Awards & Recognitions

Since opening in 2021, we've been fortunate enough to receive some amazing press and pocket a handful of awards along the way.

Awards

Mesa Marcada - Sustainability Award 2022

Mesa Marcada - Best New Restaurant Portugal 2021

Timeout - Best New Restaurant Lisbon 2021

Press

23 of the best restaurants in Lisbon to try

Attitude Magazine - SEM restaurant in Lisbon has at its core zero-waste and the regeneration of the environment, transforming waste into haute cuisine

Mesa Marcada - SEM, the new restaurant that wants to redefine the term waste

NZ Herald - George McLeod’s Restaurant, Sem, Has No Leftovers

Observador - SEM: the restaurant where the word waste does not appear and the ingredient controls the menu

Stuff - Kiwi chef George McLeod finds success in Portugal with award-winning restaurant SEM

denizen - Portuguese restaurant SEM is coming to Auckland