Bistros, trattorias, taverns and neighbourhood rooms: the mid-tier places where Porto actually eats.

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Yuko Tavern

Order Traditional francesinha, with linguiça, fresh sausage, ham, beef steak and melted cheese.

Yuko Tavern is a traditional tavern at Rua de Costa Cabral 2331, 4200-232 Porto, serving francesinhas since 1987, plus petiscos like stewed gizzards.

Tasco

Order Grilled octopus with olive oil, golden garlic and peppers brunoise.

Tasco, at Rua do Almada 151A in Porto, serves cocktails and a menu of sea bass ceviche, fresh tuna sashimi, beef tartare, pork bao and grilled octopus.

Mendi

Mendi is an Indian restaurant at Avenida da Boavista 1430 in Porto, open since 1997 and quoted on its site as the oldest Indian restaurant in the city.

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Sabores do Sebouh

  • ★ 4.7
  • Levantine

Order Falafel, kebab or stuffed aubergine, the dishes that go down best.

Sabores do Sebouh, at Rua de Miguel Bombarda 34, serves Syrian-Lebanese cooking from Sebouh, born in Aleppo, in a welcoming, unpretentious room.

Ostras & Coisas

  • ★ 4.7
  • Seafood

Order Fresh oysters served simply, with a sparkling wine or a white from the cellar.

Ostras & Coisas, on Rua da Fábrica in Baixa do Porto, is a seafood restaurant where fresh fish, selected shellfish and oysters share the table.

Dushca

  • ★ 4.7
  • Pasta

Order Fresh pasta or slow-fermented pizza, and a dessert to finish.

Dushca, at Rua do Clube dos Caçadores 207 in Gaia, is an Italian-inspired restaurant with fresh pasta, slow-fermented pizza and a mini library to browse.

Solar Moinho de Vento

  • ★ 4.7

Order Favada in the style of his grandmother Ermelinda, or rabbit in the style of Baltar.

Solar Moinho de Vento, at R. de Sá de Noronha 81, began as a tavern in 1905 in a 16th-century building and serves family recipes such as favada and rabbit.

Café Aviz

Order The salads and the cheesecake, both highlighted on its site.

Café Aviz, on Rua de Aviz next to the Hotel Infante Sagres, is a diner serving Portuguese specialties, salads and cheesecake from breakfast to dinner.

Los Ibericos

  • ★ 4.7
  • Spanish

Los Ibéricos, at Largo do Castelo 3 in Leça da Palmeira, presents the food traditions of Portugal and Spain in a restored house of the early last century.

O Lusitano

  • ★ 4.7

Order Fresh fish and meat of the day, grilled over charcoal.

O Lusitano, at Rua Heróis França 329 in Matosinhos, serves Portuguese specialities, with fresh fish and meat of the day grilled over charcoal.

Picota

Picota, at Largo São Domingos 56, serves Portuguese and Mediterranean food, with burgers, fish, vegetarian dishes, beer, wine and cocktails.

Postigo do Carvão

  • ★ 4.6

Order Cod, octopus, kid or the fresh fish of the day.

Postigo do Carvão, at Rua da Fonte Taurina 24, has served traditional Portuguese food since 1984 in an old stone house, with cod, octopus and kid.

5 Oceanos

  • ★ 4.6

5 Oceanos, at R. Heróis de França 689 in Matosinhos, is the northern branch of the Lisbon restaurant, with fish and shellfish as the stars of the menu.

BH Foz

  • ★ 4.6

BH Foz, at Av. do Brasil 498, joins restaurant, bar and events by the Atlantic, with a terrace over the waves, sushi, pizzas and Mediterranean cooking.

Retiro do Bacalhau

  • ★ 4.8

Retiro do Bacalhau, at R. do Bonjardim 154, is a cod restaurant specialising in typical recipes made with fresh ingredients and traditional techniques.

Astória Restaurant

Order Beef tartare with papadum crisp, or the cod with chickpea purée.

Astória, at Praça da Liberdade 25 in the Palácio das Cardosas, serves modern Portuguese cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus a Sunday brunch.

Capa Negra II

  • ★ 4.7

Order Traditional francesinha, seafood açorda or the house rissóis.

Capa Negra II, at Rua do Campo Alegre 191, is a restaurant and snack bar whose menu lists a traditional francesinha, a seafood açorda and the house rissóis.