Aveiro (ovos moles) ★ 4.4
Famous for: Ovos moles, fresh ria fish
Aveiro south of Porto is the Portuguese Venice, a lagoon town with painted moliceiro boats, the ovos moles wafer-and-egg-yolk sweet and a fresh ria fish lunch scene.
Food destinations within easy reach of Porto. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Worth the trip
Douro Valley (port quintas) ★ 4.8
Famous for: Port wine flights, Douro DOC reds, posta a Mirandesa
The Douro Valley east of Porto is the original demarcated wine region from 1756, with tasting at quintas like Croft, Taylor's, Niepoort and Sandeman across the river.
Braga (old kitchens) ★ 4.3
Famous for: Bacalhau a Braga, frigideiras
Braga north-east of Porto is the religious capital, with a cuisine of bacalhau a Braga at Brac, frigideiras at Cafe Frigideiras do Cantinho and the Bom Jesus stair view.
Guimaraes (posta a Mirandesa) ★ 4.3
Famous for: Posta a Mirandesa (charred Mirandesa beef)
Guimaraes north-east of Porto is Portugal's birthplace city, with the posta a Mirandesa beef cut grilled over wood at Solar do Arco and the old town a UNESCO site.
Matosinhos (grilled fish) ★ 4.5
Famous for: Pavement charcoal grills, fresh-caught sardines and dorada
Matosinhos just north of Porto is the working fishing port, with a pavement grill street where every taberna runs a charcoal grill of sardines, sea bass and dorada.
Amarante (papos de anjo) ★ 4.2
Famous for: Foguetes and papos de anjo egg pastries
Amarante east of Porto is the Tamega river town with foguetes pastries, papos de anjo and the Confeitaria da Ponte facing the medieval Sao Goncalo bridge.