Discover the best restaurants to eat in Porto. We’ve selected the perfect places for you to enjoy the local cuisine on your trip.
1. Café Santiago in Porto
Café Santiago is a restaurant in Porto where you can find one of the most famous francesinhas. This dish, which is the most typical in the city, is nothing more than a sandwich with sausage, fresh sausage, ham, cold meats and beef steak, all topped with melted cheese and sometimes eggs.
The interior of Café Santiago is simple, like that of an ordinary snack bar, but the dishes and snacks are true Porto delights.
- Address: R. de Passos Manuel 226, 4000-382 Porto.
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2. A Chalandra near Porto
This restaurant is now in the region of Matosinhos, a neighboring city. Matosinhos is already famous for its fish restaurants, which makes the region very popular with those who want to enjoy fish.
In this respect, Chalandra is one of the best restaurants for tasting good fish. The atmosphere is also very beautiful, with themed decoration including stone walls, anchors, buoys, fishing nets and other marine objects.
- Address: Av. Serpa Pinto 322, 4450-276 Matosinhos.
3. Majestic Café in Porto
This café is a very old establishment in the city, having opened in 1921, and still retains the art nouveau style of the time. It is very popular with the Portuguese and one of its main attractions is its afternoon tea, a must for tourists in Porto.
- Address: R. de Santa Catarina 112, 4000-442 Porto.
4. Gazela Brewery in Porto
One of the typical snacks in Porto, apart from the francesinhas, are the “cachorrinhos”, small hot dogs made of pressed bread, Portuguese sausage, cheese and pepper sauce. This traditional snack is very well served at Cervejaria Gazela, which prepares the dish with two sandwiches and serves glasses of the city’s beer to accompany the delicacy.
- Address: Tv. Cimo de Vila 4, 4000-434 Porto.
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5. Casa do Livro in Porto
The Casa do Livro bar attracts people of all ages. It has an incredible decor, with books, lamps and very comfortable armchairs for reading at your leisure. As it gets very crowded at weekends, we recommend that you visit during the week to enjoy a good meal in peace.
- Address: R. da Galeria de Paris 85, 4050-639 Porto.
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