Francesinha is a signature dish of Portugal; we have verified places to eat it in Porto. Toasted bread layered with hot meats such as ham, sausage and steak, topped with melted cheese and covered in a near-boiling spiced tomato-and-beer sauce. Start with where to eat Francesinha in Porto.
Francesinha · Porto
Toasted bread layered with hot meats such as ham, sausage and steak, topped with melted cheese and covered in a near-boiling spiced tomato-and-beer sauce.
A 20th-century creation attributed to Daniel David da Silva, a barman who had spent time in France and Belgium and who joined the restaurant A Regaleira on Rua do Bonjardim in the 1950s. Inspired by the croque monsieur, he made a small sandwich with roast beef and smoked meat and a secret hot sauce, and it became the francesinha, the little French girl. A Regaleira, open since 1934, still serves it to the original recipe and moved to number 83 of the same street in 2021.
Where to eat in Porto:
- Cafe Santiago
- Francesinha Cafe
- Lado B Cafe
- Yuko Tavern
Where to eat Francesinha in Porto: the editor picks
