8 restaurants in Braga, editor-picked for monday dinner. Open on monday — the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Braga.
Cruz Sobral ★ 4.5
Centro Historico · Campo das Hortas 7-8, 4700-210 Braga
Hours: Mon-Sat 12:00-22:30, Sun 12:00-15:30
Operating since 1926 and run by the Cruz Sobral family's third and fourth generations. The kitchen in Campo das Carvalheiras slow-cooks everything.
Tip: Small dining room. Book ahead for weekends or arrive at noon.
Restaurante Tia Isabel ★ 4.4
Maximinos · Avenida Frei Bartolomeu Mártires 32, 4715-385 Braga
Hours: Mon-Sat 12:00-15:00 and 19:30-22:30, Sun 12:00-15:00
Tia Isabel is the restaurant Braga residents send family to on Sundays. Papas de sarrabulho, stuffed bacalhau and roast kid are kitchen staples.
Arcoense ★ 4.3
Maximinos · Rua Engenheiro José Justino de Amorim 96, 4715-023 Braga
Hours: Mon-Sat 12:30-22:30, Sun 12:30-15:00
Founded in the 1970s on the outskirts of Braga, Arcoense built its reputation on certified Bisaro pork, Minho-style cod and padeiro-style roast.
Tip: Located six kilometres from the centre. Reservations almost essential at weekends.
Casa de Pasto das Carvalheiras ★ 4.2
Centro Historico · Rua D. Afonso Henriques 8, 4700-030 Braga
Hours: Mon-Fri 12:00-15:00 and 19:00-00:00, Sat-Sun 12:00-00:00
A sharing-table restaurant with azulejo floors and orange walls in the historic quarter, serving duck rice, cod and roast kid. Every Wednesday brings Pasto.
Casa Estarolas ★ 4.0
Maximinos · Rua de São Victor 93, 4710-439 Braga
Hours: Mon-Sat 12:00-15:00 and 19:30-22:00, Sun 12:00-15:00
A traditional neighbourhood tavern near the Church of São Victor. Traditional, honest and homemade, Casa Estarolas is where locals eat on Sundays for roast.
BLB Bifanaria ★ 4.0
Maximinos · Largo da Senhora a Branca 95, 4710-443 Braga
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-15:00 and 17:00-00:00
Three Braga friends opened BLB in 2015 to make the festival bifana a year-round affair. The wood-and-tile room with hand-painted lover's-scarf motifs serves.
Retrokitchen ★ 3.9
Cividade · Rua do Anjo 96, 4700-305 Braga
Hours: Monday to Saturday 09:00-22:00; Sunday 10:00-18:00
Tânia and Rui filled a Cividade street-level space with vintage crockery and family recipes. The homemade soups are a reason to visit at lunch;
Taberna Belga ★ 3.9
Centro Historico · Rua Cónego Luciano Afonso dos Santos 1, 4700-371 Braga
Hours: Daily 12:00-23:00
Taberna Belga runs two rooms in the centre and has become the address for francesinhas and Belgian-influenced dishes paired with local and Belgian craft beer.