Akira

R. Xavier de Araújo 12, 1600-226 Lisboa, Portugal

★ 4.3 (661 Google reviews) · Japanese Restaurant · Compare this place

Cuisine: Japanese

🤝 Mixed crowd

Tourists rate it higher than locals do

🏠 Local score 3.95 how locals rate it · 93 reviewers 😊 74% good (4–5★) · 😐 4% okay (3★) · 😖 22% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.
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🧳 Tourist score 4.29 how tourists rate it · 76 reviewers 😊 82% good (4–5★) · 😐 5% okay (3★) · 😖 13% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.

Who eats here?

🏠 55% locals 45% tourists 🧳

93 of its 169 recent reviewers are from Portugal - 76 are not.

🍽️ Moderately busy - about 5.7 new Google reviews a month

Before you go

Practical details reported by 261 reviewers in the data we already collected.

Reviewer-reported
Food 4.49 248 reports
🏠 4.29★ (99) 🧳 4.5★ (66)
Service 4.25 250 reports
🏠 3.92★ (99) 🧳 4.34★ (68)
Atmosphere 4.29 249 reports
🏠 4.06★ (99) 🧳 4.25★ (67)
Price per person€20–25 164 reports
Reported waitNo wait 88% of 24 reports
Noise levelModerate noise 50% of 10 reports
ReservationsReservations not required 43% of 14 reports
Group sizeAll group sizes 54% of 26 reports
Meal typeDinner 59% of 153 reports
SeatingIndoor dining 80% of 10 reports
Order typeDine in 99% of 103 reports
ParkingFree car park 44% of 9 reports
Recommended dishesSashimi 44% of 52 reports

How locals and tourists have rated it over time

📈 Improving - up to 4.26★ from 3.94★ earlier

Everyone: 4.14★Everyone: 3.67★Everyone: 3★Everyone: 4.5★Everyone: 3.71★Everyone: 4★Everyone: 4.2★Everyone: 3.89★Everyone: 4.2★Everyone: 4★Everyone: 2.83★Everyone: 4.14★Everyone: 4★Everyone: 4.18★Everyone: 4.17★Everyone: 5★Everyone: 4.33★Everyone: 4.33★Everyone: 3.43★Everyone: 4.33★Everyone: 3★Everyone: 4.5★Everyone: 5★Everyone: 5★Everyone: 4.71★Everyone: 4.8★ Tourists: 4.67★Tourists: 3★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.2★Tourists: 3★Tourists: 3.67★Tourists: 4.2★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4★Tourists: 3.33★Tourists: 3★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4★Tourists: 4.2★Tourists: 4.33★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.33★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.5★Tourists: 5★ Locals: 3.75★Locals: 1★Locals: 4.8★Locals: 4★Locals: 4★Locals: 5★Locals: 3.5★Locals: 3.67★Locals: 4★Locals: 1.75★Locals: 4.33★Locals: 4.67★Locals: 4.44★Locals: 3.89★Locals: 5★Locals: 2.75★Locals: 3.67★Locals: 1★Locals: 4.5★Locals: 4★Locals: 5★Locals: 5★Locals: 5★Locals: 4.67★
Everyone Tourists Locals Google all-time 4.3★ Jan 24 – May 26
🏠 Local share is steady - 53% of recent reviewers are locals, vs 55% before
🧭 67% of reviewers are Google Local Guides

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Based on 169 recent written Google reviews · confidence: high · checked 2026-07-13 · newest review 2 months ago