9 editor picks in Porto.
IN Diferente on Rua Doutor Sousa Rosa is away from the centre and the usual tourist routes, in the Michelin Guide's words. Its Brazilian-born chef, Angélica Salvador, offers her take on traditional Portuguese and international cooking through a small menu and two tasting menus.
9 international places in Porto we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Porto · International across every city.
Order The menu the kitchen writes from what the farmers have.
Almeja is a casual fine dining restaurant at Rua Fernandes Tomas 819 in Porto, working with Portuguese products, local farmers and the seasons.
Order Squid carbonara, which the Michelin Guide calls a house classic.
DOP at Largo de Sao Domingos 16, 4050-545 Porto is chef Rui Paula's restaurant, opened in 2010 inside the Palácio das Artes-Fábrica de Talentos.
Mistu is a restaurant and bar in a former locksmith's workshop behind the Palacio da Bolsa, with world cuisines referencing Asia and South America.
Pedro Lemos is a contemporary restaurant at Rua do Ouro 258, Porto; the chef has a Michelin star and the restaurant moved to a renovated space in 2024.
Order The chef's unique menu recounting his journey around Portugal, with French savoir-faire.
Le Monument is chef Julien Montbabut's Michelin-starred restaurant in Maison Albar - Le Monumental Palace on Avenida dos Aliados in Porto, with 40 seats.
Order The wild hake, or the Maracujá dessert of passion fruit, yuzu, carrot, ginger and coconut milk.
IN Diferente, at Rua Dr.
Order The seasonal tasting menu: mostly sea, with carabineiro prawns, scallop, black hake and red mullet.
Gastro by Elemento, a few metres from Estádio do Dragão in Porto, is chef Ricardo Dias Ferreira's restaurant where almost everything is prepared over fire.
