Al ReemPorto · Rua de Sá da Bandeira 80A
Halal Mediterranean food, in the middle of Porto.
A sit-down kitchen three minutes from Bolhão. Mezze to share, kafta and shish taouk off the charcoal, musakhan on taboon bread — and a bar of mocktails, with no alcohol on the menu.
Tuesday to Sunday 12:00 – 23:00 · Halal kitchen · Vegan and vegetarian dishes tagged
At the table
The room in use. Everything here is on the menu.
Where Al Reem is
Al Reem is at Rua de Sá da Bandeira 80A, 4000-427 Porto. The street runs north from Praça Almeida Garrett, beside São Bento station, up past Bolhão Market. Number 80A is on the stretch between the two. Rua de Santa Catarina is one block to the east.
Phone: +351 924 971 772
Questions people ask
Is Al Reem halal?
Yes. Al Reem is a halal restaurant in Porto. There is no alcohol on the menu and no pork on it either.
Does Al Reem serve alcohol?
No. All 13 drinks on the Al Reem menu are mocktails, each €9.00.
How much does a meal at Al Reem cost?
Main dishes are €21.30 to €28.50. Cold mezze are €8.75 to €12.80. Desserts with a listed price are €7.00 and every mocktail is €9.00.
Is there vegan food at Al Reem?
Yes. 13 dishes on the menu are tagged vegan, including Muhammara, Fattouch, Falafel, Tabbouleh and Lentil Soup.
What Al Reem is
Al Reem is a sit-down halal restaurant in central Porto serving Mediterranean food. It is on Rua de Sá da Bandeira, the street that runs between São Bento station and Bolhão Market. The food is halal, there is no alcohol on the menu, and no pork appears anywhere on it.
The menu is built the way this food is meant to be eaten: cold mezze and warm mezze to share first, then a main dish, then something sweet. You can also eat one plate and leave — a pita is €11.50 to €13.50, a bowl of lentil soup is €7.20.
Prices run from €2.50 for pita bread to €28.50 for chargrilled beef skewers. Main dishes are €21.30 to €28.50. Cold mezze are €8.75 to €12.80. Every dessert with a listed price is €7.00.
There is no alcohol at Al Reem
Al Reem serves no alcohol. All 13 drinks on the menu are mocktails, and every one of them costs €9.00.
Nine of them are made here and named here: Amber Oasis (mango, lime, egg white), Velvet Passion (passion fruit, lime, egg white), Al Reem Mule (cucumber, ginger, mint), Za'atar (mint, soda, lime, za'atar), Shuk (passion fruit, ginger, pomegranate, mint), Crimson Sunset (watermelon, egg white, soda, lime), Berry Haven (wild berries, lime, rosemary), Pink Lagoon (strawberry, coconut, egg white, soda) and Zumarrud (kiwi, soda, egg white).
Four are alcohol-free versions of drinks you already know: Mojito, Piñacolada, Caipirinha and Paloma. Ask for the flavour you want — passion fruit, mango, pineapple, kiwi, mandarin or red pomegranate.
Vegan and vegetarian food at Al Reem
25 of the 41 dishes on the menu are tagged vegan or vegetarian: 13 vegan and 12 vegetarian.
The vegan dishes are Hummus, Hummus with Mushroom, Muhammara, Turkish Salad, Falahiyeh Salad, Tabbouleh, Fattouch, Lentil Soup, Falafel, Golden Kallaj Spinach, Sumac Fries, Pita de Falafel and Pickles.
The vegetarian dishes include Moutabbal, Labneh, Beetroot Salad, Cheese Rkakat, Seared Halloumi and Eggplant Fatteh, which is a full main dish at €24.50. Three of the four desserts are vegetarian.
A vegan can eat a full meal here without ordering a side dish as a main course. Start with hummus and muhammara, add falafel and golden kallaj spinach from the warm mezze, and finish with fattouch.
Eating here with children
Al Reem has a children's section on the menu called Junior Guests, with three dishes: Chicken Crunch Rockets at €11.60, Sponge Burger at €12.40 and crispy cheese balls at €9.20.
Sumac Fries (€6.50) and Vermicelli Rice (€5.50) work as side plates for a child who wants something plain.