Eat well in Porto for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.

Cheap eats worth seeking out

Conga Casa das Bifanas ★ 4.4

PortugueseMon-Sat 11:30-22:00; Sun closed

Conga on Rua do Bonjardim in Porto turns out 2.50 euro bifanas with mustard and piri-piri, a counter where two sandwiches and an imperial cost under 10 euros.

Try: Bifana (slow-cooked pork sandwich)

Casa Guedes ★ 4.5

PortugueseSun-Thu 11:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-23:30

Casa Guedes on Praca dos Poveiros in Porto sells the sandes de pernil for 4.50 euros, plus 2 euros for the Serra cheese, the city's best-value lunch under 7.

Try: Sandes de pernil

O Buraco ★ 4.3

PortugueseMon-Fri 12:00-15:30, 19:00-22:30; Sat 12:00-15:30; Sun closed

O Buraco off the Bolhao market in Porto runs a 10 euro prato do dia at lunch, with soup, mains like veal pie or rojoes and dessert from a working-day kitchen.

Try: Prato do dia

Lareira ★ 4.0

PortugueseMon-Thu 12:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-01:00; Sun closed

Lareira on Rua das Oliveiras in Porto serves a 9 euro grilled steak lunch with a glass of house red and a side of garlic potatoes, since 1984 and still cash.

Try: Bife grelhado lunch menu

Frangasqueira Nacional ★ 4.1

PortugueseMon-Fri 12:00-15:30, 19:00-22:00; Sat-Sun varies

Frangasqueira Nacional on Rua de Sa da Bandeira in Porto plates half a charcoal-grilled chicken with piri-piri and fries for 8 euros, takeaway in foil or eat.

Try: Half chicken with piri-piri

A Tasquinha ★ 4.1

PortugueseMon-Sat 12:00-15:30, 19:00-00:00; Sun closed

A Tasquinha on Rua do Carmo in Porto serves a 12 euro lunch menu with soup, a main of bacalhau or rojoes and dessert, from a family-run kitchen open.

Try: Lunch menu of soup, main and dessert

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