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Porto Recomendations

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Also, you might find some cool extra recommendations and curiosities about Portugal!

Typical Portuguese dishes and locations:

✧˖° Here are some recommendations on where to eat and what to do in Porto! ✧˖°

Breakfast/Brunch

  • Molete (Typical Portuguese breakfast)
  • Confeitaria Bolhão (Typical Portuguese breakfast)
  • Esquires Coffee (Brunch)
  • Zenith (Brunch)
  • Nicolau (Brunch & Lunch)
  • Época Porto (Brunch)
  • Garden Porto (Brunch)

Tapas, Porto-Tonic and wine

  • !  BIALOUNGE  !
  • Wine Chalet
  • Porto Cruz (rooftop)

Francesinha (typical Porto sandwich with various meats)

  • A Regaleira
  • Cafe Santiago
  • Brasão (also has the vegetarian version)
  • Lado B
  • Piolho

Bacalhau (codfish)

  • O Bacalhoeiro
  • Casa Bragança
  • Taverna d’Avó
  • Bacalhau
  • A tasquinha

Prego em pão (steak sandwich with typical cheese from Serra da Estrela)

  • Tapas da Batalha
  • Venham mais 5

Sande de pernil (roasted pork leg sandwich)

  • Casa Guedes (various locations)
  • Trigo de canto

Cozido à portuguesa (traditional boiled meal with vegetables and different types of meat)

  • Antunes
  • Restaurante Manuel Alves

Tripas à moda do Porto (traditional dish of beef stomach made with tripe with white beans, rice and carrots)

  • Casa Bragança
  • Casa Expresso
  • A Regaleira

Octopus

  • Bulha
  • Casa Bragança
  • Postigo do carvão

Alheira (Portuguese sausage made with garlic, bread and veal or bird meat)

  • Casa Bragança
  • Bulha (alheira croquettes)

Bifana  🌶️ (marinatedpork sandwich simmered in white wine, garlic, and paprika sauce, and served with mustard and piri-piri)

  • Conga 
  • Tasquinha dos guindais
  • Taxca
  • Sol e sombra

Seafood and fish

  • Meia-Nau
  • Ostras & coisas
  • Mister Couto (Matosinhos)

Traditional churrasqueiras (barbecue/grill)

  • Churrasqueira Nova Era
  • Lameiras
  • Churrasqueira A Brasa
  • Churrasqueira A Moura
  • Pedro dos Frangos 

Vegetarian & Vegan 🥗🥬

  • Da Terra (Vegan)
  • Manna Porto
  • Suribachi (Vegan & Vegetarian)
  • O oriente do Porto
  • Nola Kitchen
  • Apuro Vegan Bar (Vegan)
  • Kind Kitchen (Vegan)
  • Casa da Horta (Vegan)

Gluten-Free 🚫🌾🍞

  • Com Cuore
  • Nola Kitchen

Pastry Shops ₊🍰🥄

  • Manteigaria (pasteis de nata/custard tarts)
  • Castro: El Atelier dos pasteis
  • Leitaria Quinta do Paço (Eclairs)
  • Padeirinha Doce

Historical Cafés

  • Cafe A Brasileira
  • Cafe Majestic
  • Cafe Guarany
  • Restaurante RC (with Fado)
  • Cafe Ceuta

Beer & Breweries🍻

  • Nortada
  • Letraria
  • Armazém da Cerveja
  • Alvares Brewery
  • Baobab Craft Beer

Other activities

Bars & Nightlife 🌃🍸🎶

  • Adega Sportsbar (Bar)
  • Pipa Velha (Bar)
  • Aduela (Bar)
  • Maus Hábitos (4th floor bar & club)
  • Plano B (Club)
  • Mirajazz (Bar with views)
  • Guindalense (Bar with views)
  • Ferro (Alternative bar & Club)
  • Galerias de Paris Street

Pub Crawl 🍻

If you are interested in party with other travellers you can join a Pub Crawl: Tickets Here!
https://revolutours.com/en/experience/pub-crawl

Markets and regional stores

  • Mercado do Bolhão
  • A Pérola do Bolhão
  • Mercearia do Bolhão
  • Pretinho do Japão
  • A Favorita do Bolhão
  • Casa Vicent
  • Cork solutions

Fado shows

  • Casa da Guitarra (1 hour with 1 porto wine included)
  • Ideal Clube de Fado
  • Restaurante O Fado (with dinner)
  • Casa da mariquinhas (with dinner)

Miradouros (view points)

  • Serra do Pilar
  • Jardim do morro
  • Passeio das Virtudes
  • Palácio de Cristal park

Recommended museums or monuments

  • Casa do Infante (Age of discoveries)
  • Igreja São Francisco (church)
  • Palácio da Bolsa (stock exchange)
  • Torre dos Clérigos (76m tower)
  • Museu Serralves (Contemporary Art)

Beach / Fish town / Surf
500 local bus 

We hope to see you back soon! 🙂
Thanks 

Adriano

Publication date
13/02/2026
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Tommy Lopes
Tommy Lopes
"Adriano was amazing! The first time I’ve done one of these walking tours and it was so great to get local insight, recommendations and plenty of laughs on my first day in the city."
Yashaswini Premjit
Yashaswini Premjit
"Adriano's walking tour of Porto was just incredible! His storytelling is so captivating and absolutely enthralling. He gives a beautiful overview of Porto history and explains everything with absolute clarity! Highly recommend this tour! "
Jessica Florez
Jessica Florez
"Adriano was incredibly knowledgeable, and his storytelling style made the session both entertaining and engaging. He kept us captivated from start to finish. 100% recommended!"
TT
TT
"Did the “Castros” tour with Adriano, visiting both Briteiros and Sanfins, and it was truly one of the highlights of my trip! I learned so much about the ancient history of Portugal and its fascinating connections to the city of Porto."
Mark Hansford
Mark Hansford
"Adriano was an amazing tour guide. We loved his passion for his city and his knowledge of it all. It was a fun and engaging tour and would recommend to all!!"
Zdravka Boneva
Zdravka Boneva
"Adriano is very knowledgeable and passionate about history and architecture. He has a good sense of humor too. My husband and I learned so much. I would highly recommend his walking tour."