and the kitchen will adapt most dishes. just ask.
on sundays and mondays after 6 pm, for up to 64 guests. write to hello@sable.pt and we'll plan the menu together.
on the terrace, absolutely. there's a water bowl by the door and, sometimes, a spare croissant end.